Into the Wild – wedding shoot

Into the wild  This delightful little beauty had life breathed into it late spring of 2016. I say little but by no means was the team on the day ‘little’. It was massive! And consisted of a fab big bunch of awesome creatives who put in a huge effort to bring this gorgeous wild wedding inspirational shoot to life. Lashings of greenery, candles, calligraphy, lace, festoon lighting, ice cream, kombis, hanging installations, gold and black accents and so much more was thrown into this wild, bohemian and luxe mixture ……. I will let the images do the talking. Enjoy. J xx …

Fresh Flower Workshops

Floral Sessions Floral Crown and offset hand tied bouquet   Flower Workshop with Julia Rose See a list of our upcoming  floral workshops HERE We simply love bring together creatives to have fun with flowers!  The Flower Crown & Bouquet workshop is our most popular work shop by far, filling to the brim every year with creatives.   I find the most common question I am asked by people in regards to my workshop is “Would it be suitable for me to attend?’ well here’s the low down on who comes along to our little flower festivals. I would say most of those …

James + Betsy – Orara Valley Estate

Last year we had the pleasure of travelling down to the picturesque hinterland of Coffs Harbor on the East coast of Australia to create a stunning tropical collection of flowers for “James & Betsy’s” Wedding. Held at Orara Valley Estate, a luxury private holiday house and wedding venue set on 60 acres of secluded landscaped gardens and rainforest. Nestled deep within a lush valley, with stunning panoramic hinterland views. Orara Valley Estate was Inspired by the haciendas of New Mexico, seaside villas of Santorini and the gardens of Tuscany, this artfully designed residence was a treat to style with our florals. …

Mad Max-esque by Julia Rose

The piece was created on a whim at the end of a full day campaign shoot.  I wanted to created something wild with an edge, As it turns out Mad Max styled shoulder pads was what poured out of me, giving that sense of power and femininity in the one instance. I believe this piece I created could represent many different emotions. The bright colours giving it a sense of wild bohemian fun, Feathers collected from my farm for freedom, shoulder pads for a warrior queen, a stunning model for sheer beauty It is ART and the essence of the …

Fabulous flower beard

Fabulous fresh flower beard created by Julia rose for Tommy Franklin. This  gorgeous creation was designed on Julia’s farm in Byron Bay Shire made with pure joy. Tommy was ready to fly out for the “Tommy Franklin smile” campaign, changing the world one smile at a time which focuses on drug free raves and people dancing for the pure love of dancing. {see clip at the end of this blog for Tommy’s dancing debut – aka Salty Rain} On the way to airport he stopped into the farm and Julia created this Delightful & Organic flower beard, which I think …

Floral Installations

Suspended Fresh Floral Installations  I thought I would do a little post on just a few of the recent fresh floral installations we have created this season. Most of these images are just ones I have captured, onsite after setting up, you know for that quick social media share as your standing there next to this gorgeous and monumental piece you have just spent hours…. & hours creating. The boys have used ladders and all sorts of gadgets to do the rigging, then up I go for all the final touches and last minute manicuring. If I don’t pass out …

Danielle + Alex – Surprise wedding

I must say how wonderful is my job really!!? I get to bring to life gorgeous florals for amazing and beautiful brides. Recently I headed up to Brisbane for a Wedding at Chapel Hill to design florals for an engagement slash Surprise Wedding! We loaded up the car, filling it to the brim with loose flowers and greenery. The Bride and I had discussed concepts, flowers, colors and the type of atmosphere that was being aimed for. The only thing I actually took pre made was the Bridal bouquet and the Head piece, everything else was created on site, designed to work with the space …

Harvest Newrybar Wedding – Ben + Laina

It was an absolute pleasure to design the Florals for Ben & Elaina’s Wedding at Harvest Cafe Newrybar I was going to write up a fabulous little story starting with…. “It was love at first sight, when Ben, Elaina and I meet at the cafe”  However I thought that may be slightly odd? So instead here is a tiny introduction to our meeting and  I will leave the images to do the talking……. After the couple had spent a long day (disrupted by daylight savings), I was the last meeting for the evening. We met at a little Cafe randomly …