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.            

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.

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.

Hafner Florist Voted 'Best of Toledo Florist' for Excellent Service, Friendly Staff

Written by Abigail Sterling, published September 16, 2011

Customers in the Toledo area and beyond acknowledge the exceptional service and quality product they receive from Hafner Florist not only through online reviews, but also through various prestigious awards.  This past February, Toledo City Paper readers voted Hafner Florist the “best florist” for the paper’s annual Best of Toledo awards.  “It’s about giving great customer service and sharing our small shop personality,” Dan Hafner, owner of Hafner Florist explains.  By providing helpful, pleasant service and a superior floral product, Hafner Florist has fine-tuned its image as the local, friendly florist serving the Northwest Ohio area.  In order to both honor past customer loyalty and foster new relationships, Hafner Florist offers ‘Free Rose Wednesdays,’ during which customers can visit either location in Sylvania or Holland and receive one free rose upon a “free rose Wednesday” request.  Additionally, customers will be invited to enter to win one dozen roses.  For every 100 entrants, one winner will receive twelve long lasting, stunning roses.  Since opening in 1992, Hafner Florist has continued to provide unique floral design in a welcoming environment for both long-time and first-time customers.    

Hafner Florist’s Summer Wedding Trends Make a Splash with Bold Color, Whimsical Style

Written by Abigail Sterling, Published July 21, 2011

Dynamic colors and dramatic contrasts are creating a splash with wedding flowers this summer!  Popular summer wedding flower trends emphasize bright hues, such as orange, hot pink, or lime green, to keep ceremony and reception spaces unified and to create a playful, summertime floral presentation.  To recreate the warmth and vividness of the summer months in weddings, brides can make a bold statement with one-color centerpieces and dramatically contrasting colors in the linens.

Beyond the wedding flower colors, Hafner Florist creates a playful presentation with citrus fruits, such as slices and peels from lemons, limes, and oranges in centerpieces.  Such “upscale picnic foods” convey images of relaxation and happiness beneath the warm summer sun.  Wedding designers at Hafner Florist can even utilize other fruits, such as hollowed-out watermelons, to design summery centerpieces with a unique feel.  These centerpieces produce floral presentations bursting with color and liveliness.

Popular summer wedding flower trends emphasize the natural beauty of the outdoors; in addition to citrus fruits, brides can also choose natural wood containers, recycled glass vases, and watering cans or other tins for an organic, rustic feel.  Choosing locally grown herbs, greens, and flowers is not only less expensive and eco-friendly, but it will help ensure the survival of a bride’s flowers in the heat.

Ultimately, summer wedding flower trends highlight the relaxed, playful aspects of such an enjoyable season.  Bright colors convey a joyful, whimsical tone that integrates summertime happiness into any bride’s special day. 

 

Hafner Florist is source to stunning Toledo wedding flowers, personable, cheerful service

Written by Abigail Sterling, Published on July 5th, 2011

Floral Centerpieces for June Wedding

At Hafner Florist, the wedding consultant is as excited as the bride about her wedding flowers.  The florist’s balance of creativity, dedication, and experience puts brides at ease.  Even though her wedding fell around one of the biggest floral holidays, a reviewer on TheKnot.com notes, “[Hafner Florist] made me feel like [my flowers] were the only flowers they worked on that week.”  Despite the fluctuating nature of the floral business (with undulating events such as funerals and illnesses), Hafner Florist allocates the appropriate amount of time to design stunning wedding flowers – even if it means working late!  Hafner Florist employs a hardworking, passionate staff that is eager to produce wedding flowers that exceed brides’ expectations.  “The owner is such a fun lady and my flowers were perfect!” another TheKnot.com reviewer notes.  Ultimately, Hafner Florist is not only the source of gorgeous Toledo wedding flowers, but the wedding florist also provides unbeatably fun and personable service.

Brides should not feel worried if they are unsure about the colors and flowers they want for their weddings.  “I only knew what I wanted for my bouquet,” the former TheKnot.com reviewer explains.  “The wedding planners helped me develop ideas that suited my tastes and I couldn’t be happier with the experience.”  With many years of experience and refined creativity, the wedding consultants at Hafner Florist happily tailor any bride’s ideas and tastes to a uniquely satisfying floral presentation.     

  

Hafner Florist’s Allison Holmes learns from best Toledo wedding florist, develops own unique wedding design style

Written By Abigail Sterling, Published on June 30, 2011

Summertime Hafner Florist bouquet

Over time, employees foster their own floral creativity working alongside the best Toledo wedding designers at Hafner Florist.  Such is the case with Allison Holmes, a 1999 graduate of the floriculture course at the Toledo Agricultural Education Center.  Since her start at Hafner Florist in 2004, Allison’s cheerful personality, unique floral creativity, and extraordinary work ethic have transformed her from exceptional salesperson to cultured Hafner Florist wedding designer.  Skilled wedding designers, such as Beth Hafner and Kelli Baker, have helped shape Allison’s unique talent and passion, making her a valuable member of the Hafner Florist wedding team.  Recently, Allison has started taking wedding consultations with brides-to-be, tailoring her own wedding floral flair to unique bridal flower dreams.  Her personable, jovial approach to her work makes the wedding flower process enjoyable for any bride.  To make an appointment with Allison, Beth, or Kelli, visit the Hafner Florist Wedding Website and fill out the simple information form.          

Hafner Florist Offers Endless Varieties of Rental Items, Bouquet Accessories to Enhance Any Wedding Flower Look

Written by Abigail Sterling, Published May 16, 2011



Tree Votive Holder Centerpiece



For brides seeking cost-conscious convenience, Hafner Florist offers a wide variety of rentable items, such as vases of virtually any shape and size, disposable candles, and votive cups.  Renting these items allocates a bride’s wedding flower budget toward breathtaking, exquisite flowers instead of costly accessory purchases.  Instead of hunting for expensive, hard-to-find items such as a flower-adorned wedding arch, decorative mirrors, and pillars to exhibit large arrangements, Hafner Florist offers brides the option of renting these items, which eliminates the hassle and ensures a unified, one-of-a-kind wedding presentation for every bride.

The sky is the limit when it comes to vase options for centerpieces.  Hafner Florist presents many unique vase styles, including Eiffel tower vases for a sleek, soaring look, bubble balls for a short, round style, and pilsner vases, which are among the most popular wedding vases.  Rentable 6-foot tall table trees and wrought-iron votive trees create a charmed, enchanted look that is sure to make any wedding day memorable.  Regardless of a bride’s individual preferences, Hafner Florist offers various rentable vase styles to complement any unique look.

In addition to rentable items, brides can customize their bridal flowers with various trendy bouquet accessories, including butterflies, colorful wire, and rhinestones.  Eccentric accessories highlight the beauty of wedding flowers while contributing to the overall originality of the floral presentation.  For example, rhinestones and pearls placed carefully in the center of stephanotis blooms and roses add a touch of elegance to any wedding design.  Similarly, colored feathers are beginning to make a comeback, giving wedding flowers chic flair. 

Another option for wedding flower customization is the integration of a bride’s memorable keepsakes.  Hafner Florist often incorporates keepsake charms, jewelry, and other items into bridal flowers.  What better way to tailor wedding flowers to a bride’s personality and tastes than to integrate her own meaningful items?

Treasure Chest for your cards. Hafner Florist rents these
out and adds flowers to match your wedding colors.

From flower-adorned wedding arches to the most stylish bouquet accessories, Hafner Florist provides reasonably-priced alternatives for every budget.  Hafner Florist seeks to fulfill each bride’s wedding flower dreams by offering rentable items that eliminate the hassle of finding, purchasing, and handling.  Additionally, bouquets can be enhanced with the integration of trendy accessories and a bride’s memorable keepsakes.  Regardless of a bride’s tastes, these items surely unify and accentuate any wedding flower look.           

Hafner Florist Toledo Adds Personality to One-of-a-Kind Wedding Flowers

By Abigail Sterling, Published April 11, 2011



Eiffel Tower Centerpieces allow guests to

see and talk to each other across the table.

Hafner Florist has these vases for rental

and will fill them with flowers of your liking.



Wedding consultants at Hafner Florist quite literally strive to “make bridal dreams come true” by becoming familiar with a bride’s unique tastes, interests, and even hobbies!  A bride’s individual interests, from butterflies to French bulldogs, can be incorporated to create matchlessly breathtaking wedding flowers.  Not only does Hafner Florist look to develop personal relationships with brides, but understanding what makes each bride unique is essential in creating a one-of-a-kind look.

           
Hafner Florist Toledo works with any bride’s budget to produce the wedding flowers of her dreams through the most resourceful methods.  In dreaming up the perfect wedding, brides should identify the bridal flower features that are most important to them.  That way, wedding consultants can easily accentuate the right focus for each wedding.  For example, brides often “recycle” ceremony pieces during the reception, which creates a unified look that fits well within a bride’s budget.  Discerning a bride’s wedding flower priorities helps wedding consultants generate unique floral presentations that do not put a strain on the budget.            

           
A bride’s unique wedding tastes can be seamlessly molded into modern, vintage, or traditional styles, depending upon her preferences.  For the modern bride, Hafner Florist produces cutting-edge and contemporary styles brought to life through brilliant color and refreshing presentation.  Similarly, an airy, whimsical presentation of softer tones for a dreamlike, vintage bridal look can be fashioned with a bride’s specific color and stylistic preferences in mind.  Hafner Florist can even adapt traditional styles to any bride’s wedding flower dreams – a look distinguished by red, white, and pink tones to emphasize the sentiments of love and passion.  Brides who are uncertain about which style suits their liking can view wedding flower photos in bridal magazines and on wedding websites, such as The Knot (www.theknot.com).  Ultimately, getting in touch with her own interests and wedding tastes will help any bride determine the perfect colors and floral trends for her special day.   

Hafner Florist is The Knot Best of Wedding Pick for Toledo Florists

Hafner Florist Toledo

By Abigail Sterling, Published March 30th, 2011

Since it was founded in 1996, The Knot (www.theknot.com) has offered engaged couples an accessible planning solution for the seemingly overwhelming number of wedding tasks.  Through magazines, books, and the website, The Knot provides couples with thousands of wedding fashions and trends, access to local vendors and resources, and personalized checklists, budgeters, and other managing tools to put the fun back into wedding planning.

The Knot is not only a tool for engaged couples, but it is also a promotional springboard for wedding vendors.  The Knot promotes over 13,000 local florists, photographers, reception sites and more in 50 cities.  Website members may write honest reviews for wedding vendors they use.  As “the Internet’s most-trafficked one-stop wedding planning solution,” the Toledo florists on The Knot receive a large amount of customer exposure.  For the second year in a row, Hafner Florist was voted by local brides as “The Knot Best of Weddings Pick” award for florists.  The Knot interviewed thousands of brides across the U.S. and in the Toledo area to honestly rate the vendors they used for their weddings.

Recently engaged couples need-only read the shining reviews about Hafner Florist to learn what makes them the popular choice for bridal flowers in Toledo and surrounding areas.  The Hafner Florist team offers budget flexibility for the cost-conscious bride, has high-quality imported and domestic blossoms for weddings and also supplies an eclectic collection of wedding items for rental.

Brides interested in scheduling a wedding flower consultation with Hafner Florist can email the florist using the contact form on the Hafner Florist wedding website or call either of their locations serving the Toledo area – Holland at 419-865-3264 or Sylvania at 419-885-7033. 

Hafner Florist Sylvania Offers Comfort and Exceptional Wedding Flowers

By Abigail Sterling, Published March 17, 2011

Hafner Florist offers a comfortable, intimate store producing uniquely exceptional bridal flowers in Sylvania, Ohio.  Though established on Harroun Road in May 1992, Hafner Florist relocated to S. Main Street in 2007.  The showroom at the Sylvania store features a charming wedding room situated in a quiet corner for privacy during wedding consultations.  Sunshine warms the showroom through the large glass plate windows, creating a welcoming and stimulating atmosphere for the floral designers, customers, and plants alike!  The cheerful sales staff and designers are often in the showroom caring for the plants and tidying the shelves to maintain an enjoyable shopping atmosphere.  Also spotted bustling about the store is Dan Hafner, who devotedly manages the Sylvania location.  Although Beth Hafner has managed the Holland store since 2000, the Hafners have perfected a balance of professionalism, creative happiness, and kindheartedness that is consistent across both stores. 

This balance has not only ensured their success as a quality wedding florist in Toledo and surrounding areas, but it has also improved the florist’s relationships with floral growers and wholesalers.  When given requests for flowers for upcoming weddings, Dan searches many different vendors for the perfect product.  Hafner Florist’s longstanding relationships with a variety of vendors help Dan to choose growers and wholesalers with the highest levels of quality and reliability.  As this is frequently the most important and crucial step in the wedding flower process, Dan keeps the bride’s trust in mind and actively pursues the best-fitting flowers.       

While the Sylvania location is slightly smaller than the store in Holland, Hafner Florist in Sylvania offers a unique walk-in cooler which allows for a colorful, accessible presentation of the florist’s quality floral product.  The walk-in cooler is not only beneficial for customers, but also Kelli Baker, the wedding consultant at the Sylvania store, while she creates the perfect complimentary bridal look.  This interactive display of bridal flowers also allows brides to get a feel for different floral styles and colors during their wedding consultations.  Indeed, hands-on selection is not something every florist offers.  Seeing and smelling quality flowers helps brides feel assured that their wedding flower design is in the best hands.   

Wedding Flower Selection by Florist is Key to Wedding Bliss

By Abigail Sterling, Published March 11, 2011

As a premier, locally owned florist specializing in weddings, Hafner Florist has created beautiful wedding flowers for over 18 years for brides and grooms in and around Toledo, Sylvania, and Holland, Ohio.  Throughout the years, Hafner Florist has established friendly relationships with various domestic and international suppliers in order to create memorable and exquisite floral accessories, accents, bouquets and table decorations for weddings with high-quality flowers.  As a result, Hafner Florist has earned an excellent reputation as an extremely selective florist which accepts nothing short of exceptional flower quality. 

Find seasonal wedding flowers at Hafner Florist

However, “extremely selective” does not mean Hafner Florist offers a thin selection of wedding flowers!  Hafner Florist carries a wide array of traditional and exotic flowers in store, alternating certain flowers with the growing seasons.  Because of the florist’s established relationships with various suppliers, wedding designers are able to seek out brides’ specific tastes – often even for seasonal wedding flowers! For example, sweet pea, ranunculus and tulips are offered in the springtime; and for the autumn season, bittersweet berries, sunflowers and dahlias may be selected. There are also many options to choose from, such as popular flowers like gerber daisies to exotic flowers like birds of paradise. Hafner Florist offers quality wedding flowers for all tastes. 

Indeed, beautiful flowers generate feelings of love, but many flowers represent distinctly unique meanings.  With many of the staff averaging over twenty-five years in floral design experience, the designers at Hafner Florist are fluent in the secret floral language.  Brides seeking to bring good luck to their new marriage might choose green bells of Ireland to accent their lavender roses, which represent love at first sight.  For brides looking to convey certain feelings or messages through their wedding flowers, Hafner Florist offers a broad selection of quality wedding flowers – each with their own unique meaning.             

The designers at Hafner Florist know that wedding floral items are not an inexpensive investment.  That is why the wedding consultants strive to establish a firm bond of trust with each bride through a complimentary consultation, extensive discussion, and example.  In the consultation and following appointments, the wedding designer provides a multisensory overview of the bride’s wedding flowers.  The wedding consultants not only discuss color and floral options, but also show brides fresh flowers and accents in addition to a photo album of previous bride’s wedding flowers.  When a bride has booked with Hafner Florist, the wedding designer will create a centerpiece sample for the bride to see.  From bouquets to centerpieces, Hafner Florist offers an extensive assortment of high-quality flowers and is eager to create the best flowers for weddings in Toledo and surrounding areas.

Ready or The Knot, Here Hafner Florist Comes

By Abigail Sterling, Published February 24, 2011

   The wedding consultants at Hafner Florist are excited to work with brides to create unique wedding flowers that fit well within individual budgets.  “[Beth] was able to supply me with everything I needed (bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, and flowers for the cake) at about 70% of my budget, which was less than most of the other quotes I got,” one bride raves on TheKnot.com.  Hafner Florist understands that wedding costs can add up quickly, which is why the wedding consultants enjoy working with each bride to create wedding flowers that are both memorable and affordable.

Hafner Florist is a personable Toledo florist that is eager to work thoroughly, though efficiently, with brides throughout the Northwest Ohio area.  “Beth Hafner was the ONLY florist who gave me a quote on the spot!” the bride exclaims in her review.  Wedding planning can be a hectic process, and Hafner Florist wedding consultants seek to provide beautiful flowers and reliable service which allows brides to feel at ease.    

In order to ensure beauty, Hafner Florist uses the highest quality wedding flowers available.  Many brides are amazed by the longevity of their wedding flowers.  As the same bride observes, “the flowers were fresh, vibrant, and long-lasting – my bouquet was still in good shape when we came back from our honeymoon!” 

For brides looking for a florist who will add the finishing touches to that special day and preserve the elegance of their wedding flowers for years to come, Hafner Florist offers wedding bouquet flower drying and preservation.  Visit the Hafner Florist weddings website for additional information regarding these services and more!