Are you lucky enough to be celebrating an occasion??

Just a reminder that we are one of the biggest party balloon suppliers in Widnes.  With over 40 colours and patterns to choose from, we are sure you will find something to suit you and your celebration.

From Chistening balloons to 40th party balloons, novelty balloons to letter and number balloons – we will ensure that your room looks personalised just for you.

We also stock a full range of party accessories including banners, personalised banners, post boxes, favours, party scatters and we now have our very own victorian sweet cart for our sweet buffets.  We have recently colour co-ordinated our designs so if it is inspiration you are looking for, you may want to call for a visit.

If you would like more information on our full balloon range or any of our party products or services, have a look on our website, call in the shop or give us a call.  We even have a leaflet with all our prices on for you to take away.

www.about-flowers.co.uk

Oh, and dont forget that we dont only deliver to Widnes.  We also deliver and set up balloons for Widnes, Runcorn, Warrington, St. Helens and Liverpool.

So, next time you are lucky enough to be celebrating, think About Flowers…  We hope to see you soon.

Paula xx

A funeral hearse without flowers can be upsetting even to a passer by…..

So, About Flowers have come up with an initiative which will see us give 10% of all funeral flower sales to a charity of the senders choice.

We know funerals can be a taboo subject and we dont want to be insensitive but we feel that this is a very important topic and hopefully can bring benefits to everyone concerned.  Already our customers are reacting  positively to this new initiative.

We have a full range of funeral flowers on our website … www.about-flowers.co.uk

Funeral Blog

http://funeralflowerswidnes.blogspot.com

We also have a dedicated sympathy blog that showcases our latest sympathy designs.  It also has funeral verse ideas and other funeral traditions that you may find helpful.  All speciality floral work can be viewed here too which may help when you want to demonstrate  someones personality with flowers.

We offer a delivery service for all of our funeral flowers to the following towns;

Widnes

Runcorn

Warrington

St. Helens

South Liverpool

We offer free delivery to all funeral directors in Widnes including;

Dooleys, Liverpool Road, Widnes

Moar and Butler (both Liverpool Road and Dickson Street)

John Duggans, Widnes

Co-Operative Funeral Home, Albert Road, Widnes

Tropical Flowers

So, do you like tropical flowers then?  Well if you do you may just like what one of our brides chose a few weeks ago. 

Check out this shower bouquet of White Anthuriums with rolled Aspidistra Leaves and Bear Grass.

Overarm Bouquet with White Anthuriums and Grasses and Leaves.

White Anthurium Buttonhole

So, this bride said, I like Gerbera, can I have those in a shower bouquet.  Yes, of course you can…. check this out.

The handtied bouquet that matches the shower bouquet.

Corsage for the mums.

Well, this bride did, and lots of country style filler flowers to go with them.

A Yellow Rose and Freesia wrist corsage to compliment.

Corsage for Mum…

Anyway, if you like Illios Roses, you can now see one way that they can be used, for further ways click through to our main website www.about-flowers.co.uk and contact us on 0151 424 7444 to book a consultation.

The Lilac and Purple Wedding

So, we did this shower bouquet with Purple Lisianthus, Metallica Roses, Purple Statice and Freesia.  Do you like it?

Matching Adult Wands with Small Roses in Ivory and Purple satin ribbon.

And a wrist corsage to match….  Ivory Roses with diamante and purple ribbon detail.

Let’s start with the reception room…..

as this will be where you will spend most of your day.

Chair Covers

Even as florists, when our main passion is for flowers, no one can deny the beauty, class and elegance chair covering can bring to a room.  We have a full range of chairs available including Cotton or Lycra fabric.  We also have Black, White and Ivory chair covers with a range of bows.

Top Table

Are you having a long table or round table?  This must be considered before decoration ideas can be decided.

A long table can have many decorations.  From swagging to a long and low design to bowls, cubes and vase designs.  A round table, however, would suit a centre piece to match the rest of the tables in order to give the room a uniformed appearance.  There are some ideas of top table designs on our website but we also discuss new designs all the time to suit different themes.

http://www.about-flowers.co.uk/flower_gallery/52

Centre Pieces

Most wedding receptions have round tables, but some are returning to the E shape table design which is also a very cool way to seat people.  Whilst they are both different designs, similar floral pieces can be used at each, although I would suggest a mirror (round or square), for underneath the former seating plan.

Think about how you would like you would like to feel when you walk into the room for the first time.  Do you want WOW??? Or do you want a more subtle feeling of elegance?  Tall vases or designs with height can give a WOW factor whilst a low design will give the classical elegant feel… 

At About Flowers, we have a range of vases and table props  for hire including the following:-

Tall Lily Vases

Small Lily Vases

Glass Cubes

Mirrored Cubes

Small Cocktail Vases

Large Cocktail Vases

Large Wine Glasses

Birdcages

Candleabra Black

Candleabra Silver

Cylinder Vases

Hand Tied Vases

Well, that is all I can think of for the moment.  If you would like to see how we have used some of these vases check out our gallery,

http://www.about-flowers.co.uk/flower_gallery/47

Hire Items

Does the room need any more decoration?  We have some hire items that really make some rooms come to life, including our brand new light curtain, an archway or maybe some topiary trees.

A light curtain can be used behind a top table, behind a dancefloor, at the bottom of a civil room.  This is a great backdrop for some really sparkling photographs – but dont just take my word for it.

Here is a link to viewing them…. 

http://www.about-flowers.co.uk/flower_gallery/64

So, you have your top table, your centrepieces, and some hire curtains. 

 Now, think about the lighting. 

You can add a really romantic mood to a room with either candle light or uplighters in your designs.  Or, you can use both.  If the room has any nooks and crannys, you could add some candles in holders around the place to really give impact.

Something Fun?

Do you want to add a bit of fun to your event?  What about a candy buffet?  We do two sizes, a medium and large.  Our sweet buffets are completely different in that we do not use small jars that in our opinion, are very nice but are just that.  No, we make use of all the vases we have in the shop including the large martini, the large wine glasses, birdcages etc etc etc…

Have a look….   http://www.about-flowers.co.uk/press/56/NEW—Sweet-Buffets

Napkins and Tablecloths

If you want to add a bit of extra colour or class to your event, linen napkins can certainly give this.  We now have a full range of colours available for hire at £1 each.  Once again, we have a list of all colours available on our website.

http://www.about-flowers.co.uk/press/70/Table-Cloth-and-Napkins-for-Hire

Next time we will be talking about the Church, Civil Room, Wedding Stationery and much more.  Ask us if you want us to cover a topic as we would love to oblige… xx Thanks for reading and if you have any comments, please feel free to leave one x

So, did I mention that we have got some new chair covers?  They are lycra or spandex and fit every chair like a glove giving that very neat and finished look…  Anyway, take a look for yourself…

So, the light curtain is proving to be very popular and the way it changes a room, I can see why…  At the moment, we are giving our archway as a freebie to accompany the light curtain.  Here are some pics for you to look for.  This hotel was in Chester but we know a few hotels in Halton such as The Hillcrest, The Everglades or the Holiday Inn that it would just look fab in.  We have lots of ideas of how to compliment them with flowers as well….. If you want wow, you have come to the right place!!