Gen by Amélie Cousineau, Montreal Photographer

Gen and I had a blast during this photoshoot with Amélie Cousineau, where the sole purpose was to have girl fun!

What do you think?

Orchids and Crystals

Crystals and orchids, the ultimate luxury! Last wedding season was filled with this magnificent combination and we are very excited to share these pictures with you. Having an inventory of crystals and chandeliers for vases and using our creativity to work with orchids, we are able to provide brides with these lavish designs.

Orchids and Crystals

The simplicity of these arrangements really showcases the true beauty of these two products, remember that sometimes less is more, quality over quantity! A chandelier siting on a tall vase with stunning orchids, anyone interested?

Photoshoot at Amélie Cousineau's studio { Photo: Amélie Cousineau, Photographer, Montreal }

Last weekend Gen and I went to Amélie Cousineau’s studio to shoot Christmas arrangements for an upcoming very exciting project. We had so much fun! It’s always nice to get together with the girls and do what we all do best: be creative and have a good laugh. Gen and I even got crazy getting pictures of us taken, all dressed up and in the holiday spirit at 9 am on a Sunday morning … got to do what you gotta do and boy did we have a blast doing it! We can’t wait to share those pictures with you all and to fill you in on our special plan, keep posted!

Photoshoot at Amélie Cousineau's studio { Photo: Amélie Cousineau, Photographer, Montreal

Flower Arrangement that Says: Passion - Photos by Montreal Photographer Amélie Cousineau

The feel for these designs was inspired by our idea of a very romantic & intimate dinner for two, in … Milan perhaps!

We wanted to use the ornate look to the extreme to achieve this mixture of modern and romance, all in red and black, using Roses, Hydrangeas and Amaryllis in different shades of reds. The feathered lampshade with a suspended flower ball on top of the clear vase creates tones of drama, as for the smaller arrangements they simply bring a pop of color to the black plates.

We suspended a flower ball made of red Amaryllis flowers and pieces of reddish Hydrangeas, we then attached black ornaments to the bottom to jazz up the look of a simple flower ball and give it a more modern and finished feel.

We submerged the feet of three chrome chandeliers in a sea or red roses and reddish amaryllis inside a low cylinder shaped clear vase.

This screams passion!

Gen au photoshoot

J’ai travaillé la semaine dernière sur un shooting des terrasses et jardins 2010 pour Rona où j’ai dû créer des arrangements floraux.

Travailler les fleurs pour une séance de photos est bien différent que de les travailler en réel, les dimensions et les angles ne compte pas, il faut vraiment travailler en deux dimensions, c’est vraiment très intéressant et plus complexe qu’on pourrait le croire. Je dois m’assurer que le bouquet soit bien assorti avec les autres éléments qui l’entourent dans le décor. Le choix des fleurs est souvent laissé à ma guise, en autant que le design respecte le style du décor; il ne faudrait malheureusement pas, dans cette situation, que les fleurs volent la vedette!

J’ai aussi participé à ce genre de shooting, nécessitant des fleurs, pour d’autre décor de Rona by Design: cuisines, bureaux, Noël, chambres, salles à dîner, etc…

J’aime bien travailler en shooting!

Montreal Flowers: A girly cupcakes and tea party in Paris.

A girly cupcake tea party in Paris, was the inspiration behind this photoshoot that we’ve done a few months ago. The gorgeous pictures were taken by Amélie Cousineau, the very talented photographer behind many of the pictures you see on this blog.

We wanted to create a pink, girly, glamourous and luxurious ambiance. Now that I am thinking about it, I am realizing that maybe Gen, Amélie and I should have dressed up, and enjoyed tea and cupcakes on this set! Well, we were busy working. And looking at these pics, we’ve done a pretty good job, don’t you think? I am proud of this thematic.

The abundance of dark pink phalaenopsis orchid bouquets with their steams braded in fushia satin ribbons emerging from chandeliers on top of tall clear cylinder vases are definitely a show stopper. The small pink peony bouquets create a nice touch on the very festive table. J’aime, j’aime! And you?

Orchids and Oranges

These are studio pictures, something Gen and I do for fun with the help of our wonderful photographer Amélie Cousineau when we have an uncontrolable burst of creative juices flowing!

Imaginary Brunch at Maui!

For these pictures, we imagined a colorful and fresh summer brunch on our imaginary ultramodern terrasse with an ocean view in Maui! Crazy you might think, but hey … everyone has a right to dream! Close your eyes and let your imagination go wild, everyone is invited to our festive brunch!

The mix of clear glass vases and crisp white containers give tones of dimension to the base of our arrangements, the use of different levels also gives movement and diversity. We love, if you haven’t noticed yet, to mix fruits with our flowers, in this case we used gorgeous pink grapefruits mixed with green cymbidium orchids, orange anemonies, and grassy looking greeneries.

Would you care for a nice crystal champagne flute filled with sparkly mimosa? Enjoy the party!