Professional Services in Totowa

As the name suggests, the artistic minds behind Petals & Paper channel their inspiration into two kinds of unique creations: modern floral arrangements and custom invitations. Designers craft each bouquet according to the client’s needs and tastes, arraying bridal bouquets into vintage or contemporary designs and crafting corsages, headpieces, and fresh flower rings to match students' prom dresses or gym shorts. Stationery experts can customize missives to reflect any occasion, from baby announcements adorned with animal silhouettes to wedding invitations accented with bright hues and beach themes. Aside from its services, Petals & Paper also tutors pupils in the art of flower arrangement, imparting novices with the knowledge to avoid classic mistakes, such as pairing a bird of paradise with a posy of salmon.

It’s always nice to have talented friends. For more than 20 years, photographer Jeff Tureaud has been his friends’ go-to person for capturing special events, and his growing reputation led him to start his own studio in 2007. Since then, the award-winning photographer has accommodated clients with wedding coverage, on-location portraits, in-studio appointments, and outdoor shoots on his acre of gardens.

Jeff’s individual and group sessions yield upward of 50 images, which he retouches in Photoshop, previews for patrons, and dispenses as digital images all on the same day as the shoot. Proofs are stored in password-protected online galleries that customers can access and select desired prints from. In addition to capturing new memories, Jeff restores older ones with photo repairs, digitization services, and DVD slideshows that set up to 150 pictures to each customer’s favorite pop song or whale call.

When cast members from The Real Housewives of New Jersey stopped at Marra's Restaurant for a bite, the owner asked neighboring photographer Mike Kortoci to take a picture. The ladies loved his work so much that, after a tour of his studio, they asked Mike to film an on-camera segment for the show. Snapping shots of celebs isn't uncommon for Mike—according to Ridgewood News, his famous clientele has included the Baldwin brothers and America's Next Top Model –winner CariDee English.

For the most part, however, Mike lends his artistic eye and more than 20 years of experience to creating customized portraits for his everyday clients, including kids and families. He snaps primarily black-and-white images during on-location shoots and inside his 2,000-square-foot studio. Afterward, he retouches clients' favorite shots, removing red eye or blinking specters, and preserves them on canvas or watercolor-paper prints.

One of the state's oldest on-site photo stores, Custom Photo and Framing offers a wealth of services for taking, preserving, and transferring treasured images. On-site experts develop film and turn digital files into prints, which can reside in custom-made frames or scurry in the nude as the wind whips against their bare pixels. Aside from printing and framing, technicians also transfer images to keepsakes, including mousepads, holiday ornaments, and dog bowls. Instructors teach aspiring shutterbugs the fundamentals of composition, color, and lighting through the digital travel-photography class, and sure-handed computers retouch and restore archived photographs. Video-to-DVD conversion and photo-digitalization services bring memories into the modern age via shiny, compact time capsules.

According to a study funded by the National Association of Music Merchants, students in quality instrumental programs score 17 percent higher in mathematics than those in schools without music programs. The VH1 Save the Music Foundation organizes such programs in schools and raises awareness about their positive benefits. They equip each school with the tools necessary to establish a sustainable instrumental-music program, such as a set of band or string instruments, a keyboard or guitar lab, or a mariachi ensemble. Since its inception, VH1 Save the Music has provided new musical instruments to 1,850 public schools in more than 192 school districts across the country.

Henry A. Davidsen’s expert tailors construct elegantly fitted suits, shirts, and accessories based on gentlemen’s measurements and stylistic preferences, keeping their custom patterns on file to endlessly update wardrobes. While measuring and consulting for super-100 wool Black Label or super-120 wool Blue Label suits, the wardrobe artisans test style waters with questions about the client’s job, personality, and tendency to transform into the Hulk. Additionally, they craft custom shirts that complement clients' frames and suits' aesthetics.