Fairy tales can come true......

Lorelei & Eric

May 6th, 2011.

Fairy Tales can come true, it can happen to you....

Lorelei's Bridesmaids carried a mix of soft pink and ivory Peonies..... Like a soft pink dream.
The Bride's Bouquet was a cloud of Ivory Peonies.
The Bride is a Grade One teacher, and her 15 girls are in white gowns with pink sashes and carrying "Fairy Wands" of Pink Peonies and ivory satin ribbon.

The Groomsmen wore Pink peonies & Hyacinth Blossoms.

St. Augustines Church, Vancouver

Brock House...

The Fairy Tale Reception.

The Head Table.

A row of tall candelabras and short urns...all adorned with flowers run the length of the table.

The arrangements from the Church are used again at the Reception, behind the cake Table.

Saved the best for the last.

Mmmm. Cake & peonies.

LOVE

Happy Easter!

I haven't had time to blog for ages! I have been updating my Facebook page regularly as it is much quicker to add photos of our new work on a daily basis, so to check out our latest work click on the FB link on our home page. In the meantime.... I Love this colour combination of Tiffany Blue and Daffodil Yellow. Especially at Easter...

Another of my favourite flowers in the Spring are these sweet tiny little blue blossoms, commonly known as Grape Hyacinth, or Muscari. These are from my own garden. They are available commercially but very expensive...about $3/per tiny little stem. But If you LOVE them, they are worth every penny.

Our signature Easter bouquet for 2011. A mix of Roses, Hyacinth, and real hand dyed, blown out eggs with pearl detail. Available in a range of colours. Starting at $75.00 as shown.

Anyone who knows me, knows I have a total infatuation with tiny blue eggs. We blow these tiny little Quail eggs out & hand dye them blue. 5 for $10.00

These are FABULOUS displayed in little vases or glasses like my own vintage hi-ball collection pictured above.

We love using our hand blown eggs in bouquets and arrangements.

I searched everywhere for a "birdsnest" style basket to display all our eggs in. National and local suppliers only had a sad supply of mini twig nests with fake eggs or birds glued inside....No Thanks! I ended up buying an assortment of pussywillow wreaths and twig brooms, and added some fresh weeping Birch. Presto....Giant Birds Nest. What a fabulous Centrepiece!

Now, there's a great DIY Easter decor project!

HAPPY EASTER!

LOVE.

Jenn & Chris get married at The Vancouver Club

So Sweet.

These photos are graciously supplied by Sakura Photography, and are from the wedding of Jenn & Chris last year at The Vancouver Club. The ceremony was in the foyer...which I just LOVE...Romantic draping creates a beautiful background for the ceremony and also blocks off the area of the club that will be used for dancing later in the evening...

The Bridesmaids carried very soft celery green Roses, bound in Periwinkle satin fabric to match their gowns.

Jenn & Chris signing the all important documents. I find Bride's often feel they need to order an arrangement for this table, but usually using the Bride's bouquet is just perfect....
Jenn carried a lush and flowing hand tied bouquet of white Phalaenopsis Orchids bound in satin to match her gown. Tucked into the back of the bouquet is a photo of Jenn as a baby, with her favourite Uncle who passed away. He was there in her heart.

LOVE.

The Girls. Masses of white Hydrangea at The Reception in The Ballroom

More white Hydrangea at The Buffet...

The Bridal Bouquet & Bridesmaids Bouquets were displayed along the centre of the Head table.

Guess who caught the Throw-Away Bouquet

Ladies & Gentlemen, Elvis has left the building.

This was such a sweet couple.

I hear they are expecting their first baby later this year.

LOVE.

Thank you http://www.sakuraphotography.com for your beautiful photos.

Thank you http://www.vancouverclub.ca/ for your beautiful space.

Valentine's Day is around the corner.....

Romance... Ranunculus...

To give a bouquet of Ranunculus is to say that you are ENCHANTED, CHARMED, and generally just hopelessly SMITTEN by your love.

For Valentine's Day, we have Porcelain Pink(shown above) Hot Pink, Pure White, and Crimson Ranunculus available in limited quantities...Order early to guarantee availability.

Stephanotis Blossoms

Meaning...HAPPINESS, CONTENTMENT, LOVE in MARRIAGE...

Stephanotis Vines planted in white ceramic vessels.

$64.99 each
All so Romantic...

LOVE.

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The best of 2010...October, November, and December

Autumn settles in...

as the days start getting shorter and the light gets softer, sunset tones of gold, orange, red, and hot pink are some of my favourites. Cymbidium Orchids, Mokara Orchids, Ajumah Orchids, Calla lilies, and Roses are some of the most beautiful flowers available in October, November, and December.

In mid October we had a beautiful wedding at The Tea House Stanley Park. The Bridal Bouquet was a textural mix of Dahlias & Roses.
Dahlias are usually only available until late September, but in 2010 we had them all the way through to late October. (Lucky for this Bride!)

November...a 50th Anniversary party of winter whites, silver, and crystal.

These are the same slate grey linens we used in September with floral accents of bright red....here used with white, silver, and crystal chandeliers, they are brand new look...

December...The party season!

LOVE this Alessi collander filled with red Carnations and shiny red baubles...

For centrepieces this year, I was really loving the GlamOrganic look of Birch and Baubles.

So, there it is...the year that was 2010.

It was a spectacular year full of Olympics, Events, Films, Weddings, and Parties.

May 2nd, 2011 is my 19th anniversary of opening my design studio/store and each year has been full of new ideas, new clients, new challenges, and thankfully new varieties of flowers available commercially which keeps things exciting and fresh.

We are already working on some fantastic events and weddings coming up soon, and are booked solid for every long weekend in 2011.

Happy New Year!!!!

Keep checking in!

LOVE

H.

Best of 2010....July, August, September

The long, hot days of Summer.....

This bouquet was my very favourite bouquet of July 2010. The mix of hot summer colours and juicy textures is the very essence of Summer...the sun kissed fruity tones of yellow, chartreuse, bright oranges and pinks just make my heart sing.

We still had Peonies and Tulips in early July 2010....now there's a blessing.

In mid July we had our first Dahlias arrive just in time for this colourful wedding at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

LOVE the groupings of colour down the length of the 50 ft. long dining tables....

In August we worked on an Italian themed event using she summer bounty of Grapes, Pears, Apples, Plums, and Crabapples.

Champagne Grapes arrived at my supplier just as I went to choose all the fruit we needed for this event...I think the different sizes of Grapes added to the textural beauty of the pieces we made...

In the heat of Summer, sometimes pure white has a cooling effect. This reception would be just as beautiful in Winter too...

Roses and Hydrangea...two of Summer's most delectable flowers.

Other popular Summer flowers are Lisymachia and Snapdragons....My favourite foliage of the summer is Raspberry Cane which I grow on a farm in Langley. In 2011 we will be doubling the harvest size & should have availability from June through August.

I just love this loose and casual mix of Summer flowers....Delphinium, Hydrangea, Casablanca Lilies, Roses, Snapdragons, Lisymachia, and Bells of Ireland.

A more formal setting of all whites is this Persian Wedding Sofreh where we have used masses of Dendrobium Orchids around the bases of the beautiful gold candelabras. Here the arrangements are more formal masses of whites with less green....

I LOVE this delicate and feminine Bouquet of individually wired Dendrobium Orchids....Although this was made in early September, these flowers are available year round....would be beautiful in any season!

Well, I guess it's a little nepotism, but I have to say that my favourite wedding of 2010 was that of my brother & sister-in-law in mid September. Rosalin carried a classic, timeless bouquet of red Roses to match those fabulous shoes...The overall colour theme was stone grey and bright red, and the rainy grey weather actually worked with the colours!

Rosalin and Nicole in the lobby of The Vancouver Club

The Flower Girl Bouquet...

Red Roses with Cedar, a part of the Bride's family First Nations Heritage.

The Centrepieces.....
Masses of red Orchids, with a fresh moss cuff...lit from below to illuminate the red Rose petals inside the vases. Simply beautiful, and perfect in the formal setting of the Vancouver Club.

What a fabulous way to end Summer 2010!

LOVE

H.