My bride Katie was one of the loveliest people you will ever meet.  She was so super excited to marry her beau, Paul and have all of her friends and family share in their special day that she had a total of 14 bridesmaids! I don’t even think they all fit in this picture.  It was such a nice way of including all of the people that meant so much to her throughout her life, and it makes for great pictures!  The venue was Deer Creek Golf Course, in Ajax Ontario, which was really beautiful, both inside and out.  The flowers were stunning as we mixed circus which are yellow with an orange trim and freedom red roses together with bright satin red ribbon to match the sashes on their dresses.  We had a romantic candlescape on their head table, lined with red rose petals and created a cascading cake topper of freedom red roses and Paul’s aunt lovingly made them their cake.  The centrepieces were created with hydrangea, hanging amaranthus, red and circus roses and green kermit poms sitting inside a martini vase filled with crystals.  It was really pretty and exactly what the bride wanted.  Here are just a few casual pics, as I hope to get some professional ones soon to share.  It was such an honour to be a part of their day, and I wish them a lifetime of happiness together!

I love winter weddings, and Nina & Igor’s wedding at The Old Mill this past November did not disappoint.  Nina’s classic bouquet consisted of  ivory calla lillies, and Igor’s boutonniere was made up of 2 mini calla lillies, with a thin gold wire detail.   The bridesmaid’s bouquets consisted of ivory vendella roses, freesia and seeded eucalyptus.  All of the bouquets had a custom pearl brooch that we applied to the champagne satin ribbon wrapped stems.   Every detail from the pew decor to the ceremony pieces were reused at the reception.  We even did their guest favors which were lucky bamboo in a square vase.  Nina & Igor are also extremely talented photographers.  You can read Nina & Igor’s lovely testimonial here.  Congratulations to the both of you, and I am so extremely honored to have been a part of this absolutely perfect day!

Photography by Dave and Charlotte

I think most brides really struggle with choosing centrepieces as they are usually the biggest chunk of the budget depending on number of tables, but also in deciding to go with low or tall centrepieces?  I love mixing tables with both low and tall arrangements as it creates dimension in the room, and makes everyone happy by not having to settle if you truly can’t decide.  I’m going to share a few centrepieces that we have done in the past to spark some creativity, and hopefully help you out with making that all time tough decision of which centrepiece idea to choose.

Purple was hot in 2009, and it continues to be a fav for 2010 as well.  These bouquets have a shot of the hot colour infused with some lavender tones, pinks, whites & silver ribbon.

Here are some inspiration pictures of bouquets from past weddings this year.  I’ve been meaning to post them forever…  They’re not in any particular order,  but it’s so nice to be able to see them all grouped together as they are definitely one of my favorite wedding details to create.  Unfortunately, too many were delivered to our lovely brides without snapping a picture!  Grrr… Sometimes getting professional ones take a bit longer to receive.  So as new ones come in, we’ll post them for sure.  We’re seeing  plenty of pink bouquets for this upcoming season, and lots of colour which I’m a huge fan of! What colours are you envisioning for your wedding bouquet?

In July we did a gorgeous wedding for Liz and Derrick at Miller Lash House.  The setting was absolutely picturesque as the wedding took place in the tent over looking the lush green gardens. We wanted to capture the miami chic vibe  and we did that through the floral elements of branches, crystals and orchids- (and lots of them.)  The cool crisp colour scheme consisted of  white, magenta and beachy turquoise which was absolutely stunning together.  It was a super hot day and I’m sure their guests had a super hot time!  You can read more about it on Style Me Pretty- Which we are absolutely thrilled and honoured to be a part of.  Here are some pictures from the fabulously talented HRM Photography.

Hope you all are enjoying your summer thus far!  Here are some pictures of some recent work and hopefully something will inspire you for your own wedding.  The bride loved colour and lots of it… These have to be the happiest centrepieces ever! 

Last weekend we did a wedding at Kultura restaurant, at King & Jarvis downtown, Toronto.  They had an intimate affair of 45 guests, and we transformed the second floor of this chic, modern venue using hot pink dendrobium orchids in the tall centrepieces and submerged throughout the candlescapes we created.  It’s a really cool spot for a small, non traditional wedding.  We also did the personal flowers, ceremony flowers, & pew decor.  Originally, this bride was to get married in Mexico, but with the whole swine flu outbreak, they decided to do the wedding in Toronto, but just bring in some tropical flair.  We brought the destination here, and everyone had a fantastic time!  It turned out really pretty and the bride was thrilled!  More pics will be posted soon!

We were asked to provide some fleurs for a wonderful event to promote the book, Be… A Woman: Expressions of Life.  The event was held at the Verity Club, in downtown Toronto on Thursday, June 11.  Kim MacGregor is an author, motivational speaker and an absolute sweetheart! It was our sincere pleasure to provide the flowers for this wonderful event and great cause.  Please check out her website for more information on how you can obtain her beautiful book.  When you purchase the book online, $10 is donated to the Look Good, Feel Better Organization.  An all around win win! And while you’re there, nominate an everyday amazing woman for the Be… A Woman Awards. It’s absolutely fabulous to recognize that amazing women don’t have to be anything more than who they really are in their day-to-day lives to be an inspiration to women everywhere.  Cheers to the Women that BE!

Here is what Kim had to say about RFC after the event…

“I truly appreciate your generous contribution to our event. The arrangements you put together were stunning! Your flowers looked beautiful and gave the whole room a magical touch!  So happy to know you!
We have received so many great comments about the flowers - they were a wonderful addition!”

Kim MacGregor
Author/Motivational Speaker, Be…a Woman: expressions of life

Every guest that left the event at Verity, took home one of the ribbon wrapped roses in the larger vase.  They looked like flower lollypops! Soo cute, and such a nice touch!