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Fall Centrepiece Ideas You’ll Love
Seven ways to transform your wedding into an autumnal affair.
Weekend Project: Make Your Own Lilliputian Dipped Vases
Transform vintage spice jars into miniature DIY centrepieces in just a few simple steps.
Vibrant Centrepieces In Every Colour Imaginable
These tempting table toppers are sure to liven up your reception space.
10 Non-Floral Centrepiece Ideas for Your Reception
Who says your centrepieces have to be made of flowers? There are lots of fun (and budget-friendly!) alternatives that will look just as great topping your reception tables. Having a Christmas wedding? Choose glass vases filled with shiny baubles. Planning…
Make Your Own Colourful Candy Table Numbers
Welcome your guests to your candy-themed wedding reception with this simply sweet DIY table number/centerpiece. Fill the base with your favourite treat (we chose cotton candy and taffy!)–you could even choose a different candy creation for each table!
Wedding Deal of the Day
These Ikea frames (which are only $0.99) would make for pretty and budget-savvy table numbers, don’t you agree?
Purple Posies
Symbolizing both luxury and royalty, it’s no wonder that purple is a popular colour choice amongst brides.
It’s a Party!
So, it turns out the word ‘wedding’ is totally overwhelming me. I’ve decided I just have to change the word and in doing so I change the psychology. We’re having a ‘party.’ There, that’s way more manageable! Not that I’m…
Jenna Von Oy’s Florist
If you want beautiful floral inspiration, try Just for Your Floral Design. With their romantic and gorgeous array of wedding arrangements, it’s no wonder that Jenna Von Oy (most notably remembered as Six on Blossom) chose them to create her…
My Hydrangea Addiction
I totally love hydrangea! I think I may have mentioned this before, but its lush, full, spectacular blooms put a huge smile on my face. I love to design with it in every aspect of a wedding, right down to…
Black Is So Sexy
Bridesmaids in black dresses, a black sash on a stunning white wedding gown, black vases, black napkins, and even a black calla lily bouquet—no colour just black & white—timeless, stunning, and yes… sexy. Classic Graydon Hall was the back drop…
Summer Sedum
Sedum is an amazing flower that changes colour as the season progresses. It starts to become available in early August in a fresh green colour. As the season progress it changes to a soft pink, then a rosy pink, and…
Terrific Terrariums
{image via a cup of jo} It wasn’t until I brought a terrarium home for my mom (courtesy of a video shoot that we filmed earlier this year) that I became fascinated with them. I think they would make the…
A Casual Affair
When longtime customer, turned friend, emailed me late July to say that he and his girlfriend had decided to get married August 21st, it was a welcomed surprise! We had a little over three weeks to transform their beautiful beach…
Current Obsession: Beeswax Candles
Bees may not be my favourite insects, but I do love them for their honeycomb-inspired patterns and the natural goodness that they provide for beeswax candles. I’m a huge fan of Big Dipper Wax Works for two reasons a) their…
Awesome Agapanthus
Is blue your colour theme? Agapanthus is a fun and unique flower with a warm blue hue. It’s funnel-shaped florets create a firework cluster giving arrangements texture. To help show off their splendor, in this particular wedding, I designed them…
The CG&S McDreamy
As I’m sure you all know by now, I love, love, love whites and creams. I would even say this event could easily be our CG&S Signature wedding. White hydrangea, lisianthus and creamy Vandella roses in a low, lush mounded…
Tying up the Loose Ends so We can Tie the Knot!
I guess when you’re just a little over two months away from your wedding, that’s when everything really starts coming together. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had more appointments than I can count. To give an update on…
The Summer of Purple has just Begun
I have said it before, but I’m going to say it again: Purple is the HOT colour for 2010. The season has barely started and I have already had the pleasure of designing three purple-themed weddings! This past weekend’s was…
Peonies Squared
If you think vases are boring … a low casserole dish may be the perfect vessel for a modern centrepiece! One trendy way to design is with a low arrangement like the one pictured. Peonies are famous for their beautiful…
Playing with Mother Nature
I love the true natural beauty that all flowers have to offer. I am not a huge fan of stem died product or paints. But I also love a consistent theme to a wedding. Colours that coordinate the linens, the…
Wedding Season is Back!
There is no better way to kick off the beginning of wedding season, than doing flowers for a friend. Lindsay, from HRM Photography, was married on April 17th. What made this so fun, is a couple of years ago when…
vintage wedding mock-up
I’m still swooning over how beautiful this vintage wedding mock-up is. The details are simply stunning. From the gorgeous orchard table display to the mismatched floral centrepieces–not to mention the flower pin bouquet–there’s definitely some steal-worthy ideas here for your…
may flowers
I love the month of May–especially for all the gorgeous blooms. Found this cute terra cotta pot from Crate & Barrel (it was under their Mother’s Day section–which reminds me I have to start thinking of what to get my…
