Weddings
Wedding florist for Toronto and York Region
We're a wedding florist in Richmond Hill, making wedding flowers for couples marrying across Toronto and York Region. We go through it with you piece by piece: the bridal bouquet, the wedding party, the ceremony and the tables, all quoted for your date.
- Designed in Richmond Hill
- Quoted for your date
- Toronto and York Region
What we make
Flowers for weddings
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Bridal bouquets
The bouquet you'll be holding in most of the photos. We build it around your dress, your colours and how you like to carry it: a tight round posy, a loose garden shape, or a cascade that trails ribbon past your hands.
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Bridesmaid bouquets and wedding party flowers
Bridesmaid bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages for parents and grandparents, and flower crowns. Each piece takes its cue from the bridal bouquet without copying it, so the group looks like it belongs together when you line up for photos.
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Ceremony flowers
Arch and arbour arrangements, aisle markers, altar pieces and urns on either side of the officiant. A church, a banquet hall, a barn in King or a backyard each want something different, so tell us where you're saying your vows.
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Reception centrepieces
Low centrepieces you can talk over, taller pieces for big rooms with high ceilings, long garlands for the head table and bud vases for cocktail hour. Tell us about your linens and candles so the flowers fit the room.
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Small weddings and city hall ceremonies
Not every wedding needs an arch. Some couples only want a bridal bouquet, a couple of boutonnieres and something for the dinner table afterwards, and we're glad to make exactly that.
How to choose your bridal bouquet
Start with the dress, not the mood board. A simple, fitted dress can carry a big, loose bouquet. A dress with a lot of beading or lace usually looks better with something smaller and rounder that doesn't compete with it. Send us a photo of the dress (or a sketch, if it's still being made) and we'll design around it.
Then think about how it feels to hold. A bridal bouquet of fifty roses looks lovely at the top of the aisle and feels heavy by the end of the vows. If you want something you can carry in one hand while you hug people, say so.
Three shapes worth knowing:
- Round posy: tightly packed, classic and easy to hold. Our Red Promise is a ready-made version: 25 red roses with baby's breath and eucalyptus, bound in a pearl-wrapped handle.
- Garden style: looser, with stems at different heights and greenery moving out of it.
- Cascade: trails down in front of you. It wants a long dress and a bit of confidence.
Colour usually comes last, once you know the wedding party, the season and the venue. Our journal has more shapes in bridal bouquet designs for classic and modern weddings.
Bridesmaid bouquets and the rest of the wedding party
Bridesmaid bouquets are usually a smaller cousin of the bridal bouquet: the same flowers in fewer stems, or one flower from your bouquet repeated in each. If your bridesmaids wear different colours, a bouquet in ivory and green ties them together better than trying to match five dresses at once.
Here's the list that's easy to forget until the week of the wedding:
- bouquets for the bridesmaids and any junior bridesmaids
- a small posy for the flower girl
- boutonnieres for the groom, groomsmen, fathers and grandfathers, and sometimes the officiant
- corsages for mothers and grandmothers
- flower crowns, if anyone is wearing one
Count heads early, since every item on that list is part of the quote. We go into the small pieces in more detail on our corsages and boutonnieres page.
One practical tip from the morning of a wedding: decide who is handing out the boutonnieres, and make sure that person knows how to pin one. It saves ten minutes of fumbling in front of the photographer.
Wedding centerpieces for small and large rooms
The most useful question about centrepieces is a simple one: can your guests see each other? Low pieces, kept under about 30 cm, let people talk across a round table of ten. Tall pieces lift the flowers above eye level on a stand or in a tall vase, which suits a banquet hall in Vaughan or Markham with high ceilings, where low flowers can get lost.
A few rules of thumb:
- Round tables: one central piece, low or tall, with candles around it.
- Long tables: a run of low arrangements or a garland down the middle, with bud vases in the gaps.
- Head table: a garland along the front edge, since that table is in every speech photo.
Ask your venue about open flames, what already sits on the tables (some halls supply mirrors, risers or lanterns) and the table size. A 60-inch round and a 72-inch round want different centrepieces.
Many couples mix tall and low pieces across the room so it doesn't look like a grid. If you'd like a backdrop behind the head table as well, that's a flower wall or arch, and it's planned on its own.
Wedding flowers by season in Ontario
Roses, spray roses, carnations, lisianthus and baby's breath are around all year, so a wedding built on them is easy to plan for any date. The seasonal flowers are where your date matters.
- Spring: tulips and ranunculus, then peonies in late spring. Peonies are the flower couples ask about most, and their season is short, so if your date is in July or later, have a fallback in mind. Full, soft roses come closest. Our Peony Season bouquet shows the look.
- Summer: hydrangeas, sunflowers, snapdragons and scabiosa. Outdoor ceremonies in July heat are hard on delicate petals, so sturdier stems earn their place.
- Fall: chrysanthemums, deep red and burgundy roses, hypericum berries and eucalyptus. September and October weddings can go dark and moody in a way June weddings can't.
- Winter: white roses, anthurium, red ginger and plenty of greenery. It's a quieter time of year for weddings in Ontario, and red and white suit a December room well.
Flowers in season tend to be fresher and better value. Our journal explains why in why seasonal flowers last longer and cost less.
Planning your wedding flower budget
We don't have a price list for weddings, because two weddings with the same guest count can need completely different flowers. These are the things that move the number:
- How many pieces. Every bouquet, boutonniere and centrepiece adds up, so the size of the wedding party matters as much as the guest list.
- Stem count and size. A tall centrepiece on a stand uses a lot more flowers than a low bowl.
- The flowers themselves. Peonies in season are one thing; peonies out of season are another. Roses and carnations stay steadier through the year.
- Logistics. Two venues, very early delivery times or pieces that need placing at the venue all add work.
Where to spend: the bridal bouquet and the head table, since they're in the most photos. Where to save: the guest tables, by repeating one simple design, and the ceremony, if it's short and the flowers can be used again at the reception (ask us whether that works with your timing).
Tell us a rough budget when you enquire. It isn't a test. It lets us suggest a design that fits, rather than sending a quote you then have to cut back.
A wedding florist for Toronto, Vaughan, Markham and King
Our studio is in Oak Ridges, at the north end of Richmond Hill, so York Region weddings are close by, and we deliver into Toronto as well. Banquet halls in Vaughan and Markham, barns and private properties around King City, golf clubs, churches, downtown hotels and backyard weddings each bring their own questions: where the loading door is, what time the room opens, whether candles are allowed.
Tell us where you're getting ready, too. We can deliver the bridal bouquet and the wedding party flowers to the house or hotel, so they're there while hair and makeup are still going.
We don't take walk-ins at the studio right now, so weddings are planned through the enquiry form and over the phone. For most couples fitting wedding planning around work, that's easier anyway. Send photos you like, your colours and the venue's name, and we'll take it from there.
Ideas
Wedding colour palettes we like
Starting points, not a menu. Each one works with flowers we use all year, plus whatever is in season for your date.
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Ivory and green
White roses, lisianthus, baby's breath and plenty of eucalyptus. Calm, suits any venue, and it won't date your photos.
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Blush and cream
Pale pink roses and spray roses with cream lisianthus, and peonies if your date allows. Soft, and good with gold or champagne bridesmaid dresses.
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Burgundy and peach
Deep red roses and burgundy scabiosa against peach roses and stock. Our pick for a September or October wedding.
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Garden mix
Several soft colours at once: peach, lilac, butter yellow and white, with snapdragons and scabiosa giving it a loose, just-picked shape.
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Red and white
Red roses with white spray roses and baby's breath. Bold and traditional, and a natural fit for families where red is the wedding colour.
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Sunflowers and white
Sunflowers, white daisies and greenery for a late-summer barn or backyard wedding. Relaxed and cheerful, and sunflowers cope well with heat.
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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Send us the details
Fill in the enquiry form with your date, venue, guest count and a few photos you love. A rough budget helps us suggest what's realistic from the start.
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Talk it through by phone
We call to go through your colours, the flowers in season for your date and every piece on your list, from the bridal bouquet to the last boutonniere.
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Approve the design and quote
You get each piece, the flowers we'd use and a quote in writing. We adjust it with you until it feels right, then confirm your date.
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Made in our studio and delivered
Every piece is made by hand in our Oak Ridges studio from that day's flowers, then delivered to you. Anything beyond delivery, like placing pieces at the venue, we talk through when you enquire.
Questions
What people ask about weddings
How far ahead should we book a wedding florist?
Many couples book six to twelve months ahead for Saturdays between May and October, since those dates go first. Smaller weddings, weekday dates and city hall ceremonies often need less notice. Send your date through the form or call (437) 291-5605 and we'll tell you if it's open.
How much do wedding flowers cost?
We quote every wedding individually. The number of pieces, the flowers you choose and the season change the price far more than the guest count does. Share a rough budget when you enquire and we'll design to it.
Do you set up the flowers at the venue?
We deliver across Toronto and York Region. Placing pieces at the ceremony and reception, moving them between the two and collecting vases afterwards depend on your venue and timing, so tell us about them when you enquire and we'll let you know what we can do.
Can we meet you before we book?
We don't take walk-ins at the studio right now, so we plan weddings by phone. Fill in the form with your date and a few photos, and we'll call to talk through your colours, the venue and the flowers in season, then send a quote.
Do you do flowers for small weddings and elopements?
Yes. A bridal bouquet and two boutonnieres for a city hall ceremony is just as welcome as a full reception. Ready-made designs from our shop, like the Red Promise bridal-style bouquet, can also arrive the same day when you order by 1 pm, for most postal codes.
Can we have peonies at our wedding?
Peonies have a short season, roughly late spring into early summer, and they're hard to get outside it. If your date falls in that window, ask us about them when you enquire. If not, full, soft roses and lisianthus give a similar ruffled look.
Do you deliver wedding flowers to Toronto?
Yes. We deliver across Toronto and York Region, seven days a week. Delivery is priced by driving distance. Tell us the address where you're getting ready as well as the venue.
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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