In Recent Days….

Sarah & Brent Take 2

Amanda & Guillaume

Amanda and Gui had a Parisian Pink Cocktail Party Wedding at the Argonaut Rowing Club in Toronto
Friday, May 27, 2011

Amanda loves flowers and loves the look of a hand tied bouquet, so we chose for all of the arrangements to be made into hand tied bouquets, being presented in cylindrical vases.  These were shown on the mantle which showed as the Ceremony Back Drop as well as in the Foyer/Bar of the Venue for Cocktails.  Mini Bouquets were placed throughout the room on cocktail tables and used as table arrangements.

These are just my iphone pictures – but better ones are soon to come!

Amanda had a huge brooch on her silver wrapped bouquet.

Amanda’s Bouquet – Vendela Roses, Tibet Roses, Majolika Spray Roses, Freesia, Variegated Pittosporum and Lamb’s Ear.

Bridesmaid’s Bouquets – Vendela Roses, Tibet Roses, Hot Majolika Spray Roses, Pale Pink Spray Roses, Sweet Unique Roses, Sweet Akito Roses, Romantik Antique Garden Roses, Variegated Pittosporum and Lamb’s Ear.

The Bridesmaid’s Bouquets wrapped in white satin ribbon and edged with birdcage veiling.

Cocktail Table Mini Bouquet with Mixed Roses and Dutch Anemones

Cocktail Table Mini Bouquet with Mixed Roses Freesia and Salal

Cocktail Table Mini Bouquet with Mixed Roses and Dutch Anemones

Foyer Table Arrangement with 7 Bouquets in Cylinder Vases

Foyer Table Arrangement Bouquet Details – Mixed Roses with Lamb’s Ear

Foyer Table Arrangement Bouquet Details – Romantik Antique Garden Roses with Variegated Pittosporum

Foyer Table Arrangement Bouquet Details – Mixed Roses with Salal

Foyer Table Arrangement Bouquet Details – Mixed Pink Roses and Spray Roses with Salal

Foyer Arrangement Bouquet Details of Hot Majolika Sprays with Dutch Anemones

Foyer Arrangement Bouquets – Detail of Dutch Anemones

Ceremony Mantle Arrangement Bouquet of Tibet Roses, Romantik Antique Garden Roses, Sweet Akito Roses and Sweet Unique Roses and Salal

Ceremony Mantle Arrangement Bouquet of Hot Majolika Spray Roses, Pale Pink Spray Roses, Sweet Unique Roses and Variegated Pittosporum

Ceremony Mantle Arrangement Bouquet of Mixed Pink Roses and Spray Roses with Dutch Anemones and Salal

Ceremony Mantle Arrangement Bouquet of Mixed Roses, Freesia & Variegated Pittosporum

Red Inspiration Board

YELLOW Inspiration

It’s no secret that I LOVE YELLOW.  I love the colour, I love yellow flowers, they can be soft and pale or bright and bold they can give a traditional, modern, contemporary, relaxed, or garden feel. Yellow can do everything.  Here’s so images I’ve seen online that make an excellent yellow inspiration board.

HELP! How would I do this?

HELP!  To all my florists out there – How would I do this successfully?

My first CHALLENGE… Something I am quite unsure of how I would actually accomplish this GORGEOUS arrangement!

CHAIRS!

Chairs are a great place for decor… Floral decor!  Whether they are being used in the ceremony or the reception.  Adding floral decor can bring a lot of lovely for a little money!  Take a look at these designs featuring flowers being used as ceremony aisle decor on the chairs and then using them in the reception.

CEREMONY CHAIRS & AISLES

RECEPTION CHAIRS

Dandie Andie Designs’ YEAR END SPECIAL

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Ashleigh & Daves Elegant Purple & Dusty Pink Wedding

Flowers used:  Molucella (Bells of Ireland), Pink Elegance Ranunculus, White Freesia, White & Pink  Calla Lilies, Pink Astilbe, Lavender Spray Roses, Cool Water Roses, Purple Rain Roses, Geraldine Roses, Amnesia Roses, Lavender Fuji Mums (Spider Mums), Purple Button Mums, Lavender Stock, Gladilous, Salal, Curly Willow Branches, Pittosporum, Seeded Eucalyptus

And another wedding goes by where I forgot to take pictures of all the boutonnieres and corsages… Oops!  Take a look at the pictures of this incredible wedding at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club on the Toronto Island.

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Front of House

People tend to underestimate the importance of the front of house flowers.  Some people say it is completely unnecessary.  I disagree and here’s why.

The Front of House Flowers….

1. …set the stage and scale of the ceremony
2. …set the mood and theme for the wedding
3. …give the guests something to look at while they are seated and waiting for the bridal party to arrive
4. … are the background to your ceremony pictures and video
5. …tie in the colours of the clothing, bouquets, decor and more
6. …can be moved and re-used to be a huge focal in the reception

Take a little look at some great Large Ceremony Front of House Arrangements (some of which have been moved and used elsewhere – guest table, cocktail tables, entrance to the reception)