Weddings 2012: the city’s top florists deliver their most rhapsodic centrepieces and bouquets
Weddings 2012: the city’s top florists deliver their most rhapsodic centrepieces and bouquets
By Stephanie Saunders |
By Stephanie Saunders |
By Stephanie Saunders | Photography by Virginia MacDonald
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DARK HEARTS | IN THE PINK | INTO THE WOODS | PURPLE PROS | TIE A RIBBON | BOLD SOUL | HIGH LIFE | SHOW GIRL
Check out all 16 wedding centrepieces and bouquets »
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- <strong>DARK HEARTS</strong><br /> A sexy mix of echiveria, scabiosa bitterball, black calla lilies, black dahlias, spray roses, eucalyptus, dusty miller leaves, ribbons and silver feathers. Centrepiece, $200. Bouquet, $200. <br /> <br /> Pink Twig, 711 College St., 416-537-7465, <a href="http://www.pinktwig.ca" target="_blank">pinktwig.ca</a>.
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- <strong>IN THE PINK</strong><br /> The centrepiece includes pink cyclamen, roses, green hypericum berries, mums, dianthus, green pittosporum and variegated lily grass. $185. The bouquet is cyclamen wrapped in twine. $175.<br /> <br /> Linden Grove Floral Studio, 356 King St. E., 416-530-2427, <a href="http://www.lindengrove.ca" target="_blank">lindengrove.ca</a>.
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- <strong>INTO THE WOODS</strong><br /> In the bark container: orchids, roses, skimmia, hydrangea, dahlia and echiveria. Bouquet includes tulips, skimmia and cabbage. Price on request. <br /> <br /> Petals, Stems and Leaves, 52 West Beaver Creek Rd., 905-482-9165, <a href="http://www.petalsstemsandleaves.com" target="_blank">petalsstemsandleaves.com</a>.
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- <strong>PURPLE PROS</strong><br /> Small mason jar with green roses, blue thistle, blue delphinium and eucalyptus. $40. Bouquet: purple cabbage rose, hydrangea, blue thistles, cool water roses, green dianthus, delphinium and eucalyptus. $75. <br /> <br /> Jaiden’s Petals/Cindyloowho, 130 Ossington Ave., 416-532-8040, <a href="http://www.jaidenspetals.com" target="_blank">jaidenspetals.com</a>.
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- <strong>TIE A RIBBON</strong><br /> Peonies, ranunculuses and orchids. Centrepiece, $225. Bouquet, $250. <br /> <br /> Wild Thyme, 388 Carlaw Ave., 416-440-2614, <a href="http://www.wildthyme.ca">wildthyme.ca</a>.
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- <strong>BOLD SOUL</strong><br /> Coral amaryllis, coral peonies, red mokara orchids, orange roses and celosia. Centrepiece, $150. <br /> <br /> Bouquet (tied with variegated aspidistra), $125. Parterre Flowers, 182 Davenport Rd., 416-966-8669, <a href="http://www.parterre-flowers.com" target="_blank">parterre-flowers.com</a>.
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- <strong>HIGH LIFE</strong><br /> Orchid centrepiece with hydrangea. $300. The bouquet consists of purple vanda orchids, kangaroo paw, white arabicum and orange roses, with a black feather accent. $350. <br /> <br /> Jackie O Flowers, 2 Liberty St., 416-901-7346, <a href="http://www.jackieo.ca" target="_blank">jackieo.ca</a>.
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- <strong>SHOW GIRL</strong><br /> A Plexiglas box with rhinestone banding contains galax leaves, gloriosa lilies and orchids. $500. The rhinestone-handled bouquet is made of vanda orchids set in a collar of typha leaves. $250. <br /> <br /> Fresh Floral Creations, 175B Danforth Ave., 416-968-1270, <a href="http://www.freshflorals.com" target="_blank">freshflorals.com</a>.
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(Tables and chairs from Contemporary Furniture Rentals; rustic wood tables from Urban Barn)