This post might start off sounding like your hard sell scare tactic for convincing 2011 brides to consider booking now as opposed to waiting arbitrarily until later in the year, but if you've ever met me you'll know that that's not my style and if you read on you'll understand.…
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With weddings for this season well underway (I'll be writing about them soon), as a wedding florist , I have the distinct vantage point of working in the present with the weddings that are at hand and at the same time knowing that weddings that are a year away are…
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I love colour! Above all else, it is singularly the best way to create impact and to create a cohesive theme. I spend a fair amount of my efforts considering how to combine colours to create a certain effect. With colours alone, you can create a pretty and sweet feeling,…
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"Aren't they smelly and don't they ruin clothes?" These are usually the major concerns with the lily and the remedies are simple and shouldn't stop anyone from using this most amazing flower. In answer to the first one, they don't all smell. Depends on the type. As for ruining clothes,…
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Orchids of all kinds, roses, hydrangeas and the premium florals of any given season will forever remain popular choices for wedding flowers. However, I was very pleasantly surprised recently while perusing through one of those luxury wedding magazines - the name of which escapes me - I noticed that in…
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It's probably the furthest thing from anyone's mind... How could a little volcanic ash on the other side of the world affect anything to do with a wedding here? Well, I guess it's true UNLESS your flowers at least some of them come from there. For those of you who…
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For the longest time, the predominant style for bouquet has been the hand-tied or round bouquet which I think was made most popular by Martha Stewart. But as with all things, I can see that the preference for shape is slowly changing to the style famously carried by Princess Diana…
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I always tell my clients. Go for colour first. It's especially important when the budget is not opened ended because you'll open a large door to options that you wouldn't otherwise have and might be relegated to having a traditional wedding flower in a colour you didn't want. Purple and…
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It's a question that I get asked every so often... "What's the best way to make wedding flowers eco-friendly?" Naturally, having your florist source flowers that are grown as close to home as possible is a good start. I also learned from my source who specializes solely in greens and…
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Spring flowers....a little piece of heaven, especially after a dreary winter. Small, delicate and amazing in their detail - they are jewels. And they're all available right now for you like spring brides. Tulips, ranunculus, anemones, sweet peas... Spring Wedding Flowers | Floret.ca
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