Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Wedding

Aurora and Alicia from Alicia Keats Weddings + Events got us involved to help achieve the vision of their bride. Her favourite colours were used throughout the wedding, from the ceremony flowers to the wedding cake. All the planning, meeting and time designing the florals, were all worth it when we learned of our bride’s reaction to the final product.

The tables were adorned with exquisite linens, plating, votives and silverware from Upright Decor.

Sitting on top of these luxurious tables, were pink themed floral arrangements designed with roses, hydrangea, peonies and lisanthus on top of beautiful silver candelabras.

The ceremony was held at the St.Andrew’s-Wesley United Church in downtown Vancouver. We loved setting up here while the talented musicians were practising before the wedding.

The ceremony flower arrangements were designed with a variety of pink, lavender and peach roses, white hydrangea, and massive pink and white peonies.

Congratulations Courtney and Christopher!!

Pink Peony Sutton Place Hotel Wedding

If you live in Vancouver and love peonies, try scheduling your wedding in May. Check out how large these peonies our lovely bride had for her wedding last weekend!

Red and Gold Four Seasons Hotel Wedding

We had the pleasure of working with a really nice couple that had their wedding ceremony and reception at the five star Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Vancouver.

Their centrepieces were designed with mokara orchids in multiple vases with staggering height, topped off with floating candles.

The bridal bouquet was designed with coral peonies, roses, freesia, craspedia and green viburnum.

The bridesmaid bouquets were designed with yellow roses, tulips, freesia, roses and also included yellow craspedia.

White and Green Weddings at Brix Restaurant & Wine Bar

When the sun goes down, the Brix Restaurant in Yaletown is arguably one of the most romantic restaurants in Vancouver. With an open courtyard, brick walls and highly rated food, it’s a great spot for a date and an even better spot for a wedding.

We had back to back weddings there this weekend so here are a few photos we snapped. This wedding featured unique centrepieces, designed with driftwood, green fuji mums and greenery rolls.

Our other wedding at Brix this past weekend featured containers the bride had collected and very fragrant flowers.

Roaring Twenties Themed Wedding

We were at the Sutton Hotel many times this past weekend to transform this stunning venue from a Purple Themed Wedding on Saturday to a Great Gatsby themed wedding on Sunday.

Both weddings were elegant, classy and great fun to be a part of.

There were many elements the bride and groom put much thought into, to achieve this roaring twenties look and feel. From antique typewriters, custom art deco signage on each room, lots of feathers, to the dress code of everyone attending, we were quite impressed by all the details.

The bridal bouquet matched the ceremony standard arrangements, as it was designed with hard to get coral peonies, pink peonies, viburnum, orchids and lamb’s ear.

Purple Sutton Place Hotel Wedding

This purple themed wedding was complimented by pops of yellow freesia, yellow rananuculus, yellow tulips and yellow scabiosa. The beautiful Versailles Room at the Sutton Hotel also helped to compliment the flowers.

Guests were first greeted by the purple theme once they arrived at the guest signing table.

Entering the reception room, the purple theme continued with the centrepieces, the head table arrangements and the large pillar arrangements.

Blue Spring Wedding At Cecil Green

Getting married in Vancouver during anytime of the year requires a bit of backup planning should rain start falling. This is especially true for weddings in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August 1-3 and 5 – 31st, September, October, November and December. Last Saturday, the morning started off with our delivery van wipers at full blast. However, by the time our bride and groom were getting ready to arrive at the ceremony, the glorious sunshine came through and lit up beautiful stained glass at the West Point Grey United Church.

The reception was held at Cecil Green in UBC, where the blue theme continued from the chair covers to the flowers.

The bridal bouquet was designed with blue hydrangea, cream roses, viburnum, ranunculus, lisianthus, and blue delphinium.

The bridesmaids bouquets complimented the bridal bouquet with green roses, tulips, lisianthus and blue hydrangea.

Ombré Inspired Floral Designs

Monochromatic tone has always been my favourite theme to design because it looks soothing, clean, and modern.

After a workshop with florists supply 2 years ago, I was introduced to the idea of “Ombré” inspired arrangements. I began to love the beauty of ingredients from the lightest hue to the darkest hue or from the darkest colour slowly shifting to the lightest colour.

Green theme

Earlier this year, I was inspired by the colour of the year – Emerald Green and designed an ombré arrangement with eucalyptus, green cymbidium orchids, roses, dendrobium, hypericums, and green tricks.

Red and pink theme

Red roses are popular for Valentine’s day. We can make it more fun by designing an ombre arrangement with red, hot pink, and soft pink. Therefore, it’s not traditional at all.

Purple and cream theme

This arrangement was designed for someone very very special when she held a concert in Vancouver. We designed it with dark calla lilies, purple ocean song roses, white ohara garden roses, brunia and seeded eucalyptus.

Tulips, roses, orchids, freesia, and lisianthus are fun to design with as well.

Peach and cream theme

Juliet Garden roses are so pretty that they are very popular for wedding floral design. I designed this peach and cream ombre arrangement with Vercilia roses, Juliet garden roses, faith roses, vandella roses, and white hydrangea.

If you would like to see any other colour in ombre effect, let us know!!

Tulip Workshop Wrap Up

Wow!! We had so much fun with the buckets and buckets of tulips we were able to design with.

Before we get in to our fun day and the arrangements we designed, check out this amazing aerial photo of Tulip fields in the Netherlands.

More stunning photos of the tulip fields can be found here.

The first arrangement we designed was using the hand tied technique to create an ombre effect bouquet, our students came up with amazingly beautiful designs from white and green to yellow and orange.

Here are some reminder photos on how to recreate the hand tied tulip compact arrangement when you are at home.

Break time! Macaroon and Brownies + Beautiful flowers Mmmmmmmmm!

The second arrangement we designed was using the chicken wire technique to create a rustic and natural arrangement.

Here are some reminder photos on how to recreate the rustic and natural tulip arrangement using the chicken wire technique.

Our beautiful students with their stunning arrangements!

Valentine’s Day Flower Tips

Here is some advice to make sure you choose the perfect Valentine’s Day flowers.

When should I order?
For the past several years, we’ve sold out of flowers before the end of the day on Valentine’s Day and usually stop accepting online and phone orders by the afternoon of February 13. Ordering before February 12th will guarantee we can design beautiful flowers for you.

Can you make a custom floral design?
That’s our speciality! We suggest finding out your partner’s favourite flower or colour. Don’t know their favourite flower or colour? Don’t worry, just let us know her style, is her home stark and modern? We can design a custom bouquet or arrangement to give it a personal touch.

What is your best seller during Valentine’s Day?
Every year, we create new designs for our Valentine’s collection. The most popular is always a dozen or more classic red roses. These are premium long stem roses from the best rose growers in the world.

What do you recommend if I want to go BIG?
Deliver flowers to your partner regularly. We can deliver beautiful fresh flowers to your partner every week, every month, or every few months. Consider pre-booking a monthly flower order every 14th of the month until the end of the year. If you want to make your Valentine’s Day order especially memorable, include a box of handmade beta5 chocolates, handmade gluten free macarons, or a bottle of wine.

Do you deliver outside of Vancouver?
Yes! We deliver to Burnaby, Richmond, North Vancouver and West Vancouver. For all other areas, please call and we can let you know if we will be able to deliver flowers there.

Can I order online?
You bet! We have just released our 2013 Valentine’s Day Collection with fresh new designs and unique flowers. Looking for the classic red roses? Click the photo below and pick the colour of roses you want to order from the drop down menu.

Remember, prepare your love letter.
Don’t be shy, just let us know what you would like to say on the card and we’ll make sure to include it with your flowers.

You can conveniently make your purchase 24 hours a day online or during business hours at 604-731-2737 or toll free 1-888-204-1945.