Delightful Mt Soho Wedding.

Kate was married at St Josephs Church in Queenstown on Saturday 19th September, followed by a fabulous reception at stunning Mt Soho Private Vineyard.

The Tank Room lends itself perfectly to this table design - long banquet style trestled, neatly boxed with white linen.

The Candelabras were sourced from " A Grand Affair" in Christchurch - a new decorative hire company with amazing props and decor items for hire.

The Cake was the focal point of the room - decorated with a rose topper using yummy Fuschia Pink " Gem" roses.

Simple white Freesias feature en masse for the bouquets, the bridal bouquet finished with diamante detail to compliment the brides gown.

Fuschia Pink " Gem " rose domes were placed down the centre of the long banquet tables for a burst of colour!

White Tie from Christchurch catered in true gourmet style with a sumptuous feast.

Feel free to contact us if you require contacts or have any questions regarding Venues or Suppliers we have mentioned in our posts!

Callas are Back!

The first calla lillies of the season are now on the markets, just in time for Sharon's wedding last week on Friday 18th September at Wanaka.

Her bouquet was a mass ov ivory blooms that had the slightest hint of powderpuff pink around the tips, and simply finished with folded aspidistra leaves and beargrass for movement.

Her Bridesmaids carried simplistic bouquets of Mango callas, finished in the same fashion as the brides but with matching coloured ribbon.

For cost effective bouquets, calla lillies are the way to go - just a few stems gives maximum effect and there straight, clean stems means less treatment and processing time for the florists!

The colour range is huge - from soft ivory and creams to lemons and bright citrus yellows, rusty terracotta shades and firey oranges, pale pinks, deep pinks, mauve and lilacs, not to mention the beautiful Majestic red and deep wine / burgundy shades and of course the black callas - the darkest of purples.

Tulip Heaven.....

This stunning wedding on Saturday was held at The Lordens Penthouse Apartment.

Fantastic cocktail style event with crisp white tulips and roses and lush green foliage creating a stunning crisp spring look and feel.

The bride and the 3 bridesmaids all carried a mass of snow white tulips and folded green aspidistra leaves around the base for support. Here they are all grouped and packed ready for delivery.

Various collections of specimen leaf vases were arranged throughout the apartment, flanked by tealight votives

The ceremony was held under a white marquee on the balcony, making the most of the unbelievable views!


Focal arrangements of green Bells of Ireland, roses, tulips and monstera leaves complimented the white interior.

The stunning view over Lake Wakatipu from the Apartment.

Touch of Spice's Co-ordination made the day run smoothly as always. For more information on hiring the Lorden's Penthouse for your wedding , event, or for a luxurious stay in Queenstown you can contact events@touchofspice.co.nz

Country Charm

Linda and Simon were married on Saturday 12th September 09 in Queenstown.

Her Bouquet and her bridesmaids bouquets were beautiful combinations of standard and miniature roses and white freesias with border of ruscus leaves.

The combination of different forms of flowers from buds through to open mature blooms, tends to provide a beautiful softer country / cottagey type style.

More Beautiful Spring Weddings.........

Our lovely bride, Justine, was married on Friday in Wanaka and held her reception at "The Venue" on Orchard Rd.

Her bouquet was a simplistic mass of white gypsophila - so delicious and devine!

The handle of the bouquet was finished with our signature pearl cluster detail.

Freesias feature again in true spring fashion, for the bridesmaids who wore knee length Grecian style gowns in black. The handles bound in black ribbon to compliment.

The registry table arrangement was placed in the church and then re-located to the reception for the centrepiece on the bridal table. This was designed by layering leaves and gypsophila around the base and using the stunning white freesias en masse as the focal - the smell so sweet!

The corsages for the Mums and Nana were daintily designed with ivory rosebuds, dendrobium orchids and gypsophila and their shanks were finished with ribbon.

More details from Moody Blues...

We have had great feedback from lots of our clients regarding Kylie and Simon's February wedding that was featured recently in the Simply You Living Mag - Moody Blues - so I thought I would share some more of the detail that was not showcased in the article ( yes!.... there was more detail!......)

This is me! And at 4am in the morning, basing the centrepieces, looking rather bright eyed and excited to start the day I must say! - After a 15 hour set up on the day -the smile was just as big , however a glass of wine was to be found in my hand rather than an armful of roses and hydrangeas!!

Unfortunately we weren't blessed with the best of weather on the day, so after the ceremony guests retreated to the beautiful art gallery of Thomas Brown , just along the road from Thulrby Domain where the ceremony was held. A fantastic indoor venue for weddings - an old dairy factory which has been transformed with white washed floors and brick walls.

Another last minute transformation by The Flower Room - some select flower displays, draping for the bars and elegant french daybed completed the scene for champagne and canapes.

The smaller trees at Thurlby Domain were decorated with hanging wire orbs which held groupings of white roses.

Simon Buttonhole as made with Something Special roses, dried dodda vine and silver dusty miller foliage - and complimented the brides bouquet......

Yum! I love these bouquets ! I had to construct these stunning " Chanel roses" just minutes before being delivered to the Bride as each bouquet is made by layering many rose petals around and around one central bloom. Time consuming, but certainly worth the effort. The rose shade is "Something Special" which has featured alot throughout my softer vintage inspired weddings this season. The handle was finished with a diamante brooch.

Winter Games Gala Dinner - Skyline Restaurant

Not only do we adore styling Weddings, but corporate functions are also our specialty at The Flower Room.

Queenstown was host to the Winter Games last weekend, and 30 table centrepieces were the order of the day for the NZOC Gala Dinner held above Queenstown at the Skyline Gondola Restaurant.

The settings were designed using a reflection mirror as the base. A square ceramic pot placed inside a glass cube gave a 3- dimensional effect to the overall design.

The ice green orchids were devine in a grouping at the base with tall white branches extending from within providing a wintery appeal.

Finished with silver snowflake detail, suspended orchids and of course, silver fern for a NZ influence.

6 tall white branch focal decorations were made on site by The Flower Room team - the clear vases were filled with crushed cellophane and filled with water to replicate ice and the branches were adorned with crystals and faux icicles.

Well done, Alex (Wedding and Event Co-ordinator ) at Touch of Spice, for another fabulous and well planned event!

Spring is here!

Spring " officially" launches the new wedding season and our days are getting busy here at The Flower Room assisting our brides with their floral styling options for up and coming weddings and events.

We have such a huge variety of different styles coming through this season - soft vintage shades and eclectic table centrepieces still proving popular, as well as clean crisp black and white simplicity in true inspiration from "Chanel" style.

I plan to post as many of our real life weddings as possible over the season, so watch this space!

Below is todays wedding of Janet Chen Chow - a truly beautiful day for a spring wedding - the sky was blue, the lake was calm, the veiw was fabulous - anyone looking at wedding venues this season must check out the Icon Room at the Heritage Hotel - the rooftop terrace feels your on top of the world - ideal for ceremony and canapes, and perfect unobstructed veiws of the lake and mountains

The Bridesmaids wore Charcoal and carried simple bouquets of purple tulips with a cuff of ruscus leaves.

In true spring style the Bride carried multi colour freesias - the smell so sweet......

We finished the stems in French tied style with a pearl cluster detail.

Table Setting were vase groupings of staged cymbidium orchids, suspended below water with floating candles and tealight votives for accent lighting.

Check out Janet's very cute miniature cakes!

The view from the terrace at The Heritage Hotel would be very hard to beat -superb!



Watch this space for next weeks weddings!