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27/09/2023

I was honoured to design these florals for for his Amazon and Apple TV release party. Shawn talks about what it means to be bold and irreplaceable in your industry. He creates anecdotes using examples like Cardi B making his book a very fun read.

Best of all, I had the best and most supportive florist freelancing for me and I couldn’t have asked for a better friend to help me for my first project back from my sabbatical.

On the subject of collaboration, it was an honour and pleasure to work with and on this!

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Venue: Revillon Bldg

25/09/2023

Happy Fall, y’all!

To my fellow florists: Congrats on surviving another wedding season! I’m stoked for you guys to be winding down soon and to have a moment of rest after a bumpin’ Summer.

To my non-florist friends: I’m not into pumpkins but I’ll still come hang and bring my own snacks.

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22/09/2023

Happy first weekend of Fall to everyone!

If you haven’t been to a local flower farm yet and want to hold onto Summer for a little longer, is having their last U-pick this weekend.

To my fellow gardeners: This is your sign to plant those Fall bulbs if you haven’t already!

20/09/2023

Youngoh and Cindy’s wedding is so special to me because it was the last wedding I did before I officially went on sabbatical.

Cindy’s bouquet is one of my personal favorites - filled with garden roses, ranunculas and wispy vines.

Their intimate ceremony and reception was adorned with romantic florals throughout and I felt incredibly lucky to be their florist for their special day. In the brief moment I witnessed guests trickle in, I watched Cindy and Youngoh humbly and graciously welcome them and I saw how loved they were by the people around them too. Best of all, I saw how much they loved each other and how lucky they truly felt to have one another.

Happy belated one year wedding anniversary!

05/09/2023

Dear Brides and Grooms,

Did you know that your bouquet is the piece of your floral vision that occupies most of my mind space? Here’s why:

1. Your bouquet is not the main character, you and your dress/suit/tux are! However, your bouquet is your main accessory; like a purse if you will. It should complete your look, not take away from it.

1a. Hot take: Your bouquet should be proportionate to your body size otherwise it’s distracting. Think Nicole Richie carrying an oversized tote bag.

1b. You’re lugging your bouquet around for almost the whole day so consideration of the weight of your bouquet is factored. Your MOH/BM can thank me later when they’ve been holding two bouquets while you hold hands with your betrothed during the ceremony.

2. The flowers I use in your bouquet are going to be special. This is where I really consider your favorite flowers, textures and colours. Most of the magic happens here.

3. The way you hold your bouquet. How does it show best? How does it compliment your dress?

Whether you hold it straight on or a little tilted is preference but I like to provide you with options that best reflect your personality too!

Which orientation do you like best! Straight on or tilted? Let me know below!

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01/09/2023

As promised, I’m posting some of the work I’ve done!

I’d love to start with my 1:1 workshop with back in May. I had admired Kiki since the beginning of my floral career particularly in the way she arranged flowers with so much purpose and intention.

At the time I took Kiki’s workshop, I was feeling pretty lost and I guess I was also looking for some purpose and intention.

This workshop was really challenging for me as I was stretching my ability to learn Kiki’s process and techniques to arranging.

I’m curious to know - what types of challenges do my fellow florists face when trying out new styles? Do you feel the same level of imposter syndrome that I do?

29/08/2023

Dear friends and florists,

My sabbatical is over! The last 1.5 years has been full of shifting focus and priorities. A lot of people asked me why I was taking a sabbatical from Florals. The reasons are pretty simple:

1. I was tired.
2. I wanted to enjoy a Summer.
3. I wanted to revive my creative spirit and become a learner again.
4. I wanted to focus on taking better care of myself.

Do any of you relate to that last piece?

I’m proud to say I’ve done a lot of grieving and growing during my sabbatical as a florist but most importantly as a human!

I’m so excited to share with you all in the coming posts what I’ve been up to and the direction Florals by Anita is taking. In the mean time, I’m taking limited bookings again in 2024!

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17/01/2023

Floral Fashion Editorial

Heavily inspired by the peaceful and androgynous installation, “The Moss Lady”, at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, BC, I wanted to break the narrative that flowers and dresses are only for women.

Flowers are beautiful and gender neutral as they’re often both with both female and male organs. But how often have you questioned the s*x of a flower? We simply see them as nature’s decorations of beauty and symbols of life.

I wanted to demonstrate the objective beauty of flowers by adorning them on Matthew. This floral dress shows the harmonious relationship between the feminine and the masculine in a literal way. Most of all, it shows that ALL humans are deserving of beauty and feeling beautiful regardless of race, gender and/or s*xuality.

Thank you to our team who executed our vision so perfectly and to my dear friend, Kevin, for capturing my vision and our values. I’m so proud of us.

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14/01/2023

2022’s focus was exercising imagination, creativity and collaboration ✨

This meant I wanted to challenge myself to taking the backseat on being the lead florist and freelance for other amazing florists!

Flowering, while amazing and beautiful, can be lonely and labour intensive when it’s just you running your business. I’ve had so many late nights staying up until the wee hours finishing arrangements or bouquets. Freelancing has been such an energizing experience!

I had the absolute pleasure to freelance for Carly of from Calgary to help execute this amazing wedding vision curated by .designs.

I learned so much from Carly and best of all, I made a new friend in the industry! Thanks for letting me create with you and for showing so much kindness and love to people and through your work with the flower babies!

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13/01/2023

2022 was filled with so much love.

One of my favorite memories was being a grooms-woman and co-florist to one of my childhood best friends, Andrew.

Andrew and I were born on the same day, same month, same year and at the same hospital and we went to every grade school together! Serendipity brought us into each other’s lives. Andrew is like a brother to me and I am so grateful for our friendship!

Even more serendipitous is that this beautiful bride, Mary, has a cousin who is a florist in San Diego. Together, and I collaborated on their wedding and it couldn’t have been more meaningful!

Jenny created Mary’s bouquet while I created Andrew’s boutonniere.

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06/09/2022

I loved creating this pedestal piece for and .k. Their intimate wedding held at pays homage to their love of coffee and cafes. I had the honour of adorning their celebration with these airy florals featuring locally grown dahlias from .

Sending all my love to Cindy and Youngoh as they step as you both settle up into new adventures! Xo

04/07/2022

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Oh happy day! Here’s another version of the mantle piece I did last month.

Ok, what really happened is I did a poor job of affixing the original mantle piece to the wall and it fell but became this beautiful 2 piecer which I love more.

I guess that’s life!

27/06/2022

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Happy Summer, everyone!

While I finish up my contracts this year for weddings and other projects, I’ve found a lot of love in keeping ingredients simple.

This bridal bouquet is filled with peonies, quicksand roses, white stock, apricot lisianthus and Italian ruscus and pittosporum for greenery.

22/06/2022

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I had the absolute honour of creating these jai malas for one of my dear friend’s wedding two weeks ago in Calgary!

Krishty and Vic welcomed me and all their loved ones to a weekend of Bengali Hindu wedding traditions and ceremonies. I couldn’t be more grateful for this love filled weekend and couple!

📷 Thank you to for capturing these beautiful moments!

20/05/2022

13/05/2022

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Hi friends!

This floral mantle piece is the first creative project I’ve made on my sabbatical. I call this piece “Spring Cleaning” because it is comprised of some left over flowers that were ready to expire. When arranging this piece, it was peaceful but felt almost selfish that I was creating something beautiful just for my own enjoyment. If you’ve been looking for a reason to prioritize yourself and your self care, this is your sign ✨.

With pleasure, I share my home with you as you scroll through the photos and I look forward to sharing more creative endeavours with you to use as inspiration for your future gatherings, or simply for your visual pleasure.

I’ll be sharing the process of how I created this piece with you all in the next coming posts!

All my love,

Anita

28/03/2022

Hi friends!

As we step into Spring, I have a lot of reflections from the past year and the pandemic I would love to share. A lot of what I have been working on is learning how to rest and enjoying the happiness of having nothing to do. The other part is unlearning the anxiety of not having a jam packed calendar and de-glorifying being “busy”. I have found fulfilment in my life by simply living it and making space to welcome opportunities that truly align with where I am currently at.

With , we are hosting my last workshop before my indefinite sabbatical (link to purchase in my bio), but we are also having a live Q&A today (March 28 at 2 PM MST) to chat about ourselves generally! Join us if you have time and would like to get to know us a little better!

16/03/2022

The cat’s out of the bag! Florals by Anita is taking an indefinite sabbatical and to celebrate…

Our Spring Hurrah Floral Arranging Workshop tickets are now for sale!
(Link in bio for tickets)

Join Sarah of and I on April 16th, 2022 from 11 AM to 1230 PM at located in Manchester Square for a floral arranging workshop accompanied by refreshments and curated treats.

Click on the second photo to see the mood board for the arrangement you will be guided by me to create! All florals, vases, and tools will be provided for your experience. The vase featured in this post will be the vase you will be arranging out of!

We can’t wait to see you there!

13/03/2022

This bridal bouquet from the Fall features dahlias, amaranthus, peach roses and my favorite butterfly ranunculas!

This is coincidentally the last wedding that and I worked together on!

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08/03/2022

Hi friends!

It’s been a while. Thanks for being understanding of my MIA status as I’ve been taking a lot of time to recharge and reflect since the new year!

I’d love to share those reflections with you as Sarah () and I are planning a special floral arranging workshop on Saturday, April 16th at Always Occasions in Manchester Square.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks as I share my big announcement! Details for our workshop to follow.

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15/12/2021

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Eucalyptus shower bundles are in stock and available as the perfect gift for your loved ones just before the holiday season!

I have some bundles left this week and am taking preorders for next week! DM or visit the link in bio to order yours now.

13/12/2021

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That’s a wrap! The last wedding of the year just before I truly descend into the Christmas spirit!

Julia wanted minimalist greens and whites with succulents as keep sakes. Besides the bouquets, the floral arch is the focal piece of her ceremony and for the reception, she had a custom neon sign with her and Jayden’s name affixed to it!

Congratulations and all my love to the Bearchells!

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27/11/2021

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Sharing my home with you this holiday. Here is a before and after photograph of my mantle. This is my favorite place in my home and I use it as a focal point for decorating!

Featured are homemade decorations and ones I’ve collected over the years. Additionally, my beautiful dolls from which I love to show off!

Winter Garland Workshop early bird pricing ends on Nov 30th! See link in bio for more details.

25/11/2021

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WINTER GARLAND WORKSHOP - STYLE IT 3 WAYS

Join Our Jonrah Events and I on Thursday, Dec 9th, 2021 at Always Occasions at Manchester Square to learn how to make this 2 ft Winter Garland.

This piece is perfect to act as a dinner centre piece runner, a mantle piece or a wreath alternative.

I’ll be teaching you the foundations of how to create this floral runner and the techniques you’ll be using can be used with year round flowers! I’ll be showing you tips and tricks on floral processing, styling and why I love this versatile garland piece for the holidays.

All supplies and materials included with some to take home. A cozy snack, drink and special workshop favour to welcome and send you home with!

Early bird tickets are $135 until Nov 30, then go up to $150 afterwards! Link in bio!

09/11/2021

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Nicole is another special client of mine because she is not only a fellow colleague in health care but she is an adult ICU nurse and someone who has been fighting against COVID and for those lives touched by COVID.

Her wedding was postponed and she ended up changing her venue altogether to be at the Dragonfly Inn in Sherwood Park. It was such an honour to do the florals for your wedding, Nicole.

Nicole wanted to have timeless whites and greens for her special day. From the beginning, she has been such a lovely bride to work with and so incredibly kind. Wishing you and Sohbat all my love!

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06/11/2021

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When I go through a floral consultation with a bride/couple, I find myself asking a lot of questions about how they envision their ceremony decor.

Why is this such an important focus of the consultation? It can seem obvious that you’d want to have a beautiful ceremony set up, but sometimes putting your vision into reality or even words can be quite challenging.

I find myself giving one piece of advice to all couples when approaching ceremony decor. Imagine you’re in the future, after your wedding, looking at a photo of you getting married; what do you see? How do you envision yourself being framed by the decor at your ceremony? Are you under a floral arch? What shape is it? Are you surrounded by pillars with flowing florals atop them?

Whatever you see in your photo in your head, I find that’s usually what you need. Anything else you see on Pinterest or other photos with other couples might seem nice, but really try to think if you could really fit in that scene.

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04/11/2021

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This floral installation was approximately 4 ft wide, 2.5 ft in depth and height and was the perfect focal point for the tent!

Have you ever considered having a floral chandelier at your wedding or event?

Photo: - Thank you so much for taking such amazing photos of the floral details. You really captured my efforts and intentions in the floral design and your thoughtfulness in each shot is so apparent!
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03/11/2021

Words can’t express how excited I was to do the florals for Kathleen and Andrew’s backyard wedding. As I’ve mentioned before, I am a huge lover of the backyard wedding and this floral palette is one that I personally enjoy so much!

Kathleen wanted for her bouquets to be filled with lots of delicate, seasonal blooms that had a natural, hand picked look to them. She also wanted for them to have lots of pops of pastel colours with baby blue being one of them.

Special thanks to my dear friend, Sarah of Our Jonrah Events, for being my assistant on this day! I couldn’t have done it without you!

Photo: - Thank you so much for taking such amazing photos of the floral details. You really captured my efforts and intentions in the floral design and your thoughtfulness in each shot is so apparent!
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For those who are wondering how I created my floating floral mantle piece titled, “Spring Cleaning”, check out my time lapse! I start by affixing bundles of chicken wire to the wall behind my mantle. *Note: I use painters tape here which is not very sturdy at all, but I didn’t want to rip the paint off! If I were doing this at an event or other space, I’d be using nails/3M hooks/duct tape or I’d be using fishing wire to hang it from the ceiling! Here’s the thing; After I created this piece, it actually fell down because I used painter’s tape to hold it up. When I attempted to put it back up, though, it turned into a totally different mantle piece which I’ll show in my next post! #yeg #yeglocal #yeglocalbusiness #yegweddings #weddings #yegflorist #florist #flowers #seasonalfloweralliance #seasonalblooms #bridalbouquet #bouquets #bouquetinspo #chicbride #inthefloralspotlight #flowery #weddinginspiration #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #supportlocal #floralarrangement #underthefloralspell #floristsofinstagram #backyardweddings #flowerarrangements #floral #floraldesign #floraldesigner #floralinstallation #floralinstallations

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