Blue flowers…what can I say? There aren’t alot of them, unless you start colouring them and don’t get me started on that.

I’m from the school of thought that if Mother Nature doesn’t make them that way then short of a very natural tint, it’s best to stay away. The flowers don’t much care for the process either.

The colour itself as part of a wedding colour theme is ever popular from shades of midnight blue to ice blue and everywhere in between.

One of the flowers that does come in lovely delicate shade of a pale blue is the hydrangea.  It’s a beautiful compliment to any colour, but most especially with a crisp white for a lovely winter theme.

Ice Blue Wedding Bouquet | Floret.ca

I always find myself saying that colour is everything, even above the flowers themselves.

It sets the tone whether the flowers are ultimately carnations or tropical orchids.

Weddings in the fall and winter are a great time to take advantage the colour has to offer.

White can enhance the crispness of the season or you can change things up entirely and choose to heat things up with red.

Whether it’s a simple bouquet to set the tone or room full of this vibrant colour, it’s always one that can be relied upon for making a stylish statement.

“Can you do deep tones in the spring and light fresh tones in the fall?”

It’s a question I get all the time.  It’s also a question that gets many a bride confused when beginning the planning for her wedding flowers and for the overall visual look of the wedding.

Those of you who have been reading my blog for any length of time would know what my answer to this question would be.

The answer is yes if it speaks to you and if it’s the one that makes you feel happy inside when you imagine all the flowers in that colour.

Hilde’s colour scheme and hence her flowers are such an example. The fall dahlia put together in a fresh and dainty for her fall wedding. It’s all good, because it’s what made her happy and that’s what most important.

Light Pink Autumn Dahlia Bouquet | Floret.ca

Last month, I had the pleasure to bringing together a powder blue and chocolate brown colour theme for Janet and Michael.

The blues were brought in through a combination of sky blue hydrangeas and ribbon accents and chocolate brown in luxurious satin linens that were complemented elegantly with ivory toned satin chair covers.

This colour theme was an classic backdrop that began with the ceremony at the The Annunication of the Virgin Mary Church on Sorauren and a festivities that took place at The West River Event Centre.

Blue Hydrangea Centerpiece | Floret.ca

Purple Rose Cabbage Wedding Bouquet | Floret.ca

I noticed that it’s been a while since I featured my bouquets.

One of the many really great things about working with flowers is that the possibilities of how they can be arranged, combined and presented is literally endless.

While this might be a scary thought for some, experience (and a lot of it) has taught me that it keeps things fresh and unique.

One such example is a super really fun bouquet that I had the chance to create for Emelyne, who choose me to be her florist all the way from San Francisco.

It all began with an inspiration picture that had of all things in it – purple cabbage!

Mauve and purples combined with texture of leaves and berries…can I say this was fun?

I know that it’s a little early to be making predictions about an upcoming year.

People usually starting making them in December or so, but I thought I’d give you a little glimpse into what I’m seeing in my clients who are getting married next year.

2009 was a year full of colour. From baby pink to deep purples and everywhere in between, but so far it looks like 2010 might bring the total opposite.

From clean and crisp whites to creamy ivories, the classic elegance of netural so far seems to be the choice of many of the discerning brides that I have had the opportunity to meet.

Kind of neat. Never a dull moment and that’s the way I like it.

Creamy White Floral Arrangement | Floret.ca

“I don’t know very much about flowers”

I hear it all the time. And the truth is that why should we?

It’s something my mother always used to lament as someone who had a great appreciation and love for flowers and nature. I’d always remember her saying with a sigh, “What are they teaching you in school? Back home, by the time we were in grade school we knew all the names of flowers.”

I think that while we are starting to see a slow return to things that are organic, natural and of the earth, the process of beginning deciding on what the wedding flowers should be can seem like an daunting task.

The simplest way is to let your eyes and heart be the judge. What you don’t like the look of is just as important as what you think you like.

Start with things like your favourite colour and a picture you saw that inspired you.

From there, an experienced wedding florist will be able to guide you to options for flowers and colour combinations.

It shouldn’t be complicated and can be fun and enjoyable process.

Light and Dark Pink Wedding Bouquet | Floret.ca

I thought I’d continue from last week on the topic of colours for wedding flowers and revisit a colour that ever enduring and regardless of the never ending options that seem appear will always be a popular choice.

Pink as a colour for wedding flowers is timelessing enduring as the ultimate colour of romantic, it can be displayed in its classic soft pastel form or for those looking for a little more pop can incorporate the brighter shades it comes in along with bright green accent to give it that modern twist.

It’s been one of the most requested colours this season. Purple.

Always referred to as the colour associated with royalty, it’s a beautiful choice whether mixed with combination of its lighter mauve or lavendar counterpart or combined with other colours that are equally as dramatic as a rich purple can be.

Cream and Purple Wedding Bouquet | Floret.ca

Alice and Junho’s beauiful summer wedding  took place at the Gardiner Museum in downtown Toronto across from the Royal Ontario Museum.

The clean contemporary lines and colours of this beautiful venue were the perfect backdrop for their clean minialist centerpieces in cream and pink set in square vases in varying heights.

Orchid accented branching set on floor length vases set the stage for the sunset ceremony.

The dramatic family style tables that have become the table shape of choice for the chic were lined with clusters of cream and pink flowers.

Modern Ceremony Arrangements At the Gardiner Museum

Contemporary Pink and Cream Floral Centerpieces The Gardiner Museum