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 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/

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

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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.

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

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