Mary + Dan at Vineland Estates Winery

Posted July 26 2010   |  2 comments

It's been a while since we've been at Vineland Estates Winery, but some things will never change ... we still looove intimate Niagara winery weddings!!

Vineland Estates is still one of the most beautiful intimate winery wedding venues in Niagara and it always feels like coming home when we get to work there. It's great to see Diane and Jared and the crew ... we've got a great history of designing/hosting the most beautiful weddings together!

Mary + Dan were married in the lovely old stone Carriage House overlooking the vineyard with the Niagara Escarpment in the distance ... breathtakingly beautiful! After the ceremony, their guests were invited on a wine tour and the Carriage House was seamlessly flipped into the reception space ... a beautiful tablescape seating 17 guests in the centre of the room!

Mary's colour palette was a Forest meets Charm mash-up ... the main focus was white and ivory with just a little splash of blush for colour! We used white mini callas, orchids, freesia, sahara roses, blackberries, blushing bride, dianthus and event some antique green hydrangeas and clematis vine from our studio organic cutting garden!

Cheers and best wishes to Mary + Dan ... it was a pleasure to be part of your special day!

This closeup of the bride's bouquet gives you a good idea of the colour palette we were working with ... white, ivory and soft blush!


Mary's bridal bouquet ... no bridesmaids this time!



Have I said how much we love this place? I'll let the pictures do the talking now ...







The long harvest or mission-style tablescape is one of our favourite things to do in the Carriage House ... there's something magical about the intimacy and ambiance that it brings to the space.





Between the ceremony and reception setup, we had a little time to sit down in the Vineland Estates Winery Restaurant and enjoy THE most decadent and tasty dessert and cappuccino I've had in a long while ... it's been a busy season!

I leave you with this one mouth-watering picture ... mmmmm!

Tags »  Niagara Winery Wedding, Pink, Niagara Wedding Florist, Forest, Vineland Estates Winery, Niagara Wedding Flowers, White, Niagara Wine Country Wedding, Charm, Ivory

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Melissa + Matt's Niagara Winery Wedding at Inn on the Twenty

Posted July 19 2010   |  Leave a Comment ...

Melissa + Matt's Niagara nuptials took place among the beautiful vineyards of the Beamsville Bench in the Cave Spring Vineyard Retreat ... a thunderstorm threatened to soak the guests in the Vineyard right at ceremony time, so it was quickly moved indoors!

The always lovely 'Glow' was the colour palette du jour! For Melissa + Matt's flowers, we focused particularly on shades of yellow and ivory that were accented with grey and cobalt blue in the girl's dresses, shoes and accessories.

We used words like round, tidy, fresh, vintage, modern, simple to describe the look and feel we were aiming for. To achieve Melissa's look, we incorporated hydrangeas, gerberas, garden roses, spray roses, looped curly willow and funky craspedia blooms into the bouquets and centerpieces.

Congratulations again Melissa + Matt ... it was a pleasure to design the flowers for your beautiful wedding!

This closeup of the bride's bouquet gives you a good idea of the colour palette we were working with ... soft and mellow yellows, ivory and champagne!


The soft yellow bride's and bridesmaids bouquets ...yummy garden roses and the yellow 'pokey' balls are called craspedia ... I know you wanted to know!



The ceremony was quickly moved into the Vineyard Retreat due to the impending clouds of doom that quickly descended on the vineyard about 20 minutes before the ceremony!



This young lady took her job as flower girl very seriously ... she had the right idea with the fan ... it was stinkin' hot!


The girls looked amazing in their pewter dresses and cobalt blue shoes!





The centrepieces sat perfectly on the pewter runners ... yellow looks so good in The Windows Room at Inn on the Twenty!




Details, details ... it's all about the details!



Ceremony Location: Cave Spring Vineyard Retreat
Wedding Venue: The Inn on the Twenty
Hair and Makeup: Allure Hair + Makeup
Wedding Flowers: Vintage Design Co.

Tags »  Niagara Winery Wedding, Vineyard Wedding, Niagara Wedding Florist, Cave Spring Vineyard, Niagara Wedding Flowers, Yellow, Inn on the Twenty, Glow, Ivory, Pewter, Grey

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Robin + Dennis: A 'Charmed' Niagara-on-the-Lake Wedding

Posted July 05 2010   |  Leave a Comment ...

So we're officially in those warm, heady days of summer and holiday weekends make for super wedding celebrations ... especially in Niagara-on-the-Lake!

Robin + Dennis tied the knot this past weekend ... outdoors overlooking the Niagara River from the deck of the Queenston Heights Restaurant in Queenston. A hop and a skip down the Niagara Parkway brought their guests to quaint Niagara-on-the-Lake and the Imperial Ballroom at Queen's Landing Hotel, where they celebrated and dined in utmost style!

The bride's 'Charmed' palette was a perfectly pretty combination of blush pink, ivory and white ... classic beauty never goes out of style.

Cheers to summer weddings!

Charm is one of those palettes that brides always seem to return to ... here's an idea of the colour / texture palette we were working with.


The bride and bridesmaid's bouquets ... with callas, roses, lisianthus and orchids.






In addition to being a unique wedding destination, Queenston Heights is also a memorial to The War of 1812 where we Canadians kicked the Americans back across the River ... for the first and last time! Don't worry, it's all good ... we're friends now.







The Imperial Ballroom at Queen's Landing always looks pretty in pink (and white) ... so these centerpieces were right at home!

Tags »  Niagara on the Lake Weddings, Pink, Niagara on the Lake Wedding Florist, Niagara on the Lake Wedding Venues, White, Vintage Hotels, Charm, Queenston Heights, Queen's Landing

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Jessica + Dan: This is Bliss!

Posted July 05 2010   |  Leave a Comment ...

Happy (belated) Canada Day! It was certainly a weekend of gorgeousness ... if the warm summer air, BBQ with your besties and fireworks display wasn't enough, then you’ve come to the right place for your floral fix!

This pretty Bliss palette we used for Jessica + Dan's wedding was infused with soft blush pink, light peache and medium orange tones and embodies modern vintage at its finest … a perfect palette for all those summer weddings!

Jessica + Dan's Niagara winery wedding ceremony took place in the Cave Spring vineyards followed by an intimate reception in the Winemaker's Cellar at Inn on the Twenty in Jordan.

We're a little short on pictures this week, but we managed to put together this little collage of beauty from Jessica + Dan's wedding ... enjoy!

Wedding Venue: Cave Spring Vineyards and Inn on the Twenty, Jordan
Wedding Flowers: Vintage Design Co., Jordan

Tags »  Niagara Winery Wedding, Bliss, Vineyard Wedding, Pink, Niagara Wedding Florist, Niagara Wedding Flowers, Inn on the Twenty, Outdoor Wedding, Niagara Wedding Venues, Orange

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Elegant Wedding Magazine ... Featured Wedding!

Posted July 01 2010   |  Leave a Comment ...

It's not very often that you 'accidentally' discover your work published in a magazine ... but it happened to us this week when we found one of our favourite fall weddings from 2009 was published in the latest issue of Elegant Wedding magazine! A happy accidental discovery, for sure!!

Kara + Bryan were married on a beautiful October Saturday afternoon at our absolute favourite old stone church in Niagara on the Lake – St. Mark’s Anglican Church! Later in the evening, Kara + Bryan’s guests were invited to an exquisite evening dinner reception in the Vineyard Pavillion at Hillebrand Estates Winery.

Xero Digital did a superb job of capturing the essence of Kara + Bryan's intimate wedding celebration ... experience the day vicariously below!

Tags »  Niagara on the Lake Weddings, Hillebrand Estates Winery, Niagara on the Lake Wedding Florist, Niagara on the Lake Wedding Venues, Breeze, Elegant Wedding Magazine, St. Mark's Church

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