Weddings


​Barefoot Blooms is a full-service florist, specializing in organic and seasonal floral designs inspired by nature. Our gardens boast dozens upon dozens of varieties of annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables and shrubbery.  We pride ourselves in a deep knowledge of native wild plants, too, allowing our floral designs to incorporate floral elements that are truly rooted in nature. From bouquets, boutonnieres, and floral crowns, to ceremony and reception flowers, and even floral collars for pets, we supply our marrying couples with all their floral needs.

We believe that every flower has a story, and that the experience of growing and gathering our plants, lends to our creativity when we are crafting our floral arrangements.

What sets up apart from other florists is how we approach our consultation process with our couples. We invite our couples and their loved ones to come together for a garden visit and mock-up session, giving them the ability to really see their floral vision come to life. This proves to be a very fun, relaxing, and special time to share with loved ones as their wedding preparations come together. The consultation concludes with desserts and beverages at a local restaurant, The Flying Apron.

As well, Barefoot Blooms offers an extensive collection of décor for floral work.  All our clients are welcome to use our materials with no rental fee.  Most of these collections have been left with us from previous clients with the promise of ‘paying it forward’ – a little gift from clients who have come before you! ​

The way in which we include our couples in planning their floral arrangements, allows them to share in the creation of the flowers for their special day, which we believe resonates with a very deep human experience rooted in our relationship with plants. In this experience, amid beautiful flowers and intoxicating scents, memories are created as stories are shared, as tears are shed, and laughter fills the room.

What you can expect once you contact Barefoot Blooms…
  • You will be asked to complete the Wedding Form
  • Upon receipt of your Wedding Form, you will receive a cost range and reflections on what is expected to be blooming in the gardens at the time of your wedding (3 days turn around)
  • If the initial cost and flowers make you smile, then in person or virtually, you will be asked to provide feedback to a custom-designed PowerPoint consultation that uncovers the nuances in shapes, colours, and textures that you like most, keeping design ideas at a high level as it will be the flowers in the gardens at the time of your wedding that fine tune the final designs (up to 2 weeks following go-ahead)
  • From this consultation feedback, a summary document to which subsequent revisions and additions will be added and shared will be with you. This summary will inform final prices and a contract will be provided.  At this time a non-refundable deposit of approximately 25% of the total cost will be required to hold your booking with us.
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There may be some conversation back and forth during the months before the wedding as ideas shift, and then a few weeks shy of two months before the wedding date, Denise will reconnect with you, confirming floral details.  Final payment is due 2 months before the wedding date.

For clients booking the full package, your garden visit and mock up session is typically scheduled the weekend or early in the week before your wedding date.  The garden visit and mock up concludes with complimentary desserts and beverages for the bride and a guest at The Flying Apron.

Barefoot Blooms typically serves clients from Halifax, Hants, Kings, Annapolis & Lunenburg counties, though we have worked remotely with brides from Northwest Territories to Texas whose weddings have been held in beautiful Nova Scotia.  Many of our wedding flowers are also carefully packaged and delivered to weddings across the province, from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, and across the Atlantic provinces, as far away as Newfoundland!
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