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?

Andrea and Noam were married at the picturesque Auberge du Pommier… An absolutely gorgeous venue, and I’m sure the food was just as spectacular as the views!  The details were simple and just right for the space.  I love the freshness of the green and white and the intense black accents.  The creative shots were taken by Fast Focus Productions.

Alison & Matt are super sweet and I was thrilled to have worked on their wedding flowers for them.  All of the lovely, quirky details made for such amazing pictures!  By the way, I am in L-O-V-E with the pictures which were taken by  Brooks Reynolds.  They’re awesome!!!  Here are a few of the lovely images that made their day look like the funnest wedding ever!  Congratulations again to you both!

I heart this picture!

Amanda and I just clicked when we met… I knew exactly what she wanted for her wedding… Something very subtle, but still packed with flavor… Since her and her fiance Miguel were getting married at the Sutton Place Hotel, with the gorgeous skyline as the backdrop, we had to come up with something that was not going to take away from the gorgeous views.  So, we came up with a delicate main centrepiece which was a take on the submerged orchids look, but our version didn’t have water.  The dendrobium orchids were directly attached to chocolatey brown curly willow, sitting on shimmery brown stones inside the vase, with just a few delicate strands poking out of the top.  On either side of this, were 2 monogrammed and ribbon wrapped vases with pillar candles, also sitting on the gorgeous brown stones.  There was even a teeny, tiny shiny crystal on the monogram for each of the candle pieces.  It was just sooo pretty!  The ceremony pieces were lush and full of texture sitting on glass urns that had the same cinnamon colour ribbon wrapped around the neck.  Such show stoppers!  Amanda’s bouquet was a mix of calla lilies and stefanotis with little crystals in the centres, and the girls had Tiramisu spray roses with thin gold wire delicately wrapped overtop.  Here are some of the pictures, but I can only imagine how spectacular everything must have looked when all the candles were lit…  Congratulations Amanda & Miguel!  It was really a lot of fun  creating  your vision and seeing it all come together for you!  All my Best!

               Check out the gorgeous cake from Roxy Cakes!  It was stunning!

It’s hard to believe that 1 year has already gone by since Rainflower Company has planted it’s roots!  Our Grand Opening Party was 1 Year ago, on Sept. 19th, 2008, and we did a fantastic wedding at One Up Restaurant Down Town Toronto on our 1 Year anniversary date!  Such pretty little details, which really is what Rainflower Company is all about… Special personal little touches that incorporate your style… that’s what sets your wedding apart from all the rest!  Well, we now have a new studio to be able to show you our creative little ideas.  It’s been a great first year, lots of hard work, sweat and tears but it’s all been worth it to create this little company that is growing  every day!  We’re busy painting, cleaning and prepping our sweet little pad, and as soon as she’s all shined up and ready to go, we’ll show you some pictures and of course,  crack open the bubbly.  Until then, here are some pictures we should have posted a long time ago, as well as the wedding we did  on 1 Year Anniversary date.  Cheers!

This is a picture of the centrepiece doubling up as the wedding favours as well.  Each little vintage bud vase has flowers in it and a special little thank you card attached that tied in the overall wedding theme.  At the end of the night each guest could take one of the bud vases and have a special memory of the couple’s big day.  A great way to stretch the budget and a nice little creative idea to try something a bit different than the traditional centrepieces.

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.