Citrus Spring Wedding

“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” Billy Crystal

This past weekend a dear friend of mine was married. Not only was I lucky enough to do the flowers, but I also was the Maid of Honor. We lived together for two years and we have been through a lot together, it was so special to play a role in her day. She was a pretty easy bride to work with as her only requests were that Gerberas were included (her favorite) and the colors were orange & green.

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There were four bridesmaids, we each carried a posy of Green mini hydrangea, green hypericum berries, orange mini gerberas, and orange mokara orchids all finished off with lily grass loops in lieu of traditional greenery.

Moraya's bouquet is probably one of my favorites I've made to date. As you may know I'm a sucker for color and texture- so much texture! The bride's bouquet was a tight hand tie of Green mini hydrangea, green hypericum berries, green mini cymbidium orchids, orange mokara orchids, orange pincushion protea, orange mini gerbera daisies, orange ornithogalum.

Again I finished off the bouquet with loops of lily grass- I loved how it looked so "sweepy"! The final touch was a simple single wrap of orange silk and two pearl pins (which matched her earring perfectly!).

The Head Table Centerpiece included all the elements of the bouquets in a grouping  design.
And here are a few more of Moraya's Bouquet!

Congratulations Moraya & Brennan. Blessings on your life together!!

Thanks to Morgan Dunnet for the photos!

Laura & Dan: White Winter Wonderland Wedding

(say that title 3 times fast!)
They have arrived! The professional shots of Laura & Dan's Beautiful White wedding! All these amazing photos are by 6:8 Photography! This is just a small taste, head to their BLOG to check out the fun details (and wedding party!) from this special day!

Laura's Bouquet: Wild with a touch of bling (click on the photo for a closer look!)

 

The beautiful lodge with feet & feet of garland -- so fun!

Love the contrast of the bouquets with the girls dresses!

Stunning!

Thanks to 6:8 Photography for the beautiful pics, and Island Lake Lodge for being so great to work with! And a very special thanks (& congratulations!) to Laura & Dan! You guys were a dream to work with & your wedding had such a fun vibe to it!

Oh, Baby!

 A lot of proud grandparents ordering arrangements! Was kinda fun to make "themed" arrangements that aren't kitchy.  The first three pics are new baby vases from this week!

And these last two are arrangements I made up for the front window (unfortunately they are the same colour as most everything outside right now- booo).

Who can resist a bowl full of dendrobium orchids ? (would make great wedding centerpieces!)

Winter Wonderland Wedding : Behind the Scenes

Ok, so obviously I'm excited to share this wedding! I've been up since 7 working on this wedding got home, put on my sweats and could probably sleep for a few hours, but all I want to do is post some pictures. What a great day/week. We had two staff working full time on this wedding this week and it turned out amazing! I cannot wait for the professional photos (so I'm posting my iphone pics). Here is a behind-the-scenes look at the prep for this wedding!
 

This was the cooler earlier this week: 150 hydrangea, over 300 tulips, & 85 garden roses (plus a few others!)

The wedding was at Island Lake Lodge. At this time of year the only way to get up there is in a Cat.  It took one and a half of these to transport all the flowers up to the Lodge!

 

Some pics of the flowers in the cat.

The Chipper Captain...

Another in the Cat shot.

Winter Wonderland up at Island Lake Lodge.

Fireplace in the ceremony room- loved it!

Not the best photo- but gives you an idea of how much garland there was.

A close-up of the garland. Hydrangea, tulips, garden roses, & pine cones.

On each chair there was a small bottle of bubbles & a little box of tissue.

The Guest Favor. "Fire Pit Kit" All the fixings to make smores.

Grooms Bout

Sneak-peak at the Bride's Bouquet.

There will definitely be more pics (of better quality) to come in a few weeks!  I'm off to nap!! : )

Busy, busy!

This week is a busy one! There will be more details about it to come this weekend. But for now here are a few that went out this week...

I love the kale!

We got some 'pig face' (AKA 'fox face) in this week (the yellow, lemon-like things)!

For a tea-party Birthday!

Ok, here is one photo of what we are working on this week... we have about six time this many tulips in our cooler right now, along with 150 hydrangea and lots more! Can't wait to share it all with you!!

Brave Brides & True Friends

Once again I was looking through my photos to see if I had missed blogging any of them. Well I found a few! I realized I've never posted the pictures of weddings I did before I owned The Green Petal.

Before opening my shop I worked for a shop in Cranbrook ( MJ's Floral). I learned a lot and requested friday/saturday shifts because I wanted to gain experience with wedding design. After a few years doing this I received a call from my dear friend Lisa, asking me if I would be willing to do the flowers for her wedding. I was super excited and a bit scared but very quickly agreed to do them! Well 2008/2009 were a busy couple of years, as many of my friends decided to get married. I was honored that they trusted me enough to do the flowers, let alone give me as much freedom as they did! I owe a lot to these girls, it was during these weddings I learned the "other half" of wedding work,  ORGANIZATION! Often working alone (though sometimes aided by willing friends), and having up to 6 bridesmaids and 18 button holes I definitely honed my time management skills! I also discovered the importance of flexibility in design- especially when it comes to weddings (hmmm... I think I will do a whole separate blog on that!).

In the end I really just wanted to say thanks to these lovely ladies for trusting me with their important day & encouraging me in following my passion! Love you!

Lisa & Joel 

(Camponi Photography)

Carrie & Ben

(Camponi Photography)

Jolene & Keegan

Rachel & Mark

(Camponi Photography)

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. ~ C.S. Lewis 

Loving Memory

This arrangement was made to honor a loving Daughter/Mother. I was asked to make something that would arc over the Box Urn & Photo (obviously the ones in the pic were just from my shop to get the scale). They wanted it to have a feel of an Angel Arc.  I hope it captures what they were wanting.

Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.