Workshop Wednesday: Be Your Own Florist!

Spring is in the air for flowers week here at Wed By Hand pulling us out of the reality of this snowy January.  We’re very excited that the lovely Erin Carmichael of Full Bloom floral design will be sharing with us the elegant craft of creating gorgeous bouquets, boutonnieres and corsages for our wedding.

Photo credit Melanie Rebane Photography

Erin hosted a workshop with Wed By Hand last year, and by popular demand and heaps of positive feedback she’s our returning expert, so you’re sure to leave having discovered your hidden talent for flower arranging!

Photo Credit Scott Lee Roberts Photography

Erin, a florist with a green thumb and outlook on life, offers services such as having a tree planted in your honor after your wedding which you can watch grow and replenish the earth, as well as the option of having your flowers passed on to brighten someone’s day.  With her eco-friendly approach you’ll be sure to learn to maximize your budget, make your flowers go the distance and thank the earth for giving them to you on your wedding day.  

Meet Our Vendors: Flowers!

 
Full Bloom

It feels especially appropriate to have a flower company that takes every opportunity to be eco-friendly. Full Bloom, a home studio based floral company, offers traditional flowers with a modern twist. Full Bloom’s bottom line is to create unique floral arrangements that match each couple’s individual style, all while keeping a focus on personal service and the environment. The company not only offers suggestions on how to reduce, reuse and recycle your wedding and event flowers, at the end of the wedding season they also plant a tree or seedling in honor of the couples “which in a small way is saying thanks to the environment for providing the flowers!”

 

Blumenstudio

With 17 years of experience as a floral designer, Kat Kosk of Blumenstudio, has found weddings to be her daily calling. In addition to handtied planter arrangements, Blumenstudio “represents quality and pure clean designs” with “scents, textures and flavours abound and envelop the senses.” Growing up in Germany and moving to North America just a short nine years ago, Kat Kosk has finally brought a long-time vision into reality specializing in European-inspired floral arrangements.

Sparrow Floral

Sparrow Floral specializes in vintage-inspired floral arrangements. At Sparrow Floral they create a whole feeling with their decorating. They don't shy away from being unique, creative and inspiring in all of the work that they do. If you are looking for a unique and vintage spread for your wedding, they are the ones to call.

Welcome to Flower Week!

I am so excited for this week, ladies & gents! We've reached flower week, and florals are one of my absolute favorite things about weddings. Over the past year or so, Ottawa has literally blossomed with new indie floral businesses and we are so excited to showcase their truly distinct and unique styles with you at Wed By Hand.

As you'll see, we have three unique floral companies joining us this year for Wed By Hand--each with their own signature style. And I think you'll see that the ladies who own these companies will show you how to put together flowers that really reflect your style and your wedding theme--whether you're going for something ultra modern or something super rustic and vintage-inspired.

Throughout the week we'll not only introduce you to the vendors that we'll have on hand for Wed By Hand, but also give you tips for how you can use flowers in unique and interesting ways to accent your special day!