Happy Canada Day! The Camellia. Thunder Bay, Ontario

Happy Canada Day, 2020! We hope you're enjoying your self somewhere by the water, trying to stay cool. 

Many of you may have planned on getting married this Summer, and you would like all your seashells lined up in a row. Instead nothing can be planned and uncertainty is the new norm. 

Maybe you have a Farm nearby and you can have a small ceremony in their field, or maybe in your own Garden? 

If Peonies are blooming in your garden, you can use them for a Wedding bouquet. 

Visit us here at #TheCamellia for Wedding Flowers, and Bridal Registry for Mussels 'n More Pottery, Paint and Bedding. 

The Camellia, 30/32 Hacquoil Rd. Slate River, Ontario

Open Wed. through Sunday . 12 -5p. 

Holding a "Mini-monie" Wedding ceremony during Covid-19, The Camellia, Thunder Bay, Ontario.

The current pandemic has definitely reshaped the Wedding industry. Some of you will postpone your Wedding until things return to normal.  At this point, we don't know when that will be. 

A lot of us have a hard time understanding that we can't be in control of everything. We have to practice the concept of surrender - the control you are letting go of is control over something(s) you were never in charge of. 

The traditional large Wedding with many guests, elaborate venues, 5 course meals, and more, is it something we want to return to? Do elaborate Wedding celebrations cause financial anxiety ....will we be able to afford this Wedding? How many couples choose not to get married because they felt they could not give their partner the Wedding of their dreams? 

Enter the Mini-monie. A smaller, more intimate Gathering , which takes place maybe in your Backyard, with a smaller meal, and which is just as meaningful as a large Wedding. Here is an article on this subject https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/05/coronavirus-could-change-weddings-years-come/611716/

Maybe you will grab some Flowers from your Garden - these are Pink peonies from our Garden here at The Camellia. 

At The Camellia, we design Wedding flowers for your special day. They can be as simple as 1 Bride's bouquet and 1 Groom's boutonierre. Call us today at 807-475-3551, or visit our website at 

https://www.lakesuperiorweddings.ca/store/c1/Featured_Products.html

Visit us at #TheCamellia for Wedding flowers, Purses, Cottage Paint and more.

30/32 Hacquoil Rd. Thunder Bay, On. 

Open Wed. through Sunday. 

p.807-475-3551

Planning your wedding during these times of uncertainty..., The Camellia, Thunder Bay, Ontario

It's May in Thunder Bay, and in normal times, there would be Spring weddings, and also many of you would be planning to get married during the Summer. However, with Covid-19 and the ban on large social Gatherings, it makes for some difficult Wedding planning. A second wave of Covid may happen in the Fall, so there goes the idea of maybe postponing your Wedding until the Fall. 

It's so difficult when you cannot make plans, as the future is uncertain. We are so used to booking our venue, music, food, and more. 

How can you send out invites when you can't set a date? Everything seems to be on hold. 

Here's a good article to read , about how Covid-19 will change Wedding celebrations for years to come. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/05/coronavirus-could-change-weddings-years-come/611716/

What do you think? Are you planning a mini-ceremony now, with plans to do a big wedding later? 

    Here at The Camellia, we design beautiful Bridal bouquets, made of faux botanical Flowers. Many 

couples are turning to silk flower bouquets as opposed to real Flowers. Our Bouquets can be used at your mini-ceremony, and then later on, can be used at your regular Wedding celebration. You can place them in a vase and use as a centrepiece in your Home. 

Visit The Camellia today, by booking an appointment at 807-475-3551. During Covid-19, we have gloves for you to wear in-store, please bring your own mask, and maintain a 6ft. distance as much as possible. All our store windows  open, ensuring a supply of fresh air. 

We are Open Wednesday through Sunday ( 11-5, or 12-5). 

Plan Your Day Wedding event in Thunder Bay, the Camellia, Thunder Bay Wedding Florist

Hello! In February, we were lucky to be part of The Plan your Day Wedding event in #ThunderBay at the C.L.E. ( Canadian Lakehead Exhibition). It was a great chance for Brides and grooms, and their families to get help with everything Wedding!! For more information on 'Plan your Day' visit https://www.planyourdaytbay.ca/

We only had a small window of time to run around and snap some photos of the other vendors at Plan Your Day wedding event. 

Here at the Camellia, we specialize in faux botanical wedding Flowers, and great news, we have a limited offer of 40% off some Bridal packages! 

Having extra guests staying at your Home? If your Kitchen needs an update, and you don't want to go out and buy new cupboards( $25,000 and up, yikes!), then think about painting your Kitchen cabinets with Cottage Paint. It comes in 60 colours, and there is no need to strip the old finish off. 

Visit us here at #TheCamellia for Classes, how-to's, Cottage Paint and more! 

www.paintoldkitchencabinets.com

The Camellia, 30/32 Hacquoil Rd. Slate River, Ontario

Open Wednesday through Sunday.

p(807)475-3551

For faux botanical Wedding Flowers, visit www.lakesuperiorweddings.ca

Relationship advice in 2018.

So you're planning a Wedding and you start cruising the internet for ideas, and looking on Pinterest, and talking to friends....and......you reach the point of overwhelm. You ask your partner for advice and you get a ....huh..what? I dunno know...!" 

You pick up a Bridal magazine and there are the most fabulous gowns and flowers and you want it all. But wait, what about the budget? 

A great video to watch on relationship advice is this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FbyyuYglQA

Expectations. Reality. Emotions. These all come into play when planning your Wedding. 

Here at the Camellia, we can help you with Floral decor and Wedding bouquets. We have bunches of dried Lavender & Lavender sachet supplies. 

This is a fresh bouquet of peonies, zinnias, sunflowers and roses. We specialise in faux flowers, but we also design in fresh. 

Relationships and Wedding Planning are a constant balancing act. 

The Camellia for Wedding Flowers and decor. 

Open Wednesday through Sunday. 

30/32 Hacquoil Rd. Slate River, On

p 807.475.3551

www.lakesuperiorweddings.ca

Huge 60th. Birthday Sale at The Camellia, 40 to 50% off in-stock Wedding bouquets.

Hello everyone! I'm sure everyone that gets to age 60 has the same thought...wow! Where did the time go...!!!???? Major freak-out.....!!! We started many years ago doing Wedding flowers made primarily of high quality faux/silk botanicals. Now it's time for us to move on to different paths, so all of our Wedding bouquets, props and silk flowers will be ON SALE. 

We use the finest quality, most real looking faux botanical flowers, hand wrapping stems and hand wiring, which is very time consuming.

We have several packages made up in our store, so stop in to see them, $230.00 is a steal for the above package!

We have  3 of these parasols, at $5.00 each. priced to clear, they make a great photo prop.

These are beautiful round bouquets that would compliment any style of dress -  white roses with
bling in the middle of the roses.

These roses are smaller, this bouquet is also suitable for a Bride. We also have in stock blingy brooches for adding to your bouquets.

Where can you find us? Head south on Highway 61, past the Thunder Bay Airport, drive for about 10 minutes, turn left onto Hacquoil Rd. We are 1.6 km. down the road , on the left. We are open Wednesday through Sunday, and if you would like to come outside of our normal opening hours, call to make an appointment. p. 807-475-3551
www.thecamellia.com