Wedding Bouquet Of Creamy Yellow Roses, Gerberas and Orchids "Classic" and "elegant" are the two descriptors that I hear most when I ask my clients how they want the wedding to look and feel. There are numerous ways to go about beginning the process of creating a vision that conveys…
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With the peony season coming rapidly to an end, I thought I would tease all you late spring early summer brides of the following year of what you have to look forward to. Whether tied together on their own or mixed with roses or any other flower that might suit…
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There are so many places that inspire ideas for a wedding and the venues of choice for the festivities ranks very close to the top. Panorama on the 51st floor of the Manulife Centre in the heart of downtown Toronto was the setting for the wedding reception of Aya and…
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I must be on a roll from my last post and I spoke too soon about all spring weddings being colourful. I had the pleasure of creating the wedding flowers for Kimberly and Derek who got married a few weeks ago at Deer Creek Golf and Banquet Facility. Their vision was…
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In the few months since my weddings for this year began, I have had the chance to design for some very special weddings and I'm hoping to be able to share some of these weddings in my blog more regularly. The choice of colours and flowers in weddings these days are anything,…
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Have you seen the movie "A Room With A View"? While the romantic sites of Florence and the gorgeous country sides of Tuscany are a world away from where I live, I have the absolute pleasure of having my own room with a view. For the past few days and probably…
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I thought I'd continued on the subject I started last week about seasonal flowers. So far this season, the bloom that seems to be the favourite flower of choice among brides-to-be is the peony. There's only one problem. Well, it's a problem if you are not getting married right about…
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When a bride tells me that she's looking for "seasonal wedding flowers", I ask her what she means by that. Some say they believe it means that the flowers should be less expensive, others say that it means a flower that is at the peak during the time she is…
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While the weather might be trying to play havoc with the full arrival of spring. The flowers know that the time has come. The emergence of Sweet Peas and Hyacinths signal the beginning of season full of wonderful and lovely blooms. True to their names, they are beautifully delicate and…
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In the first days of April, we see these beautiful flowers everywhere. Not growing in neighbouring gardens, but being sold by the bunch by volunteers in local malls to raise money for cancer research. I've probably walked by these stands many times over the years, not really giving any thought…
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