Bright and Colourful Summer Wedding at The Qualico Centre

Brittine and Jeff got married on my birthday. And I'll tell you what, guys: my birthday is at the end of August and it always has THE BEST weather. So basically, I'm a good luck charm. When we first met, Brittine told me she couldn't decide between a bright and colourful wedding palette, or, in her words, "a blush palette like every other basic white bride." I laughed, and then asked her to please, as a birthday present to me, choose to go with a bright colour palette. Mission accomplished.

Photos: JP Media Works | Coordination: Amanda Douglas Events | Linens and Rentals: Planned Perfectly | Venue: Qualico Family Centre

I'm definitely a colour lover. I know that bright colour can be tricky to use at a wedding, and some people are afraid to really go for it (I'll be honest...I'm often one of those people!). But Brittine was not afraid! Her bridesmaids were wearing several different shades of blue, so for her flowers, we chose peach, burgundy, coral, orange, and greens. I LOVED it. 

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: dahlias, zinnias, gomphrena, cosmos, garden roses, stock, solidago, succulents, and boxwood.

Brittine and Jeff have two rambunctious dogs and I made these bright floral dog collars for them. They were so cute!

The reception was at the Qualico Family Centre in Assiniboine Park. I designed two different centrepiece styles, one with a large potted plant and mini floral arrangements, and the other with a larger floral arrangements and mini potted succulents. It came together really cute and was perfect for summer!

Modern White and Green Wedding at The WAG

When I first met with Jessica and Andrei to talk about their wedding flowers, I simultaneously felt like I wasn't cool enough to be a part of their wedding and also knew that I had to become cool enough to be a part of their wedding. 'Cause when a city planner and an interior designer get married, you know it's going to be pretty slick. 

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Photos by Kamp Photography

And if this one picture doesn't prove it to you, allow me to continue. This couple has a modern aesthetic, the coolest house in Wolseley, and just check out Jessica's Houghton NYC gown. 

Jessica's bridal bouquet was really fun to create, and it was SO light and easy to carry. I used three different types of eucalyptus, olive foliage, air plants, white  protea, and a few stems of large-headed white roses. I also created a large, full white rose floral crown for her.

For the bridesmaids, we did up bouquets of just greenery, and also loose blooms for their hair. This was probably the best-dressed group of bridesmaids I have ever seen.

The couple crafted this incredibly cool, geometric arch for their rooftop ceremony at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. They also made mini cement planters for potted succulents, and I provided them with monstera leaves and white protea for their centrepieces.

Colourful Summer Wedding at Cielo's Garden

When we started planning their wedding flowers, Devon told me that her overall theme for her wedding to Lucas was "classy camping." Having never gone camping before (I know, so crazy), I was definitely intrigued. She had such fun ideas: a jewel tone colour palette, porcelain jugs for the centrepieces, and antique oil lamps for the candles. They wanted their wedding to feel comfortable but still full of colour and style, and I think Cielo's Garden was the absolute perfect choice for location. 

It was SO awesome to work with Aly from Victoria Anne Photography again. She's so fantastic!

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Zinnias, dahlias, asters, gomphrena, solidago, eryngium, veronica, and lilies with lemon leaf and oak leaves. This wedding was in mid-September, and I got to use the last of the locally grown flowers!

I'm not sure these bridesmaid dresses could be any more perfect! I absolutely loved the floral prints.

Devon designed the ceremony space, and I loved what she came up with. One of the things I love the most about Cielo's garden is that every wedding there is able to have a completely unique, personalized design plan. Devon definitely used this to her advantage, defining the space with a large rug and popping the floral centrepieces into the window sills.

The couple's sweetheart table was another of my favourite designs from 2016. They brought in this antique wood table, just big enough for two, and set it with smoky grey acrylic chairs. I created a lush greenery garland, and added in a ton of jewel toned florals to make the table really pop. Doesn't it look fantastic?

When the wedding couple is seated at a sweetheart table, that opens up the floor plan to some unique possibilities. In this case, the bridal party was seated at two long tables perpendicular to the sweetheart table. I created two more greenery garlands here, but wanted to use different florals. Working with the same colours as the sweetheart table garland, I chose coral snap dragons and purple waxflower. 

On the guest tables, we used all of the camping jugs and porcelain vessels that Devon and Lucas had collected, and filled them with wildflower-inspired arrangements. The tables were finished with emerald-tinted glass votives and antique glass oil lanterns. It came together beautifully!

Check out this video trailer from their wedding by Baroncraft Productions!

Natalie and Mark's Marsala Fall Wedding at Qualico Family Centre

I met Natalie just a few months before her wedding. Sometimes, a short timeline like that stresses me out, but definitely not in this case. Natalie had such a clear, lovely vision for their fall wedding at the Qualico Family Centre in Assiniboine Park. The primary colour in their palette was a rich marsala, and we worked in champagne, gold, ivory, and soft pink. Natalie even handmade tons of paper flowers to use at the reception! More on that later :)

Aren't these photos by Ariana Tennyson just gorgeous?

Bridal Bouquet ingredients: Hearts roses, quicksand roses, faith roses, white football mums, burgundy spray roses, dusty miller, podocarpus, and heuchera. 

I always like setting up wedding receptions at the Qualico Family Centre in Assiniboine Park. The space is really lovely - all of the floor to ceiling windows allow in so much natural light (and a gorgeous view, especially in the fall with all the leaves!), the stone fireplace is gorgeous, and the overall colouring of the space creates a nice soft, warm setting.

For the centrepieces, I used a combination of fresh flowers along with the paper flowers the bride made by hand - they were so beautiful and so fun to use! I also got to add a few floral touches throughout the room, including to the donut display.

Chivari Chairs: Planned Perfectly | Donuts: Oh, Doughnuts

Loriann and Keith's Whimsical Woodsy Wedding at Pineridge Hollow

Happy Valentine's Day! This year, I'm not doing much in the way of flowers for lovers BUT I'm heading off to Seattle in a few days to take a workshop with Sinclair & Moore, one of my absolute floral and event design idols. I can't wait! 

Designing Loriann's wedding flowers was so peaceful. She wanted a whimsical style for her woodsy wedding at Pineridge Hollow, and had such a calm, peaceful palette of soft purples and greens. Loriann's bouquet was light and airy to hold, filled with textured greens, and a few touches of pale lavender, mauve, and blush.  The colours and textures were so beautiful with the dusty pink bridesmaid dresses!

Take a look at these beautiful photos from Sugar & Soul Photography!

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: 
Amnesia roses, scabiosa, limoneum, snap dragons, astilbe, and eryngium with acacia, feather eucalyptus, and seeded eucalyptus.

Can we talk about how cute these little flower girls are? So adorable. I made these sweet and light flower halos of light purple limoneum for each of them!

Pineridge Hollow has a beautiful birch arbor for their outdoor garden ceremonies, and I love adding flowers to it. For this wedding, I started with a garland of silver willow and other greenery, tied the ends back with limoneum ties, and added in that large, asymmetrical floral piece using hydrangea, stock, snap dragons and eryngium.

Inside the tent reception, Pineridge Hollow's gorgeous metal lanterns were placed down the tables, and I simply added in touches of greenery to complete the whimsical, woodsy feel.