Simple elegance

Today we’re bringing you floral inspiration from one of our recent weddings at Fairmont Waterfront.
“Simple and classic” was the vision Shelley and Phil came to us with, wanting to execute an elegant, natural look with a color palette of champagne, white and blush pink.
We achieved the style with an array of seasonal blooms including peonies, lilac, roses, ranunculus, rice flower, hydrangea, and apricot blossoms.
We’ll get to the arrangements in a minute, but first we had to share with you a beautiful picture of the glowing bride captured by The Apartment Photography in VanDusen Gardens.
Stunning!

A classic color pairing

There are few color combinations as timeless and classic as white and green.
It has the ability to lend itself to any occasion, mood or style of design and best of all, it’s a color palette you can use year-round when it comes to florals.
Here’s just a handful of examples of white and green arrangements we’ve designed at Celsia Florist across the Winter and Spring months.

The Great Gatsby experience

Today’s the day! Finally, the release of Baz Luhrmann’s much talked about screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous tale of America in the 1920s, The Great Gatsby.

To celebrate the release we bring you the glamour, elegance and opulence of this era through a Roaring 20s-inspired editorial we worked on with Kailey Michelle Events for Bride.ca

Photographed beautifully by Matt Kennedy at Vancouver’s iconic Teahouse at Stanley Park, this shoot was the epitome of luxury. From Bisou Bridal’s exquisite Jenny Packham and Monique Lhullier gowns to the gorgeous garden roses and gold sequinned linen lining the table, the abundance and affluence synonymous with this bygone era was truly on show.

And we couldn’t get enough of it. Every girl should have an opportunity to dine at a table with sequinned linens, right?

Enjoy the images and Happy Gatsby Friday!

(Don’t forget to place your Mother’s Day order for Sunday!)

You can see more images and the full editorial feature at Bride.ca

Mother’s Day Meanings

If you follow along on our Facebook page you may be familiar with a little post we do each week called Monday Meanings. Each Monday we share with you a picture of one of our arrangements along with the meaning behind a featured bloom.

It’s only a small post but it is undoubtedly one of our favorites. Together we have learnt the meaning of so many flowers and discovered a sweet new little language , The Language of Flowers. (There are many books by this name that would make a beautiful Mother’s Day gift. We recommend the novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.)

Considering Mother’s Day is on Sunday, we thought we’d bring you an extended Monday Meanings today based on a garden-inspired arrangement we created with Spread Love Events for a recent shoot.

Now to deconstruct…..

The meanings behind some of the featured blooms: Tulip – declaration of love, Stock – you will always be beautiful to me, Matricaria/Chamomile – energy in adversity, Ranunculus – you are radiant with charms, Eucalyptus – protection, Pale pink rose – Grace.

If you would like to learn more of our Monday Meanings, like us on Facebook.

Huge thank you to Gucio Photography for the images and Spread Love Events for the styling. You can see more images from this shoot on Spread Love’s blog and see how, with some thoughtful details, you too can prepare a special Mother’s Day Brunch for the special person in your life.

Remember you can place your Mother’s Day orders at our online store now.

Our Spring Collection

These glorious, endless days of sunshine and fresh, blossoming blooms are a true sign that Spring is here.

And we’re just loving it! So much so, that we have designed a new floral collection for your Spring enjoyment, just in time for Mother’s Day too.

Let us share with you a few of our favorites.

Garden in Bloom: A softly fragrant Spring bouquet of garden blooms such as peony, ranunculus, hyacinth, lisianthus, tulips and stock.

Garden in Bloom: A softly fragrant Spring arrangement of garden blooms.

Sunshine: A bright and lush arrangement of citrus tones. Florals such as sunflower, hyacinth, alstro, pincushion, poppy, peony, green dates and viburnum.

Botanique: A unique arrangement of Spring botanicals such as poppy, rose, fritillaria, lisianthus, rice flower, ranunculus, tulip, hydrangea, and amaranthus.

Botanique: A unique bouquet of Spring botanicals.

Celsia Signature: Our signature style. Seasonal, romantic and whimsical.

Can’t decide which one to choose? Simply select “Designer’s Choice” at our online store and we will design something unique for you.

You can view our full collection and place your order here or by clicking the “order” tab at the top of this page.

Pretty-in-pink tea party

We couldn’t resist bringing you these beautiful images from a delightful little birthday tea party we provided florals for recently.

The color scheme of pastels, pinks, cream white and orange was oh-so-feminine and paired perfectly with the mercury glass vases and votives used throughout.

We thought the birdcage finished with blooms was a cute touch too.

What girl wouldn’t love a pretty-in-pink party (or bridal shower)! Enjoy!

You can find more tea-party-inspired florals from this event on our Pinterest page.

Florals and food galore!

We have an exciting new partnership to share with you all today, along with some fabulous photos from our first collaboration.

We are delighted to announce we have partnered with the incredibly-talented team at Railtown Catering to fulfill all of the floral needs for Railtown and their clients.

Our first collaboration was at Railtown’s spectacular launch party last week at Vancouver Urban Winery and we could not have been more thrilled with how things went. (And the food… On the food!)

We were asked to create a “fresh and Spring-like atmosphere” through our florals and were given the creative freedom to execute the vision how we saw fit. Talk about a dream job!

Drawing on citrus tones and seasonal blooms combined with organic elements such as wood and birch, we created Spring garden party-inspired florals which were the perfect complement to a beautiful venue and magical food. (See… we’re still talking about the food!)

But enough of the chatter – it’s time for some photos.

You can see more images from the launch party on our Facebook page.

Our new partnership!

The flowers have arrived!

A delightful poppy showing off.

One of the centerpieces we made for the cocktail tables.

Entrance florals we designed for the front of Vancouver Urban Winery.

Succulents, roses, tulips, ranunculus, peonies, and poppies were among the seasonal blooms we used.

Our peonies were another bloom stealing hearts in the room.

Our floral mantelpiece at Vancouver Urban Winery.

Mini succulent favors we made for guests. Great idea for a wedding favor too!

If you haven’t already, jump on to Facebook and like our page for daily floral eye candy! And while you’re there, head on over to Railtown Catering’s page as well. We can guarantee they will add many a mouth-watering treat to your daily newsfeed!

Love is a big deal

One of our favorite days each month here at Celsia Florist is when we get to share our new window display with you!

Well today is that day!

In celebration of all things love this Valentine’s Day we have called upon the delightful styling and imagination of the ladies at the aptly-named Spread Love Events.

With attention to detail that never ceases to take our breath away, this month’s creation is a colourful and fun display that exudes playful joy.

The florals featured in our main window are the boho-chic vision of the fabulously talented Le Soirees. We were fortunate enough to be involved in a photo shoot with Le Soirees this week and couldn’t bear to see such beauty go to waste. Just wait until you see these arrangements combined with the styling delights of Le Soirees and the photography brilliance of Vasia Photography! Watch this space to see details from the shoot in coming weeks!

Valentine’s Day window display. Boho-chic-inspired florals repurposed from a photo shoot designed and styled by Le Soirees.

Spray rose planters adorn one window surrounded by pops of colour.

Valentine’s Day window display. Styling by Spread Love Events, Boho-chic-inspired florals repurposed from a photo shoot designed and styled by Le Soirees.

Valentine’s Day window display. Styling by Spread Love Events, florals by Celsia Florist.

Valentine’s Day window display. Styling by Spread Love Events, Boho-chic-inspired florals repurposed from a photo shoot designed and styled by Le Soirees.

Fancy fringe garlands and a wooden swing hanging from the ceiling.

“Our fancy fringe garlands adorn reclaimed wood swings to display Celsia Florist’s artistic and colourful arrangements that are anything but ordinary this Valentine’s Day and beyond,” Spread Love Event’s principal planner Ashley Bond said.

“With classic black and white stripes, dots, and fringe – it’s a party in the window reminding passers-by that love is a big deal and worth celebrating.”

We couldn’t have said it any better! Thanks for helping us spread the love, Ashley!

Happy Valentine’s Day friends and if you are passing by, come and share in the joy at our Kitsilano store.

If you haven’t placed your Valentine’s Day order yet, you’ve still got time! Click here to be directed to our online store where we can help you out.

From little things…

We are delighted to share with you a new range of products we are stocking at Celsia Florist.

The organisation is Strathcona 1890 Urban Seed Collections and their business is in seeds.

Strathcona 1890 has created collections of seeds that people with little or even no yard can grow. The idea behind the venture is that we can all produce a portion of the food that we eat, cutting down on our carbon foot print and becoming more connected with what we consume.

Strathcona 1890 seed collections now available at Celsia Florist.

The seeds are all non-gmo, open pollinated, non-chemically treated for container gardens to be grown on urban balconies, roof top gardens and window boxes so not having a back yard is no excuse!

The seeds come in a variety of different collections including quick growing, nectar and pollen flowers, tasty and beneficial herbs and edible flowers for culinary use.

Each collection comes with full instructions and growing tips along with suggestions for even those with a black thumb!

Grow your own food with the help of Strathcona 1890.

Proceeds from sales of these unique collections of seeds also help create new jobs in the Downtown Eastside as well as help develop sustainable food growing programs at Vancouver’s inner city schools, daycares and community centres.

Strathcona 1890′s Truck Farm can often be seen driving around Vancouver.

You can buy Strathcona 1890 products in our shop or at our online store.

Read more about Strathcona 1890 here.

Spreading love with flowers

IT is undoubtedly the most significant day on the floral calendar and it is just around the corner.
Yes, you know the one… Valentine’s Day.
Here at Celsia Florist we have spent the past month creating our 2013 Valentine Collection and we’re finally ready to share it with you!
From traditional red roses and scented bouquets to garden-style arrangements and planters, we have floral designs for everyone you want to share some love and life with this February 14.
Here are some of our new additions.

Scarlet: Sexy, red blooms arranged in a black ceramic cube.

Love Garden: Natural and fun arrangement of flora, berries and branches.

Garden Scent: A lovely fragrant arrangement of garden cuts including rose, hyacinth, freesia and stock.

Celsia Signature Dozen: Bouquet of premium Fairtrade roses with assorted foliage, berries/filler flower and branches.

Love Garden: Natural and fun bouquet of flora, berries and branches.

You can see our full Valentine Collection and place your order online by clicking here here.