tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39808790553573335612024-03-13T21:58:52.973-07:00Tara McHugh FloraTara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-48875202753764006622014-11-06T09:53:00.005-08:002014-11-06T09:53:54.500-08:00Blog has moved<div style="text-align: center;">
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Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-86514880742166109682014-07-14T22:51:00.000-07:002014-07-14T22:51:41.650-07:00Villa Marco Polo Inn - Italian Inspiration Shoot<div style="text-align: center;">
One of the most beautiful locations in Victoria for a small wedding with European flair has got to be the Villa Marco Polo Inn. The boxwood lined gardens are elegant and private and depending what month it is, filled with roses, clematis or rhododendrons. It would even be great for rehearsal dinners or small family functions.<br />
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The following are photos from an Italian inspired wedding shoot featured on <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fabyoubliss.com/2014/05/30/elegant-and-romantic-italian-villa-inspiration/">FAB YOU BLISS</a></span> a wedding and lifestyle blog. Every photo shoot you learn something new and it's always such a pleasure working with other local talented vendors.<br />
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Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-83445844142478412272014-05-29T22:46:00.000-07:002014-05-29T22:50:44.480-07:00Summer Wedding Flowers<div style="text-align: center;">
With such beautiful weather and very little chance of rain, summer is the most popular time of year to get married. If you are considering getting married in the months of June, July or August the following are some of my favorite local flowers available. All these flowers can be grown here in Victoria in your garden if you have a green thumb. But for us florists when larger quantities are needed for weddings many of these flowers can be ordered from the main land where there are some fabulous greenhouse growers.</div>
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JUNE - delphiniums, peonies and lady's mantle</div>
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JULY - sweet peas, peony, dusty miller</div>
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AUGUST - dahlias and roses<br />
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Alstroemeria - available 12 months of the year in a variety of colors<br />
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Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-82724368858010739542014-05-09T19:16:00.000-07:002014-05-13T13:42:10.108-07:00Fresh From the Field Wedding Flowers - blog give away<div style="text-align: center;">
So it's no secret that I have been a long time fan of Erin Benzakein of <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.floretflowers.com/">Floret Flower Farm</a></span>. Last summer I even had the chance to attend her first floral workshop co-hosted with Amy Merrick and see her farm first hand. That was an incredible experience in itself and you can read more about it <span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://taramchughflora.blogspot.ca/2013/09/amy-merrick-and-floret-farm-workshop.html"><i>here</i>.</a></span> So when the opportunity arose to do a give away of her new book "<i>Fresh From the Field Wedding Flowers</i>" I jumped on it! The book was co-authored with <span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://www.growingformarket.com/">Lynn Byczynski</a> </span>a longtime flower farmer, and founding editor and publisher of <i>Growing for Market.</i></div>
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This book is jammed packed with great information. The benefits of using local flowers, floral design basics, growing and handling advice for more than 100 plants, and so much more!! Not only is there lots of eye candy in this 112 page book but it also comes with a disc with four video tutorials totaling more than 75 minutes. I totally recommend this book to any flower lover. Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a hand tied bridal bouquet or boutonnieres? Or are you just curious about the local flower movement and learning to grow?</div>
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Well now is the chance to have your questions answered. All you have to do to WIN your FREE copy of "<i>Fresh From the Field Wedding Flowers</i>" is share something with me in the comments below.</div>
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if you grow some flowers already please share with us one of the easiest flowers to grow (so that we can all try them too!) My recommendation is Zinnias!</div>
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I will announce the the winner on my Facebook page May 30th!!</div>
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Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-55164696638444139242014-05-02T21:17:00.000-07:002014-05-02T21:17:55.371-07:00Empress Hotel Photo Shoot<div style="text-align: center;">
I recently received some gorgeous photos from the girls over at <a href="http://www.twotinyelephants.com/">Two Tiny Elephants</a>. They had asked me to do up a bridal bouquet for a photo shoot they were doing at the Empress Hotel. It's always very exciting to see my flowers in a beautiful shoot! I just can't get over the blue chair, red lips, and that dress, I love it all!! What do you think?</div>
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The bouquet was filled with local speckled hellebores, tulips, viburnum, freesia and fern.</div>
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To view this whole shoot please visit the Two Tiny Elephants <a href="http://www.twotinyelephants.com/blog/">blog.</a></div>
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Photography - <a href="http://www.twotinyelephants.com/">Two Tiny Elephants</a></div>
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Invitation and stationary - <a href="http://www.twotinyelephants.com/">Two Tiny Elephants</a></div>
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Dress and accessories - <a href="http://www.blushvictoria.com/">Blush Bridal</a></div>
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Hair and make-up - Rika Kirihara</div>
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Flowers - <a href="http://www.taramchughflora.com/">Tara McHugh Flora</a></div>
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Location - Fairmont Empress Hotel</div>
Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-69117669970352709142014-03-06T21:10:00.000-08:002014-03-06T21:10:00.575-08:00Still loving flower crowns?<div style="text-align: center;">
Still loving flower crowns? I hope so, because I still am! I love them big and full for the bride who wants a statement piece. Or, small and delicate for a more understated natural look. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(hellebore and pieris japonica hair piece)</span></div>
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Flowers: <a href="http://www.taramchughflora.com/">Tara McHugh Flora</a></div>
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Location: <a href="http://ma-luxe.com/">Ma-Luxe Studio</a> </div>
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Dress: <a href="http://thewhitepeony.com/">White Peony</a> </div>
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Photography: <a href="http://www.twotinyelephants.com/">Two Tiny Elephants</a></div>
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Hair: Colin Bear</div>
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Make-Up: <a href="http://ma-luxe.com/ma-luxe/Home.html">Ma-Luxe Studio</a> </div>
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To see more beautiful pictures by Two Tiny Elephants head on over to their blog at <span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.twotinyelephants.com/blog/">http://www.twotinyelephants.com/blog/</a></span></div>
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Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-62852947932786650732014-02-25T09:49:00.001-08:002014-02-25T09:49:15.009-08:00Sea Cider Wedding - Victoria, BC<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm happy to share some beautiful photos taken by <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.kimkalynphotography.com/">Kim Kalyn Photography</a> </span>from a wedding last September. This beautiful couple was married at the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.seacider.ca/">Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse.</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">It was recently featured on Weddingbells and you can read and view more on the wedding<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.weddingbells.ca/real-weddings/a-rustic-and-romantic-wedding-in-saanichton-british-columbia/">here.</a></span></span></span></div>
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What I loved about this wedding was that 90% of the flowers were local and organic. The only flowers we special ordered were the white hydrangeas and the blush "Juliet" garden roses. I particularly loved the chartreuse green zinnias in the bridesmaids bouquets!</div>
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Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-86845485141360219262014-02-05T20:32:00.002-08:002014-02-05T20:32:54.645-08:00Flowers in Vintage Tea Cups<div style="text-align: center;">
I recently had a customer bring me a bunch of vintage tea cups. She was going to give them as gifts and wanted them filled with flowers. I have always wanted to try this as I think it would be a lovely Mother's day gift or beautiful for a bridal shower tea party. </div>
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Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-24588845225629307262014-01-20T21:57:00.000-08:002014-01-21T10:03:05.419-08:00Garden Wedding - Victoria, BC<div style="text-align: center;">
My first post for the new year highlights a special wedding from this past summer. On a warm and sunny July day, my best friend Kendi married an incredible guy named Ken in a beautiful garden here in Victoria, BC. The venue was a private residence. The property was full of winding garden pathways that toured you through a mix of fruit trees, lavender and poppies. With no sit down dinner, guests were free to explore the property while drinking, grazing from food stations and playing games on the lawn.</div>
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So I have to say that this was a first for me. I have never before been a maid of honour, or a bridesmaid for that matter. But I most certainly have not been the maid of honour AND the florist before. It was actually lots of hard work and had moments of stress but I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Who needs to spend time on hair and make up when there are flowers to be done? Priorities of a florist! I will say though, all the hard work aside, it is very special to be able to create and share my talents with the people closest to me. Especially my best friend who has always been one of the biggest supports for my business!<br />
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Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-50013462273693385092013-12-12T22:09:00.000-08:002013-12-12T22:09:16.655-08:00Bold and Bright Poinsettias<div style="text-align: center;">
What is your opinion on poinsettias? Do you love the vibrant hit of red that it can add to any space at Christmas? Or are you so sick of seeing those foil wrapped plants in every restaurant and office around the holiday season?</div>
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I just want to let all you "haters" know, that if you receive a plant as a gift and really don't want to chuck it out (which you will have to do eventually as they never die!), you can cut off a few blooms and use them in your holiday decorating. Just give it try and see what you think!</div>
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I recently collaborated on a photo shoot with <a href="http://www.ruthanddean.com/">Ruth and Dean</a> who create absolutely gorgeous pies and cakes here in Victoria. I had planned on using bright red amaryllis blooms for this holiday inspired shoot but when they arrived they were super tight buds. So plan B it was. Actually, there was no plan B and there were no other red flowers at my suppliers that week other than carnations. What's a girl to do? Well, you can grab a 6" potted poinsettia and cut off all the blooms and appreciate it with a whole new perspective. </div>
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Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-13316264699634865292013-11-12T09:35:00.000-08:002013-11-12T09:35:27.668-08:00Autumn dahlia bouquet<div style="text-align: center;">
This colourful and bold bouquet full of maple leaves and dahlias is earthy and rustic, and is sure to satisfy all those flower people who love orange, red and fall! Enjoy the autumn inspiration........</div>
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Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-77412771805118554542013-11-06T20:45:00.002-08:002013-11-06T20:45:20.188-08:00Garden Rose Bouquets<div style="text-align: center;">
My best friend's wedding. What can I say, it doesn't get any better as a florist to have carte blanche. She knew she wanted soft and romantic, and I knew I wanted to use garden roses! </div>
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In her bouquet I ended up using three different varieties of roses, white peonies, dusty miller, yarrow, and some eucalyptus.</div>
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A special detail was the heirloom diamond pendant borrowed from her mother-in-law which I hand stitched onto the ribbon. And don't you just love her jewellery? The fine, simple gold bracelet is my favourite!</div>
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I was also lucky enough to be the maid of honour and the only one in the bridal party, which meant I got to make myself whatever I wanted! Here is my bouquet being held by a girlfriend of mine, and doesn't it look like it was made for her?</div>
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<br />Tara McHugh Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407074790944110367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980879055357333561.post-47294210782821680932013-10-30T22:06:00.004-07:002013-10-30T22:10:21.833-07:00Ivan Meade on Flowers<div style="text-align: center;">
I thought it would be fun to bring in my friend and local interior designer Ivan Meade of <span style="color: #7f6000;"><a href="http://www.meadedesigngroup.com/">Meade Design Group</a> </span>for an interview on the blog today. Curious what this designer loves and hates about flowers? Well you will have to read to find out!</div>
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1) As an interior designer, when do you like to use flowers and why?<br />
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I like to use flowers in all of my interior design projects, and I always have natural flowers at my studio. I believe flowers can bring a space to life and complement the interior design. They can be the final touch that finishes off a room. If you don't have plants or flowers in an interior, it can look very sterile; flowers add the sense that a soul lives in the space, or works in a space. I believe flowers remind us that we are part of something bigger, a reminder of the beautiful things in nature. When you go to a restaurant and you don't see flowers on the table, the restaurant feels very mechanical - the space doesn't invite you to relax and enjoy yourself. Flowers at the entrance of a business is always a kind way to say 'Welcome, I am glad you are here' (this is one of the reasons I always have natural flowers at my studio). Flowers are actually the best investment to make me and my clients happy. <br />
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There you have it, a designer's thoughts on flowers. Feel free to comment as I am always curious about why people love flowers and what flower is their favorite!! And if you are a lover of interior design check out Ivan's blog at <a href="http://meadedesigngroup.blogspot.ca/"><span style="color: #7f6000;">http://meadedesigngroup.blogspot.ca/ </span></a> for beautiful inspiration and many great interviews with world renown designers.</div>
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This past summer I finally had the "dream clients" that everyone wishes for. What makes dream clients you ask? People who are open to ideas, appreciate the art of flowers and design, are trusting, genuine, and are thankful. </div>
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This wedding was a dream come true for me in many ways. One being, with my background in interior design, my favourite environment for flowers is the home. And I was very excited to have clients who wanted flowers to play a major role in their home for their daughter's wedding.</div>
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We decided to clear the dining room and living room shelves of all books etc. and flood them with various flowers and a few photos of the bride and groom. We kept to a crisp white color scheme, and mostly clear glass vessels throughout. The bride's parents had the black and white print hanging on the wall of St. Paul's Cathedral made just for the wedding. Such a cool touch.</div>
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The couple was married under an old hydrangea vine climbing up an oak tree. The vine wasn't actually in bloom at the time of the wedding, so I covered it with white hydrangea and dahlias in water picks and it turned out to be a beautiful natural arbour.<br />
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The bride's lovely dress was from <a href="http://thewhitepeony.com/">White Peony</a> a local shop here in Victoria. The bride let the bridesmaids choose there own dress colors. Either grey, soft pink or soft yellow.</div>
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After the ceremony while the couple was getting photographed the guests had the opportunity to hop on a local "tourist" bus and explore a couple spots in Victoria. I loved this idea! What a treat for the out of town guests.</div>
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Look at these lovely desserts by <a href="http://www.delishcateringoakbay.ca/Welcome.html">Delish Catering</a> who catered the whole evening. I am so in love with this gorgeous wedding cake!! </div>
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According to the bride and groom the day went off without a hitch, which I'm always happy to hear. All the best to L&G and your new adventures in New York City! And thanks to everyone who helped out on this wedding, you know who you are.</div>
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This past August I had a really fun request from a bride who was getting married at the beautiful <a href="http://www.seacider.ca/">Sea Cider Farm</a>. She wanted an all herb wedding. Everything was to be herbs, including her bouquet! I was very excited to do something different and even more excited to source everything from local gardens. A herbal wedding is such a "green" concept. Everything can be grown in your garden or neighbour's garden, and after the wedding day you can dry some of the herbs for a keep sake or throw the rest in a batch of stock! The timing for this wedding was perfect to be able to catch a few herbs in late summer bloom. </div>
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A short while ago I went on a small adventure down to Washington to spend the weekend with a bunch of flower loving women! Two of my favorite bloggers <a href="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.ca/">Amy Merrick</a> and <a href="http://www.floretflowers.com/blog/">Erin Benzakein</a> were co-hosting a weekend floral workshop and it turns out I was just one beautiful ferry ride away.</div>
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Seeing Erin's farm in real life was really cool! I have been drooling over all her flower farming photos for years and just to actually see the whole operation and how it runs was fantastic. She is amazing with what she pumps out on 2 acres!</div>
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We spent the first morning cutting buckets and buckets of flowers which we then later turned into beautiful hand tied bouquets. A friend of Erin's was generous enough to let us use her beautiful 1906 barn for the workshop. The setting was idyllic. </div>
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I absolutely love Amy's loose style of flower arranging. It is much harder than it looks and it was a real treat to be able to just watch her in action! She really wanted us to be thoughtful with flower placement and to give each flower enough space. </div>
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It was truly a memorable weekend. The food, wine, location, company were perfect. For our final night we spent the afternoon dressing the barn for the most magnificent salmon dinner. Linen runners, tree branches, hop vines, the table flooded in candle light and fruit. And of course lets not forget all the beautiful guests adorned in our flower crown creations. I will post a link to some professional photos once I receive them. My photos would not do it justice!!<br />
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Here are a few photos from a recent wedding at <a href="http://www.pinelodgefarm.ca/weddings.html">Pine Lodge Farm</a>. I had no idea this beautiful outdoor venue in the Cowichan Valley existed until now and I am in love with it! </div>
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The idea of being married on a bridge, over water, surrounded by gardens is just dreamy. And look at how happy this beautiful couple is.....</div>
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The bride's request was a bouquet that looked like it had been "hand picked". So nothing too perfect, a little bit wild looking and some purple. I chose to use purple veronica, scabiosa, deep purple lisianthus, peonies, queen ann's lace and various fern and hosta leaves.</div>
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The boutonnieres were lisianthus, lavender and astrancia.</div>
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What a happy couple! Wishing you all the best J & D.</div>
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I was recently part of a group effort to throw my best friend a "garden themed" bridal shower. She is a new home owner and loves gardening so I thought, forget lingerie, lets do plants and flowers!</div>
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Her mother in law hosted the event and was more than happy to bring out her heirloom silver and dishes, we all pitched in for food and of course I brought over a few flowers to finish it off. </div>
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I opted out of buying a plant or flower so instead I contacted a local artist <a href="http://lauralavender.com/">Laura Lavender</a>. I gave her a quote and asked her to do a painting using lily of the valley and roses, and this was what she came up with. I put it in a simple Ikea frame and I think it turned out really sweet.<br />
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I recently was hired to provide flowers for a Campus Infinity car dealership party. The dealership is quite modern so I went with a bold palette of colors. I was very excited to use the orange buddleia (also known as butterfly bush) from my neighbours garden as it's an unusual flower not readily available as a cut flower.</div>
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What is eryngium? Eryngium is a blueish purple thistle flower, also known as sea holly. It actually is a rare color in the flower world, which is one of the reasons why I love it! As a cut stem flower it has a good long vase life, around 7-14 days depending how fresh it is. The flower itself grows on an odd irregular shaped stem, so they don't look their best displayed on their own. But they do however compliment many other beautiful flowers.</div>
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Victoria is home to one of the most famous gardens in the world, Butchart Gardens.</div>
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I just found out recently, you can actually have an indoor garden wedding and reception at Butchart Gardens between January 15th and March 31st. The garden recently hosted some of us wedding vendors and gave us a tour and information about hosting weddings at their venue.</div>
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The wedding ceremonies happen in the "spring prelude garden" which is a lush indoor garden full of beautiful fragrance and spring blossoms. The number of guests allowed is 60, so it's perfect for an intimate wedding, or vow renewal. Once the ceremony is over receptions are held in the historic dining room of the original Butchart family home.</div>
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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!</div>
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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 <a href="http://www.ashleykelboughphotography.com/nikki-logan-st-anns-wedding/">Ashley and Brandon Photography</a>. Ashley and Brandon captured their day perfectly. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">A </span>palette of soft pinks, cream<span style="font-size: small;">, white and gold</span></span></span></span></span></span> 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!<br />
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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".<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">The head table had hydrangea and baby's breath arrangements on them. <span style="font-size: small;">Once the <span style="font-size: small;">recepti<span style="font-size: small;">on started the bridesmai<span style="font-size: small;">d<span style="font-size: small;">s</span> could<span style="font-size: small;"> then place th<span style="font-size: small;">e<span style="font-size: small;">i</span>r flowers <span style="font-size: small;">in the bouquet holders suppl<span style="font-size: small;">ie<span style="font-size: small;">d b<span style="font-size: small;">y <span style="font-size: small;">the decor c<span style="font-size: small;">omp<span style="font-size: small;">any which hung on the fro<span style="font-size: small;">nt of the table. Double duty, <span style="font-size: small;">do it when you can!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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The first ever event hosted by the <a href="http://www.victoriawow.com/">Victoria Women of Weddings</a> 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 <a href="http://www.sharonrai.com/">Sharon Rai's</a> 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 <a href="http://www.deannamccollum.com/">Deanna McCollum Photography</a> of the flowers I did for our feature table. All the beautiful decor for the event was done by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Magical-Moments-Decorating/131065413631326">Magical Moments Decorating</a></div>
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I am most often drawn to vibrant rich colors, but these pale yellow tulips I just couldn't resist. And the fact that they were a "double tulip" made them even more irresistible. The more they open, the more spectacular they are!</div>
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Oh ya, and the silver poodle Marley, he is pretty spectacular too!</div>
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