some fall work

christmas table

Gold Plates in Ottawa

My brother, Matthew Carmichael, is the executive chef for both Restaurant18 and Social in the Ottawa market. Matt competed in the Gold Plate Culinary Championship here in Ottawa this past October and I was fortunate to do the florals for their table. Matt took the gold for Ottawa...then the bronze in the Canadian Culinary Championship held in Vancouver in November. Matt won silver in the past 2 years. In addition to the gold this year...Matt also won the Epicurean Award for Chef of the Year. Can you tell how proud I am??? Here are some pictures of the florals.

Here is my brother taking the gold!

Wedding Show 2010

WOW - has it really been since September that I blogged?? I am so bad. I have done lots since then, but most recently was the Ottawa Wedding Show at the Westin this past weekend. What a great show and awesome turnout. Here are some pictures of my booth. "Colour" was the theme this year!

michael & wendy

This past week-end was the wedding of my friends Michael & Wendy. They had their ceremony at their little church and then the reception back at their house under a tent. I was their event coordinator and floral/decor designer. So much fun! Here are some pictures from the days leading up to the wedding, and the actual wedding day. 

Here are some pictures of me taking over my parents house with flowers. Thanks mom & dad!

This was a piece I did for their fireplace mantel.

Brides bouquet up close.

Altar arrangements...the big ones. 

The big ones up close...

I did 2 smaller arrangements at the beginning of the aisle.

The smaller ones up close...

The ceremony. Wendy looked so pretty!!!! Michael looked very handsome too. :)

The happy newly married couple. 

The flower girl with her flower ball...awwww. 

One of the most popular spots at the reception. 

Not the greatest picture of the tent, but you get the idea. It really looked so pretty!

Dance floor on the deck Mike built.

At night...

i love fall...

Pretty host gift for some of my favorite people.

40th wedding anniversary...WOW.

On September 6th it was my parents 40th wedding anniversary. Pretty amazing right!!? They decided to go into Ottawa for a romantic dinner at the best restaurant in town - Restaurant 18 (where my brother is the Executive Chef). For their table I made them this little number and bought the flowers from More Flowers in the market. The orchids were to die for. The seedum was from the garden. 

This was the left overs...