Seattle's Only EnviroStars Rated Florist

On this Earth Day 2008, it is good to remember that our actions have an impact on the work we live in. Fiori Floral Design is proud to have been recognized by EnviroStars for our work in reducing waste and limiting our use of toxic chemicals. We are the only Seattle florist with an EnviroStars rating. With a few minor changes, we were able to increase our rating from three to four stars last year.
All of our green clippings are turned into compost by a local flower grower, preventing nearly 50 tons of waste per year entering our landfills. This grower then sells us flowers that were grown with the clippings we provided him.
We are also avid recyclers, producing less than one can of trash per week by recycling as much of our waste as possible. All soiled paper is put into our compost bags and returned to the earth. Wherever possible, we choose chemicals with the smallest possible impact on the environment. Instead of floral foam, which doesn't break down readily in a land fill, we design almost all of our florals in water which results in longer lasting florals.
We are constantly looking for ways to reduce our impact on the environment.

Administrative Professional's Day

Wednesday, April 23rd is Administrative Professional's Day. Honor your assistant with a beautiful floral from Fiori Floral Design. In addition to our traditional glass vased florals beginning at $50 we created three custom designs to help you express your appreciation.

This sweet mint julep cup floral begins at $75.

This limited edition floral includes a cute handbag made from eco-friendly grasses. This size floral begins at $75.

The larger version of the straw handbag begins at $125.

Wedding Cakes

Cakes are perhaps second only to the bridal bouquet in terms of memorable floral elements in a wedding. We have decorated dozens of wedding cakes for our clients. Here are a few of our favorites.













For a reception at Canlis restaurant in Seattle, we decorated between the layers of this cake with hydrangeas, red roses and cymbidium orchids with rose petals and orchids on the table.
Chocolate linens from Choice Linens.



For this three-tier wedding cake, we used Sahara roses, stock and cymbidium orchids for a cake that was as fragrant as it was delicious. The flowers were all selected from flowers used in the bride's bouquet.
















This ornate cake needed very little decoration so we merely accented it with cymbdium orchids and hydrangea. The color is extended by perching additional floral elements on a sandblasted manzanita branch.












Calla lilies, roses, cymbidium orchids and viburnum decorate this cake from Hoffman's Fine Pastries in Kirkland.


This cake, decorated with roses, hydrangea blossoms and cymbidium orchids is beautiful in it's simplicity, but what makes it truly special is the use of the cake topper from the brides grandparent's wedding cake.

Graduates of our March 27 Class

These are the proud graduates of a private floral design class. We offer private classes to groups of 6 or more.

Our classes run from 6:00 to 9:00 and are held at our studio on Capitol Hill in Seattle. We limit our floral design classes to 10 students so we can give one-on-one assistance. Tuition is $125, including tax.
Upcoming class dates are May 20 and July 15, 2008. Call us at 206.329.3944 for a brochure or to register. You may also email us by clicking here.

Blogs We Love

This is the first in a series of postings on resources to help make your event extraordinary. We hope you find these postings useful. If we have missed something you think is the best of the best, please let us know.

Blogs We Love
We get our ideas for extraordinary events from many sources. We wanted to share some of those places with you. Below is a list of blogs that we often refer to for ideas.

Preston Bailey is perhaps the world's premier event designer. Look to his site for ideas on how to make your wedding or event over the top gorgeous.

I don't think anyone has done as much as Martha Stewart to influence the look of todays weddings. For some great ideas to inspire your inner domestic diva, check out the blog of Darcy Miller, who is Martha's wedding expert at Martha Stewart Weddings.

Colin Cowie has great ideas for favors and decor ideas at his blog Luxurious Wedding Style Report.

Brassavolas Floral Couture, located in Southern California, has some great photographs for inspiration as well as links to resources.

For brides looking for a non-traditional wedding, OffbeatBride.com has a wealth of ideas as well as community forums to get inspiration from. It is also very funny and a great read.

Sheena Kelso at Totally Tabletops scours the US for new ideas in table decor. She buys the best of them and offers them for rent to make your event unique.

Nancy Liu Chin keeps on top of trends in her blog Brown Bag.

Bridal Bar has tips on hot sales, trends and celebrity weddings.

For great gifts for the wedding party, tips on sales or decor ideas look no further than Hostess Blog.

The newest ideas for favors, planning tools and tips are available at The Wedding Vendor Guide's blog.