Bridal Bouquets – Secrets Floral Collection – Toronto Wedding Flowers

 

At Secrets Floral, we ensure that all our fresh flowers stay well-hydrated on your special day. That is why we always condition our flowers and treat them with moisture sealant before arranging. Also, most of our fresh bouquets come with internal concealed water source.

Secrets Floral only uses the top-quality products. With our faux flowers, we use soft-touch, real-touch, and photo-realistic flowers. These flowers are made with the state-of-art material so that they have the more authentic feel and look than traditional artificial flowers. Yet, they have greater durability and flexibility than their real counterparts.

The following photos are samples of our fresh and artificial bridal bouquets.

– Toronto Wedding Flowers Created by Secrets Floral Collection

WedLuxe Gatsby Galmour Shoot

Great Gatsby Wedluxe

If you love all things Gatsby and dream of channeling Daisy Buchanan on your day, this shoot is for you! Designed as a tribute to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless Jazz Age tale, the editorial is filled with glam gold, black, and ivory wedding inspiration. We fell for the vintage meets luxe style details, especially the Hayley Paige gown with crystal beading and the Naeem Khan flapper-style dress with a feathery skirt —a perfect reception dress to dance the night away in!

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WedLuxe Baroque Vineyard Shoot

 

On a windy day in October, our creative team has put together a baroque vineyard style shoot, at ‎Ontario’s Willow Springs Winery. This creative collaboration project was for the Canadian leading luxurious wedding magazine, Wedluxe, and was featured on their gorgeous blog.

‎Ontario’s Willow Springs Winery provided a beautiful backdrop and inspired every detail of this rustic-meets-luxe shoot from Rhythm Photography. Creative Director Phoebe Lo of Phoebe Lo Events also found inspiration in the Baroque period, and Secrets Floral Collection has provided ornate floral and décor throughout this shoot.

The tablescape set amongst the grapevines and topped with hot pink and red blooms is pure romance. We think you’ll be smitten with the sweet table from Ruelo Patisserie as well as the beautifully displayed, mulled wine signature drink—perfect for a late fall, al-fresco celebration. Charming stationery from Ferris Wheel Press and a Hayley Paige crystal-accented gown from Pearl Bridal House complete the vineyard wedding fairytale.

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Photography – Rhythm Photography, Creative Direction & Planning – Phoebe Lo Events, Decor & Floral – Secrets Floral Collection, Venue – Willow Springs Winery, Model – Elite Model Management, Gowns – Pearl Bridal House, Hair & Makeup – Vicki Millar, Jewellery – The Loved One, Stationery – Ferris Wheel Press, Cake – Ruelo Patisserie, Executive Chef – Jeffrey Marshall, Vintage Rentals – Invitation To Tea, Limousine – Trevi Livery Limousine And Coach Services

A Crystallized Canopy Wedding Reception Decoration

 

A wedding canopy made with cream voile and crystal accents, which include the crystal rain panels, and bling! bling cuffs. We have also hang a crystal chandelier on the canopy to make it more romantic.

The head table is covered with champagne ruffled linen, and lined with white and light pink fresh flowers. The backdrop behind the head table is in also in white and light pink.

 

Amy and Vincent – A Romantic Fairytale Wedding

 

Congratulations to a beautiful couple, Amy and Vincnet. Wishing the two of you a wonderful journey as you build your new life together!

Amy is a romantic bride and white is definitely her favourite colour. White symbolises sacred and pure. It’s a simple colour, yet it works very well with other hues, and in this case, purple. During her wedding, we have helped her design a beautiful “Cinderalla Pick-up Style” receiving table and cake table- with a touch of bright crystal buckle showered with purple petals on the top of the table to add a little more romanticism into the atmosphere.

Amy’s bridal bouquet was very special. Not only were there white hydrangeas, but fresh lavender roses, purple lisianthus, ivory hypericum berries and misty blue limonium were also used.  The bouquet was finished with an ivory satin wrap which had pearls and diamond brooch to give the bride the extra “bling”.

Below are some photos of the happy couple, the beautiful bouquet, and of course, the decor of that night. Enjoy!

Leila and Johnny’s Wedding Flowers — A Heartfelt Wedding

 

Congratulations Leila and Johnny!  May your love bloom brighter and your companionship grow sweeter with each passing year.

Leila is definitely an unique bride.  On our first meeting, she already told me that she wouldn’t settle for any wedding flower that looks ordinary.  She then told me that the only interesting bouquet she has ever seen is a bouquet with circular patterns.  Immediately, I knew she was referring to the biedermeier bouquet.  With the biedermeier bouquet, its blooms are tightly-structured and carefully-arranged in defined circular patterns of different coloured flowers, each ring containing one type of flower.

During the rest of our consultation, I discussed with Leila some other elements which can make bouquets more special, such as building them in heart-shape, adding bouquet jewellery, etc. Immediately, she adored those ideas and wanted to combine them with the biedermeire bouquet.

Traditionally, a well-structured heart-shaped bouquet requires using many blooms to form a balanced heart shape.  Using too little flowers would give the bouquet a diamond-shaped look (like the Superman logo!).  This implies that the heart-shaped biedermeier would require a lot of flowers, since we would need many blooms to give the inner-heart a nice heart shape, and even more flowers to form the outter-heart.  However, this would not be an option because the bride has requested not to build her bouquet too big.

Building this bridal bouquet is sure a challenge!  In order to create a well-defined heart-shape, we would need to position each flower precisely at the right location and at the exact angle.  Below, it is a heart-shaped biedermeier bouquet built by another florist, which is not as attractive, looks flat, and resembles a diamond more than a heart.

Heart-Shaped Biedermeier Explaination

Heart-Shaped Biedermeier Explaination

 

Now, compare what we have made for our bride (photos below) with the heart-shaped biedermeier bouquet built by the other florist (photo above). Our bouquet is more round and retains its heart-shape. We did not use a lot of flowers as the bride has requested so. We have also spiced up the bouquet by adding Swarvoski jewel picks and crystals to the bouquet handle.

 

Bridesmaid and Toss Bouquets – Secrets Floral Collection – Toronto Wedding Flowers

 

Even the bridesmaid and toss bouquets deserve to look at their best.  That’s why we create all our bridesmaid and toss bouquets with the same technique and materials as the bridal bouquets.

– Toronto Wedding Flowers Created by Secrets Floral Collection

 

Corsages and Boutonnieres – Secrets Floral Collection – Toronto Wedding Flowers

 

At Secrets Floral, all of our fresh flower corsages and boutonnieres come with internal water source.  We believe that the key of having beautiful flowers is to keep them hydrated at all times.

For our artificial flower corsages and boutonnieres, we use the soft-touch, real-touch, and photo-realistic flowers.

Miscellaneous Wedding Flowers

 

How to Choose Your Perfect Bridal Bouquet

 

The bridal bouquet is one of the most important and beautiful elements in any wedding.  The perfect bouquet should enhance the beauty of your gown, complement your body, and set the tone for the wedding.

Bridal bouquet now comes in all colours, shapes, and styles.  They can also be made with fresh or silk flowers.  Some brides prefer to use fresh flowers because they smell nice, while others choose to use silk flowers because they are everlasting.  What you choose to use is totally personal, since both types are equally popular.

However, what you wear on your big day and how self-conscious you are, will hugely influence the style of bouquet you should choose.  In general:

Cascade Bouquet — The most traditional and formal style. Best for taller and fuller figures; compliments A-line gowns or dresses with a train.

Cascade Bouquet

Cascade Bouquet

 

Overarm Bouquet — A less common style for today’s wedding.  Best for slim figures; compliments long and skinny dress styles.

Overarm Bouquet

Overarm Bouquet

 

Pomander — Great for vintage-style weddings.  Best for petite figures; compliments short or calf-length skirts.

Pomander

Pomander

 

Round Bouquet  The most popular choice and works for all types of wedding.  Best for petite figures and brides with medium height and build; compliments bias-cut and modern-look dresses.

Round Bouquet

Round Bouquet

 

Loose-tied Bouquet — A little less formal than the others and gives the illusion of a bouquet with just-picked spring flowers. Best for taller and slimmer figures; compliments skinny and simple dresses.

Loose-tied Bouquet

Loose-tied Bouquet