Empress Hotel Photo Shoot

I recently received some gorgeous photos from the girls over at Two Tiny Elephants. 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?

The bouquet was filled with local speckled hellebores, tulips, viburnum, freesia and fern.

To view this whole shoot please visit the Two Tiny Elephants blog.

Photography - Two Tiny Elephants

Invitation and stationary - Two Tiny Elephants

Dress and accessories - Blush Bridal

Hair and make-up -  Rika Kirihara

Flowers - Tara McHugh Flora

Location - Fairmont Empress Hotel

Summer wedding - Pine Lodge Farm

Here are a few photos from a recent wedding at Pine Lodge Farm. I had no idea this beautiful outdoor  venue in the Cowichan Valley existed until now and I am in love with it! 

Ameris Photography

Ameris Photography

Ameris Photography

Ameris Photography

Ameris Photography

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.....

Ameris Photography

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.

Ameris Photography

Ameris Photography

The boutonnieres were lisianthus, lavender and astrancia.

Tara McHugh Flora

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What a happy couple! Wishing you all the best J & D.

Spring Garden Flowers

I have been so inspired lately by some very talented florists in New York City. Amy Merrick and the girls at Saipua in Brooklyn have such a beautifully romantic style of flower arranging. For me when I look at their work I just want to run out into my garden and start picking. And that's what I did today.........

(Rhododendrons, azaleas, frittilaria, hellebores, plum blossoms)