It’s the Superbowl!

I’ll admit I’m not just a florist, but I’m also a sports lover! I used to watch a lot more football but somehow my 4 and 1 year old always capture my attention away from the teams! (Gooooooo Lions!)

Nothing, I mean, NOTHING, will tear me away from the Superbowl this year!

We’re having some friends over to celebrate and that means a few things: Beer, Chili and party decorations!

I’ll be getting some napkins and plates from our party section and some balloons to put around the house.

What I love the most about our plates is that they’re the same price or better than the dollar stores! We recently negotiated with our supplier and they gave us a massive price reduction so that we can compete on price.

As for who I’m rooting for, I’m still undecided. I’m a lions fan at heart, but I just love any excuse to get friends together so I’ll root for whoever is winning.

What about you? How do you celebrate?

Give us a shout to order balloons or flowers for your super bowl party!

 

 

Fall Wedding Flowers in Chatham, Ontario

We love weddings!

My Anniversary was on September 12th and my brother is getting married this weekend.

To celebrate, the rest of this week’s posts will be dedicated to fall wedding flowers!

Know someone getting married? Here is some inspiration.

Susan and Mike’s wedding took place at Deer Run Golf Course.

They chose gerbera daisies, orange roses and burgundy calla lilies for their fall wedding.

Check out these gorgeous colours!

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Wedding Pictures

I’ve been uploading pictures to Flickr like a madwoman!

I’ve gotten a bunch of wedding pictures up so far.

 
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Royal Wedding!

Princess Diana's Bouquet

The announcement of Prince William’s engagement is, of course, front page news. The fact that he proposed with his mother’s sapphire and diamond ring is beyond romantic.

 

As a florist, I cannot wait to see the wedding next year. The dress, the cake, and of course, the flowers.

 

Princess Diana’s bouquet was amazing. The construction would have been very time consuming as almost each bloom has to be wire and taped into place.

Some trivia:

The bouquet, 42″ long and 15″ wide, was of a cascading shower design similar to those from Edwardian times. It set a trend for wedding bouquets which up to that point at been comparably small.

The flowers that comprised the bouquet were:

Gardenias
Stephanotis
Freesia
Odontoglossum Orchid (Royal Wedding)
Lily of the Valley
Earl Mountbatten Roses
Hedera (Ivy)
Tradescantia
Myrtle
Veronica (Hebe)

Three bouquets were made, one for the practice the night before the wedding, the second was delivered to St. James’ Palace. The third was taken to Buckingham Palace on the day of the wedding and used for the formal photographs.

It is reported that it weighed approixmately 4-7 lbs.

Imagine carrying THAT around all day!

Next summer all the world will be waiting to see the gorgeous Kate Middleton walk down the aisle to meet her modern day prince! I can’t wait to see what she’ll be carrying in her hands.

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Cute new baby? Celebrate with flowers!

Baby Hippo Arrangement

I was going through some pictures tonight and I found this one from 2008.

This was created for the birth of a baby boy. I loved it so much that before it left, I had to take a picture!

What a cute way to welcome a new baby to the world! A little stuffed animal for junior and a floral arrangement for the new mom who totally deserves it.

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Harvest Classic Dinner Decorations

Setting up the tables

On October 14th, United Way of Chatham-Kent hosted the Harvest Classic Dinner at the Chatham Armoury Banquet Conference Centre.

They called Pizazz! and asked if we would be interested in donating our time and some product to decorate. For United Way? Of course! We love decorating and  in this newly refurbished building it makes it even more exciting!

Our designers, Pat, Patti, and Amy, conceived of this design using the materials provided by United Way, plus some of our own items to glitz it up!

The Decor consisted of pumpkins, gourds, leaves, branches and basically everything fall!

There will be more pictures to come as the event wraps up.

Pumpkins and Gourds in a fall urn

The event has sold almost 300 tickets and is sure to be a huge success. Thanks to everyone who helped us with this event.

Decorated Arch

 

The Armouries

 

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It’s Boss’s Week

 

Do you put your boss through a lot?

 

Is your boss great?

or

Are you angling for a raise?

Either way, you can recognize everything your boss does this week.

According to Wikipedia Patricia Bays Haroski registered “National Boss’ Day” with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1958. She was working as a secretary for State Farm Insurance Company in Deerfield, Illinois at the time and chose October 16 because she forgot that the birthday of her boss, who was her father, was actually on the 16th. Four years later in 1962, Illinois Governor Otto Kerner backed Haroski’s registration and officially proclaimed the day.

National Boss’ Day has become an international celebration in recent years and now is observed in countries such as Australia, India and South Africa and very recently Ireland and the UK.

At Pizazz! we celebrate with flowers, balloons, fruit and gourmet baskets and plants.

Boss’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, so you can give a gift to your boss any day this week! I suggest Friday that way he or she can mull over that raise all weekend.

 

Bamboo Sunshine

 

If your boss is a man it can be hard to know what to get him. I suggest something like this arrangement. With it’s simple, clean lines it’s beautiful without being too feminine!

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Last minute Thanksgiving stop

Pumpkin Arrangement

If you don’t want to show up to Grandma’s house empty handed but, like me, are inept in the kitchen, bring flowers to decorate her table instead!

Pat created this ceramic pumpkin filled with fall coloured blooms.  It is the perfect gift for Thanksgiving. It can be used year after year to decorate for the season.

We’re open Sunday 10-4 and Thanksgiving Monday 9-4

You can walk-in and pick up an arrangement or call ahead and order at 519-351-2654

Happy Turkey Day!

 

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Keri’s Wedding

The bride, Keri

As you can see, Keri was a very laid back bride.

She worked with our designer, Patti, to choose something that would compliment her style. Keri wanted something very simple for her wedding flowers. She chose orange lilies  mixed with white daisies in a hand-tied style bouquet.

I have to admit, Keri was probably the easiest bride I’ve ever encountered!

Their wedding was at Rossini’s restaurant in front of an arch that they rented from us flanked with some cute fall mums.

To book an appointment with Patti for your wedding call 351-2654

Bridal Party

Rossini's Restaurant

The Cake Table

 

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Ahh…Fall Flowers

Now that fall is here I can say that I officially love this season.

Part of it, I’m sure, had to do with the fact that I spent the last three months of my pregnancy in the hottest summer that I can remember. Bring on the 60 degree nights!

But most of it has to do with the colouring of fall. The bright yellows, oranges, reds and burgundies make such a lush pallette that I can’t resist the look.

As florists, we get requests all year long for “bright and cheery summer flowers” or “nice pastel spring tones,” but the season of “send a fall bouquet” only lasts for two months.

Let this beauty inspire you for fall! Cheer up someone’s day

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