Disaster averted

Just 2 weeks away is our next wedding. Heather will be married March 13th in Burlington.
It is a warm up for us since the wedding season officially starts for us the first weekend in April.
6 weddings booked, it will be a busy month and a great start to the wedding season which officially ends the first week of November.
Heather has chosen a blue and white theme for her winter wedding.

The bridal bouquet & table centres are inspired by the photos above.
We love them!
Our hydrangea are coming in from either NewZeland or Peru and should be great quality.
You have to be very careful which hydrangea your florist chooses for your bouquet's.  Yes, this will mean a difference in price but in the end it will save you from wasting money ... read on :)
We have a few different varieties available to us at any given time. Consistently we have a lower grade which is great for vase table centres or even foam if used properly but they do not stand up in bouquets. These particular hydrangea will flop on you in about 2.5 hours and you will be left with a bouquet of mush.
We were once working on a wedding with another florist (quite a hip and trendy shop in Burlington's core) and that florist was not aware of the difference. They had plans to decorate the wedding cake with hydrangea but it was to be laid around the cake with no water source ( the hydrangea).
Later in the day the florists came back to see all the hydrangea reduced to mush. Beside themselves they asked out loud "what happened??" I explained the difference and they rushed back to the shop to get the proper hydrangea for the job.
Phewww, disaster adverted, lesson learned:)

And now you are armed with a little more knowledge!
Blessings,
Melissa

Scattered thoughts... & going green at the Hamilton Art Gallery

It has been a busy month since the January bridal show. We are booking up quickly for mid summer weddings. Our spring has some spaces still (May) and the fall is starting to fill with quotes going out this week. ( tell your friends we still have room for their weddings!)
This week alone we have had 6 bookings, we are so thankful.
Since we moved to our new location I have been slowly putting together my office. It is coming along very well.
We hopefully will get our sign up by the end of April, that will make it a little simpler to find our home office.
We also have a shared office in the works for the Oakville area, but it may not be ready until the fall.
Our friends at Cedar Springs landscape group have put together a fantastic display for this years International Home Show at Exhibition place starting today. You can meet and greet Ty Pennington from  Extreme Home Makeover at the Cedar Springs display, not to mention sip on some wine from their fantastic stone bar. My hubby and I will hit the show this Monday. I am so excited.. you can find inspiration everywhere !
Here are a few more pictures to share, just for the fun of it :)

Going green at the Hamilton Art Gallery

Jelena

It was a beautiful day .. it always is when we work with Kara, owner of Toronto's Bellefleur events.
This weekend we were working on Jelena's wedding on the other side of T.O.
Jelena wanted a pink and citrus colour scheme.. but not too much citrus and not too orange either.
We went with many shades of pink and a very pale citrus accent for the girls.
Jelena bouquet has been featured on the face page of my site most of the winter months so you may recognize it.
Once again a hint of colour was added to lift it off the dress.
The Ceremony arrangements were full flower as well as the table centres and head table decor.

Enjoy!

Winter glitter

Well it was cold and we did end up having a bit of snow for this wedding in Tillsonburgh.
I love heading out that way, it is such a peaceful drive. This is the second wedding we have been asked to do for this family.
A few years ago we took the journey out to the family home delivering wedding party flowers for Alisha. This winter we were back for our beautiful bride Amanda.
Amanda had quite the task of managing a winter colour scheme.. not a christmas one !. She made the bold choice of featuring a gorgeous icy pale blue for her girls and we complimented those with bouquets of white. Our bouquet accent was glittery faux branches. For the bride it was important her bouquet did not visually fade back into her dress so Amanda chose a bouquet of white with pink accents. We added lot's of winter sparkle as well.
I think the whole look was stunning! Let me know your thoughts.

Melissa

Vintage dream

Don't worry, not all my weddings were pink.
This wedding took place at the Ancaster Old mill. Vanessa Lalonde from Waterdown was the photographs who graciously shared her unmarked images with me so that I can show them to you.
Hydrangea was the main theme of the day. it was inspired by the brides vintage style dress. It has been along time since i have seen such a beautiful timeless dress. The lace neckline was so feminine and it really suited the elegance and romance of our venue. I am quite certain some of these photos ended up on the cover of a magazine but I can't remember which.

Enjoy!

Pretty in Pink

Well, I never did see that movie, actually I don't watch much T.V. at all. I don't find it relaxing but what I do find relaxing is roaming the net looking at all the beautiful work created by other florist. Now I am way off topic!!

Here we go, another round of photos by Capturing the light . Once again we worked a wedding together this past summer.
Mel and her husband were so fun, she is so lovely and truly easy to please.
I enjoyed every moment and I know these two had a blast on their wedding day.
Enjoy the photos!

Hot off the press ! Just for Mulder wedding florals : we were sent a slew of Images from Andrea at Splash photography! ( she is awesome!)
We had the pleasure of working with Andrea this summer when we were blessed to be hired by Kendra our bride.
The Hamilton Golf Club looked amazing and the sun was out!  Kendra and Josh are the most gorgeous couple as you can see. The girls were in hot pink and the florals were a wide spectrum of pink and white with hit's of green.
These table centres lasted for a week after the event and we Loved the ceremony arrangements!
Take a look for yourself!
Thanks Andrea, these are stunning!

fat free cake

Yep, for those brides which require Gluten free cake our floral cake is a hit!  As the focal of your sweets bar or candy bar this cake will knock the sox off your guests!. It was a blast at our last bridal show , we had so many compliments on it and I am sure you will too. Take a look for yourself! for more info visit us at mulderweddingflorals.ca