It’s hard to believe this is the last day of the Fabulous Free Fleurs Contest!  If you haven’t entered as of yet, you have until Midnight tonight to do so.  Otherwise, you will miss out on this fantastic opportunity!  We’ve received so many fabulous entries and in all honesty it will extremely difficult to choose just one!  We wish we could pick more, but there will only be one SUPER lucky winning couple!  Maybe it will be you?!?

We are looking forward to a very busy weekend presenting samples and consultations with our future brides.   If you’re getting married, drop us an email and let us know your details… We’d love to put a proposal together of our own for you!  Happy Weekend everyone!

Rainflower Company’s Fabulous Free Fleurs Contest just got better!  How?  Well, we’ve teamed up with Maria Ferragine from In Style Wedding Planners and DOUBLED the prize value to include $1000 value of Fabulous Free Fleurs and complimentary Day Of Co-Ordination valued at $1000.  You better not waste any time to enter because there is less than 72 hours left!  Contest closes January 30th, 2009.

Maria Ferragine, owner and lead co-ordinator of In Style Wedding Planners obtained her Hon.B.A. from the University of Toronto followed by her WPIC Certification from the Wedding Planners Institute of Canada. Constantly involving herself in seminars, educational programs and workshops, Maria offers exceptional and well-rounded service and experience to her clients. She is always looking to be in the ‘know’ of trends and up and coming ideas.

Here is a bit more about what Day Of Co-Ordination includes directly from Maria’s site.

This service is for the couple who plans and prepares their own wedding but chooses to have a wedding co-ordinator on hand for the entire wedding day to ensure that everything goes as planned. So many couples complain that they didn’t enjoy their wedding day because they were too busy making sure the photographer was capturing the right memories, and that the caterer was on time, to name a few of many potential areas of stress and concern for the newly-wed couple. With wedding day co-ordination, our couples can rest assured that their day will go as planned and that if for some reason something goes wrong, there is an experienced professional who can assess, modify and correct the problem. The fee for wedding day co-ordination is generally $800 - $1,200.

What do you have to do to win? Just tell us why you would be the best suited bride for this great giveaway in 150 words or less of course . . .Oh, and please include a picture of the happy couple! If you or someone you know is getting married in Toronto or the GTA between the months of March and December 2009, you are eligible to win. Please fill out the following form with all required information to enter.  But hurry!  Contest closes January 30th, 2009, and the winner will be announced February 2nd, 2009.

Good luck to all participants. We can’t wait to see your submissions!  To check out Instyle Wedding Planners click here.

We’ve been extremely busy of late @ RFC, planning, and meeting with wonderful clients, putting all the final little details together for the upcoming wedding season.  It’s extremely cold out and won’t stop snowing so we thought a great way to take our minds off of this depressing weather would be to show you some fresh eye candy… Here are some of the latest arrangements we’ve made for clients and future clients.  Is it Spring yet?

FRENCH TULIPS

French Tulips are usually about 8 inches longer than the standard tulip.  They are quickly becoming one of my favorite flowers to work with as I find they are perfect in their simple, statuesque nature.  Tulips continue to grow under water and you will need to keep that in mind.  I love that they come in a wide array of spectacular colors, including shades of red, orange, yellow, white and pink.

PARROT TULIPS

Parrot Tulips have  frilly, feathery and fluffy fringed edges.  They are saturated  multi-coloured “moving” flowers that stretch and turn towards the light.  That is what adds to their charm.  Light and flowy with a punch of intense style.  You can’t miss it in a mixed flower bouquet or centerpiece but quite honestly, they also look gorgeous all on their own. 

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I don’t think much needs to be said for our 2nd contender for our budget wise brides.  Simplicity really is key here, and I love how simple and chic baby’s breath is just all by itself.  Not a trace of a rose or a carnation anywhere. 

You can use it to create sweet bouquets, or centerpieces with some real impact .  Remember, it’s not the cost of the wedding that your guests will focus on.  So if you are on a limited budget,  here is a perfect flower for you to use and really have some fun with.  We know it’s not a usual suspect, but that’s what we like most  about it.

Everything that Rainflower Company does always has the stamp of originality on it, no matter what flower you choose.  Talk to us about how to make your wedding Chic and Simple. 

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I have exciting news to share with everyone!  I’ve been asked by the extremely talented Dan Deveau, of Life in a Flash to be a guest blogger on the fabulous blog  Toronto Wedding Professionals.  Soo excited! I will be blogging a couple of times a month about anything and everything wedding flower related.  He’s already put up a post about Rainflower Company, and you can check it out here!
Thanks so much Dan! Make sure you check out the site  for my posts really soon!

I just love it when I come across precious little goodies, especially when they are related to the wedding industry.  Jamie Ann Johnson’s new website is full of yummy little wedding pretties and I just had to share! Check out her site for more original couture designs to help you personalize and incorporate into your special day.  Everything is just too cute, especially her Flowergirl Tutus and her Gartiers… Fabulous fun keepsakes of your wedding day! 

Lets face it, If money wasn’t an issue everyone would have their venues filled with callas, roses and orchids. But, unfortunately, this isn’t the case for most brides. There is one word that can ruin your plans to be walking on a bed of rose petals on your special day and that word is…Budget.  The “B” Word that everyone hates to say, but must try to follow to some degree.  Well, here are some ideas to keep your “budget” in check while exploring some options you may not have considered before.

CARNATIONS
(Dianthus caryophyllus)

 They are available year round in a multitude of gorgeous colours, have a slightly aromatic scent, last forever, and of course are the epitome of chic and cheap when done “en masse”.  Forget the baby’s breath and the skimpy presentations of the past.  They need to be full, lush and grouped together tightly to make an impact.  Yes, when done right, they can be the perfect alternative to the more pricier blooms that everyone is lusting over and can’t afford… Forget the bad rap that preceded them, carnations are cool again.

{ photo credits: top image- Martha Stewart, 2nd image- Carolyn Roehm, 3rd image-Rainflower Company, 4th image- Beginning Two End, via Wedding Fanatic, 5th image-Real Simple, 6th image- Carolyn Roehm}