Playing with color

It's been a little quiet on the blog of late as we've been out and about creating beautiful weddings throughout the Summer months. 

Rest assured we will be back with plenty of photos to share with you come Fall... as well as an announcement of new WORKSHOP DATES! Watch this space. 

For now, we thought we'd share this sweet bouquet with you that had a unique colour palette. If we were to write it on paper it would sound a little challenging: soft pinks and peaches, rich wine tones, ink blue, a pop of fuschia. When we started to make it however, it just made itself! We love it when that happens. 

Thanks to Melissa Gidney Photography for sharing her beautiful images of this couple's portrait session with us. 

Flamingo stole our heart

Some floral arrangements we design steal a little piece of our heart. 

This is one of them. 

We created these florals for a special first birthday party and were fortunate enough to have them captured by the talented Sherri Koop. 

From the first Instagram picture we saw when these blooms arrived at the flamingo-themed party, to these stunning professional images, we were in love. 

So much so, we decided this pretty had to join our online store. We've appropriately named her Flamingo and she's available to order for Mother's Day. 

Thank you Natalie for the opportunity to design for Penny's birthday, and thank you Sherri for capturing the magic. 

Mother's Day Collection

Mother's Day is nearly here so we thought we'd give you some fresh inspiration for a floral gift for the Mom in your life. 

We've got bouquets, arrangements and planters, and don't forget we also offer gift cards. 

Or, if your Mom is a real flower lover, why not sign her up for one of our flower school classes scheduled in May or June? 

You can see all of our designs and place your order at our online store. 

If you order before Wednesday, May 7 we're offering a 10% discount on your flowers. All you need to do is use the code #formom2014 at checkout. 

A bout to suit

So we're a little behind in sharing this one with you but hopefully you've caught it by reading the latest edition of The Refinery Mag.

For this edition we created a boutonniere-inspired shoot called A Bout to Suit, in which we designed a series of different personal flowers that each had their own personality. 

The idea being when it comes to thinking about the bout for your partner, you give a nod to their own interests or passions. 

We created a bout for romantics, foodies, adventurers, nature lovers, the graphic-inspired, playful, Winter fans and the formal type. 

See if you can guess which bout was for who. 

You can read the full feature here. 

Thanks to Sherri Koop Photography for capturing our creations. 

Jewel-toned treasure at North Arm Farm

Rich, vibrant colors combined with some of British Columbia's most spectacular scenery was the perfect back drop for this outdoor, Summer delight at North Arm Farm in Pemberton last year.

With the sun shining ever-so brightly, V + R said their vows under a floral-adorned birch arbor before sitting down for an outdoor dinner reception.

We used a combination of ranunculus, snap dragons, roses, garden roses, dahlia and carnations to achieve a balance between the rich, jewel-toned colors and stronger, more-vibrant tones. This was complemented by the use of eucalyptus and hanging amaranthus for greenery and texture.

Thoughtfully and beautifully planned and styled by Beau and Arrow Events and photographed by Robin O'Neill Photography, we hope you enjoy these images as much as we enjoyed reliving the florals.