Best buds

FLOWERS ARE THE FOCAL POINT OF YOUR DÉCOR, SO BE SURE TO CHOOSE YOUR BLOOMS WISELY.

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Trust your florist Trust your florist

Go with a vendor you trust and give Go with a vendor you trust and give them full reign of flower types. Do not go them full reign of flower types. Do not go scouring Pinterest for individual flowers. scouring Pinterest for individual flowers. A florist who is talented will take a colour A florist who is talented will take a colour palette and make it come to life with palette and make it come to life with blooms you probably have never even blooms you probably have never evenn heard of. Never fails! heard of. Never fails! -STEPH DEVINE, -STEPH DEVINE, GARDEN OF ADEN FLORALS GARDEN OF ADEN FLORALS

Get colourful

Do not be afraid of Do not be a afra aid d of f colour! White and blush colour! W White and blush are the most popular are th he e most t popular wedding colours but wedding colours but global flower shortages global a flower shortages s means they’re more means th t ey y’re more expensive and harder expensiv ve e and harder to get. When it comes to get. Wh he en it co ome mes down to the day we down to the day we pick up your flowers, pick up your flow wers, we’re finding we’ve we’re finding we’ve v been shorted so much been shorted so much of our order that we of our order that we e have to scramble to have to scramble to find substitutes that still find substitutes that sti ill work for the aesthetic work for the aesthetic c and it’s heartbreaking. and it’s heartbreaking g. You can avoid all of that You can avoid all of th ha at uncertainty by being uncertainty by being open to colour. Better open to colour. Better yet, be bold! Give your yet, be bold! Give your florist your colour pallete florist your colour palle ete t and trust them to make and trust them to makee magic for you. magic for you.

-PATRICIA THIBODEAU, -PATRICIA THIBODEAU, UNFAZED FLORAL UNFAZED FLORAL

Find the right person Find the right person

Finding a wedding florist who Finding a weddi ing g florist who understands your vision is essential. You understands you ouy r vision o is ess ssentia ial. You will be working closely with them to bring will be working n c closely y with t them he to bring n your vision to life and they need to follow your vision n to t life and the hey need ee to t follo low through. Book your florist early. You can through. Boo ook y k your florist e ear arly. You ca an easily miss out if they are already booked easily miss s out if they are alre ready y boo o ked up for your date. Bringing in your florist up for your r date e. Bringing in y your fl r ori o st s early is always a good idea because early is always ys s a good idea be ecause e they can help in the planning stages and they c can an help i pin the planning st stages a and suggest design ideas to help transform sug su gest d desi es gn ideas to help t transform m your venue. your venu e e. e. -RYAN LONGO, RL DESIGNS -RY R AN AN LO LONGO GO, O RL DESIGNS

Stay in season Stay in season

Seasonal varieties of flowers are always Seas sonal var arietie ies of flower w s are always best. Locally grown and seasonal flowers bes b t. Locally grown and seasonal flowers offer more personality, movement, offer m more pe erso s nal a na ity yt , m move o men me t, t gorgeous shapes and more complex colour gor g geous shapes and m dm d ore o complex colour palettes. Consulting your floral designer is palettes. Consulting g you y r fl flora or l designer i r s the best way to stay educated and realistic the best way to st tay ay d edu ed cat ca ed d and an realistic c about floral budgets and seasonality. a about floral bud udgets and sea s sonali al ty. t -SARAH SYLVESTER, -SARAH A SYLVESTER, LITTLE SHED FLOWER COMPANY L LITTLE T SHED FLOWER COMPANY

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