Wedding 2: Singing the blues...

March 24, 2010

Blue & white are very popular colors this year, particularly in our local area, and we've already had several requests for that combo! I still have a couple weddings from last week to show, so here we go...

Here's the bridal bouquet...


White tulips, blue freesia & white wax all wrapped up in a white satin ribbon. You do have to watch tulips in warmer weather-- they're beautiful, but blow open so quickly!

The bridesmaids clutched smaller versions...


Since this wedding was being held in the theatre of the Oklahoma Art Museum (OKC), our bride was looking for something to touch up the metal railings down the aisle. We decided to go with blue delphinium, white tulips, freesia & wax and the black ribbon with silver polka dots was perfect for the sense of festivity they were looking for.

Wedding 1: So bright you need shades...

March 15, 2010

You can tell spring is closing in, because we've got weddings in full swing! We've had three this week, so let's take a look at this pretty & later I'll show off our two blue & white weddings.



Ooo....aaaah....

Made of golden callas, purple freesia, blue statice, orange gerberas & alstro, yellow button mums & hot pink spray roses...




...and topped off with a black & white corset tie.

And of course the bridesmaids, smaller versions of the brides...


And just the tiniest bit of pittosporum (the greenery you see) to finish off the edging. Gorgeous!

Spring!

March 1, 2010

Can you smell it? Springtime? It's almost here! We've made it to March! I'm hoping to kiss those 30-degree days goodbye soon, although it was nice to all that gorgeous snowfall.

We're got some weddings later this week that I hope to post on. Until then, I'll leave you with pretty springtime flowers to brighten your day....

Olympic Madness!

February 22, 2010

Mmm....I love the color green, so I'm a big fan of the Olympic bouquets this year made entirely of green spider mums, green hypericum berries & topped off with beautiful aspidistra leaves, lily grass and a soft blue bow around the edge.

But the real wow-factor is how awesome the florist is that made them. They were designed by Just Beginnings Florist in Surrey:

"Strandberg says what she will be most proud of is not the stylish, contemporary look of the bouquet but the fact that it has been made by some of the 'marginalized women' — recovering drug addicts, ex-prisoners and abused women — who take part in a special training course she runs for novice florists in the basement studio below her shop."

After winning the bid to create the 1,800 bouquets for the Olympics, Strandberg & her team made 23 attempts at a design, all of which were shot down by the committee but finally they landed the official design.

Check out the articles below for all the details!

The Herb: What's the 2010 Winter Olympic Bouquet?

The Vancouver Sun

V-Day Aftermath

February 15th, 2010


Whew....the calm after the storm of Valentine's. We hope everyone else had as successful a holiday as we did and that your sweetie loved their flowers. Being on a Sunday it was a bit less chaotic than usual this year, but we're still glad for the opportunity to catch our breath.

I managed to capture one of the arrangements--this is one of Teleflora's products Love's Divine.



Sixteen red & white roses in a knockout Olympia vase with babies breath. I'm personally not always the biggest fan of babies breath, but it has its moments.

We also had some casket pieces going out during this time. This one was particularly beautiful:


Stargazer lilies, red roses & heather--you can't go wrong. This is also one of my favorite combinations. It's forever elegant.
(This also gives you a glance into our daily life at the shop--what a mess!)

It's heeeere.....

February 8th, 2010

Wow! It's here, it's here! I don't know how much I'll be around on here this week with the holiday, so know we're working our fingers to the bone for you and happy to serve! Come by and see us!

Winter Wonderland

February 2, 2010

Wow! If you've been anywhere around OK lately, you know we've been hit with ice and snow! It's so unusual for here to get this much (15" in December and 7" now!) and we think it's beautiful! Although it certainly hasn't helped with deliveries, we've stayed on top of it. Whew!

Check it out: An icicle all the way from the top of the building and attached to the pavement at the bottom.


Awe-some.

We're hoping we'll clear up nice and warm for a strong Valentine's Day next week. Don't forget it's on a Sunday and we'll be closed! So be sure to get your order in early! We're already in the middle of preparations and are ready to go!