Caitlin + Jon: Niagara on the Lake Wedding at Riverbend Inn and Vineyard
Posted August 31 2009
Congrats and best wishes to Caitlin + Jon who celebrated their outdoor wedding in Niagara at the always lovely Riverbend Inn and Vineyard … a true gem among Niagara wedding reception venues!
We absolutely love, love, love Niagara on the Lake weddings … especially this time of year!
Caitlin’s colours were cream, ivory and a variety of shades of fresh green ... a lot like our 'Forest' colour palette!
We designed this wedding using white/green Peegee and Annabelle hydrangeas (from our organic cutting garden!), garden roses, dahlias, poppy pods, chamomile, hypericum berries, hanging amaranthus and fresh hops.
Thanks for letting us share in your big day!
The grand entrance to the Riverbend Inn …
The bride’s and bridesmaid’s bouquets …
The Riverbend has this great gazebo overlooking the vineyard … the perfect spot for an outdoor late summer vineyard wedding in Niagara!
The ‘alter’ was flanked with these two four foot tall arrangements!
Caitlin and the girls made their entrance across the lawn ... the Coach House is in the background.
How cute are these two .. seriously?
The tables were fashioned into a long ‘picnic’ style setup which allowed us to design ‘tablescapes’ which included these long arrangements in gorgeous wooden trugs! Caitlin made her table runners out of this amazing Amy Butler fabric!
We incorporated lots of glass canning jars with pillar candles and little posy arrangements to add to the modern vintage feel!
Taylor + David: Niagara Winery Wedding at Vineland Estates
Posted August 31 2009
This past weekend, Taylor + David’s Niagara wedding reception and ceremony were held in the sensational Carriage House at Vineland Estates Winery.
There’s been a distinct shift in the ‘feel’ of the season already … we’re entering harvest time in Niagara and the colours are deepening all around us. Weddings in Niagara this time of year are always gorgeous!
Taylor’s colour palette was ‘Shade’ plus a little bit of grey.
To accomplish the design for Taylor + David’s Niagara wedding reception, we used blue hydrangeas, garden roses, orchids, dusty miller and a variety of bits from our organic cutting gardens, including cotton lavender, lavender foliage and Annabelle hydrangeas.
The bride’s and bridesmaid’s bouquets …
The Carriage House at Vineland Estates Winery is a gorgeous old stone and wood building … perfect for celebrating an intimate wedding in Niagara!
The wedding reception centerpieces were low full florals in cylinder glass ... dripping with green grapes!
Centerpieces so good you can eat them!
Posted August 31 2009
We had a fun corporate event earlier in the week at Chateau des Charmes Winery in Niagara on the Lake.
We designed up 15 of these delicious ‘so-good-you-can-eat-them’ centerpieces for an event planned by Peninsula Programs & Events with mouth-watering food and wine pairings by Wellington Court and Chateau des Charmes Winery!
There’s definitely some off-the-wall ingredients in these pieces, but they looked amazing under the big tent … and they definitely reflected the ‘farm-to-table’ ethos of the evening.
Cheers and enjoy the pics!
Chamomile and new potatoes ...
Safflower and plums ..
Sunflowers and potatoes ...
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' and red potatoes ...
Spray roses and yellow zucchini ...
Gerbs and apricots ...
Allium and eggplant ...
Hydrangea and variegated eggplant
Sarah + Jim on the Andrewes Family Farm
Posted August 24 2009
There's something wonderfully charming about an outdoor wedding on the family fruit farm … and that’s something we’ve got a lot of here in Niagara!
The relaxed ‘upscale country’ details of Sarah + Jim’s outdoor Niagara wedding made for a simply stunning and heartfelt celebration … a perfect late-summer evening!
In keeping with the home-grown feel of this Niagara wedding, many of the floral elements we used came directly from our own organic cutting garden: ‘Annabelle’ hydrangeas, cotton lavender, black eyed Susans, sedum ‘Autumn Joy’, sage and other bits of gardeny goodness!
Best wishes to Sarah + Jim … we loved working with you!
The bride’s bouquet … we loooved this one! Check out the semi-ripe blackberries ... mmmmm!
We’re really loving our custom-made Shepherd’s Hooks this season … so cute with these Mason Jar posies marking the aisle!
We used these vintage feeling hammered-tin (or pewter) vessels for the reception table centerpieces …
The gorgeous Peach Lavender jam favors were hand crafted by Sarah’s sister-in-law Dori … from fruit grown on the family farm!
The Good Earth served up a delicious BBQ Bonanza in true farm-to-table style … check out the menu!
Heather + Josh: Niagara on the Lake Wedding at Queen’s Landing
Posted August 24 2009
Heather + Josh were married in an afternoon wedding ceremony at the stunning and historic St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Afterward, their guests were invited for cocktails and an evening reception at one of our favourite Niagara-on-the-Lake wedding venues, the Grand Georgian Ballroom at Queen’s Landing (one of the Vintage Hotels).
Heather’s color palette was a bit of a cross between Glow and Forest … soft lemon and buttery yellow with accents of fresh green and chocolate.
We worked with a variety of flowers and design elements to achieve Heather’s look, including garden roses, orchids, hydrangeas, amaranthus, dahlias, plenty of birch branches and wheat … an organic, natural ‘earthy’ feel!
Thanks to Heather + Josh for letting us share in their Niagara-on-the-Lake wedding celebrations … best wishes to you two!
The girls’ bouquets … soft, buttery and warm!
St. Mark’s is a ‘picture-perfect’ church … perhaps the best historic ceremony venue in Niagara-on-the-Lake!
Our signature wedding ceremony alter arrangements … these always provide so much impact!
Guests were seated at long tables in a fashion comparable to a large ‘picnic’ … a nice break from the typical round table set-up! Table linens and Chiavari chairs provided by Simply Beautiful Décor.
Our custom birch canopy was fashioned into a sort of ‘sweet-heart’ table covering … the bride and groom were parked underneath it and their wedding party kind of spilled out from there! Later in the evening, the tables came down and a delicious old-school ‘candy buffet’ was setup under the candle-lit branches!
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