Love this vintage lace wedding theme from HeartLoveWeddings.com…pretty paper nosegay cones and crochet lace rosettes in the bouquets!

Time to start preparing for the big day!  Lots of orders coming in for Valentine’s Day, next Tuesday 14 February.  Delight your sweetheart with a big bouquet of fresh flowers and enjoy the benefits and privileges of being their Valentine:)
 
This year we are featuring “Freedom” roses from Colombia, a beautiful, long-lasting rose with deep red petals.  Order a dozen roses, fully dressed with gysophilia and eucolyptus, aqua-packed and boxed for a stunning presentation at $60.  Also a big stock of scented oriental lilies, big, impressive blooms with stems nearly a meter tall!  Lots of other fresh flowers in stock as always, bouquets made to order.
 
Order early to avoid disappointment, as we usually sell out on the day.  Look for special items and prices when you order online! Delivery service is available on the day, ring us on 021-428-7404 for details.
 
Make someone feel special this Valentine’s Day!  

We guide you step by step to help you create a perfect arrangement, and you can choose from our large selection of fresh flowers, foliages, and more to match your holiday decor.

Choose a night to suit you, Thursday the 16th or Tuesday the 20th of December at 7.30pm.  €40 per person includes all materials, tuition, and refreshments.

To book a place ring us on 021-428-7404.  We look forward to you joining us a for a fun night!

Another recent bridal bouquet using Cool Water roses…love this rose, the perfect shade of purpley-pink to go with all the navy and midnight blue bridesmaids’ dresses that are popular right now.  Combined with all of our favourite summer flowers–phlox, stock, chamomile, viburnum–it has become a bit of a signature bouquet for us!

The Bayview has a lovely atmosphere, very intimate with low ceilings and lots of antiques decorating the room, and is perfect for vintage style weddings.  We were all delighted with how they came out, we used the pew ends from the ceremony in a large vase along with cuttings in the smaller containers and fallen petals on the table.  I would recommend collecting or hiring vintage china cruets and sugar bowls in the future, to complete the look, but it was a gorgeous effect altogether, with the sun filtering into the room which overlooked Ballycotton Bay, a really stunning reception venue, can’t recommend it enough!

Contact the Bayview Hotel in Ballycotton, Co. Cork, on 021-464-6746 or visit their website at bayviewhotel.com.  For china hire, contact Pearl and Godiva on 086-783-8298 or visit pearlandgodiva.com.

I just uploaded some recent wedding photos to our wedding flower gallery, these are some bouquets from a wedding in June.  The bride wanted all white, and we kept the look on trend by using seasonal summer flowers, including chamomile, astilbe, phlox, stock, and alchemilla mollis.  A great bouquet to capture a country garden feel with an all-white colour scheme.

Lots of seasonal ‘wildflowers’, which is a look we always recommend, in really loose arrangments and bouquets.

Love the gypsophila garland– gyp is cheap, holds well out of water, and is available year round…would look beautiful for a winter wedding.

You can see the entire photo gallery at marthastewartweddings.com.  Be sure to have a look around the site, amazing wedding inspiration there!

We were delighted to see one of our favourite Etsy sellers, bridalwear company Bonzie, featured in Etsy’s coveted ‘Quit Your Day Job‘ feature today! A friend of mine had a piece custom made for her own wedding, and as an Etsy seller myself I’ve long been a fan of their work. Their vintage style bridal accessories are gorgeous and beautifully crafted with exquisite attention to detail, just lovely.  Such a great idea, dress up a simple, economical bridal gown with an original designer wrap, bolero, or shrug.

Yvonne and Ger have recently opened a retail outlet in the Viking Quarters in Waterford, in addition to their well-established Etsy shop.  You can also visit their blog at designsbybonzie.blogspot.com.

Saw this gorgeous wedding featured on weddingblog.ie…a vintage style wedding all themed around the bride’s vintage wedding dress, that had originally been her mam’s.  A sweet idea, especially because it’s a gorgeous dress!

Loved her simple bouquet of all white peonies…if you’re getting married in May or June, you’ve got to have peonies.  We’ve had brides get married in May or June just to have peonies. The bridesmaids carried pretty bouquets of pale pink roses (I’m guessing Sweet Avalanche) with eucolyptus.  Really pretty fabric bindings on all the bouquets, too.

Love it!  Can’t get enough vintage-y weddings!

Photography is by Johannes Photography, lots more details at weddingblog.ie.

Happy Bloomsday to everyone this June 16th! And happy birthday to us, we’re five years old today!

Bloomsday Flowers opened its doors on this very day in 2006. It was a hot and sunny summer, and the economy was booming…happy memories! It’s been a hard old road these past five years, but we’re still here, and looking forward to many more Bloomsday birthdays.

Thanks to everyone who has been such great support over the years, we couldn’t have done it without you!