floral design
www.anewleaffloral.ca A new leaf style? - If I could put it into a few words it would be rustic modern.
I am a huge fan of free form, asymmetrical shapes. Similar to how plants and flowers grow in nature - the way they stretch towards the sun. As much as I can I try to use greens and flowers from my garden and sometimes forage for locally grown ingredients (especially from the grounds of outdoor wedding sites - if possible). Flower colors I gravitate towards are soft muted pinks, lavender, coral, an
d off white which include garden roses, ranunculus, hydrangea, lisianthus, stock, to name a few. I like to include seeds, berries, branches, vines and various contrasting greens to give texture which highlight florals. Use of flowing silk ribbon, rustic jute, and vintage lace on the bouquets add elegance and inclusion of sentimental jewelry pieces (ie Grandmother’s Cameo) make it personalized. I find beauty in lush floral bouquets but also in a simple greenery table runner. All my life I have been involved in floral design, through foraging and creating as a young child, weddings and special occasions for family and friends, and now professionally trained working out of my studio. Although I do have a distinct style my main focus is on understanding a client’s vision and working together to create wedding florals that they love and will create amazing wedding day memories!
…looking forward to another year of flowering and finding inspo from the blooms I included in this bridal bouquet and what they represent.
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white rose = positive new beginnings
cosmos = harmony
sweet pea = gratitude
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Do you have any words you are currently reflecting on. I would love to hear them in the comments below.
opened up my computer to write this post about 2021/22 at the same time an eagle flew over my office window which apparently represents “viewing a situation or goal with a higher perspective”…. so I’ll do my best.
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2021 has been a lot of things…
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rewarding - had the biggest wedding of my career which included the largest custom built arbour and most elaborate head table I’ve ever done (with the help of 3 freelancers)
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challenging - working with last minute COVID restriction changes, setting up a wedding during a heat dome (+55° on the ceremony concrete pad), flower shortages/price increases, and working in smoke filled air as most of our weddings are outdoor.
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heart felt moments - had the privilege of working with so many wonderful clients and vendors. Thank you!
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learned a lot - had the talented freelancing with me all summer and had some great conversations about life and the impact of floral design.
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filled with - 11 large scaled weddings, an online store for valentines, mothers day and Christmas, bouquets at a local cafe, corporate client installs, a winter flower subscription and planted some specialty blooms in my garden (creme brûlée phlox was this years new favourite)
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2022 is just about here and I am excited to see what it all holds. One thing I do know is 2022 will be my 10th year of flowering weddings and also the last one for me. I have loved being involved in wedding floral design from the smallest boutonniere to the largest custom install. From meeting the most wonderful clients and working with so many talented vendors. Although its a lot of hard work from slugging heavy flower buckets, setting up wedding days in the Okanagan heat, working almost every weekend, being on your feet all day it is totally worth it and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. So thank you to so many of you reading this post, for your encouragement, support and loving flowers like I do.
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Cheers!
Happy New Years Eve Eve… if that’s a thing. So excited to include these gorgeous anemones in our winter flower subscriptions starting January 14th and if you still want to sign up its not too late for either bi weekly or monthly deliveries. Link in profile
…these festive bundles are at starting today until the 24th (while quantities last). Also thinking to make some smallish table arrangements too… let me know what you think?
The tiny white roses on this boutonniere were from the groom’s garden. I saved them in my floral cooler from the fall to use for his December wedding. Today it reminds me on a day with only 8 hours of daylight that brighter sunlit days are ahead. …happy winter solstice.
this vintage 1920 ivory beaded midi dress by was absolutely stunning on the bride. The blue velvet shoes were the perfect accessory. I felt like I was watching in real time.
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We choose warm toned florals for her bouquet… gold and deep red roses, brown caramel orchids and yellow centered garden roses with contrasting blue sapphire evergreen and eucalyptus pods. Also included white waxflower in the bouquet to tie in the waxflower tucked into her braid. So many details that came together beautiful… the bride (my daughter in law) freelanced with me the summer before her wedding and we spent lots of time in the studio planning this beautiful day.
…all the fresh snow lately brings me back to this special day with these two. Special because this is my son and daughter-in-law’s wedding from 2015. I haven’t done a lot of winter weddings and seen many done here in the Okanagan. But with these photos by .co I have no idea why there aren’t a lot more?
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This dreamy day started with a first look on the Okanagan lakeshore and ended up at the (a heritage building downtown)… a candlelit ceremony performed by the brides father under an arch built by the groom followed by a candlelit long table dinner and lots of dancing. I’ll post more of this wedding in the weeks to come and maybe inspire more couples to embrace the winter beauty of the Okanagan.
Just a few spots left in our winter flower subscription, bi-weekly or monthly from January - March delivered to your door (Kelowna and West Kelowna area)
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According to a resent study which I can totally relate to being around flowers:
1. Flowers have an immediate impact on happiness. All study participants expressed “true” or “excited” smiles upon receiving flowers, demonstrating extraordinary delight and gratitude. This reaction was universal, occurring in all age groups.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2. Flowers have a long-term positive effect on moods. Specifically, study participants reported feeling less depressed, anxious and agitated after receiving flowers, and demonstrated a higher sense of enjoyment and life satisfaction.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3.Flowers make intimate connections. The presence of flowers led to increased contact with family and friends.
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Link in bio for that flower enthusiast on your list or some self care for you (please let me know if this is a gift)
…to celebrate the first snowfall of the season our garlands like this one at sprout are 20% off today until Tuesday, Dec 7th with the code LETITSNOW
Happy December… our online store is updated with a few of my favourite items including a winter flower subscription with a bi-weekly or monthly option (for yourself 😉 or to give as a gift), fresh cedar garland and a classic fresh wreath.
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Find the link to our store on the first page of our website and happy shopping.
This is my all time favourite floral centrepiece photo. White florals are super hard to photograph. They often look flat and the flowers just blend away into one big white blob unless you use lots of texture to break up the blooms. And the talented camera perspective and perfect light capture is soooo good!
INSTAGRAM AUCTION…..Long lasting dried pink baby’s breath wreath 33” in diameter Can be shipped anywhere in Canada. All proceeds to COHA]
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All bids are reflected in CAN funds
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Opening Bid = $225
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Minimum bid increment = $10
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Bidding closes tomorrow (Sunday, November 28th) at 7pm PST and will rollover till the last bid stands for 5 minutes (no siping rule in effect)
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You must submit your bid via comment on this post only. All subsequent bids must be submitted as a NEW comment and NOT a reply to your old comment. Bids will not be accepted via DM or email.
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Winning bid total is inclusive of Canadian shipping. The winner will have 24 hours upon receiving a DM from us to remit full payment. Failure to send full payment results in the wreath going to the next highest bidder.
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Happy Bidding + thank you for supporting the COHA]
reception reveal… this 100 year old barn was transformed into the most beautiful place to gather with family and friends. They toasted with champagne and danced the night away.
pressed flower table numbers by .mae and and some of the last blooms for this late summer wedding.
“I’m dreaming of a pink Christmas” Today is set up day and it’s going to be a pretty one. Tickets are only $55 to watch Nov 27th or Dec 5th… invite some friends over, maybe a bottle wine, charcuterie and get in the holiday spirit and support the Central Okanagan Hospice.
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Repurposing lots of dried baby’s breath from our summer weddings into garlands and wreaths this week for the Homes for the Holidays YLW] with all proceeds to So many of our wedding florals make their way to the hospice through the services of Erin at .mae and so excited that this year I can use dried wedding florals for homes for the holidays. An event I have been a part of for the last four years.
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Working on home and turning it into a “Magical Kids Christmas” together with and
I’ll show some sneak peeks in my stories… go get your tickets now Homes for the Holidays YLW]
…just finished talking with the super talented .co about baby breath installs and wow I love the florist community! Every single time I ask another florist a question I am always received with a kind and helpful response. Florists supporting florists 🙌🏼
something bright and cheery on this dark raining Pacific Northwest day.
Wild and romantic bouquets are my favourite. The best bouquets contain lots of texture with elements not typically used, as in this case blooming oregano and hydangea branches. I follow the movement of the way stems bend/arch. and always thinking of balance with colour and shape. When I have some larger sized blooms on one side of the bouquet I tend to balance it out with either a grouping of smaller blooms and/or branches that extend out and down. Even though a bouquet looks a bit wild it needs to make sense to the eye.
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This bouquet contains foraged hydrangea from my daughter’s neighbourhood, butter yellow garden roses, china asters, sedum and blooming oregano from my gardens and a few blooms from my wholesaler. Beautifully photographed by
a new week and a clean organized studio makes me excited to work on a couple of new projects…
with + and Christmas designs for corporate and personal home decor clients. And the pile of admin work to get through from the busy summer… working in a clean organized space and having all the “unfun” paperwork finished really helps me be more creative. Anyone else out there feel the same way?
a new week and a clean organized studio makes me excited to work on a couple of new projects…
with + and Christmas designs for corporate and personal home decor clients. And the pile of admin work to get through from the busy summer… working in a clean organized space and having all the “unfun” paperwork finished really helps me be more creative. Anyone else out there feel the same way?
“Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know that.” (Rumi)
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The last of the dahlias… digging up the tubers this week to store for the winter. I will miss seeing their beautiful blooms that greet me as I walk to the studio. Until next year dear garden…
made the inside of the studio look like the gardens outside… this wild meadow box is one of many heading to tomorrow. Can’t wait to see them in their beautiful space. I am a firm believer when designing florals they need to feel like they belong in a space. They need to make sense with the surroundings, not over power a space, be harmonious and complimentary for an overall cohesive design. So fortunate to have been able to forage some of the ingredients we used today… not something we can do often but it sure helps with the way I like to design.
Taking in the last of the creme brûlée phlox… usually a caramel colour but some of the blooms ended up with this soft lavender colour. I love it how as the garden matures the flowers change colours… their last surprise before the frost arrives.
Taking in the last of the creme brûlée phlox… usually a caramel colour but some of the blooms ended up with this soft lavender colour. I love it how as the garden matures the flowers change colours. Their last surprise before the frost.
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Happy thanksgiving weekend! We have fall floral arrangements and fragrant euc bundles at today and tomorrow while quantities last.
… and now the summer wedding pictures are coming in. The first wedding of the season back in June and loved this couples style. Monochromatic, organic and lots of texture!
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The request for a smaller bouquet was filled with delicate blooms of scabiosa, ranunculus, flowering branches including some sweetheart roses and white clematis from the garden. I always love it when I can add flowers from my garden to bridal bouquets.
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last wedding of the season, on route to Revelstoke with these vase arrangements along with a whole van filled to the brim. Can’t wait to see this beautiful venue and what has done with it.
“you are my sun, my moon and all the stars.”
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- e.e. cummings
Kelowna, BC
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