A French Garden Themed Wedding

It was a very, very hot and rainy July day when I made the bouquets for this wedding, but looking at the photos, it did seem like just another fresh spring day!  The biggest challenge for the design of this wedding was to recreate a French garden themed wedding in a contemporary church and gym (which is where we had the reception). One of the main features was this trellis we created using many wired fresh flowers and fresh leaves over the cake table. Carnations are a great sturdy flower for wiring and look great when wired en masse.

Above is the bridal bouquet I made with eucalyptus, lisianthus, garden roses, vendela roses and wax flowers. Below are the pew decorations made from hydrangeas and vendela roses. The flowers are held in paper "booklets" with a jewelled button.

A corsage for the sister of the bride with lisianthus, wax flowers and a rose.

A wrist corsage I created using a fuschia garden rose with wax flowers


 A fresh basket of flowers for the flower girl to carry made from green hydrangeas, pink roses and green pom mums

Celebrate Beautifully Goes Peach & Celadon!

It was an absolute joy to create the bouquets and decor for the wedding of my friends Mark and Harmony. The colour palette was peach, celadon, cream and pink and the result was a soft, romantic and beautiful garden wedding in the middle of october right before the big storm! The venue was Calvin Presbyterian Church in Toronto and One King West for the reception. Congrats!

Photography by Andreas Avdoulos / www.andreasavdoulos.com

Photography by Andreas Avdoulos / www.andreasavdoulos.com

Photography by Andreas Avdoulos / www.andreasavdoulos.com

The bouquet consisted of queen anne's lace, garden roses, ranunculus, star of bethlehem, lambs ear, and sage from my garden



I created two large alter pieces for the church.
Photography by Andreas Avdoulos / www.andreasavdoulos.com



The bride shared my love of ribbons and ruffles, so I created this bouquet handle with a bit of lace peaking through the bottom to match her dress.



I created the grooms boutonniere with roses and lambs ear.

The bride's ruffle cake with rose petals

Aerial shot of the head table from the balcony

The head table was decorated with roses, garden roses, and countless candles



I created two large rectangular planters with moss, roses and votives.

I decorated the dessert table in the same garden theme.

Little White Dresses by Amsale

We've all heard of the necessity of a little black dress in your wardrobe, but these pieces in the Little White Dress collection by Amsale are adorable. They're fresh and modern, and can really be worn for any occasion.

Pink Princess

This look was inspired by my pink Charming bouquet. Fairy tales do come true!
Dress: Oscar de la Renta's pink-lined ruched dress looks almost good enough to eat. Photo from Brides.com
Bouquet: Fairy tale faux flower bouquet made from pink peonies, garden pink roses, rose buds and feathers, wrapped with lace by Celebrate Beautifully . It doesn't get any dreamier than this!
Earrings: Assael Peach Pearl Earrings from Neiman Marcus $2000
Clutch: Judith Leiber Pink Fluted Beaded Clutch from Neiman Marcus $2995

Shoes: Valentino's Couture Half d'Orsay Pump in Gold from Bergdorf Goodman $695

A Christmas Wedding

Red and green themed Christmas weddings dont needn't be tacky; they can be classy and beautiful like this storyboard inspired by my red and green bouquet available from the Celebrate Beautifully shop.
Dress: Lace gown with a lace caplet by Monique Lhuillier
Bouquet: Faux bouquet with a green hydrangea, and red roses by Celebrate Beautifully
Bracelet: Bow hinge cuff from Forever 21 $11.80
Shoes: We haven't had this much fun with red shoes since Dorothy's ruby red shoes! Sergio Rossi's Cannes Peacock Feather Sandal from Neiman Marcus $1495

New Year's Wedding

Planning on saying "i do" when the clock strikes 12am or going to a new years party? Here's a little fun storyboard for a New Year's wedding, inspired by the famous ball drop.
Dress: Shift dress embellished with silver sequins from Anthropologie $188
Earrings: Pave diamond Heart and Arrow 18K gold from Barneys $1895
Flowers: Gorgeous and simple calla lillies by Chestnuts in the Tuileries
Shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti Pave Iridescent Pump from Neiman Marcus  $1195

Glamour Goddess

Dress: A masterfully constructed cream Zac Posen mermaid gown $3690
Earrings: H Stern art deco Starburst Earrings $4900 from Neiman Marcus
Bouquet: Traditional tied posies of lily of the valley and gardenia, tied with a chartreuse ribbon (from Marthastewart.com)
Art Deco inspired crystal minaudiere by Judith Leiber from Neiman Marcus $1995

The Modern Tradtionalist

My new bouquet inspired me to create a look of a true tradtionalist at heart, mixed with modern elements. The bouquet itself is made of traditional blush pink peonies, roses, lily of the valley and a more modern green mini calla lily. $95
The dress is a Tracy Reese 50's inspired cream lace dress with a black tie from Anthropologie. $288
The elegant earrings are pear shaped diamond earrings by Zoe, available from Barneys . $4380
The shoes are an amazing patchwork platform sandal by Rodarte from Barneys. $1645 (yes, the shoes cost more than the dress :)