Poets Cove Resort Wedding – Pender Island
There is something special that I just love about Gulf Island weddings! I think it's that fun laid back feeling they all have, people just wanting to have a good time while being surrounded by natural island beauty. The Poets Cove Resort on Pender Island is a lovely...
Three Easy Tips for a Sustainable Wedding
Today's blog post is by Melissa Latter of Eco Chic Affairs. Melissa is based in Victoria, British Columbia, and she specializes in planning eco-friendly weddings across Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands. The environment is something I care deeply about...
Peony Favourites of 2018
For me 2018 was a fun year for being creative and flower arranging with materials from my own garden and local Salt Spring Island market flowers. I also took the time to get out my big camera and although my photography is far from perfect it sure beats my iphone...
Holiday Gift Boxes
Here are some pics of this years HOLIDAY GIFT BOXES! Each box is a collection of useful and stylish goods. There is no use giving someone a gift they can't use! There is a mix of handmade candles, soaps, tea towels (linen and water color art print), honey and more!...
Colorful Summer Wedding on Salt Spring Island
I sure loved the care free vibe of this fun and colorful summer wedding at The Lake Shore on Salt Spring Island. Emma McCormick and her team knocked this one out of the park! This lovely, easy going couple, travelled all the way from Australia's Gold Coast to get...
Stowel Lake Farm Wedding Styled Shoot – Salt Spring Island
I'm very excited to finally share a blog post featuring this "sophisticated farm wedding" styled shoot I was apart of last spring. We were very lucky to have it published in the September issue of Today's Bride Magazine this past summer. It took place at Stowel Lake...
Salt Spring Island Elopement- Duck Creek Farm
In all my nine years in business I have never worked with a couple that was truly eloping! And when I say "truly eloping" I mean it! It was just the couple, the officiant, and the photographer, who also doubled as the witness. They planned every detail and had no one...
Three Easy Ways To Use Plants in Your Wedding
Do you love plants? Have you been crushing hard on all those cool cactus images on instagram and Pinterest? Well, in today's post I'm sharing with you three easy ways to add plants to your wedding day. All of the images I used below are from a desert inspired shoot I...
Spring Wedding at the Sea Cider Farm
This wedding at the Sea Cider Farm on Vancouver Island was such a pleasure to work on. The bride gave me a lot of creative freedom which I am always thankful for. When creating these wedding day florals I was mostly inspired by the words in one of her first emails "...
Affinity Guesthouse – Vancouver Island Wedding
Last summer I was honoured to create flowers for a very lovely and beautiful couple from Victoria, British Columbia, who chose to have their wedding day at the Affinity Guesthouse in the picturesque Cowichan Valley. Vancouver Island is filled with so many incredible...