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About St. Dorothea Floral

We are two Catholic young women wanting to provide flowers for Catholic weddings and events on Vancouver Island.  We want to use the art of floral design to help people celebrate events by reminding them of the beauty of creation, which should always lead us closer to God.

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about us

Eleanor

Eleanor

Combining my Catholic faith with my love for natural beauty, I strive to create bouquets that feel like an explosion of nature, as if God's creation is joyfully overtaking the space. If ever I’m not making bouquets, there’s a pretty good chance I’m creating something else, from crochet to embroidery to poetry, I’ve always got something I’m engaged in and I always endeavor to make it a reflection of Gods beauty.

Lydia

Lydia

My experience with floral work comes from assisting and learning from my mother, a florist by trade.   I love beauty and flowers (especially peonies and lavender).  I also love to sing, sew, draw, see new places, cook obscure dishes from Europe, and give speeches to my imaginary audience.  Most of all I love Jesus.

Painting of St. Dorothea

About St. Dorothea

We chose St. Dorothea as our patroness because both florists and brides fall under her patronage.  She was martyred in 311 at Caesarea.  As she went to her execution, a pagan lawyer named Theophilus mocked her by asking her to send him fruit from her bridegroom's—Christ's—garden.  After her death a child appeared to the lawyer bringing a basket of apples and roses, then disappeared.  Theophilus later converted and was himself martyred for the faith.

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