Welcome to hummingbird bouquets
Hello!
A quick update: I am only doing weddings and special events currently. Please give me a call at (206) 228-8799 or send me an email (cheryl@hb-bqs.com) if you’d like to chat about your wedding or event. A la carte wedding services are available on the website here.
Best,
Cheryl
Weddings
We love weddings and wedding flowers! We do consultations for full service weddings and we also offer a la carte options for smaller events that can be selected from our website and do not require a consultation.
We do wedding arches and large installations with reusable, compostable natural foam and try to have the minimum possible waste from our wedding products.
Hummingbird Bouquets is committed to seasonal, locally sourced flowers. We grow many of our own flowers and our main source of flowers is from Slippery Slope Flower Farm on Vashon Island, Washington. If we have enough notice about your wedding, we will try to grow specific flowers for your event. But nature is finicky so we are fortunate to have an amazing resource for flowers at Seattle Wholesale Grower’s Market which is a cooperative made up of Pacific Northwest flower farmers.
A La Cart Wedding Gallery (see more examples here)
Support Your Local Flower Farmer!
Do you know why flowers are so inexpensive at the grocery store? It’s because grocery stores sell flowers at a loss. They do this because flowers draw people into the store. Unfortunately, this results in consumer expectations that flowers should be cheap. But, as with the local food movement, local flower growers are using sustainable growing practices which require more time and money. So, think about your flowers the way you do your food and support your local flower farmer. When you buy flowers ask where they come from! Learn more about sustainable flowers!
1.9.23
Cheryl was interviewed by a eco-friendly wedding resource website Something Green. Hummingbird Bouquets has a listing on the site because of our environmentally conscious florist practices. The site is beautiful and has a lot of great resources. Here’s a bit about them;
Planning a wedding is fun, exciting, and a lot of work! We know how many considerations can go into making a single decision about your big day, and making your celebrations more eco-friendly should not be something that adds any stress or inconvenience.
With that in mind, we wanted to create Something Green as a comprehensive platform for couples to find all the eco-friendly resources and inspiration they need to plan their wedding.
Interview with Cheryl and Something Green
Interview with Cheryl and Something Green
We caught up with Cheryl Swab, owner of Hummingbird Bouquets–a floral subscription and special occasion design service based in West Seattle, WA. A defining feature of the business is that with every arrangement, they strive to have as little environmental impact as possible.