Warm Pastel Bouquets

I love this colour combination of orange silk ranunculus, pale yellow silk peonies, and fresh ivory roses, mini green hydrangea and alstromeria. And I am in floral design love with pearl bracelets as corsages! What a wonderful idea! I need to order oodles more of these!

To the bride-to-be - Have a great wedding day, enjoy every minute!

Rustic Bouquets

Maren's flowers have been signed, sealed and delivered! They turned out awesome and are going to look beautiful with her at her wedding at The Ranche here in Calgary. Congratulations Bride-to-Be! Can't wait to see all the gorgeous photos!

Rustic, Wild, and Earthy Wedding Bouquet - all silk

Who knew that an all silk wedding bouquet could look so beautiful? I am consistently amazed by the quality and realistic look of modern silk flowers. This may be my favourite bouquet yet (I say that every time I make a new one - but really!). I love the huge English roses, the anemones, and the contrast of the dark purple tulips. And, I love love love using bendy branches to frame the bouquet. Once the bride approves, the stems will be wrapped and they will be ready to go, way in advance of the wedding! A fully silk bouquet is a great option for destination brides, or those with allergies. Guaranteed to look gorgeous all day - no wilting here! And this funky bouquet would make a great centrepiece on your dining room table after the wedding!

Peonies, Hydrangea, Ranunculus Oh My!

This weekend's wedding incorporated my favourite summer flowers - fresh peonies. Their scent is gorgeous (I wish I could make the pictures scratch and sniff!) and when mixed with fresh roses, silk ranunculus and hydrangea the bouquets were both fragrant and beautiful. I have to say my favourite bouquet for this event was the babies breath flowergirl bouquet in a full ribbon wrap. It was so sweet and innocent and turned out beautifully. The bouts incorporated salal leaves, alstromeria, waxflower and twigs, and a rose for the groom. The mother's corsages were silk orchids and sprigs of heather - a dramatic look on a ribbon bracelet. Congratulations to the bride - it was a beautiful day for a wedding!

Pretty Peonies

Here are some pictures of the part silk, part fresh bouquet I created as a sample for a July 12th bride. The fresh peonies have filled my house with their beautiful, intoxicating smell, and the roses left over from last weeks wedding worked well with the silk hydrangea and ranunculus to give this bride an idea of what I will create for her big day.

The baby's breath bouquet picture is courtesy of http://www.realsimple.com/ and is such a sweet and innocent bouquet for a flowergirl to carry (and very economical too!)

I am looking forward to posting pictures of the real bouquets in two weeks!

Pink and Romantic Wedding

Here is one teaser pic of the bouquets from this weekend's wedding. Amy was a beautiful bride and her romantic (and pink!) vision for the wedding came out in every detail, including the flowers. We worked with a mixture of silk and real flowers and the result was a dreamy, romantic, soft bouquet with pearl embellishments.

Check out 68photography.ca/blog for the amazing photography provided by Duane Clemens and Kevan Wilkie. I will post more pictures of the flowers once Amy has her professional pictures sent to her.

Do you need bouquet rescuing this summer?

Until now, I have only created wedding bouquets for family but - with the encouragement of friends, family and other wedding professionals - I am ready to create some floral beauty for brides here in Calgary.

If you are getting married this summer in Calgary, drop me a line at fleurscoquettes at gmail dot com....perhaps I can help you out with your bouquets for the big day. I can work with fresh, silk, or a combination of the two, and I can help you choose the blooms that will work with your wedding colours and theme.

I look forward to hearing from some brides-to-be that need floral rescue soon!