Wedding Blue

Blue represents fidelity and chastity, an appropriate color for a bridal bouquet. A drooping bridal bouquet was created between two Kalanchoe leaves with garlands of various flowers. The base is Limonium 'Skylight' but Clematis Amazing Sofia plays the leading role. The incorporated bright blue Muscari and hyacinth nails provide sparkling accents.

Personality

Aluminum wires are tied on a base of wood. These are knotted in a star shape with Cornus branches in between. From the center, a base is made of glued white hyacinth nails - these extend throughout the frame. On the frame are glued flowers of Clematis Amazing Kansas.

Transparent

First, for this transparent floral arrangement, a transparent base was woven from 1.4 mm wire. This was then sprayed in a beautiful green color. On top of this, a base of Chasmanthium latifolium 'Mantis' was glued. Finally, Tanacetum parthenium 'Vegmo Single' was incorporated. This cheerful addition gives the whole a positive natural look.

'Relative to nature, I still remain a student'

'Inspiration is everywhere,' says floral designer Max van de Sluis, 'but for me nature remains the most important source. If you look closely, you can learn so much from nature. Not only how plants grow and bloom but also about their lines, about transparency or the lack thereof. But above all you can find special color combinations in nature, often unexpected but actually always in a certain harmony.'

'You sometimes see flowers in multiples together but also sometimes in a solitary group. I then try to capture and isolate this emotion, sometimes perfecting it. But ultimately I remain a student of nature - no matter how hard I try.

'All this inspiration I also use for my bridal work. I often apply it in small tufts. For example, in the combinations of form and material or natural movements. All with the aim of making the bride even more beautiful and completing this special day.'

Simplicity

This hand-tied bridal bouquet contains a multitude of beautiful flowers. The base is the very special Gypsophila 'Million Daisy', to this are added Anemone, Ranunculus, Eryngium 'Sirius Questar', Chasmanthium and Clematis Amazing Kansas.

Waterfall

A base of floral foam in a convex disc shape is poked with Gypsophila Xlence with Astrantia 'Billion Star' in between. Delphinium 'Guardian Lavender is both poked and tied in long garlands giving an elegant hanging waterfall effect.