Happy Holidays!!

We wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday season! Whether you're lighting the Menorah or counting down the days til Santa arrives, we hope you enjoy the time with your family and loved ones. 


We will also be taking time to spend with our families and loved ones and will be closed, December 23rd starting at 1pm and will not reopen our doors until Wednesday, December 28th at 10am. Please feel free to leave a message or email and we will return it upon our arrival.

And of course, a VERY... 

From our Botanica Family to yours, Happy Holidays!

Christmas Inspiration

With Christmas right around the corner, we can hardly wait! As we count down the days, we thought we'd share some Christmas inspiration to get you in the mood.

We hope you enjoy!

Kudos to Jess of Botanica for creating this inspiration for us!

It's coming...

We’re gearing up for a new year and a new Botanica. Don’t worry, it’s the same dynamic team but with some new twists designed to surprise, delight, and simply WOW!


Below are three ways in which Brides can WOW their guests at various price points.


$50 and under:


Personalized cocktail napkins! A personal obsession of mine. :) It's a small cost ranging from $16-29 per 100 napkins, but a small detail that will leave your guests thinking that you've simply thought of everything. Whether you incorporate a design on the napkin used throughout all of your paper materials, or even just your new monogram. The rule is typically four napkins per person, however even just a couple hundred to initially wow your guests is perfect, with the balanced just used from your venue.

$100 and under:

Hand fans. In Florida, this is a MUST for any outdoor ceremony and SUCH a great price. For as little as $1 and under depending on the selected quantity, you can cool your guests off, while also adding yet another layer of detail to your day. The fans are available in a variety of styles and colors. We love the look of having the fans completely open on each chair or even every other chair to really add some color to your ceremony chairs.

$200 and under:


Valet turndown service. What exactly is this? It's a way to let your guests know that you have literally thought of everything, and that even though the wedding is over, you wanted to make sure they still knew how important it was that they were there to share this day with you. Enter, the valet turn down service. Whether it's a chocolate, or personalized bottles of water, or just a sweet note thanking them for attending, this is the perfect way to end their evening. And a surprise for for guests that will certainly not go unnoticed. It's a cost that will certainly range in price, but with 100 guests, on average 50 cars, something that can certainly be done for $200 or less. 

We hope you enjoy these ideas - Happy detailing! ;) xoxo- Zoë


Photo credits:
Cocktail Napkins,  Hand Fans, Valet turn down mirror hangers 

Just wait...

Patience is a virtue, right? We’re busy bees here at Botanica putting the finishing touches on our fresh brand and we can hardly stand the wait to share with you! However, we think it will be worth the wait :).


In addition to moving into our new space in 2012, we're giving ourselves a facelift. (not literally) We feel refreshing Botanica every couple years or so keeps us up to date which not only benefits ourselves, but our clients. And to us, is such an incredibly important part of our business. 


We're focusing on continually educating ourselves in order to better serve our clients and provide them unique designs and services through an experience unlike any other. Taking inspiration from the newest trends and adding our own Botanica twist. We're improving the way we do things, adding to our inventory and kickin' it up a notch! 


We hope you enjoy this journey with us, as we take Botanica and the way we do things to the next level. Stay tuned! 


xoxo- Zoë

New Color + Design Trend for 2012

As promised, we'd love to share with you again this week an additional hot and new color and design trend for 2012.

Today we share the Con Brio color story. This color collection displays animation, vigor and liveliness.

What does this color scheme consist of? Analogous burgundy, deep coral, orange curry, fuchsia pink, loganberry, violet, deep coal, deep brown and champagne silver. I thought it might be fun to share this color palette slightly different from the presentation the other day and show the colors through fashion. :)

This creates a luscious and luxe feeling, neighboring colors that provide a rich and romantic feel. They are bold, daring and audacious. It is an energetic palette that exudes strong emotions in the reds and purples, mixed with playful and spirited pinks and corals.

Fun fact: This is very flattering to many skin tones - so perfect when thinking about selecting bridesmaids dresses that compliment a variety of skin types.

When considering this color and design palette, keep in mind it will create a more formal or garden like ambiance.

We hope you enjoy and have a fantastic Friday!

xo- Zoë

Picture source, through Pinterest.
Text source, through the Society of America Florists, developed by, Frank and Margaret Hofland of Accent Decor, Kim Morrill or Morrill Support, and Gretchen Sell of Design Master.

Something New.

Weddings are ever changing - trends, designs, styles, budgets! We’re excited to share “something new” that challenges our imaginations to create inspiration and beauty for everyone. Get ready for our big reveal in February...

Today we share a new color and design trend for 2012. 

This trend? Deliberate Abandon: 'Structured recklessness'. What exactly does this mean? They are Polychromatic, high chroma colors such as; teal, citron, raspberry, tiger lily, delphinium, purple california poppy and Driftwood. This color palate plays off of neutrals and wood tones, or grayed out backdrops creating a tension in color and mood.

This can be described as comfort for multiple generations. Items plucked from several decades, including mid-century modern, 60s and 70s mixed with treasures from your Grandmother's time. It's creating your story, juxtaposing elements to create an eclectic mix of design and style. Think Anthropologie.

It's creating interest in your event with color and texture that gives a more gathered object and in-uniformed, yet coordinating look, that is more casual in appearance.

The rest of the week we'll share more new colors and design trends, so stay tuned!

XO- ZG

Source: The Society of American Florists, Frank and Margaret Hofland, Accent Decor - Kim Morrill, AIFD, Morrill Support, Inc. - Gretchen Sell, Design Master color tool inc.

We're Moving!!!

We made the announcement yesterday via our facebook/twitter, but we just wanted to share the excitement of our move a little more in detail.

Our new location will be almost triple the size of our current studio. We are so thrilled as we've been bursting at the seams these past couple of years and have multiple off-site storage units as a result. Since we constantly add to our inventory, we're so happy to have the opportunity to have everything organized and displayed in one place.

December 1st, we start working on the renovations of the building, painting the outside and getting the inside painted and up to BOT standards and organization! We hope to be fully moved into the place the beginning of February.

We'll have multiple client meeting offices and a large new design room (a space bigger than our entire current building) and of course plenty of room for storage and working offices.

We can't wait to share the progress as the days and months pass by. Stay tuned for updates!

Happy Thanksgiving,
Your friends at Botanica