Episodes
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Bloom Banter the wedding flowers Podcast is wrapping up season 1, what a journey this year has been, it’s been a roller coaster past 5 months or so, that’s for sure, and we have been privileged to have had the opportunity to create this podcast, we hope the first season have been helpful and inspirational with your wedding flowers planning, there’s some big things in the pipeline at Mondo HQ, and today we are excited to tell you all about it!
For more information on wedding flowers, Real Weddings, and pages of inspiration and helpful advice for planning your wedding flowers VISIT Mondo Floral Designs
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Surprisingly not every flower is available at anytime throughout the year, yes there are seasons and while some flowers will be available broadly throughout a whole year, and some flowers will cross over into multiple seasons, there are certainly a collection of flowers that have limited availability and some that might seem confusing to fully understand in terms of when they flower and when they can be accessed! So it’s really important to do a little bit of research to find out if your dream flower is available for your wedding date.
It can be a very confusing adventure navigating your way through the information on what flowers are available for your wedding day, and you certainly wouldn’t be the first bride-to-be or groom to be to assume that your absolute favourite bloom MUST be available for your wedding day, because let’s face it every time you scroll through the gram it’s staring back at you, and each and every wedding magazine that you buy features it on the front cover!
In today's episode we talk Flower Availability - WHEN AND FOR HOW LONG!
For more information on wedding flowers, Real Weddings, and pages of inspiration and helpful advice for planning your wedding flowers VISIT Mondo Floral Designs
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Reception floral designs are ever-changing and we have recently seen a new direction for blooms designed in a uniquely modern way to make impact and stamp your personal style on this space, there are so many new floral styles to consider for your wedding floral reception concept, and so many different ways to deliver that bloom beauty to the table, and in today’s episode we chat about what’s hot and what’s trending in reception table floral designs.
We chat about reception floral styling and it’s all about delivering those bloom dreams to put that final chapter of your day IN PLACE into that space where in the overall time line of your wedding day you spend FAR more time than anywhere else.
Vases or vase-less reception table flower designs for your wedding day.
For more information on wedding flowers, Real Weddings, and pages of inspiration and helpful advice for planning your wedding flowers VISIT Mondo Floral Designs
For daily inspiration head to our Instagram Page
To download our 20 page Wedding Flowers planning information document and style guide HEAD TO our Podcast Page
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Are you looking at investing a large part of your floral budget into the ceremony space AND would like to look at options to then re-purpose this statement floral design? Is it possible to re-use a ceremony design at reception and if so, what are the boundaries and framework to allow this to happen successfully! In today’s episode we chat about how to get more bloom bang for your floral buck – and ways to facilitate the repositioning of ceremony flowers.
Where the ceremony flowers can go at reception and the viable re-positioning areas.
For more information on wedding flowers, Real Weddings, and pages of inspiration and helpful advice for planning your wedding flowers VISIT Mondo Floral Designs
For daily inspiration head to our Instagram Page
To download our 20 page Wedding Flowers planning information document and style guide HEAD TO our PODCAST PAGE
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If you have been keeping a watchful eye in the world of blooms you have may have noticed the latest botanical craze of ‘Preserved Foliage and Flowers’ pulling ranks in the flower industry. This new in vogue botanical offering is commanding attention with a contemporary and unique style of bleached, preserved and dyed textural leaves, flowers, and fillers, allowing an everlasting and ecological flower story, and we are happy to say we are in LOVE.
In today's episode we talk about the new cool kids on the flower block, preserved flowers are the latest botanical craze, very in vogue and steamrolling their way through the wedding floral concepts in an innovative and uniquely modern way!
For more information on wedding flowers, Real Weddings, and pages of inspiration and helpful advice for planning your wedding flowers VISIT Mondo Floral Designs
For daily inspiration head to our Instagram Page
To download our 20 page Wedding Flowers planning information document and style guide HEAD TO our Podcast Page
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So are corsages and buttonhole florals for weddings today still a thing, and what is a corsage and what is a buttonhole bloom? In today’s episode I discuss these floral traditions, a bit of background regarding their origin and whether they still have a place in today's modern wedding.
We talk about how they originally became a wedding tradition and whether you still need to include these traditional floral designs into your wedding concept.
For more information on wedding flowers, Real Weddings, and pages of inspiration and helpful advice for planning your wedding flowers VISIT Mondo Floral Designs
For daily inspiration head to our Instagram Page
To download our 20 page Wedding Flowers planning information document and style guide HEAD TO our PODCAST PAGE
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Wedding Venue Episode Information
Searching for the right wedding venue to host your wedding celebrations can be a daunting experience, and here in South East Queensland we are completely spoilt for choice, so the task seems even more challenging, for those looking for a hinterland offering you wouldn’t be alone if you considered one of the Sunshine Coast’s most well regarded and leading wedding venues - Maleny Manor - situated on a picturesque 30 acre estate, offering exclusivity for weddings, events and celebrations this remarkable wedding venue has an impressive reputation for curating spectacular events.In today’s episode I interview Felicity Sharwood - General Manager of Maleny Manor and talk about the history of the venue, it’s current offerings and advice and tips for you to consider and research when choosing a wedding venue. We chat about the process, booking a wedding venue, the cost of a wedding reception and the options and questions to ask as you consider confirming your wedding venue location.
For more information on wedding flowers, Real Weddings, and pages of inspiration and helpful advice for planning your wedding flowers VISIT Mondo Floral Designs
For daily inspiration head to our Instagram Page
To download our 20 page Wedding Flowers planning information document and style guide HEAD TO our Podcast PageCover Art Image by Luke Middlemiss Photography
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Colour palette chaos…. it can make your head spin, the choices available are daunting, and for those searching for the right blend of colours to not only suit their unique personal style but to make a statement for their wedding concept, it can be a pretty intimidating thought. So how do we achieve the right colour accents to make an impact, and what colours not only work well for your style but partner with a location and will make the right impression for your design vision, and what colours are on trend for 2020.
In today’s episode we look at how upcoming fashion, décor and interior styling trends impact the forecast for trending colour palettes, AND we share our top 5 colour combinations for wedding flowers style, and provide advice and tips on choosing the right colour palette for you.For more information on wedding flowers, Real Weddings, and pages of inspiration and helpful advice for planning your wedding flowers VISIT Mondo Floral Designs
For daily inspiration head to our Instagram Page
To download our 20 page Wedding Flowers planning information document and style guide HEAD TO our Podcast Page
Cover Art Image by Calli B Photography
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Are you wedding planning and starting to consider the flower options for you, you wouldn't be alone if you completely dismissed roses taking a part in your floral concept.
I have to admit that roses were never that interesting to me, and to be honest I avoided them like the plague! Roses were deemed as traditional, classic flower choices and a little bit boring, and I have to say that until quite recently roses were DEAD to me!
Until the REFLEX arrived.
In today’s episode we chat about the rose revival, the reflex, the unique roses that are now available and imported into Australia, and how even those searching for individual and unusual flowers to take part in their wedding flowers concept, might also be swayed to consider the introduction of the simple rose into their wedding flowers concept.
For more information on wedding flowers, Real Weddings, and pages of inspiration and helpful advice for planning your wedding flowers VISIT Mondo Floral Designs
For daily inspiration head to our Instagram Page
To download our 20 page Wedding Flowers planning information document and style guide CLICK HERE
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A marriage celebrant – the manager of words for your ceremony and that person who becomes your advocate for the formalities of your wedding day, so what exactly is their role, what processes and time-lines do they oversee and is their a rule book for saying those ‘I Do’s’ in today’s episode I interview marriage celebrant Ange Anderson.
Ange is a marriage celebrant who is warm, relaxed and a brilliant storyteller. She has a passion for genuinely getting to know couples who choose her, so on the day they feel like a friend is marrying them. Ange does everything with purpose, and will often ask you to challenge tradition if it doesn’t best represent you as a couple! Having 15 years experience in commercial radio as a newsreader, it helps that she’s a true professional behind a mic.
In today's episode we chat about writing vows, delivering your personalised ceremony, the time-lines, legalities, paperwork requirements and tips on how to choose the right wedding celebrant for you.
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Are you in love with an overhead hanging garden suspended right above you and your guests at your wedding reception? But do your dreams turn into nightmares when you start considering what the cost implications of a hanging floral design might be and how that wedding budget might get knocked about a little!
In this episode we will analyse a Hanging Floral Installation design, the requirements of a space to make it happen, and the costs to expect to deliver it, and some tips and advice on how to massage a hanging floral design into your wedding budget.
Hanging Flower Installations are one of the most popular and sought-after flower concepts for a wedding celebration. Adding style, and statement to a space and providing drama and impact to a wedding reception.
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After the dress choosing your bridal bouquet is the next big decision and sometimes a pretty confusing one to commit to. So how do we create that perfect bridal bouquet, and how do we know what is the right one for you? The wedding bouquet is the perfect accessory to your dress, it could make or break that big-ticket bridal fashion purchase SO it’s got to be right in this episode we share the different bouquet styles, how to gather the information to arrive at the answer, and how we know, which bouquet is right for you!
But it can be a little overwhelming in the beginning to know what’s right, and also what might not work as well, and it’s challenging for many of our brides to know what styles to consider, WHAT IS the right shape and style and an overall understanding on what is the best option for them and the dress!
We break down the 6 feature wedding bouquet styles and talk about how we know what style is right for you, and explain the styles that work well with different body types and different dress designs.
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Peony roses, when do they flower and are they available for my wedding date? Today's episode is tackling one of the most confused seasonality issues surrounding one of the most popular wedding flowers - the peony rose – or just peonies!
Some people pronounce them Peony – but [pee-uh-nee] is the correct way to say their pretty little name, big bulbourous and such a statement flower, these bloom beauties are very sought after for wedding flower concepts, BUT they are quite mystifying, mainly because they have a very short flowering season and are impossible to source at many times of the year.
Peonies are a multi petalled dream flower, and are often on the 'it list' for flower planning. I'm going to break down those barriers about this popular wedding flower, explain it’s availability, when you can have it, when it flowers in Australia, and when you can access it from another part of the world, and I’ll share with you the timelines for it being accessible for a wedding date, dissect the ‘untruths’ and guide you through the false information about this very popular and unique wedding flower.
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One of the most asked questions we get from our couples who are starting the creative floral and design process is ‘what does a wedding stylist do and how does that role work in with my floral design concept, and with my floral design team, and do I need both a stylist and a floral designer for my wedding day?
Well in today’s episode we are going to break all of that down and provide a little more clarity on the two ‘creative key roles’ a wedding stylist and a wedding floral designer and explain to you why they are both SO integral to the end result.
What is a stylist? Get ready friends we are going to share our interview and candid chat with head stylist Chloe Cottee from Lovebird Weddings to chat all things 'wedding style'
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In today’s episode we are going to look at the beginning of wedding flowers planning, provide advice on how to arrive at a personalised ‘floral style' Talk you through the tips on what elements you need in place to start the flower journey, chat about the do’s AND the don’ts and help out AND ADVISE on creative wedding flowers direction, colour, and style, and how to develop your very own flower vibe!
Having fear in starting the wedding flowers process is normal and for many who aren't comfortable in a creative zone that's completely understandable, and we know for many the challenges are high. But I am here to provide advice, clarity and hints on how to begin the wedding flowers process, how to choose colour, how to navigate your way through seasonality and flower availability, tips on choosing your own flower style, and how flowers have the ability to enhance your wedding style.
There’s ways to simplify the process, give you some confidence to begin, and provide you with hints that I can share with you to give you a little more understanding regarding the wedding flowers that are right for you, and your style, and I am going to show you how!
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