Baby and bridal showers
Baby shower decorations and bridal shower flowers
If you're planning baby shower decorations, flowers are the part guests sit next to all afternoon. We make centrepieces, a welcome arrangement and a bouquet for the parent-to-be, for baby and bridal showers across Toronto and York Region.
- Designed in Richmond Hill
- Delivered seven days a week
- Toronto and York Region
What we make
Flowers for baby and bridal showers
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Shower centrepieces
Low centrepieces for the tables, kept short enough to talk over. On a long table, two or three small arrangements in a line usually look better than one big piece in the middle.
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A welcome arrangement
One larger arrangement by the door or the guest book, so the colours of the day are the first thing people see. If you're only buying one piece, make it this one.
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Gift and dessert table flowers
A smaller arrangement for the gift table and another beside the cake, matched to the centrepieces. Low and steady, so they survive the moment the presents start piling up.
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A bouquet for the guest of honour
A bouquet for the parent-to-be or the bride-to-be to take home at the end. Blue Lullaby, Sugared Peonies and Tulip Lace can all be ordered from our shop for the day.
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A backdrop for photos
For a bigger shower, a garland or a small arch for the photo spot. We deliver it and set it up at the venue, and it's quoted with the rest of the flowers.
Baby shower flowers: what to order
For a shower at home or in a party room, most hosts need fewer flowers than they expect. A good working list:
- One welcome arrangement near the door or the guest book.
- Centrepieces: one per round table, or two or three small ones down a long table.
- A gift table piece, small and low so it doesn't get knocked over.
- A bouquet for the parent-to-be to take home.
If the budget is tight, drop the gift table piece and put the money into the welcome arrangement. In a living room, a single generous arrangement on the coffee table or the mantel can carry the whole room on its own.
Think about where the flowers go after the party, too. Centrepieces make a good thank-you for the friends who helped set up, and the bouquet goes home with the guest of honour, so it should be something that lasts in a vase for the week after. Hydrangeas, roses and lisianthus all do.
Our new baby flowers collection has designs you can order online for the day, and they double as the take-home bouquet.
Baby shower decorations in colours other than pink and blue
Pink for a girl and blue for a boy still works, and the table in our photo leans happily into blue hydrangea. But plenty of parents want something softer, or don't know (or aren't saying) whether it's a boy or a girl. A few palettes that don't pick a side:
- Sage and cream: white roses, lisianthus and eucalyptus. Calm, and it suits any nursery theme.
- Butter yellow and white: yellow tulips or roses with white daisies. Cheerful without shouting.
- Lilac and white: lilac stock, purple scabiosa and white spray roses.
- Peach and apricot: peach roses and spray roses with a little greenery. Warm, and good in a sunny room.
Take your cue from the invitation and the cake, and from the nursery if the parents have shared photos. If there's a theme (bees, clouds, a favourite storybook), pull two colours out of it and leave the rest to the other decorations. Flowers in one or two colours look more deliberate than a rainbow.
Our hydrangeas collection is a good place to start for blue and lilac shower flowers.
Gender reveal flowers
For a gender reveal, the flowers need to stay neutral until the moment, and then the colour can arrive. Two ways to do it:
- Neutral tables, coloured bouquet. Dress the room in white and green. The one person who knows the result, often whoever is holding the envelope, orders a bouquet in pink or blue and keeps it out of sight until after the reveal, then hands it to the parents.
- Pick a side. Alternate tables in soft pink and soft blue, and let guests sit at their guess. Afterwards, the winning side's centrepieces go home with the parents.
If you're the one who knows, put the colour you need in the order notes, and send the flowers to an address the parents won't be at. Choose a morning or afternoon delivery window so the bouquet arrives before you leave for the party.
White and green tables have one more advantage: they look good in photos with either colour of confetti, balloons or cake in the middle of them.
Bridal shower flowers and decorations
A bridal shower is a preview of the wedding, so it makes sense to borrow the wedding colours, or at least stand next to them. If the wedding is blush and ivory, a shower in peach and cream feels related without giving the whole look away.
Peonies suit bridal showers well, partly because the timing often lines up: many showers fall in late spring, when peonies are at their best. A bunch of them in a tall vase on the gift table, or our Sugared Peonies as the bride's bouquet, does a lot of work on its own.
One old tradition is worth keeping. As the gifts are opened, someone gathers the ribbons and bows into a "bouquet" on a paper plate, and the bride carries it at the wedding rehearsal. It's silly and a lot of fun, and we'll happily leave that one to the bridesmaids.
If the shower is the first time the two families meet, keep the tables low so people can talk across them. For the wedding itself, our weddings page covers bridal bouquets, ceremony flowers and centrepieces.
Shower centrepieces for a home, a restaurant or a hall
The room decides the size.
At home, the tables are often whatever is available, so keep centrepieces small and low, and put most of the flowers into the welcome arrangement and the coffee table.
In a restaurant's private room, check the table sizes and whether the restaurant already puts candles or décor out. Low arrangements under about 30 cm let guests talk across the table and leave room for plates. Ask the restaurant what time they'll accept a flower delivery, since many are busy setting up for lunch.
In a hall or party room, you'll have more tables and more space to fill. Repeat one design across every table and save the variety for the welcome piece and the head table. Larger rooms with high ceilings can take taller arrangements.
Whatever the room, keep strongly scented flowers like oriental lilies off the tables where people eat. The scent is heavy in a warm room, and lily pollen stains tablecloths and clothes. For a bigger room with space for a photo spot, have a look at our flower walls and arches.
Choosing flowers for parents-to-be, pets and allergies
A few practical points, especially if the flowers are going home with the parents-to-be afterwards:
- Scent. Many people find strong smells harder to take during pregnancy. Roses, hydrangeas, tulips and carnations have little or a light scent. Oriental lilies and stock are much stronger.
- Cats. Lilies are toxic to cats, including the pollen and the vase water. If there's a cat at home, leave them out entirely. Mention any pets in the order notes and we'll design around them.
- Pollen. Lilies and sunflowers drop pollen. Fine on a sideboard, not ideal next to a pile of white baby clothes.
- Allergies. Baby's breath and chrysanthemums bother some people. If anyone in the family has hay fever, tell us.
Once the baby arrives, check before sending flowers to the hospital: many maternity and newborn units don't allow fresh flowers. Flowers delivered to the home a week or two later often land better anyway, after the first wave of visitors has gone.
Ideas
Six questions to answer before you order
Hosts who have these answers ready get a quote that fits on the first try.
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How many tables, and what shape?
Round tables take one centrepiece each. Long tables usually look better with two or three smaller ones.
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What time do guests arrive?
Pick a delivery window that lands well before the first guest, so the flowers are in place before the doorbell starts.
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Is it a surprise?
Send the flowers to the host's address, not the guest of honour's, and say so in the order notes.
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What are the colours?
A photo of the invitation is the quickest way to show us. Two colours plus green is usually enough.
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Any pets or allergies?
Cats and lilies don't mix, and some people react to baby's breath. Tell us and we'll work around it.
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Who takes the flowers home?
If the centrepieces are going home with guests, keep them in simple vases people can carry out to the car.
Ready to order
Designs you can send today
Not every event needs a quote. These are in the shop now, made by hand on the day and delivered across York Region and Toronto.
How it comes together
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Tell us about the shower
Use the enquiry form with the date, the address, the number of tables and the colours. A photo of the invitation is often the quickest way to show us the theme.
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Talk it through by phone
We call to go through the pieces you need, the flowers that suit your colours and the season, and the delivery window that works for the party.
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Approve the design and quote
You get the pieces, the flowers we'd use and a quote in writing. Change anything you like before you approve it, then your date is set.
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Made by hand and delivered
We make everything by hand in our Oak Ridges studio from that day's flowers, and deliver it to the host's address in the morning or afternoon window you chose.
Questions
What people ask about baby and bridal showers
What flowers are good for a baby shower?
Hydrangeas, roses, spray roses, lisianthus, tulips and baby's breath all work well: soft colours, little scent, and they look fresh through a long afternoon. Leave out oriental lilies if there's a cat at home or the parent-to-be is sensitive to strong smells.
How many centrepieces do I need for a shower?
One per round table, or two or three small ones down a long table. Add a welcome arrangement by the door and a bouquet for the guest of honour, and that covers most showers. Tell us your table count and we'll suggest a plan.
Can I order shower flowers for same-day delivery?
For designs in our shop, yes: order by 1 pm and most postal codes can have them the same day. Centrepieces designed for your colours and tables need planning with us, so send the date through the enquiry form as early as you can.
Do you deliver to restaurants and party venues?
Yes. We deliver to homes, restaurants and venues across York Region and Toronto, seven days a week. Check with the venue what time they'll accept flowers, and put the contact name in the order notes.
Do you do balloons or cakes?
No, we're florists, so flowers are the decoration we make: centrepieces, a welcome arrangement, flowers for the gift and dessert tables, and bouquets. Send us a photo of your balloons or cake and we'll match the flowers to them.
How much do shower flowers cost?
Bouquets and arrangements in our shop show their prices online. For a set of centrepieces and pieces designed for your tables, we quote each shower individually based on the number of pieces and the flowers. Share a rough budget and we'll design to it.
Can the flowers be a surprise for the guest of honour?
Yes. Send them to the host's address and use the order notes for any instructions. A gift message can be tucked in with the flowers, and prices are never included with a delivery.
Tell us about your day
We quote every event on its own. Share what you know so far, even if it is just a date and a colour, and we will take it from there.
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