Florist Blogs

2008 has certainly been a year for fabulous weddings at Butera The Florist. The season is still in full swing! August, September and October saw some beautiful floral combinations and floral treatments. I have posted some photo highlights for you to see...be sure to check them out! The wedding season will wind down in November for us...BUT, ...

July 25 & 26, 2008...2 days/ 5 weddings   There are always certain weekends in a florist's year that are busier than usual. As a business that specializes in wedding floral décor, we often wonder what causes certain weekends to be very quiet (maybe just one event) and others that brides keep calling about. While this time of year ...

Sunday July 13, 2008 Central Square Florist provided a beautiful Chuppah for an out door ceremony that took place in the courtyard at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge. The courtyard has many planters that include blooming and green plants that add to the atmosphere. While the space is open to the public viewing of the ceremony the hotel tells us ...

The wedding season has been bustling  here at Butera The Florist.  We have been occupied so much with them every week that this is in fact the first time I have had a chance to post photos and commentary. Here are some of the highlights from the past two weeks... It seems that daisies are the hot flower during June here in York. ...

For the third year in a row, Vince Butera AIFD PFCI has been chosen by the PA Floral Industry Association to represent retail florists at the PA State Farm Show in Harrisburg, PA. This will be part of Family Living Day at the Farm Show on Friday January 11. Vince will perform a live on stage floral design showcase featuring todays hottest ideas ...

Dendrobium orchids are the current Featured Flower for Florist Blogs.    I wanted to share how Bouquets used Dendrobium blossoms to enhance a wedding Chuppa: The blossoms were dipped in Crowning Glory, an anti-transpirant, to help them survive the sun and dry Colorado air.  Each blossom was glued to the white tulle with Oasis ...

So the bride's big request was a wall of flowers behind her ceremony.  Here's the result.  How did we do? It seemed a shame to leave the flowers behind when the guests went to dinner, so, knowing that the bandstand was 24' wide, I designed the wall in three 8' wide segments.  The first 4' tall segment sitting on the ground, the ...

Classic white rose accented with grasses. The perfect finish for formal wear.

Guest book table arrangement perfect, for a seaside wedding. Lavender roses, scabiosa, light blue delphinium, white hydrangea and lily grass are accented with seashells, sea glass and pearls.

This bouquet incorporates queen ann’s lace, freesia, stock, variegated pittisporum, variegated ivy, lily grass and sea shells. This bouquet is perfect for a seaside wedding. It can be created as a round bouquet or a cascade style.