Thursday, November 11, 2010

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.

Monday, November 1, 2010

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

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