An Imaginary Bouquet Straight From My Dreams

I woke up yesterday with the idea of a stunning crazy expensive bouquet. Well, why not! I can allow it in my dreams. I decided to browse the web for pictures to share the fruit of my never stopping mind (even when asleep ) with you guys! The reason I really wanted to share it, and put it on paper ( paper, hum! I mean in html ) is the unusual color combination of it. It is interesting, and out of the ordinary.

So, here it is :

1. Pinkish/purplish Paphiopedilum Orchids (my favorite orchids, so beautiful!)
2. Light pink Celosias
3. Light green Helleborus
4. Dark purple Dahlias
5. Purple Ranunculus.

I love it, I love it, I love it. And I would love the Montreal bride that will order this bouquet from me, just to make my dream come true! Any takers?

Montreal Wedding Flowers: Nathalie & Dale

Nathalie & Dale are an easy going young couple from out of town, that decided to get married in the gorgeous Place D’Armes Hotel in Old Montreal. Many young couples, especially out-of-towners are falling in love withOld Montreal and are making it their wedding destination.

I think the main reason for this phenomenon, is that typically, weddings are more conservative than other kind of parties. And Old Montreal with its beautiful old architecture brings the “conservative” and “elegant” factor to a wedding. On the other hand, the hotels are very modern in interior design and branding.

In my opinion the mariage of the old to the new is very exciting, and I think this is what is attracting the couples to pick Old Montreal.

Nathalie and Dale represent a bit what I am talking about. Nathalie being more modern in her taste, and Dale a bit more conservative.  Our challenge was to please them both, and I think we succeeded. Working with this couple was a lot of pleasure, as they were relaxed and fun all through the process.

We went with a neutral colour scheme of creams and whites that we punched with some apple green and chocolate bown. The flowers we used in the project are the green cymbidium orchids, green celosia, white hydrangea, cream roses, all very classic flowers. To make the bride happy and give her that extra little something, we integrated chocolate brown feathers. And finally we combined green apples to add freshness to the whole feel of the wedding.

Using Lime Green: A Lesson in Contrast

I was working in flowershops all over Montreal when I realized people had preconceived notions about color contrast, I can still hear this famous sentence, imagining myself holding a bunch of colourful fresh cut flowers for a client: ‘’Why don’t we add a bit of white to brighten up the arrangement and give a nice contrast!’’, and this is when I had to teach them the contrast lesson!

In modern floral design, whites are gorgeous as soft accents to pastel colors such as light pinks, light yellows, light blues, light greens, or even on their own. It’s true, white evokes brightness, however it doesn’t pair up well with every color, especially darker ones.

If you want to give a nice contrast and illuminate a darker or very colourful bouquet, the way to go is using lime green flowers or fillers. It is incredible how this color will help it’s fellow flowers pop out and bring a new dimension to your bouquet. The fresh look of green vibernum, santinis, hypericum berries, berlitzia, shamrock chrysanthemum, celosia, amaranthus, and many others will definitely cheer up any sad bouquet!