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

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.

My my…It’s been a while… We hope you had a lovely holiday and 2010 is off to a great start for all of you.  Before we get into some of the upcoming weddings and projects we have going on, we’d like to re-cap some of our favorite details from 2009.  We have some pictures that we would still like to share with you to give you some ideas and inspiration that you can incorporate into your overall style and design.   So the next couple of posts will be of past weddings that we had the lovely pleasure of being a part of and if you would like to read what our wonderful brides had to say about their experience with us, please check out our Review Page on Wedding Wire.  If you would like to discuss your upcoming wedding, 2010 dates are booking up quickly so please get in touch so we can schedule a consultation.

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!

HRM Photography couldn’t have captured this day any better for Ashley & Mike.  Even though it poured like mad, they were determined to get married outside, at the Kortright Centre (Which is breathtakingly beautiful for those of you looking for an outdoor venue for your ceremony.  I remember when we were setting up the flowers  attached to the chairs outside, we had to tip the chairs to remove the huge puddles of water that were sitting on them.  Everyone had their umbrellas ready and their wedding turned out great… and they got amazing pictures to remember it forever!

Ashley’s bouquet consisted of purple lisianthus, mini green hydrangea, white freesia and sweet little white daisies.  We finished it off with a few green monkey grass loops and a simple white satin ribbon.

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.