Iris & Mike

After eight years of being best friends, confidants and lovers, Iris & Mike became man and wife in a tradition filled Jewish wedding ceremony in Cave Springs Vineyard. Iris choose a vintage theme for her wedding flowers in blue and yellows. Locally grown dahlias, lisianthus, freesia and alstromeria along with roses created the look. The bride's bouquet was a soft palette which brought out the romantic vintage style of her dress.

Bolder hues of yellow along with silver leaf accents were added to the bridesmaids' bouquet to compliment there french blue dresses.

The chuppah which represents God's covering of the marriage and the new home they are entering into was provided by Simple Beautiful Decor (http://www.simplybeauty.ca/

After the ceremony the couple along with their close friends and families celebrated at On The Twenty in Jordan Village. Congratulations Iris & Mike.

Laura & Ryan

It was another perfect weather day (minus the humidity) for Laura & Ryan to say their vows up next to the escarpment in the Cave Springs Vineyard. This week the pictures are all about the 'boys'. The women and their flowers are usually the feature, but this week I thought I would switch the spotlight. The bride & groom were all for designs 'outside of the box'.

A groom really needs to trust his friends when they are this close to water

The ring bearer carried the rings on a button mum pillow

I couldn't resist a close-up of the bride's bouquet with the green/white parrot tulips. The tulips were the perfect surprise element in the bride's bouquet.

The featured flowers were locally grown except for the roses and hypericum berries. They included hydrangea, lisianthus, sedum, alstromeria, freesia, bells of ireland, curly willow and asters. After the ceremony the guest enjoyed a wine tour of the Cave Springs Cellars in Jordan Village then dined and danced at Inn on the Twenty.

Kate & Jeffrey

Parasols were up and fans were fanning this past weekend in the Cave Springs Vineyard. The forecasted thunder storms held off but the heat and humidity were everpresent as Kate & Jeffrey were married at the vineyard site. The heat kept me from straying too far as I waited to transfer the flowers, and what a delight it was to witness this ceremony performed by Sheldon Kofsky (www.weddingceremonies.org). Sheldon and his wife Judy (who are local chaplains) always interject their personal touch and perform each ceremony with an invested interest in the couple. The bride wanted to have her flowers represent a country inn theme - no better venue than the vineyard and Inn On The Twenty.
The bride held her delicate posie of roses, spray roses, stephanotis and lisianthus in her own silver tuzy muzy.

The country inn theme was carried throughout with agapanthus, delphinium, hydrangea, lisianthus, roses and seeded eucalyptus.

I couldn't leave the vineyard without snapping a picture of the grapes. The bunches were plentiful and the turning colour sent a reminder that fall harvest is a few short weeks away.

September wheat and queen anne's lace were added to the centerpieces to give the 'just picked' meadow look.

Lisa & Chris

This past holiday weekend Lisa & Chris choose the escarpment wedding site up at Cave Springs. With the addition of this recently landscaped area, the bride & groom now have the choice of three locations in the vineyard to say their vows. The indoor Vineyard Retreat, the Vineyard and now the Escarpment location. Set against the base of the escarpment, the pond and it's surroundings is the perfect setting for an intimate wedding. This is nature at it's best - the changing of the seasons in the vineyard.

The bride's many traditions included her teardrop shaped bouquet. As with most of our flowers, we choose as many locally grown flowers as possible that represented the theme. These flowers included hydrangea, freesia, alstromeria, lisianthus, gerberas, lilies and coxscomb.

After a wine tour, the guests celebrated the evening with dancing and local seasonal cuisine at On The Twenty in Jordan Village. Cave Springs Winery, the Inn On The Tweny & On The Twenty restaurant are all located in historic Jordan Village (www.jordanvillage.com). Fine wine, exceptional food, historic venue, family & friends - this is what makes for a memorable celebration.