Old glam meets garden party

We always get excited when a bride comes to us for her wedding florals because she has seen our designs and loves our style. It is one of the best compliments we can receive. We love it even more when this relationship leads to being a part of a family's ongoing life celebrations through anniversaries, birthdays, births, and the weddings of friends and relatives.

This was the case for Jenny who came to us after we provided florals for her brother and sister-in-law's wedding. Needless to say, we were chuffed!

With a vision of vintage, Old-Hollywood glam meets British garden party, Jenny's florals were soft and romantic with a color spectrum of white and creams, blush, champagne and light pinks. We used dusty miller and eucalyptus for a soft greens palette with roses, spray roses, dahlia and ranunculus used as focus blooms alongside stock and hydrangea. The bouquets were clean and posy-like in style while the pedestal centerpieces embraced a more garden-link feel to echo the natural surrounds of the Stanley Park Tea House.

Thank you to Lyndsay of Well, Hello Photography for capturing the day and sharing these beautiful images with us. And a huge congratulations and thank you to the lovely Jenny and Brandon. We couldn't believe it when they took time out from their honeymoon to email us words of thanks for their flowers. We hope they don't mind us sharing.

"We had to take a quick moment to write you folks at Celsia to tell you how pleased we were with the flowers at our wedding! They were absolutely stunning, they took my breath away when I saw them! They were even more beautiful than I could have imagined and everything matched so perfectly!!"

The pleasure was most certainly all ours.

A bout-iful lesson

It's time to talk bouts. Or boutonnieres, as they are more correctly known. The words boutonniere, itself, comes from the French word for buttonhole which is how these little floral accents were traditionally worn - through the lapel buttonhole on the left of a man's suit. A corsage, is simply the female version of a boutonniere, either pinned to the lady's clothing or worn on the wrist.

One of the questions we most commonly get asked during wedding consultation is "who should wear a boutonniere?"

At the end of the day, it is entirely up to you. A recommendation is that at minimum you would have the groom, groomsmen, and then direct family members, such as parents, wear one. Some people also opt to include their siblings and grandparents.

As well as being decorative, boutonnieres and corsages also serve the purpose of identifying people of particular significance in your wedding. You may also choose to have these personal flowers made for ring bearers, ushers, MCs and anyone else who has a special role to play in your nuptials.

Boutonnieres are usually made to complement one another. The groom's boutonniere will be made to suit the bridal bouquet, the groomsmen to match the bridesmaid bouquets and dresses and then all others are made to complement your overall wedding color scheme.

You can be as traditional or as creative as you like when it comes to the design. If you have a specific style in mind, you can show this to your florist. Otherwise, you can leave it in their capable hands safe in the knowledge they will design personal flowers to suit your vision and needs.

A little ray of sunshine

We thought it was time for a splash of color on the blog so today we're bringing you some recent bouquets and arrangements we've designed that have been inspired by a color palette with orange or coral. Each color can provide a completely different look, be it bright and bold or soft and feminine, depending what other tones it is paired with.

So next time you're wanting to add a pop of color to the mix, why not give orange a chance and brighten someone's day.

A touch of whimsy, Part 2.

Following on from our last post of the personal flowers at Tara and Ian's Brock House garden party wedding, today we're bringing you images from the rest of their floral decor. With beautiful style, a love of flowers and an eye for those little extra details, Tara had plenty of wonderful ideas that we relished the opportunity to bring to life.

At the ceremony we created a eucalyptus garland to line either side of the aisle, as well as a feature wreath that hung from the beautiful old tree in front of which the couple said their "I dos" on the lawn.

For the reception the bride and groom's chairs were adorned with the sweetest floral accent while the centerpieces were a combination of tall and lush arrangements as well as garden-style pedestals and votives in the wedding color scheme.

You can now see this wedding in even more beautiful detail on Style Me Pretty.




A touch of whimsy

We're very excited to be sharing this whimsical Brock House garden party wedding with you today. When the delightful bride Tara approached us to create her florals, we couldn't believe our luck. Tara's vision for a sophisticated yet soft and romantic outdoor celebration made us squeal a little in delight and we couldn't wait to start designing for her.

With a strong emphasis on lush, natural foliage and a color palette graduating from white and champagne through to peach, pink and pops of purple and burgundy, this wedding came together beautifully. So beautifully, in fact, we've had to split the photos across two posts as we couldn't fit everything in!

Thanks to Lucida Photography for sharing such stunning photos with us and Filosophi Event Planning for making this wonderful dream a reality.

Most importantly, thank you Tara and Ian for the honor of being a part of your wedding celebration!

You can now see this wedding in even more beautiful detail on Style Me Pretty.