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Wedding: Angie & Jimmy – Windermere Manor

Samirah — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:57:49 +0000

I get so excited about all the weddings I do and I love all the special couples I get to plan with! I put my heart and soul into every wedding, but this wedding was especially special and lots of fun to plan. Angie brought her dad to our first consultation and I could really see what a great relationship they had- her dad beamed with pride and love for his daughter. He really wanted the day to be so special for her and Jimmy. I later found out that he’d come to the consultation on no sleep after working all night. What a great dad! (As a side note, he also picked out the wedding dress than Angie ended up choosing!)

Angie wanted her flowers to really be different and unique. She is definitely not a “white wedding” kind of gal. Her and Jimmy are fun and funky and we wanted their wedding flowers to reflect that, but we still wanted to make sure they were elegant. “Funky elegant!” It can be done! Since the bridesmaids wore black, we had free range in terms of colours. Angie had complete trust in me and my vision (thanks Angie!) and was completely on board when I showed her examples using the colour palette of plums, magentas, deep purples, blues, fuchsia with a hit of green! We ended up with stunning, lush flowers that certainly didn’t fade into the background!

The Bouquets were composed of Coolwater roses, hydrangea, local dahlias, callas, phaleanopsis, cymbidium and dendrobium orchids. I really love how they turned out!

We kept the boutonnieres and corsages fairly simple by using callas and orchids for all.

In keeping with the unique, vibrant and lush floral theme, the centerpieces were a combination of amazing large green callas for the tall and a mix similar to the bouquets for the low.

The next series of photos were sent to us from HRM Photography. The very talented Heather did an amazing job capturing the day! You can take a look at her blog for more photos and details about the day. On HRM’s blog, Angie lists the flowers as her favourite detail! That always makes my day!

Angie’s dad surprised her by renting a horse and carriage for the day!

I love the contrast of the bouquets against the black bridesmaids dresses.

I’m always so impressed by the photos from HRM but check out this one, so incredible! And just to bring this back to the flowers- doesn’t her bouquet just look awesome against that stunning blue sky?

- Samirah

Professional photos courtesy of HRM Photography. More photos from this wedding can be seen on their blog here.

Wedding: Amy & James – Windermere Manor

Samirah — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:54:29 +0000

I have to share just a few photos from this quant Thursday afternoon wedding at Windermere Manor. The bride Amy is the sweetest person you’ll ever meet and she was a delight to plan with. To see more photos check out HRM Photography’s blog, as usual, they managed to brilliantly capture the beauty and the spirit of that warm summer day!

- Samirah

Photos courtesy of HRM Photography. More photos from this wedding can be seen on their blog here.

Wedding: Beth & Jason – Windermere Manor

Samirah — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:10:44 +0000

There is something very serene about the colour combination of this early May wedding. I did a couple blue, green and ivory coloured weddings last season, and I must say, I am very drawn to the colour palette. It is one of those rare combinations of colours that can be both fresh and fun and yet charmingly vintage at the same time!

Beth LOVES hydrangea (as do I!!) and wanted a bouquet of ONLY hydrangea, without it being too plain. The combination of ivory hydrangea, blue hydrangea and snowball vibernum is simple yet elegant and lush!

How gorgeous is this bride!? I love the vintage inspired accents, right down to the red lipstick of the bride and the pearl necklaces worn by all the lovely ladies!

The groom’s boutonniere was a simple cluster of green berries in a leaf wrap.

- Samirah

Photos courtesy of Last Forty Percent Photography. See more photos from this wedding on their blog here.

Wedding: Rema and Zhowan – Marconi Club

Samirah — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:19:11 +0000

Early August, Rema and Zhowan had their Friday ceremony at Windermere Manor and the next day they held their reception at Marconi Club. Friday was a beautiful and hot August day, perfect for an outdoor ceremony. Rema had thought in advance to provide all her guests with fans on their chairs in case it became a bit too hot for some. As I write this on a cold January day, I’d sure like some of that heat now!

Photos from the Friday ceremony at Windermere Manor.

The bride’s bouquet was made up of phaleanopsis orchids, cymbidium orchids, roses, and callas.

We dressed up the ribbon wrap by attaching Rema’s antique brooch. To compliment the bride’s bouquet, the groom wore a mini cymbid with a mini calla.

Orange was incorporated in the bridesmaids’ bouquets and the groomsmen boutonnieres. The Groomsmen wore orange callas while the bridesmaids carried bouquets consisting of roses, orchids, callas and berries.

I love the colours of this wedding. LOVE the richness of the bridesmaid’s dresses!

Some fantastic shots from the reception.

The cake was made by Razzle Dazzle. (They make such amazing cakes and cupcakes!) We decorated it with phaleanopsis and cymbidium orchids.

- Samirah

Photos courtesy of Photography by Jennifer Partington. See more photos from this wedding on Jennifer’s blog here.