Simple elegance

May 21, 2013

Today we're bringing you floral inspiration from one of our recent weddings at Fairmont Waterfront."Simple and classic" was the vision Shelley and Phil came to us with, wanting to execute an elegant, natural look with a color palette of champagne, white and blush pink. We achieved the style with an array of seasonal blooms including peonies, lilac, roses, ranunculus, rice flower, hydrangea, and apricot blossoms. We'll get to the arrangements in a minute, but first we had to share with you a beautiful picture of the glowing bride captured by The Apartment Photography in VanDusen Gardens. Stunning!

A classic color pairing

May 15, 2013

There are few color combinations as timeless and classic as white and green.It has the ability to lend itself to any occasion, mood or style of design and best of all, it's a color palette you can use year-round when it comes to florals. Here's just a handful of examples of white and green arrangements we've designed at Celsia Florist across the Winter and Spring months.

The Great Gatsby experience

May 10, 2013

Today's the day! Finally, the release of Baz Luhrmann's much talked about screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous tale of America in the 1920s, The Great Gatsby. To celebrate the release we bring you the glamour, elegance and opulence of this era through a Roaring 20s-inspired editorial we worked on with Kailey Michelle Events for Bride.ca

Photographed beautifully by Matt Kennedy at Vancouver's iconic Teahouse at Stanley Park, this shoot was the epitome of luxury. From Bisou Bridal's exquisite Jenny Packham and Monique Lhullier gowns to the gorgeous garden roses and gold sequinned linen lining the table, the abundance and affluence synonymous with this bygone era was truly on show.

And we couldn't get enough of it. Every girl should have an opportunity to dine at a table with sequinned linens, right?

Enjoy the images and Happy Gatsby Friday!

(Don't forget to place your Mother's Day order for Sunday!)

You can see more images and the full editorial feature at Bride.ca

Mother's Day Meanings

May 6, 2013

If you follow along on our Facebook page you may be familiar with a little post we do each week called Monday Meanings. Each Monday we share with you a picture of one of our arrangements along with the meaning behind a featured bloom. It's only a small post but it is undoubtedly one of our favorites. Together we have learnt the meaning of so many flowers and discovered a sweet new little language , The Language of Flowers. (There are many books by this name that would make a beautiful Mother's Day gift. We recommend the novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.)

Considering Mother's Day is on Sunday, we thought we'd bring you an extended Monday Meanings today based on a garden-inspired arrangement we created with Spread Love Events for a recent shoot.

Now to deconstruct.....

The meanings behind some of the featured blooms: Tulip - declaration of love, Stock - you will always be beautiful to me, Matricaria/Chamomile - energy in adversity, Ranunculus - you are radiant with charms, Eucalyptus - protection, Pale pink rose - Grace.

If you would like to learn more of our Monday Meanings, like us on Facebook.

Huge thank you to Gucio Photography for the images and Spread Love Events for the styling. You can see more images from this shoot on Spread Love's blog and see how, with some thoughtful details, you too can prepare a special Mother's Day Brunch for the special person in your life.

Remember you can place your Mother's Day orders at our online store now.

Our Spring Collection

May 1, 2013

These glorious, endless days of sunshine and fresh, blossoming blooms are a true sign that Spring is here. And we're just loving it! So much so, that we have designed a new floral collection for your Spring enjoyment, just in time for Mother's Day too.

Let us share with you a few of our favorites.