Walk like an Egyptian

Today I want to share an inspiration shoot out of California.

The creative power behind the concept was Lindsay from Petalicious Flowers and she sent the shoot into to The Boho Wedding Blog who jumped at the chance to feature it.

Often the inspiration shoots that we see are very reflective of the current trends and feature the same details that their real life counter parts do.  Right now vintage and rustic are standing center stage together meaning we are seeing lots of handmade elements including signs and cake stands, thrifted and found pieces like old books and suitcases and mixed florals in soft colours like pale pink and peach with lots of texture.  And succulents.  Lots of succulents.  When we used them in our first wedding two seasons ago we loved them like crazy and while we still do it would be nice to see them used a bit differently.  Obviously Lindsay agreed. 

Succulent painted gold?!?!!? Yes Please! 

She also incorporates one of the most asked for colors into her pallet for this Egyptian styled shoot.  Blue can be so hard for some brides because there are very few varieties of flowers that are naturally blue in colour and if they are looking to stay away from anything artificially tinted it's not as easy to include.

Instead of limiting her floral pieces to rounded, dome shaped clutches she went with a more natural linear style to incorporated the delicate blue delphinium blooms and anemones.  She used like shaped flowers such as veronica and stock in purple hues to complete the clutch that is STUNNING.  Check out the stem wrap!

Photography credit goes to Brienne Michelle Photography

For the complete list of participating vendors and to see the rest of this amazing inspiration shoot that really does inspire brides and their florists to creative a look that is personalize and truly one of a kind  click here.  It can be hard to stand out from the barrage of weddings each season but by changing things up to reflect cultural backgrounds, personal interests and shared experiences you can personalize your event and achieve beautiful, one of a kind results!

~K

Baby, it's cold outside!

We had a wedding this weekend and despite the frigid temperatures we managed to get the flowers to our beautiful bride in one piece.

Liz was curling in the Scotties Provincial Championships this week so I was on my own for this one and recruited my willing husband to give me a hand with delivery.  We packed up all the bouquets and triple wrapped them to make sure that stunning Miss S got to see them in their full glory without a hint to frost bite. I hardly ever get to see my ladies the day of but I was chatting with the MOB giving her some tips on how to wrap and transport when the bride herself came running into the room.  When she looked at her flowers she told me they were even more beautiful then she imagined in her head and I got a wee bit misty eyed.  When we are constructing our pieces I always make sure that I would carry that bouquet myself which results in some LOOOOOOONG nights on occasion. So to hear that the bride loves, loves, loves what we come up with is ultra rewarding.

This woman wanted a romantic and whimsical feeling to her blooms so we went with lots of texture and some unexpected combinations.  I love the combo of Donkey's tail succulents (that's the real name, I promise!!) and pretty spray roses mixed with the floppy lisianthus. I will be stalking her photog's blog for that sneak peak post but for now here is my own shot of the bouquet!

Hope you had a great weekend and are staying warm!

~K