Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Spring Boutonnieres - hellebore and succulent

Succulents are still popular for bridal bouquets and boutonnieres, and I love them. What is kind of neat about using succulents in your wedding is that after the wedding you can carefully remove the succulent from the boutonniere or bouquet and shove it in some soil. It will take root after a couple weeks and you will have a living keepsake from your wedding day!

Top boutonniere - succulent, anemone, clematis buds
Bottom boutonniere - hellebore and sword fern

Friday, March 8, 2013

A Classy Pink and Pearls Wedding in Victoria, BC

I am very excited to share some beautiful photos of a February wedding that took place here in Victoria. If you choose to get married in Victoria in February, chances are you will need an indoor ceremony and reception venue due to the likely hood of rain. But, for this lucky couple they had nothing but blue skies, sunshine and not a single drop of rain for their wedding day!

Ashley and Brandon Photography

Nikki and Logan chose to be married inside the St. Ann's Academy chapel with it's beautiful gold and soft blue ceiling, which I must admit I just love to see in pictures! And to see more lovely photos of Nikki and Logan's wedding day please visit  Ashley and Brandon Photography. Ashley and Brandon captured their day perfectly.

Tara McHugh Flora

One of the first things Nikki and her mother gave me at our initial meeting was the invitation which they had made back in Canmore, Nikki's hometown. The color palette started with this item.

  Ashley and Brandon Photography

The bridesmaids' bouquets were a mixture of various roses and white hydrangea. To see more on Nikki's all white bouquet read my blog post here. 
 
 Tara McHugh Flora
I just love the next couple shots of the bouquet delivery. I love to be able to see the bride personally at the delivery and sometimes it just isn't possible.

Ashley and Brandon Photography


Ashley and Brandon Photography


 Ashley and Brandon Photography

A palette of soft pinks, cream, white and gold created such a sophisticated feeling for this wedding. And especially with all the pearl accents, from the beautiful jewellery she wore, to the details at the reception, it was all just simply classy!

The reception was held in the Vancouver Island Ballroom at the Grand Pacific Hotel. We decided to go with two different centerpieces on the tables. One being, a trio of three vases filled with tulips, pink alstroemeria, hydrangea and baby's breath. And the other a "twisted tulip bowl".

 Tara McHugh Flora


 Tara McHugh Flora


 Tara McHugh Flora

 The head table had hydrangea and baby's breath arrangements on them. Once the reception started the bridesmaids could then place their flowers in the bouquet holders supplied by the decor company which hung on the front of the table. Double duty, do it when you can!

  Tara McHugh Flora

Another big thanks for the beautiful photos from Ashley and Brandon Photography

Friday, March 1, 2013

Victoria Women of Weddings - Laurel Point Inn

The first ever event hosted by the Victoria Women of Weddings took place February 12th at the beautiful Laurel Point Inn. What a gorgeous space to host your wedding reception! A few of us wedding vendors collaborated on this first event to help make Sharon Rai's vision come true. The theme was "Hearts and Arrows" with the date being so close to Valentine's Day, and the turn out of vendors was incredible. Here are a few lovely pictures by Deanna McCollum Photography of the flowers I did for our feature table. All the beautiful decor for the event was done by Magical Moments Decorating

white hydrangea, yellow mimosa, red tea spray roses


red roses, yellow witch hazel