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Tulips

Although tulips are most often associated with the Netherlands, this flower is actually a native of Persia. Representing "consuming love" and "happy years," the tulip can be a meaningful wedding choice. This flower is grown in a wide range of hues, including white and cream, pastels (pink, yellow and peach) and vibrant shades (magenta, red, orange and purple).


 Available during much of the year, the most common tulips are very affordable, though rare varieties can be expensive. The versatile tulip can enhance both elegant wedding settings and more casual venues, and work well in almost any detail at a wedding—from bouquets and boutonnieres to table arrangements. Three main varieties are commonly used: Dutch tulips (typically seen at neighborhood florist shops and in gardens), French tulips (expensive and elegant, with extra-long stems and large tapered blooms) and parrot tulips (noted for their ruffled, striped petals in intense colors).

Floral Crowns and Flowers for Hair


Wearing flowers in your hair is not a new idea - its probably been around as long as there have been flowers, and people to enjoy them!  But the "flower crown" has become a very popular addition to wedding flower orders over recent years, so I thought I'd do a little collection of some of them.  They can be tricky to make, but when they work, they're fabulous!  The crown above was made for a gorgeous bride who wanted red, white and blue, with the flowers heavier at the back.  The red was provided by some early autumn Silvan Red Leucadendrons, and some smaller Banksia Occidentalis.  Blue came from the blue of the Eucalyptus Cordata leaves, and some deconstructed blue hydrangea.  Flowering gum in white, and a sprinkling of Wax Flowers added touches of white.  

Photography by Inside the Frame
It worked!

Photography by Inside the Frame
The heavier flowers at the back weren't attached to the actual crown, but were pinned in so that they would sit at the right angle.


An asymmetrical crown is really flattering, with the flowers being heavier on one side than the other.  This crown was made with silvery leafed tea tree in flower.  


Added to the left hand side was some Eucalyptus Crenulata foliage, pink Kangaroo Paw, pink flowering gum and a gum nut, to tie in with the bouquet.

Photography by Sarah Williams
I think it worked beautifully.


For a brightly coloured summer wedding in January, the bride wanted a crown to match her bouquet with pink and orange tones.


Flowering gum in a rich orange, pink kangaroo paw, myrtle beech foliage and geraldton wax flower were combined into her crown.

Photography by Looks Like This
With the gorgeous brunette hair, the colours looked wonderful.


For an autumn wedding at Port Arthur, the bride wanted something leafy with yellow tones to match the grooms yellow tie. 

Photography by Fred and Hannah
The bride looked amazing!


For this early April wedding the colour theme was burgundy.  I added rich red leucadendrons to the front of the crown, mixed in with Cootamundra wattle foliage in bud, peppermint gum foliage, and some lemon-scented tea tree which made the whole thing smell delicious.

Picture by Kristy L Photography
Such a stunning wedding!


Flower crowns are often chosen for flower girls or children.  For this little crown, worn by a little girl for her first birthday photo shoot, I wove thryptomene, myrtle beech foliage and little sprigs of Berzelia. 


The ribbon is mostly for show.  I make crowns to be slightly adjustable so they fit the head perfectly, but adding a ribbon is usually just for the effect.


I love the way the textures and colours combine in a crown.  This one had to be petite, for such a sweet little head.

Photograph by Astrid Simone Photography
What a little cutie!


You can see the difference in texture depending on the ingredients used.  For the one in the above photo, made for a flower girl, I added berries and wattle buds to flowering tea tree foliage.  

Photography by Love Jennifer
For the same wedding, the bride wore a half crown.  Half crowns can be a great way to work some flowers into a hairstyle that doesn't suit a full crown.  They can either be made on a hair comb/slide, or they can simply be a wired piece that is attached with pins.


For this bride, the berries were a particular request and we blended them with some interesting foliage and textured elements.  This half-crown was a simple wire piece, pinned into the hair style.

Photography by Love Jennifer
It looked gorgeous!



Another half crown made on a hair comb combined silvery blue-green foliages, white and red.  This half crown used a comb to anchor it to the hair, so all the foliage and flowers were attached to the comb. 


I find that metal combs make the best bases for floral combs.  They are bendable if they need to be, and are less fragile.  This cute comb was embellished with pale pink flowering gum, tea tree and wax flower.


Its always so lovely to see how it sits in the hair.  


Hair combs can be more flamboyant and asymetrical too.  This one for a February wedding with pinks and lots of foliage used coral fern, gum leaves, gum buds and bright pink flowering gum.  



I also used some deconstructed Brunia Albiflora to match the bouquets.


Island 26 Photography
It was great to get photos of the hair dresser doing his thing!  

Island 26 Photography
And the flowers sitting so well in that hairstyle - gorgeous!


Another comb, this time for the back of the hair.  The pink and red tones mirrored the bride's bouquet,  using banksia, hydrangea, hebe, pittosporum and wax flower.  


Great contrast with that luscious dark hair!


A silvery, leafy comb with peppermint gum, brunia albiflora, flowering gum and buds, wax flower and leucadenron cones.

Photography by Acoma
It was worn by the mother of the bride, instead of a corsage.  What a great idea!


Another comb, using wax flwoer, leucadendron pisa, cedar, peppermint gum and echinops, for a symetrical design,


I loved the beautiful colours in this spring flower comb.  The main flower is a Tasmanian Waratah, surrounded by purple Isopogon, creamy Leucadendron Discolour, peppermint gum foliage, leucadendron cones and Berzelia.



This simple comb has a row of Leucadendron Jubilee Crown cones topped with tea tree and rice flower.


The simplest of all are some small picks of flowers on wires, which can be woven into a hairstyle for a scattered effect. 

There are so many possibilities for hair flowers - I hope these have sparked your imagination.

Early Summer Wedding at Peppermint Bay


An early summer wedding at Peppermint Bay south of Hobart called for red and white, with eucalyptus foliage.  Many of our spring blooms were still available in early December due to weather conditions, so the waratah was the red flower of choice.   


While picking some Tasmanian Waratahs (Telopea Truncata) to include for this wedding, I found some beautiful Isopogon still flowering, also known as the Cone Flower.  These are an unusual Australian native that flowers in spring.  We grow a fresh pinky purple variety called Ispogon Formosus, but they come in a range of colours with a great variation in the leaves as well.  They're gorgeous, little known Aussie wonders.    The basket full of bright red and purple really inspired the colour mix for this wedding.  


For the bouquets I used Telopea Speciosissima, the New South Wales Waratah, as the main flower.  They are large, showy and gorgeous!  I teamed them up with the smaller Tasmanian Waratah and Protea Pink Ice.


For whites, I used the gorgeous Berzelia which in early summer is covered in tiny white flowers so that it looks like clusters of fluffy white balls.  I also used Leucadenderon Lemon Spice in its creamy white phase.  It has a pink blush on the tips of the bracts, and the central cones have a pink blush too.  For the bride's bouquet I also used a Protea White Ice and a Protea White Cream, a warm pink protea with a creamy centre. 


You can see the purple Isopogon peeping out from amongst the rich pinks and reds.  I also added some darker purple Hebe flowers.  Just a few dark red Safari Sunset Leucos create some depth of colour.  And of course, there are the gumnuts - perfect for a Australian native bouquet.  


The foliage used is mostly Eucalyptus Cordata, with some Ridson Peppermint added here and there.


For the bridesmaid, the same but slightly smaller, with less of the large waratahs.  


Such a pretty, colourful combination of colours!


For the groom the colours were pared back a little.  A gumnut, Leucadendron Discolour, Leucadendron Safari Sunset, Berzelia, Ispogon and Cordata foliage.


Other buttonholes were the same, minus the purple Isopogon.  


Corsages for the mums were brighter, using a Tasmanian Waratah as the focal flower.  They also use Leucadendron Discolour, Isopogon, Berzelia and Cordata foliage.  


For the bride and her bridesmaid, there were floral combs.  Tasmanian Waratahs surrounded by Berzelia, Leucadendron Discolour,  Isopogon, Cordata foliage, and some rosy Jubilee Crown cones.  Red is a great colour for a brunette bride!    


To decorate the reception room at Peppermint Bay, the bride chose a collection of different vases and vessels filled with colour.  Her mum had collected jars of all different sizes which looked great en masse.


You can see Waratah, Tasmanian Waratah, and early flowering Scarlet Ribbons Pincushions. The red of the Tasmanian Waratahs is such an intense colour!


You can also see some White Ice Proteas, Hebe in purple, and the creamy Leucadendron Discolour.


I used Protea Pink Ice, and Safari Sunset Leucos too.  


Such a joyful combination of colours!  


Jars of more colour on the chairs for the ceremony.  What a great spot to say "I do"!  Tassie, you are so beautiful!


The cake was simply decorated with more of the same combination of flowers.  The wonderful cake was made by Natasha from Lily May Cake Design.  


Such a great venue in a wonderful location.  And early summer is a great time for a wedding, flower-wise too.  


I will remember this wedding for the intense joyful colours and of course, the lovely couple who were married.  It was such a pleasure to be involved in creating flowers for this day.  

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