I love technology… This is such a great idea, I had to share with all of you…Now if only I can get Google to help me with the delivery and  prepping of the flowers… Hey… A girl can dream right???
What do you think??? They’re soo cute too…

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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

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?

Anna has style, and right off the bat I was excited to work on her wedding flowers.  Orchids, Orchids and more orchids played a huge part in creating the elegant and sophisticated atmosphere.  Her bouquet was a mix of soft pink and green cymbidium orchids, and the stems were wrapped with some ribbon from her gorgeous dress.

{All photos taken by Photo Terra}

The Centrepieces were simple but stunning tall slender vases filled with green dendrobium orchids and curly willow with a submerged floralyte to add some extra ambiance once the lights were dimmed.  Each vase had a delicate organza gold ribbon tied around it to tie in the chair covers.

{All photos taken by Photo Terra}

The head table was dressed with submerged orchids and floating candles to create a candlescape of varying heights, combined with plenty of votives all worked together to create that warm glow which looked really beautiful.   We rented out the vases for the head table to help keep costs down, while maximizing the impact.  Again, we tied in the gold ribbon to keep everything in the colour scheme uniform.

{All photos taken by Photo Terra}

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!

I was doing some research for a lil’ project I’m working on (more details about that a bit later) and literally stumbled upon this…. Just thought I’d share… Would you personalize your invitations like this?  I think it’s super sweet and honestly makes me wish I was a guest attending this wedding!  What do you think?

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.

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!