Hafner Florist Captures Winter Sparkle in Wedding Flower Designs

Written by Abigail Sterling, Published February 18, 2012

Hafner Florist Captures Winter Sparkle in Wedding Flower Designs

Pew Floral Decoration

Winter Wedding Centerpiece

This winter season, brides-to-be can explore a variety of colors and themes for both holiday and non-holiday weddings.  Pinecones, berries, winter greenery, and bare branching will accent any green, red, white, and metallic color schemes and evoke the coziness and sparkle of the season.  In order to maintain the romance and elegance of the special day and avoid a look resembling Santa’s workshop, brides should remember, “Less is more”:  utilizing full white blooms such as hydrangeas and red amaryllis will express both holiday glamour and timeless love.  The professional wedding consultants at Hafner Florist can easily create floral combinations that convey the sophistication and cheer of the season. 



Wedding Cake Floral

Many popular trends seemingly deemed “spring and summer only” can be accomplished easily with winter patterns, colors, and flowers.  Toledo wedding florists adapt the popular “green” floral trend with winter greens, branching, pinecones, berries, and other natural elements.  Such organic accents will not only add visually pleasing diversity, but also will captivate guests with the homely, fresh aroma of balsam, cedar, and other woodsy scents.  Warm candlelight provides a lovely balance for the chilly metallic tones and natural accents, warming the room and adding a sparkling quality to transparent beads and clear vases that reflects in glittering flickers across the tables.  In addition to traditional candles, Hafner Florist offers submersible LED candles that add a unique romantic glow to centerpieces.  Bathing flowers, greens, and accents in candlelight unifies winter wedding themes.   

Having a wedding in Northwest Ohio or Southeastern Michigan?  For additional information regarding Hafner Florist’s wedding flowers, visit the Hafner Florist Weddings website or find Hafner Florist on Facebook.            

After the Proposal: Tips for the Newly Engaged Toledo Bride-to-Be

Written by Abigail Sterling, Published January 7th, 2012

Love is in the air around Christmas and New Years, making the holiday season a popular time for marriage proposals.  When the initial surprise subsides, the newly engaged Toledo bride may find herself buried beneath a growing To-Do list, of which a substantial part concerns wedding flowers.  New Toledo brides-to-be can read about the wedding consultants at Hafner Florist to learn general information about the Toledo wedding florist’s experience, creativity, friendliness, and knowledge of the industry.  After choosing a date, venue, and color palette, brides can make an appointment with either Beth or Kellie via telephone, email, or the contact form on the Hafner Florist website.  With this information, the wedding consultant can offer seasonal suggestions and coordinating pieces for particular venues, themes, and colors at the initial consultation to achieve the bride’s dream look for her wedding day.  For wedding dates falling on holiday weekends or in popular floral months, such as May, June, September, and October, Hafner Florist recommends booking early.  For dates in other months, booking at least six months in advance is recommended. 

Having a wedding in Northwest Ohio or Southeastern Michigan?  For additional information regarding Hafner Florist’s wedding flowers, visit the Hafner Florist Weddings website or find Hafner Florist on Facebook.

Hafner Florist Captures Winter Sparkle in Toledo Wedding Designs

Written by Abigail Sterling, Published on December 26th, 2011

This winter season, brides-to-be can explore a variety of colors and themes for both holiday and non-holiday weddings.  Pinecones, berries, winter greenery, and bare branching will accent any green, red, white, and metallic color schemes and evoke the coziness and sparkle of the season.  In order to maintain the romance and elegance of the special day and avoid a look resembling Santa’s workshop, brides should remember, “Less is more”:  utilizing full white blooms such as hydrangeas and red amaryllis will express both holiday glamour and timeless love.  The professional wedding consultants at Hafner Florist can easily create floral combinations that convey the sophistication and cheer of the season. 

 Many popular trends seemingly deemed “spring and summer only” can be accomplished easily with winter patterns, colors, and flowers.  Toledo wedding florists adapt the popular “green” floral trend with winter greens, branching, pinecones, berries, and other natural elements.  Such organic accents will not only add visually pleasing diversity, but also will captivate guests with the homely, fresh aroma of balsam, cedar, and other woodsy scents.  Warm candlelight provides a lovely balance for the chilly metallic tones and natural accents, warming the room and adding a sparkling quality to transparent beads and clear vases that reflects in glittering flickers across the tables.  In addition to traditional candles, Hafner Florist offers submersible LED candles that add a unique romantic glow to centerpieces.  Bathing flowers, greens, and accents in candlelight unifies winter wedding themes.   

Having a wedding in Northwest Ohio or Southeastern Michigan?  For additional information regarding Hafner Florist’s wedding flowers, visit the Hafner Florist Weddings website or find Hafner Florist on Facebook.            

Hafner Florist Offers Vivid Contrasts, Interesting Textures to Create Unique Fall Wedding Flower Trends

Written by Abigail Sterling, Published November 17, 2011

At a glance, flower options for the autumn bride may seem limited to dark, lifeless blooms.  However, Hafner Florist redefines fall wedding flower trends this season with dramatic texture and color contrasts.  Popular fall colors such as mustard, coral, phlox, and pale lavender paired with deep, rich tones like crimson, coffee, and sage create vivid contrasts that evoke the coziness of fall.  Luckily, many “classic” wedding flowers with accompanying sentiments of love and fortune, such as roses, calla lilies, hydrangeas, and dahlias, come in a variety of these colors.  In sequential order, these flowers are symbolic of joy, understanding, purity of marriage, and infinite bond; all are grown in colorful hues perfect for any Northwest Ohio fall wedding flowers.   

Fall trends not only mimic the bold colors of changing leaves, but also demonstrate the varying textures of these leaves, adding depth and interest to any autumnal colors.  Integrating the popular “green” trend, which emphasizes a variety of leaves, greens, and pods, into these fall trends adds unique, dramatic beauty.  Designers can also utilize accessories, such as velvety ribbon, to create texture. 

Having a wedding in Northwest Ohio or Southeastern Michigan? For additional information regarding Hafner Florist’s wedding flowers, visit the Hafner Florist Weddings website or find Hafner Florist on Facebook.

Seasonal Wedding Flowers from Hafner Florist Provide High-Quality, Unique Look for Toledo Brides

Written by Abigail Sterling, Published October 31st, 2011

When choosing wedding flowers, many brides who seek a unique style look immediately to exotic and tropical blooms.  Indeed, rare flowers create a striking floral presentation for any wedding; however, the quality of such out-of-season flowers is difficult to predict and they are usually pricy.  Brides often ignore the infinite possibilities of locally grown, seasonal blooms in the Toledo area.  Seasonal flowers work beautifully with (and often influence!) current wedding trends, such as the popular natural “green” presentation featuring branching, various shades of foliage, and an overall airy design.  For additional information on trendy wedding styles, visit the Hafner Florist weddings website.

  

While seasonal, locally grown flowers are easily accessible to Toledo wedding florists, it does not mean they are overused or ordinary!  Instead, these unique, quality blooms are often overshadowed by the enticing glamour of unusual, out-of-season flowers that are typically more expensive than seasonal flowers.  Popular Toledo wedding flower trends emphasize colors that make a bold statement – something that designers can readily achieve with high-value, local flowers.  It is recommended that brides with particular flowers in mind set their wedding dates when the flowers are seasonally grown to ensure quality – they can simply ask Hafner Florist designers, who are well-versed on the flowers and their seasons.  Wedding designers can identify quality, ideal seasonal blooms for brides that have not selected specific flowers but know their color palette.  As an added bonus, brides can feel good about choosing seasonal, local flowers too, because such purchases support nearby growers and the economy. 

Cutting-Edge Designs, Friendly Professionalism are Essentials for Stunning Wedding Flowers at Hafner Florist in Toledo

Written by Abigail Sterling, Published October 19th, 2011

With so many Toledo wedding florists to choose from, how do brides-to-be select the right florist for their special day?  Because many wedding florists design in their own style, choosing the perfect wedding florist can seem overwhelming for Toledo’s brides-to-be.  Understanding a bride’s own wishes for her wedding flowers is the first step in determining the best match.  Identifying the right wedding florist can be easy and enjoyable with desired characteristics of service and product in mind.

Hafner Florist’s wedding consultants, nicknamed “creative angels,” not only produce cutting-edge floral designs, but also stretch the value of the bride’s dollar – not her budget!  The Toledo wedding florist provides brides with their dream wedding flowers without the enormous expense.  At Hafner Florist, creative minds generate novel, trendy solutions that also satisfy a bride’s unique budget.   

Perhaps most important is the wedding florist’s knowledge of the business and design capabilities.  The ideal wedding florist has years of experience producing exquisite floral designs with quality flowers, foliage, and accent materials.  In addition to an experienced staff, Hafner Florist wedding designers attend seminars and classes to stay up-to-date with current trends and thus help define future styles and themes.  Their decades of wedding flower experience has revealed “tried-and-true” secrets and design methods that make Hafner Florist wedding designs long-lasting and impossibly stunning.

What complements design knowledge better than friendly professionalism?  The best Toledo wedding florist effortlessly balances kindness with professionalism to provide a relaxed, yet productive relationship with each bride-to-be.  Hafner Florist values each bride, and her special day, and seeks to deliver a unique product smoothly and timely.  Before the wedding day, wedding designers learn particular preparation details, such as the scheduled photo time and bridal party dressing rooms to ensure that different floral products are placed in helpful locations.  Wedding consultants check orders not once, not twice, but three times before delivery in order to ensure accuracy and sustained quality.  Because flowers are naturally occurring and thus somewhat unpredictable, wedding designers carry extra flowers on delivery in the event that a stem or two needs replaced.  Ultimately, Hafner Florist takes extraordinary measures to ensure matchless wedding flowers for each bride’s wedding day.

Flowers for Weddings of all Colors and Sizes

Written by Abigail Sterling, Published September 26th, 2011

Wedding flowers are not a cookie-cutter product.  For years, Hafner Florist has worked alongside brides to bring the most exceptional floral creations to life in the Northwest Ohio area.  Big or small, fresh flowers or silk – wedding consultants at Hafner Florist produce creative designs and a “no headache, great finished product,” as a bride explains on WeddingWire.com.  The same bride acknowledges the professionalism with which Beth Hafner responded to her particular wedding flower needs:  “Beth never blinked an eye about taking on a smaller wedding order; in fact, she approached it as she would any other wedding order and made sure we got exactly what we wanted at a very fair price.”  Not only can Hafner Florist essentially work with any color scheme, but also, the wedding florist can adjust to different sizes without “blinking an eye.”

Unique situations, such as destination weddings, prove to be no problem at Hafner Florist.  “Hafner’s used silk flowers for my ceremony and then used real flowers for my reception back home,” another bride reveals in a review on TheKnot.com.  Unique circumstances surrounding each wedding are understood and accepted at Hafner Florist; wedding consultants eagerly seek to provide creative, breathtaking floral designs for every bride.  “Beth was the only one with an open door policy,” the WeddingWire.com review states.  In order to achieve the bride’s stylistic dreams, Hafner Florist’s wedding consultants are available by telephone or in person.  For initial consultations, brides can contacteither the Sylvania or the Holland store to set up an appointment.