MANOR KETTLEBY - Sara + Jason review on GOOGLE

We love reviews - especially when their from a couple as great as Sara + Jason
who got married at the Manor this past October. We had a blast creating the centerpieces, chuppah, aisle decor, flower arrangements and bridal bouquet. I must admit this review on Google made me blush a bit.

4 Nov 2010
NICE STEMS IS THE BEST!!!!‎‎
Margarite is seriously the best florist in this city. You won't find anyone else who is as detail oriented, creative and passionate about what she does than her. She went the extra mile for our October 2010 wedding...from the chuppah, to the decor to my gorgeous bouquet of orange calalillies, everything was completely perfect! She's also such a great person to work with. She was able to help us make decisions on our colors and our decor as we weren't exactly sure what we wanted walking in. She takes her job very seriously so everything you see at your wedding will be completely perfect. She also does everything with a smile! I know so many people who have had their flowers arrive and they are either wilting or they aren't exactly what they ordered. That will NOT happen with Margarite. She will make sure you get exactly what you want. She really made our romantic vision come to life and I thank her from the bottom of my heart for doing everything she could for us. LOOK NO FURTHER!!!! Thank you Margarite. We will stay in touch with you over the years to come and will make sure you do all our flowers for every special event in our lives. Love Sara & Jason - Toronto

Wedding Tradition - Tossing the Bouquet

The bridal bouquet toss tradition goes back to 14th century France where it was believed that a bride was especially lucky on her wedding day. After the ceremony guests would try to tear a piece of fabric from the brides dress for luck. For a brief time, in an effort to stop the attacks on the bride, the bride would throw her stockings or garter. Eventually tossing the bouquet became widely used. It is said that the person who catches the bouquet is next to marry.

Most brides choose to keep their own bouquet and have a smaller one as the toss bouquet.

Some brides completely opt out of this tradition,

while others prefer to hand the bouquet to a honoured guest.

CANADA IS BLOOMING...

Every year we are proud to be apart of Canada Blooms(http://www.canadablooms.com/)

This year the theme is PASSIONS. As a professional florist we are asked to create a large piece that is made of fresh product. Here is a sneak peak of our design.

If you to take a picture with our version of the Eiffel Tower send it to us at nicestems@nicestems.ca as we would love to post them on our blog.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Frankie Flowers (Frank Ferragine).

P.S - will be on stage on Saturday March 20 2010 at 4:30pm