Niagara Spring Bridal Show

Back in February, in the heart of a snow storm I sat cozy at my bridal show booth at Club Italia.  For those who didn't throw on the parka to come for a visit, here are a few pictures from our booth. 
Many thanks go out to Eva Derrick of Avenue Studios who graciously shot all of the beautiful pics for me.  The rest of Eva's work can be seen on her website: http://www.avenuestudios.ca/

The bridal bouquet consists of green trick dianthus, purple trachelium, delphinium, anemone and loops of lily grass.  I decided to pair it with a ceremony arrangement to get brides thinking out of the box.  Who says that wedding arrangements have to be expensive with massing of pricey blooms.  I used lily grass to create large "flowers"  accented with delphinium and funky fasciated willow.

This jewel toned bridal bouquet is packed full of vibrant colour and texture.  Lime green hydrangea, green trick dianthus, pink alstromeria, hot pink roses. moonvista carnation and purple tulips are hand tied with purple ribbon and a teal blue accent.



A simple option for a bride or bridesmaid is the pairing of berzillia berries, roses and lime green anthurium to culr around the blooms.  Again I wanted to creat a ceremony arrangement that was simple but made a huge statement.  A framework of branches held this arrangement above a cube of cat grass with roots exposed in the vase.

At most weddings a guest at each table is rewarded with the privilage to take home the centerpiece (unless it's a rental and that just has the family on alert making sure that none walk out the door).  Why not eliminate rental vase worry!  You could offer each couple at the table their own cone of flowers to take home with them.  These cones are filled with pink alstomeria and eucalyptus.  Moss and a green hydrangea hold the cones in perfect position in a rental vase!

I have a love affair with "black" calla lilies, which aren't really black but about as close as those plant geneticists can get.  I paired it with a few lighter mauve blooms and then threw in some navy blue viburnum for good measure.  Seems like a successful recipe.  What you cannot see is the funky purple yarn I used to wrap the handle.  Why not let the yarn aisle inspire, I cannot knit but I sure can wrap bouquet handles.

The full Lush experience!  A huge thanks to Gotcha Covered for providing beautiful linens.  http://www.gotchacovered.ca/

That is the end to bridal show season, we will see you all again in October!!

Melanie