Lush Florals Featured on the cover of Toronto Life Wedding Magazine!

We here at Lush are so excited about the 2011 issue of Toronto life wedding magazine........because we made the cover!!
Toronto life featured the work of Boyfriend/Girlfriend photography from my sister wedding.  I was lucky enough to create Valery and Joel's wedding bouquets and boutonniere for the big day.  Inside the mag is a 2 page spread on their amazing wedding.  I am sure it was chosen because of all the creative touches my sister and Joel put into their day (as well as the outstanding photography!) so have a look and get inspired!

Christas Seminars, centerpieces and urns..........oh my!

Lush is getting into the holiday spirit and scheduling Christmas urn seminars as we speak, or rather....type.  Due to our smaller class sizes we schedule many classes throughout the season.  We also can book parties, so get your ladies together for a girls night and come home with something beautiful!

Lovely Lisa at one of Lush's urn seminars



Not feeling so crafty?  Let Lush create your perfect winter display to match your homes exterior.  This isn't limited to urns either, wreaths, swags and tree's are also available.

Peacock colour scheme

 

Natural birch bark

Lush will also be running a special promotion until November 30th.  Pre-order your Christmas centerpieces and receive 10% off your total.  If you are interested in creating your own centerpiece in a seminar format with friends please contact Melanie and we can schedule a party!




What a great wedding season!

The dust has settled at Lush and I finally have a moment to reflect on what an amazing season this has been for us.  This is the year that I decided to take my part time dream to a full time reality, and I will never look back.   
I want to thank every bride from 2010 for allowing me to make your vision a reality.  I loved to travel the planning journey with you, then see it all come together on your day.

I want to let everyone know that even though we specialize in wedding and event florals, Lush can create arrangements for you for holidays, sympathy and every day.  Just give us a call to place your order!

Melanie

A recent arrangement we did for the arrival of a baby boy.

Annie and Patrick October 23, 2010

Annie came to me with a bold colour scheme of red, deep purple, lime green and blue for her wedding.  She loved a piece from both our modern styles (centerpiece) and natural styles (birch bark handle) at a bridal show last year.  We found a way to use both pieces and have them work in perfect harmony.
For Annie's bridal bouquet I used red freedom roses, moonvista carnations, purple lisianthus, green hypericum berries, sea holly and bupleurum.  The bouquet was finished with a wrapping of birch bark on the handle.


For her bridesmaids we opted for red roses, red gerbera daisies, green hypericum, moonvista carnations, sea holly, bupleurum and salal greens.


I had alot of fun doing the flower girls "fairy wand".  This was a first for me, but I think it is a great idea for young flower girls that will probably destroy a pomander ball before it makes it down the aisle.

Flower Girl Fairy wand and toss bouquet

I have a huge love for this amazing carnation (moonvista) that was used in the centerpieces and bouquets at Annie and Patricks wedding.  I am a firm believer that if used the proper way, a carnation can be as lovely as any dahlia or calla.............it's all about presentation.

A massing of moonvista carnations with bells of ireland and looped curly willow accent.  Red ribbon adds the final punch of colour and ties it into the wedding bouquets.

The final element were the 2 large ceremony arrangements placed upon tall ornamental vases.  Crystals hung from the curly willow above a massing of red, blue, purple and green blooms.  These were later transfered to the hall to serve a dual purpose.

Kristine and Dave, October 30, 2010

For Kristine and Dave's Queenston Heights wedding we chose to use the colours of the season with orangey red and yellow roses.  Red hypericum berries accented the bridal bouquet.
Congrats Kristine and Dave!

Bridesmaids Bouquet

Bridal Bouquet

Amie and Jeremy October 30, 2010

Amie and Jeremy were planning a halloween themed wedding reception in shades of orange and brown.  We selected the brides favorite: orange  and burgundy gerbera for the bride and orange gerbera for the bridesmaids.  Brown wheat accents were added to both bouquets and the mini gerbera boutonnieres.
Congrats Amie and Jeremy!

Bridesmaids Bouquet

Bridal Bouquet

Stefanie and Jeff October 16th, 2010

When Stefanie came to me with idea's for her wedding there was a re-occuring theme in all of the pictures...Orange mokara orchids.  She loved these blooms and I don't blame her.  These orchids aren't used alot on our area and come in some pretty amazing colours that a dendrobium of cymbidium cannot achieve.  The crazy part about this orchid is that it is grown in Thailand!  I cannot believe how far some of these flowers travel before they are placed into a bridal bouquet.
For Stefanie's bouquet we decided to used an orange, green and white pallette.  Orange morkara orchids, orange roses and orange dahlia's along with green spider mums, green hydrangea and green pepperberry made up her bouquet.  Accents of pinky/peach pepperberry, white commercial mums and looped curly willow were also added.

Bridal Bouquet

The Bridesmaids Bouquets contained all green and orange flowers.  Again Mokara orchids were the highlight.  They were accompanied by orange protea, green spider mums, green berzillia berries, orange dahlia and orange roses.  All bouquet handles were also wrapped in birch bark, a theme which continued onto the couples wedding cake!

Bridesmaids bouquet

Diana and Adam October 9th, 2010

Diana and Adam wanted to incorporate a red, black and white colour scheme into their vintage themed wedding.  We went with a classic calla lily for the bride but added a twist with the black colour and red kangaroo paw.  I used white commercials for the bridesmaids which has a pretty vintage feel to it, the looped lily grass added a unique twist.

Bridal Bouquet

Bridesmaids bouquet

Grooms Boutonniere

Congrats Diana and Adam!

Niagara Fall Bridal Show

Lush had a booth at the Niagara fall bridal show this past weekend.   I got to try out some interesting idea's I have had lately and meet loads of brides.  I focused on 3 main themes at the bridal show: vintage, funky/contemporary, natural (with an edge).  Hope you like them!

Vintage Theme




Flower girl bouquet with button accents

 

Bridal bouquet of 'Esperence' roses, pink spray roses, brain celosia, berzillia and dusty miller foliage

Natural bridal bouquet and bridesmaids bouquet

The bridal bouquet contained green hydrangea, leucadendron, berzillia, green trick dianthus, coffee foliage, spider mums and clematis seed heads.  The yellow balls (craspedia) add whimsical accent.
The bridesmaids bouquet is berzillia, craspedia and looped lily grass.  The bouquet is finished with a birch bark handle.

Large ceremony arrangement

This large arrangement contains masses of antique green hydrangea, craspedia, bells of ireland, green trick dianthus, fasciated willow, clematis seed heads and berzillia.  The pillars of birch poles and chains of yellow dogwood add an unexpected twist.

Aleasha and William Oct.2, 2010

Aleasha was a girl after my own heart......she wanted colour, lot's of colour.  Nothing pops like lime green, deep purple and hot pink.  I think this may be my favorite colour combination. 

Bridal bouquet of purple lisianthus, pink dahlia, pink roses, pink mini gerbera, green hydrangea and green hypericum.  All finished with salal leaves and an eggplant ribbon accent.

The bridesmaids bouquets were very similar but contained my favorite dark purple:  moonvista carnations

Bridesmaids bouquet

Grooms Boutonniere

Jill and Mike September 25th, 2010

Jill and Mike wanted a peacock feather theme for their wedding at the balls falls conservation building.  They focused on white and lime green with accents of blue.
The bridal bouquet was a wild mix of peacock feathers (of course), lime hydrangea, white stock, white star of bethlehem, lime cymbidium orchids, blue delphinium and rolled aspidistra leaves.  The bouquet handle was wrapped with birch bark and brown ribbon.

Bridal Bouquet

The reception arrangement contained birch bark branches and bark curls as well as a mixture of white button mums, blue delphinium, green hydrangea, green spider mums and seeded eucalyptus

Reception Arrangement

Bridesmaids Bouquet

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Megan and Vince Sept 25th, 2010

Megan and Vince wanted to keep their wedding florals very simple.  We went with a fresh green, white and yellow colour scheme for this balls falls wedding. 
For the brides bouquet we chose white lisianthus, stock and spider mums.  We accented with green hypericum and kermit mums. 

Bridal Bouquet

The bridesmaids carried bouquets of white, yellow and green button mums.  A single white spider mum tied them in with the bride.

Bridesmaids Bouquets

Flower Girl Bouquet

The groom and groomsmen wore green kermit mum "hand tied" boutonnieres with brown ribbon accent.

grooms Boutonniere

Pam and Ryan September 18th, 2010

When Ryan and Pam came to meet me for their first consultation and told me they wanted completely local wedding flowers I was in a bit of shock.  I am so used to designing based on other elements.....colours, theme, texture or price.  But with Ryan working for the conservation authority it was very important to him that everything down to the foliage was grown in our area.  thankfully I have a plentiful cutting garden at home and I live in the boonies to collect everything else!
I became completely immersed in searching for berries, pods and vines on my walks with my son leading up to this wedding and it paid off!  My favorite "find" was clematis seed heads for the bouquets and boutonnieres, they are curly and crazy looking.....perfectly Lush.

Bridal Bouquet of local calla lilies, sunflowers, button mums, dahlia, goldenrod, clematis seed heads, Diablo Ninebark foliage, Itea foliage and wild grapevine.

Brdiesmaids Bouquet



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Flower Girls bouquet of a sunflower, Diablo Ninebark foliage and Red Baron Grass



Conrad Stewart Wedding September 4, 2010

Jen Stewart wanted "punch" in her bouquets and centerpieces for her N-O-T-L wedding to Glenn Conrad. She loved an orange colour scheme and chose to accent it with greens, reds and a hint or purple.  She was also huge on diversity in texture, which is always a fun way to design.

For her centerpieces I chose Antique green hydrangea (amazing), Voodoo roses (another recent favorite), orange protea and a purple moon series carnation (yes they are coming back people!).  I added a grapevine ball and loops of curly willow for a rustic touch.

Centerpieces

Bridesmaids bouquets were a mix of orange protea, carnations, alstromeria, dahlia, hydrangea and loops of curly willow.  For the flower girl I did a simple gathering of protea, carnations, hypericum and greens.

Bridesmaids Bouquet  Photo by Valery Gore

Flower Girl Bouquet  Photo by Valery Gore

For the bridal bouquet I used voodoo roses, brain celosia, carnations, mango calla lilies, safari sunset leucadendron, lime cymbidium orchids, orange protea, antique green hydrangea and loops of curly willow. 

Bridal Bouquet  Photo's by Valery Gore

Cocktail table arrangement  Photo by Valery Gore

Head table arrangement

Ceremony Arrangements of the brides favorite