Real or Fake?

The dilemma a lot of brides face is real or faux flowers? It’s not an easy choice anymore considering that fake flowers have come a LOOOOONG way since the 1980s.

I will briefly discuss the pros and cons of faux flowers.

High quality silk flowers are available through a wholesaler and can be pricey,and most of the time they cost almost the same or more than real flowers. The lower quality silks like the ones you would find at a Dollar store or crafts store are more budget friendly however the quality is very poor. Silks are fragile, not durable and not waterproof. They fade fairly quick when exposed to sunlight and do not maintain their shape if crushed.

Floramatique flowers are the highest quality faux flowers you can get. They are made of a polymer blend material, they are incredibly realistic and very durable. They are lightweight for easy transport,crush proof and waterproof. The colours do not fade when exposed to sunlight. Their best features is that they LOOK AND FEEL real. Hence their marketing name “real touch flowers”.

Floramatique flowers are perfect for brides who are allergic to real flowers and for brides having a destination wedding in the Caribbean or another country.

The most popular choices are orchids, calla lilies, roses, spider mums, dahlias, water lilies and peonies.

Floramatique flowers cost more than silk flowers but keep in mind you are paying for quality and for something that will last forever. Brides prefer having a Floramatique bouquet because they can keep it forever.

TIP: If you prefer fresh flowers, have a Floramatique copy of your bouquet that way you can keep it forever.

Here are a few bouquets of Floramatique flowers I have created:

Photography courtesy of Kelly Robinson


Photography courtesy of Tied Photography

oooh baby.....i mean babies

My beautiful twin girls arrived on June 27, 2011 and I am soooo in love....I'm taking a break but will be happy to discuss estimates and answer any questions you may have, so keep the emails coming

Joyce and Gurinder

I couldn't wait to get working on the flowers for Joyce and Gurinder's wedding and I wanted to make the ceremony location extra romantic.

Joyce came to me and asked me to create a low centrepiece using reds and yellows as her colours. She did not want any greenery in the centrepieces because she was concerned it would look too Christmasy (red being her predominant colour). And she did not want any roses in her centrepieces. I am a huge fan of roses, they are sturdy and last a long time, they are affordable plus they come in all colours year round. The challenge was to find an alternative red flower for the centrepieces so Joyce really liked red dahlias. Another flower she liked was the red mokkara orchids which complemented the dahlias pefectly. The accent colour was yellow and the cymbidium orchids were perfect.

The final result, a gorgeous and elegant arrangment of red orchids, red dahlias and yellow cymbidium orchids.

Rogers - New Blackberry launch media conference

Rogers had a media event to announce the launch of a new phone and for this event, they wanted very modern, sleek and chic floral arrangements.

It's amazing what you can do with 3 white callas, black river rocks, strands of lilly grass and clear glass rectangular vases.

Here is the final result:

Floramatique flowers for a destination wedding - Amy and Chad

Amy and Chad had their destination wedding and they asked me to create their Floramatique flowers so they can take with them to Cuba.


Amy is a bride after my own heart - she gave me full creative control without even meeting me in person, but we communicated via email, all she requested was COLOUR!!!


Voila

Bridal bouquet

Bridesmaids bouquets

Boutonnieres

Amy and Chad were featured in Wedding Bells Magazine...see link below
http://www.weddingbells.ca/articles/slideshow/seaside-love/

Amy and Chad congratulations, it was a pleasure working with you.


All the best!

Andreea and Brian

I was looking forward to this wedding for a long time especially because the bride is my best friend.

Andreea wanted a vintage, romantic and simple chic look for her wedding decor and flowers. She loves light and airy colours so the obvious choice was a mix of creams, light pinks and light greens.

Andreea carried a gorgeous bouquet of vendella roses, light pink and cream baby roses.

Melis and Rob

Melis wanted an elegant and classic look with a modern twist. I created a bouquet of white roses, green hypericum berries and for a modern twist, I added looped lillygrass and a collar of aspidestra leaves around the bouquets. To make Melis' bouquet unique, I added 3 green cymbidium orchids.

***Photos are courtesy of Manuela Stefan http://www.manuelastefan.com/

The bridesmaids' bouquets were a smaller version of the bridal bouquet.

The Maid of Honour's bouquet was a little different - I added hot pink roses.

The flower girl (oh so cute!) carried a small hand-tied bouquet of vendella roses, green hypericum berries and baby's breath.




Corsages - mother of the bride wore a beautiful pearl bracelet corsage with a single white rose surrounded by a halo of baby's breath. The aunts wore a pin corsage of spray roses and baby's breath.

Centrepieces - a beautiful sparkly silver pedestal bowl was filled with gorgeous white roses, white spray roses, lush greenery, green hypericum berries and looped lilly grass.

CONGRATULATIONS MELIS AND ROB!!!