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21/10/2024

While we usually focus on weddings, we couldn’t resist sharing this special moment! 🎉✨ Styled the loveliest 12th birthday shoot for my best friend’s daughter, and how perfect that it’s on her special day! 💐💖 It feels like just yesterday we met her for the first time at the hospital, and now she’s 12! Feeling a little old but so grateful to watch her bloom into such a beautiful young lady.

As much as we adore styling weddings, we truly love bringing birthday dreams to life, too.

Happy birthday, Elise! 🎂🌸

PS: You can hire everything in the photos. Send us a message. *winks*

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01/10/2024

October came in the blink of an eye, bringing with it a whirlwind of unexpected moments—mostly good, and all surprising. Just like our designs, with their unpredictable, mismatched, and uniquely beautiful touches, may we embrace the joy and excitement of life’s surprises. Here’s to finding magic in the unexpected! ✨

Let me know below which edible items you spot in the photos. CLUE: There are 4! 😄

05/09/2024

You don’t need the beach to capture the magic of a tropical wedding. Here’s from Carlos and Lauren where we brought the lush and vibrant vibes in a greenhouse at .

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19/08/2024

I opened my inbox to find an email from one of my brides, and it instantly brought a smile to my face. She took the time to write again, and sent me official photos of her wedding.

She said “Hi April,

Rainbowfish just sent us our official photos from the wedding!!! Been going through it yesterday and today and maybe even more the next few days HAHA Can i just say, our pictures during reception looks so alive and bright because of the decors!!! It was really such a beautiful set-up, straight from my pinterest board and what I wanted jud. HUHU thank you kaayu again!!!!

Sharing here the zip file of the reception details! If I find other pictures you might need, will send them over to you as well!

Thank you again and will keep being a fan of your work!

Love,
Andrea”

Moments like these remind me why I love what I do. This truly made my day, .

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27/07/2024

A happy couple truly shines on their wedding day. ✨

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23/07/2024

Timeless elegance defines Raymon and Andrea's classic wedding at Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu.

Coordination: BBF Events PH
Photo: Rainbowfish Photography
Flowers & Styling: First of April

13/07/2024

So did I tell you about that time our crafty bride, Stephanie, made bouquets out of paper? I knooooww. It was handmade and added a unique touch to this colorful wedding.

A truly unforgettable day celebrated at a rooftop restaurant, bursted with creativity. Mismatched chairs, colorful tropical flowers, a flower wall and a cake by all complemented each other.

Swipe, swipe! ✨

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24/05/2024

A bride wearing a blue dress for her wedding afds a unique twist to the traditional bridal look and one that I will never forget. Here’s Annie, with all the shades of blues on her big day — the sky, the sea, the flowers and everything in between.

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08/05/2024

It's Mother's Day this weekend. Have you prepared something yet? 🌼🌼🌼

𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮:

1. 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝: 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨. 𝘿𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧. *𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙠*

2. 🌺𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝙖𝙩 Mandani Bay: 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨.

3. 👑𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝙖𝙩 Ayala Center Cebu (Ayala Center Cebu): 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙤𝙬.

4. 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣: 𝙎𝙚𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙯𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨.

5. 𝘽𝙪𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨. 🌻🌻 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 "𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪.", "𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙈𝙤𝙢." 𝙖𝙣𝙙 "𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪." 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣'𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙚𝙩, 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧: 𝙝𝙩𝙩𝙥𝙨://𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨.𝙜𝙡𝙚/𝙬𝙜𝙩𝙛𝙮𝙆𝙂𝙬2𝙫𝙜𝙜𝙜𝙢𝘾3𝘼
or drop by our pop-up shop at Ayala Center Cebu (Ayala Center Cebu)

𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡. 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝙒𝙃𝙊 𝘿𝙊𝙀𝙎 𝙄𝙏 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙔𝙊𝙐. 💗

03/05/2024

Send this to the world’s best mom.

MOTHER’S DAY orders now open. 💓

Link in bio for your orders or slide us a DM.

02/05/2024

Hello! 🌼 Guess what's just around the corner? Mother's Day!

We are opening orders in case you haven't prepared anything yet. Our team would be happy to create blooms for your moms. Each bouquet carries a whisper of thanks to the endless love they've given.

Here's the link to order:
https://forms.gle/wgtfyKGw2vgggmC3A

Let's shower our moms with all the love, hugs, and gratitude they truly deserve. After all, every day should be Mother's Day, but May 12th is the official reminder! 🎉🌷

08/04/2024

A fresh floral jewelry is my current favorite wedding detail. It’s unique and beautifu for the stylish bride. Tap the ❤️ if you think it’s cute.

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01/04/2024

Happy First of April!!! Grateful for each one of you, all these years! It’s not our anniversary but we’d like to celebrate YOU, so we’re giving away 20 bouquets!

We will be selecting 10 winners who will receive our “FLOWER MAIL” bouquet in the comments section PLUS another bunch to send it to your special someone. ❤️ Because while it’s wonderful to give it to others, it is equally delightful to receive them ourselves. *Wink wink* 😉

Thank you guys for being in this journey with us. Our growth has been awesome because of your support!

To enter:
🌸Make sure you follow us.
🌸Tag someone who doesn’t know about us so they can join the fun. More tags, more entries.

Giveaway ends Thursday (April 4) and will contact winners via DM.

26/03/2024

Sharing Donn & Glyn’s wedding photos by Seph Aparente Folios. So lingaw.

Congratulations, Donn & Glyn! 🧡🤎💚

22/03/2024

He handed the bouquet to her. 🥹Such a precious moment captured by . Things to love about this wedding:
🧡13 guests in attendance
🧡the bride’s floral ear accessory
🧡solihiya chairs
🧡vibrant tropical colors
🧡a play of texture and form for her unusual bouquet

Congratulations, Motohide and Monami! 🌸

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28/02/2024

Constantly seeking ways to improve and create unique, personalized and romantic designs for artful weddings.

Grateful for this collaboration. We are happy you chose us, Ed & Timmy! 🖤

Coordination: Wedding Prelude Event Planning & Coordination
Venue: Oakridge Horizons Café
Chairs: T&C Rental and Event Services

20/02/2024

A table is not just a table. It tells a story. Sure we love all the flowers and details but it makes it more meaningful when we work closely with our clients. Here’s our collaborative work with Gretchen and Anton. They gave me the freedom to make something beautiful for them while also introducing their personalities. Meetings were fun over good food but what I admire most with these two is how they planned the deets together. They ask each other’s opinion and decide as one. More like how a marriage should be. We did it and ! Now, give me all the pinks! *giggles*

Flowers and Styling: First of April

05/02/2024

See how Hugh and Gayle’s radiant smiles light up every frame? Enjoy your wedding day and you need not worry how your shots will look like. A happy couple makes photographs.

PS: Ofcourse, hiring photographers like to capture magic in the moment is a major benefit! 😘

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04/02/2024

It’s sprint time, all the time, inside Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu’s Ocean Pavilion for Ralph and Teigan’s colorful wildflower wedding.

Share or tag your friend who’d love this theme, too.

Coordination: Snoogie Reynes-Mata
Flowers and Styling: First of April

01/02/2024

A whimisical wedding affair inspired by The Game of Thrones Series, a film loved by Gordon & Queen. Here’s an inspiration to make the theme more light, fun, romantic leaving only the vows as strong as Valyrian steel.

Coordination: BBF Events PH
Venue: Event Space
Cake: The Chocolate Leaf Patisserie

24/01/2024

Sharing 5 things we love about Chloe and Ben’s wedding (and we’re sure you’d love them, too)

1. Burst of Colors.

Adorned with colorful flowers bringing instant joy and fun from ceremony to the reception.

2. Handpainted Cake by

A visual delight showcasing the skillful artistry complements the overall theme.

3. Tropical Vibes

A tropical theme is one of my fave themes for weddings in Mactan. It allows me to use exotic local flowers and lush greenery. It’s like playing with flowers. (Save this post for later! *winks*)

4. Blue Fabric

The choice of light blue table cover paired with dark blue table napkin added elements of serenity and elegance to the table setting. Soft cool tones, ahhhh. So pleasing to the eyes. 💙

5. Vibrant Fun Vibes

The overall vibe of the wedding is a celebration of love, happiness and adventure. Every detail contributes to a lively and unforgetable experience.

Thank you Chloe and Ben for the trust and for allowing us to create this beautiful masterpiece for you. It will take a litte bit of time getting over this wedding.

Tag a friend who would love this for her/his wedding.

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20/01/2024

All the happy colors in one wedding. Congratulations, Ralph and Teigan! The inspiration of all these is the pretty invite.

Save this for your wedding or know someone who needs to see this? Tag them! ❤️

Coordination: Snoogie Reynes-Mata
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31/12/2023

My favorite wedding of the year —my brother’s. An intimate gathering of less than 40 people.

As a florist sibling of the groom, there was no over-the-top venue transformation, but we adorned every corner (especially the tables) with my mom’s cherished potted plants. The church ceremony expressed simplicity and genuine joy.

We shared a delicious meal, had meaningful conversations, laughed, cried, cheered, listened to heartfelt toasts and danced like crazy. We all felt like we were part of something truly special.

Sharing beautiful photos in our last post of the year.

As we bid farewell to 2023, I also want to express our gratitude to all wonderful couples who trusted us with their floral dreams. We are honored to have been a part of your love stories and special days!

Cheers to 2024!

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24/12/2023

We wish you and your loved ones a joyous Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄

Much love from Team First of April

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16/12/2023

There’s not much to say today except that I am happy seeing the return of saturated and playful colors for our weddings/events. 💕

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An idea from our bride, Elise, as she marched her way to Cedric on their wedding day. Custom fabric banners featuring heartfelt Bible verses as timeless alternative to flowers make up a dreamy walk down the aisle. Save this for your wedding or share this for your friend’s big day. ✨ Coordination / Belle Mariée Wedding Events / Venue Montebello Villa Hotel

A table is not just a table. It tells a story. Sure we love all the flowers and details but it makes it more meaningful when we work closely with our clients. Here’s our collaborative work with Gretchen and Anton. They gave me the freedom to make something beautiful for them while also introducing their personalities. Meetings were fun over good food but what I admire most with these two is how they planned the deets together. They ask each other’s opinion and decide as one. More like how a marriage should be. We did it @gretchencamille and @antondelprado ! Now, give me all the pinks! *giggles* Flowers and Styling: First of April #cebuweddings #shangrilaweddings #weddingsincebu

It’s sprint time, all the time, inside Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu’s Ocean Pavilion for Ralph and Teigan’s colorful wildflower wedding. Share or tag your friend who’d love this theme, too. Coordination: Snoogie Reynes-Mata Flowers and Styling: First of April

All the happy colors in one wedding. Congratulations, Ralph and Teigan! The inspiration of all these is the pretty invite. Save this for your wedding or know someone who needs to see this? Tag them! ❤️ Coordination: Snoogie Reynes-Mata Cake: @cakecouturebytrina Venue: @shangrilamactan Light Tech: @intensityprimeaudiocebu Flowers and Styling: @firstof_april #cebuweddings #destinationwedding #weddingsph

It rained flowers that day. 💛🧡🤎💙💚

Hello, December! We are so excited for you! Weee! 🎄😍🤭🧑‍🎄

Chase those Monday blues away with 👇🏻 . Good morning! 💙💙💙

My favorite spot for an intimate ceremony at @circa1900 before Odette. I wish the trees will be back soon. Looking forward to styling the same area. Benjo and Tainne’s Wedding. Coordination: @bellemarieeweddings #cebuweddings

Forever thankful for all the blessings 🙏🏽. May we all power on to 2022 and overcome all the coming challenges with our family and friends. To be blessed with strength and wisdom to navigate the chaos, remain steadfast and resolute in the pursuit of a meaningful life. This we pray 🙏🏽. Happy New Year! (Borrowed words beautifully written by my husband @eegian81 ) PS: Video taken at our warehouse where I still made the bouquet for my should have been wedding. 💔❤️‍🩹

Life’s been a roller coaster lately but still on an oxytocin high in our home. Here’s a peaceful video of our bouquet for Katrina before dispatch when I savor quick slow moments like this one. Good morning. ✨

No matter what color palette you choose, leaves seem to blend in effortlessly. 💚

Behind the Scenes | K + Q A team working together makes the world go round. Much love and grateful for you all @snoogie_reynes_mata @rockpaperscissorsph @teampandafilmscebu @intensityprimeaudiocebu .