Read along as Tavia shares the Top 10 pieces of information to bring along to your first bloom consultation.

Coming prepared for your first bloom consultation is a key step in beginning a successful design process for your wedding.  I encourage my brides to be knowledgeable about:

1. Falling in Love: Tell us about you!  We love hearing your love story, how you met and captured each others hearts!  Having an insight into your story allows us to add personal touches to create unique designs specifically for you.
2. Bloom Loves: Share the blooms you love! Perhaps it is a childhood bloom that caught your eye, the first bloom given to you by your fiancé, or a bloom picture that captured your heart (do not worry if you are unsure of the names, use photographs to capture your bloom wishes).
3. Bloom Dislikes: Share if you have any blooms that you dislike or would not like to have in you designs.
4. Event Vision: Walk your floral designer through how you envision the set-up, decor, and atmosphere of the wedding. Carefully selected stems can support and enhance your vision.
5. Wedding Colours: Share your accent colours with you designer to insure the blooms chosen compliment your design ideas.
6. Event Date:  Have a confirmed wedding date selected so you can reserve the date with your floral designer.  Sweet Bloom is unique as we only accept one wedding each weekend so we can provide the best possible support on the big day.
7. Wedding Party: Have an idea of the number of people in your wedding party.  This allows your designer to choose an appropriate number of stems to make each bouquet and boutonniere.
8. Wedding Gown: Share the style of your dress. Dress styles help form the bouquet size and shape so it is a perfect compliment.
9. Bridesmaid Dresses: share the style and colour of these dresses.
10. Bloom Accents: Think through where you would like extra bloom accents for the ceremony and reception.  Bring along pictures or share your Pinterest board to tell about your wishes.

Having the time to think through a few details prior to your arrival makes the first consultation more valuable.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Sweet Bloom Experience!

Sweet Bloom specializes in designing blooms for weddings and events in Calgary, Alberta and surrounding areas.

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Read along as Sweet Bloom shares design secrets for everyday bouquets!

A quick stop to grab groceries often takes you through the supermarket floral department. The bright colours and delicate scents persuade you.  They are relatively inexpensive bouquets, a quick grab, and an easy way to send messages of love, thoughtfulness and thanks.  BUT… do you ever struggle to place them into a vase and have them look nicely arranged?  The blooms flop to one side, evidence of large gaps appear, lack of greenery makes the bouquet sparse….and ultimately they do not look as attractive as you had hoped.  If this sounds like an experience you had then read on for some of my design tips.

Here are a few tricks to make the blooms bright and attractive:

1. Separate each bloom type and display as small clusters. I love reusing small glass bottles or jars for this look.

2.  Arrange all the blooms as if you were designing a bridal bouquet. Once complete add twine or ribbon to secure, cut stems to one length, and place in a vase. This will maintain the shape and display beautifully.

3. Cut fresh greenery from your own garden to fill in the spaces.

* Most importantly, love the design you create as every artist has their own eye for beauty*

I hope your next bouquet is everything you hoped it would be!

Sweet Bloom specializes in wedding flowers, bouquets and event flowers in Calgary, Alberta and surrounding areas.

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Read along as Tavia highlights her commitment to supporting her local community through Sweet Bloom

As an individual and business owner in Calgary, Alberta there are endless opportunities to support and connect with local companies.  When I first started Sweet Bloom I knew I wanted to develop a commitment with other small business owners who are local and Canadian.  I feel this connection supports the citizens within our city and our nation.  Today, I am so excited to be stepping out into the community and uniting with individuals that uphold a high quality of customer service, provide locally sourced items, and give back to the community they are part of.  This is just one small part that makes the Sweet Bloom experience unique.

Sweet Bloom is proud to be a preferred vendor with:

1. The Lake House of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts : lakehousecalgary.com

2. River Cafe & Boxwood Cafe:

river-cafe.com & boxwoodcafe.ca

3. The Saskatoon Farm:

saskatoonfarm.com

Sweet Bloom specializes in wedding flowers, bouquets, and event flowers in Calgary, Alberta and surrounding areas

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Read along as Tavia highlights Sweet Bloom’s favourite vintage design of the 2014 wedding season.

Vintage/rustic/nostalgic… are common words to describe the ever growing vintage theme for weddings.  From vintage milk vases, to repurposed mason jars, and old tea cups…the vintage theme has grown exponentially.

My favourite part of being the lead designer of Sweet Bloom is the ability to explore and choose all the design elements.  When designing for Anne and Rej’s summer 2014 wedding, the vintage theme was evident in all aspects of the bride’s planning.  She hoped to have a bridal bouquet that reflected a vintage feel and was unique to her personal taste.  I selected garden roses in soft pink and white accented with eryngium. These beautiful, delicate, peony structured roses offered a perfect match for the vintage theme.  The bouquet was accented with white wax flower and seeded eucalyptus to complete the design.

Check out more stunning wedding and bloom photographs at:

http://www.cassiescamera.com/2014/09/15/anne-rejean-married-calgary-wedding-photographer/

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Featured Book:

“Vintage Wedding Style” by Elizabeth Demos

Every wedding season brings about new ideas and design elements for unique creations. A recent wedding bloom trend is the addition of scabiosa pods into bouquets, boutonnieres, and centre pieces. Once an equally attractive flower, the scabiosa pod adds a slight brown/silver colour while making a strong visual element. Perfect as a small addition to bloom arrangements or clustered together for a dominant effect.

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Sweet Bloom shares inspirational literature that guides the design process.

One of my favourite ways to gain new ideas and learn techniques from other expert designers is through literature. These inspirational books full of detailed, elaborate designs and new bloom information keep me on my learning journey and expand my knowledge base. Being dedicated to a life of learning allows me to provide my clients with current bloom information and design trends. All part of the Sweet Bloom experience.

Keep checking my blog as I give you a sneak peek of my favourite wedding design books.

Sweet Bloom specializes in wedding flowers, bouquets, and event flowers in Calgary, Alberta and surrounding areas including but not limited to Okotooks and Canmore.

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As you have gathered… I just love everything blooming and blending flowers to create unique designs for all my clients.

My favourite things…

My studio: The quiet space is filled with natural sunlight, delicate scents, beautiful colours, crisp vases sparkling in the light, and a vintage dressing table acts as my design workspace. This is where the creativity flows and the magic begins.

Blooms: Each flowers unique size, form, texture, and colour help support the creation of my bouquets and arrangements. They speak to the people who are being celebrated and the special events that are about to occur. They add a special touch of art and beauty to highlight the location, guests, and send a warm message to everyone who is part of the celebration.

Hope you love it too, Tavia

Sweet Bloom specializes in wedding flowers, bouquets, and event flowers in Calgary, Alberta and surrounding areas

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I share my favourite bloom from childhood.

The first bloom that ever caught my eye and stayed in my heart is the Tulip. My dad always had clusters of tulip bulbs planted in hopes for their beauty to show in early spring. It is always the first bloom to brighten my garden and bring the hope that winter is nearly over. It truly is a very unique, simple bloom that signals the beginning of spring, brings colour to a new season, and makes me smile every time I see it. Still to this day, despite all the beautiful flowers I design with, the tulip is my favourite flower to have in my home. Even at 35 years old, my dad and husband often surprise me with fresh-cut tulips! Tulips bring back fond memories of my childhood and make me feel like a little girl!

I am looking forward to designing wedding bouquets with this beautiful bloom!

Here are some neat facts about tulips:

*Scientific Name: Tulipa (I almost named my floral design company Tulipa)

*Meaning: cheerful thoughts (yellow), forgiveness (white), royalty (purple), perfect love (red)

* 75 wild species

* Grown from a bulb that blooms in early spring

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“So, Why is floral design my dream?” It all started like this…

As a little girl, my father was always designing a beautiful summer garden full of vibrant colours, delicate scents and continual blooms. I just adored how a little love and attention could grow such amazing wonders… Seriously, how can something so beautiful start as a simple, somewhat unimpressive seed? I wanted to be part of this transformation… from dirt to bloom.

The cool soil, warm sunshine and fresh air brought me to a place of enjoyment and wonder which inspired me to learn about new blooms and design techniques. I knew I needed to be around flowers ALL the time.

And so I did… endless hours designing my own garden spaces, sessions at local horticultural groups, designing for friends and local floral shops coupled with my extensive knowledge of gardening brought me to a time where I felt confident to begin Sweet Bloom.

An enjoyable journey filled with many firsts!

Sweet Bloom specializes in wedding flowers, bouquets and event flowers in Calgary, Alberta including surrounding areas: Okotooks, Canmore.

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Discover the influence and inspiration behind Sweet Bloom Floral Design

I often have to pinch myself to ensure I’m not dreaming…. Sweet Bloom IS my dream come true. In life we search for that one thing that truly is our passion. Something that makes us excited, provokes wonder and continues our learning journey. We look in all directions, seek guidance from others, and eventually trust OURSELF to make the choice. Making that decision brought new learning, funny stories and a connection with like minded creative people with whom I feel at home.

I welcome you to read along and become part of the Sweet Bloom dream!

Sweet Bloom specializes in wedding flowers and bouquets and event flowers in Calgary, Alberta and surrounding areas including but not limited to Okotooks and Canmore.

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