PMQ for two

Bold, Bright and Colourful Home Decor & DIYs

  • HOME
  • ABOUT ME
    • POLICIES
  • BUSINESS BABES
  • PROJECT GALLERY
  • PRESS
  • WHAT IS A PMQ?
    • THE DUPLEX
    • The Row House Tour

Winter Wedding Florals

February 14, 2017~ flowers, winter

If you’ve been following along on IG stories you’ll have seen a few shots of some stunning flowers arranged in a variety of configurations. Weren’t you the slightest bit curious?! Maybe not, I mean, I regularly feature beautiful things in my stories, not just close-ups of my sleeping pets, but I digress.

Catch-up on all the wedding posts:

Winter Wedding Centrepieces // here //

Winter Wedding Bouquet // here //

Winter Wedding Boutonnieres // here //

*Afloral sponsored this post, but all thoughts are my own.  Thank you for supporting the brands that make PMQ for two possible.

Winter Wedding Florals like you've never seen them before! Full of greens & blues with hints of pink. Do you have a winter wedding planned?

Here’s why: My best army friend in the whole wide world is getting married on Saturday and I’m doing all her florals as a gift to her,

We met the same year we met our now husbands (soon to be husband in her case) while living in Kingston, ON and were partners in crime for my short year there. Despite the years, the postings and the distance, we’ve stayed remarkably close. We text almost every day and serve as a sounding board for the parts of our lives that are only interesting to people you’ve know that long.

When I found out she was finally engaged, I told her my skills were hers however she saw fit. She said she’d get back to me, and then didn’t! Ha!

Winter Wedding Florals like you've never seen them before! Full of greens & blues with hints of pink. Do you have a winter wedding planned?

Well, since she’s not registered anywhere and they don’t want gifts, I thought I’d put my talents to good use and make her bouquet. A big beautiful floral bouquet was an indulgence she was willing to let me do for her, and then it all kinda snowballed from there. Next, she asked if I might arrange the flowers she was going to buy for her centrepieces, and during our discussions of what those should look like, I asked her if I could reach-out to a brand I love working with, to see if they might be on board for a wedding.

You’ll remember Afloral from my beautiful fall floral centrepiece // here // and my Canadian Bloggers Christmas Home tour // here //. Afloral has always come through for me when I ask to partner with them, and the blooms never disappoint. Even if they hadn’t agreed to partner I would  have still purchased my blooms from them because the quality is that strong. No word of a lie my friends, no word of a lie.

Winter Wedding Florals like you've never seen them before! Full of greens & blues with hints of pink. Do you have a winter wedding planned?

Afloral has an amazing selection of wedding florals // here //, as well as a large inventory of regular florals of all sizes // here //. They sell them by the stem, by the bunch, by the bouquet or by the group. They’re a great option to have in your back pocket if you find yourself using a lot of the same flowers or colours since they don’t really go out of style.

This week while I’m on location for her nuptials and tangent celebrations I’ll be revealing the centerpieces, the bouquets and the boutonnieres, as well as a bonus wedding post, so if you’ve got a wedding planned soon you’ll want to tune in for these.

I thought I’d also share our inspiration and mood board for the wedding, so make sure you pin the heck out of it!

Winter Wedding Florals like you've never seen them before! Full of greens & blues with hints of pink. Do you have a winter wedding planned?

 

As always, I take almost all of my floral queues from the gentlemen over at Putnam & Putnam. They know florals!

image from Putnam & Putnam

For Tablescapes we were in agreement on lots of evergreen touches and accents. I wanted to add more saturated and darker hues (like in the shot above) but she wanted them to line-up more closely with the simple colours on the table, so that was out. We definitely tried to draw on natural shades and hues, with pops of blue and pink with candles.

Image from Putnam & Putnam

In terms of boutonnieres we were in agreement that simple was best. Nothing too extravagant, and one bold colour – dats it, dats all.  If you know anything about me, you’ll know that using so little colour, while not impossible, was not something I was used to. I think once you see the end result though, you’ll agree that I did a bang-up job.

When it came to the bouquet we struggled at first to find the right mix of greens and blooms because she didn’t want traditional blooms, and she also didn’t want pinecones. So in terms of communicating “winter wedding” we were left with colours (blues and whites) and then the hard angular lines she was looking for came from the types of flowers and greens that we used. We were greatly inspired by these two images, in how they use colours and shapes to create dynamic and interesting bouquets.

image from theeverylastdetail.com

image from Putnam & Putnam

p.s I definitely did not intend to recreate the One Kings Lane Putnam & Putnam shoot // here // when setting the scene for my own, but it just kinda happened didn’t it.

p.p.s if you want some serious eye candy you’ll follow their IG feed // here //

image from Putnam & Putnam

If you were doing a winter wedding what colours would you be sure to include? What about flowers or stems? Leave me a note and let me know!

✨Are you signed-up for my new post updates? ✨

* indicates required

Email Format

3 Comments

Show me your L*ve – Painted Canvases »
« Winter Wedding Centerpiece

Trackbacks

  1. Winter Wedding Boutonnieres • PMQ for two says:
    March 4, 2018 at 9:01 pm

    […] Winter Wedding Florals // here // […]

    Reply
  2. Winter Wedding Bouquet • PMQ for two says:
    March 4, 2018 at 9:07 pm

    […] Winter Wedding Florals // here // […]

    Reply
  3. Winter Wedding Centerpiece • PMQ for two says:
    March 4, 2018 at 9:09 pm

    […] Winter Wedding Florals // here // […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

woman in red dress on counter

Hi! My name is Ariel and I'm the voice behind PMQ for two. I create bright, bold, colourful, and eclectic home decor, DIYs and lifestyle content.

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

PMQ for three

Time For A Cocktail

pmqfortwo

Ariel - PMQ for two
The future is female ❤️ On this #international The future is female ❤️ On this #internationalwomensday I am reminded of how far we still have to go. I fight for workplace equality, and the freedom to not have to use an emoji or exclamation point in work emails, for fear of sounding “angry.” COVID has laid bare the fragility of women’s place in the workforce, and set back women of colour in the workplace (who are more likely to have been laid off due to the pandemic.) I’m not entirely sure this is a year to celebrate. it’s a year to look at the situation we’re in collectively, and make sure we’re not leaving women behind as we *hopefully* eye a return to some normalcy. Access to affordable childcare and agency in households dynamics, are key to making sure women don’t get left behind. What are you fighting for on this #internationalwomensday ? 
•
•
•
#futureisfemale #womeninbusiness #womenintheworkplace #womensupportingwomen #womensworkwednesday
Spot the difference between these two pictures 📸 Aside from the fact that the living room no longer looks like this lol How many iterations has YOUR living room gone through? 
•
•
•
#livingroomdesign #livingroomdecor #livingroominspiration #eclectichome #eclectichomemix #gallerywalldecor #oneroomchallenge #houseandhomemag #sodomino  #behrpaint #midcenturymodern #midcenturystyle #midcenturyhome
You know what I love? People who dress as colourfu You know what I love? People who dress as colourfully, as I design ✨ My friend Tabitha @tabithasewer  makes the most amazing clothes, many of which I’d gladly wear if I knew how to use a clothing pattern. She sells her own line of buttons and patterns, so if you’re in the market to make your own bold and beautiful clothing items, she’s your girl. Have you had a chance to follow her yet?
•
•
•
#tabithasewer #tabithasewerbuttons #blackownedbusiness #colourfulclothes #diyclothes #clothingpattern #sewingproject #sewingismytherapy
That one time I made a desk 📌 This #ikeahack is That one time I made a desk 📌 This #ikeahack is one of my faves. It uses two RAST dressers and a desk top, as well as a few other pieces (all listed on the blog - link in stories). Being without a desk at the moment means that I’m daydreaming about my next one. 
•
•
•
#ikeahacks #ikeahackers #ikeahacking #diydesign #diydesk #woodworking #eclecticdecor #abmlifeiscolorful #bhghome #anthropologiehome #behrpaint #officedecor #officeinspiration
Sitting pretty after a great weekend staycation he Sitting pretty after a great weekend staycation here in Freddy. JB had a blast, we got to unwind a little, and now I’m sitting in the bath eating a McFlurry and watching the Britney documentary on my phone. Happy Sunday night! 
•
•
•
#retrokitchen #kitschycute #oneroomchallenge #behrpaint #retroaesthetic #retrostyle #wallpaperdecor #wallpaperwednesday #kitchensink #kitchenrenovation #vintagekitchen #bhgstylemaker #bhghome #southernliving #countrylivingmag
Literally a year later 📆 these two are still cu Literally a year later 📆 these two are still cute as heck. Time has been a fickle beast this past year, but at least we’re all still together and in good health. It’s the little things ❤️
•
•
•
#livingroomdecor #babyplayideas #babyplay #eclectichome #eclectichomemix #tummytime #spoonflower #spoonflowerfabric #bhgstylemaker #bhghome #abmlifeissweet #toddlermomlife #toddlermom #colorfulhome
Raise your hand if you’ve been following me sinc Raise your hand if you’ve been following me since our last PMQ 🙋🏼‍♀️ okay now raise both hands if you’ve been following me our first PMQ 🙆🏼‍♀️ even better, tell me when you started following me! I’m diving back into my project archives and want to share some good old ones, but I’m not sure who remembers what! 
•
•
•
#livingroomdecor #livingroomdesign #livingroomstyle #smallspaces #smallspaceliving #smallspacesquad #ikeahack #behrpaint #eclectichome #eclectichomedecor #southernlivingmag #anthropologiehome #thriftedhomedecor #retrohomedecor
Load More... Follow on Instagram

- THEME BY ECLAIR DESIGNS -

Cookies ????

This site uses cookies: Find out more.