NEW ADDITIONS TO THE FAUX FLOWERS LINE

Real touch HYDRANGEAS have finally arrived!

Hydrangeas available in 4 colours - white, green, blue and light pink

White Anemone

Haute Couture Floral Design

Coming soon ...

I am working on a haute couture collection of floral design featuring sparkly embellishments, pearls and glitz

stay tuned

Break

Since I am on mat leave until July 2012, I will not be updating my blog regularly. 

Whenever I have some free time I will update my blog with any new products coming out or new designs.

Raising twin babies is not easy

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: