Fantastic Fall

It's that time.  Fall is slowly turning into late fall and just ahead is Winter.  It's the time of year that weddings slow down and we start to focus on holiday flowers as December creeps closer.

Thanksgiving weekend was our last busy one of the year with three weddings in one day.  Our last multiple event weekend of the 2011 season went well and had us making some of our favorite pieces of the season.

First up was all white florals for Erin.  She went with white gerbs and white mini calla lilies for her and her maids.  We loved that she picked coloured stem wrap for both herself and her maids giving them an unexpected element.  She decided to go with bigger bouquets of one bloom instead of a mixed cluster which is a great way to get more bang for your buck. All her maids had nice big clusters of white gerbs and she herself went with 30 stems of mini callas for a good sized fist full of flowers!

Both Flower girls carried a mini gerb poesy with black wrap

Ice blue wrap for the four flower girls green eyed gerbs

Next up was Leah with subtle shades of light green and ivory paired with purple.

She decided that she would carry a larger version of her three maids so all the bouquets were matching.  With a later in the day start time, the guests were able to enjoy the ceremony followed immediately by a cocktail style reception.  Leah got to use her centerpieces to line the aisle during the ceremony which was a huge plus.

Mokara blooms, green hydrangea and Vandellas

Leah had us add a pendant to her stem wrap for a personal and sentimental touch.

The Centerpieces for her guest tables

The table centers doing double duty during the ceremony

Pretty candle light lends a soft touch to the aisle

The toss ready for later on

Callas in the bathroom

And finally, Cheryl had a really unique accessory for her day.  The highlight of her floral package was the gourds added to her and her maids bouquets.

The bride carried black bacarra roses, red hypericum and lilies, folded aspidistra and leucadendron with gourds and curly willow

In contrast to the brides dark red blooms her three maids carried ivory blooms with brown accents. 



Ivory mums, lilies, hydrangea, cabbage and cone flower pods



Pearls, ivory mini pumpkins, ribbon loops and feathers finish off these stunning bouquets

Black Bacarra toss

The groom and the groomsmen matched their Ladies bouquets

Guest tables had willow trees with red orchids

The pretty cake with red flowers and willow accents

Guest book

Biffy blooms

Congratulations to all three of our beautiful brides. Thank you for choosing us to be a part of your day!  It was a pleasure!

~K

Playing Catch up

Today, almost a week later I have a post featuring last weekend's three weddings.

It has been a crazy few weeks around here so we are very glad to have one laid back bride waiting for flowers this weekend and that's it!! It's as close to a weekend off as we are going to get until September sometime.

I will start off with Maria. She had a huge wedding party and wanted pretty blooms that wouldn't break the bank.  Together Liz and I came with a few designs that would keep her in budget and fit with her theme.

Maria had a mix of roses, hydrangea, lily and mini cymbidium orchids to keep the look luxe

For the two maid of honours we made bouquets of hydrangea, roses and football mums

Nine Bride's maids carried a simple and pretty mix of hydrangea and football mums

The second bride of the weekend was Katie.  She LOVES hot pink and wanted everyone to know it.  She went with all pink flowers with a slight touch of white to mix with her must have hot pink mini gerbs in her bouquet while her four maids carried the opposite.

The bride and one of her maids

Super pink mix of gerbs, roses, hydrangea with dendrobium orchids and stephanotis

Our new vases in action!

The 24 Centerpieces were submerged cymbidium orchids with glass stones and large floating candles.  The reception was at the Caboto Center and they were ultra helpful during set up!!

One of the two ceremony pieces on the Guest Book table.

We also made two large accent pieces for the ceremony but didn't take pictures in the sanctuary to show respect.  On our way out we added some pink petals to the guestbook table because it seemed that the linens guy forgot chair covers and runners!!

As usual, we left a little somthin'extra in the bathroom for the ladies!

The last wedding was simply bouquets and a few corsages and bouts!

Becky knew exactly what she wanted so all we had to do was make it for her.  She carried a large bouquet of white and red gerbera daisies.  Her four maids carried smaller versions and then the sweet flower girl got a tiny version for herself.

We loved the red stem wrap for the bride!! Way to commit to colour Becky!

Congratulations Ladies!! We hope that you are enjoying your time as newly weds!

~K

A second Purple Wedding

Congratulations Cheri!

Last weekend in the sweltering heat Cheri said I do during a ceremony at Fort Whyte Alive

Working with Cheri was such a breeze.  She took a look at our website and fell in love with a purple mix bouquet I did last year.  We made a few slight changes and came up with this for her.

She had two maids stand up for her that day and they carried a mix of Vandella roses, purple waxflower and mokara blooms

No small posies for these girls.  Both maids had very generous sized bouquets

One of her favorite parts of the whole floral package was the ultra feminine corset style wrap of the bridal bouquet

Cheri's baby is her dog, Zoe.  Since she was part of the ceremony she also got a floral piece to wear.  We don't have pictures from her yet but here is a shot of my dog Lucy trying it on for size.

A bit big but still fabulous!!

The groom and his son both had matching bouts of a mokara bloom and wax flower.

The flower girl got a pomander or kissing ball of white mums and mokara blooms.

Pretty pearl pins and purple ribbon finished it off

The ceremony took place on the patio area of Fort Whyte over looking the lake.  As I was setting up there were sailboats gliding by and kids fishing off the banks of the water.  It was by far the most serene set up I have ever done!  We made some large accent pieces that sat on pillars to flank the bride and groom as they said their vows.

Cheri, we can't wait to see pictures of you in your dress and of course of Zoe in her flower collar.  Thank you for including us in your day!!

~K

A small one to finish off a busy week

Congratulations Nicole.  It's been almost a week since your wedding and we hope you are enjoying your honeymoon.

Our third wedding of last weekend was a remix of a bouquet I did a few years earlier.  The bride saw it on our website and loved it so much she didn't want to change a thing. 

The wedding party was small consisting of her and her groom and one attendant each. 

She carried a mix of large gerbera daises, roses and hypericum berries with the men wearing simple bouts of roses and berries.

~K