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Press, Print Publications + Awards

Flowers by Janie is an awarding winning Calgary florist, serving Calgary, Canmore, Banff and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We have been voted Best Wedding Florist in Calgary for 3 consecutive years by the Readers of Avenue Magazine!

Below you can see our awards along with print and online features of our floral designs!

Featured in Florists' Review Magazine February 2025, Calgary floral designer Janelle Gerestein of Flowers by Janie, gives a tutorial on creating a sustainable wedding ceremony floral design

Sustainable Wedding Ceremony Design Tutorial

Step by step tutorial for creating a sustainable wedding ceremony design with floral columns and low planters. Featured in Florists' Review Magazine February 2025 (Photo: Heidrich Photography)

Janelle Gerestein top Calgary florist, hanging garden rose installation, florists' review magazine

Featured as Top 40 florist over 40

Janelle Gerestein is featured on the cover of Florists' Review October 2024 as a top 40 florist over 40!

Garden rose hanging installation designed by Janelle Gerestein for Alexandra Farms everyday design contest

Garden Rose Everyday Design Contest 2nd Place

Our lead designer won second place in Alexandra Farms everyday design contest for this garden rose hanging installation in October 2024

Janelle Gerestein designing suspended hanging flower installation for florists' review

Hanging Flower Installation Florists' Review

Tutorial on hanging flower installation ideal for weddings and holidays. Featured in Florists' Review June 2024 edition.

Janelle Gerestein is a finalist for the Wedding Professional of the Year 2024 for the Canadian Event Awards

Canadian Event Awards 2024 Nominee

Nominee + Finalist for Wedding Professional of the Year for the Canadian Event Awards 2024

Flowers by Janie is a finalist for the Canadian Small Business Awards Business of the Year

CanadianSME National Business Awards Finalist

Finalist for the CanadianSME Small Business Awards 2023: RBC Small Business of the Year Up to 10 employees (Top 3)

Best Wedding Floral Services Calgary 2024

Chosen Best Wedding Floral Service in Calgary by the readers' of Avenue Magazine for the 3rd consecutive year!

Calgary florist, Janelle Gerestein, of Flowers by Janie wins the 2023 Bloom TV Start Florist Award

Bloom Tv Star Florist of 2023

Chosen Bloom TVs Star Florist for 2023. The video release will stream on Bloom TV in January 2024

Flowers by Janie wins 3rd place in international floral design contest

Garden Rose Design Contest 3rd Place

Our lead designer won 3rd place in the 2023 Alexandra Farms Garden Rose Design Contest in the category of Wedding Work for this archway design!

Best Wedding Floral Services Calgary 2023

Chosen Best Wedding Floral Service Calgary for 2023 by the readers of Avenue Magazine

Best Wedding Bouquet

Chosen Best Wedding Bouquet 2022 in the Picture Perfect Weddings Design Contest by Florists' Review

Featured in Florists' Review Magazine

Featured on pages 18, 19, 31 and 33 for the American Floral Trends Forecast for 2023

Best Wedding Floral Services Calgary 2022

Chosen Best Wedding Floral Service Calgary 2022 by the readers of Avenue Magazine

1 of 125 Celebrated Florists in North America

Flowers by Janie was chosen by Florists' Review Magazine as 1 of 125 florists to be celebrated in North America in 2022

Garden Rose Design Contest Second Place

Our lead designer won second place in Alexandra Farms Garden Rose Design Contest 2022, an international design contest.

ONLINE FEATURES

Rocky Mountain Bride- February 15, 2023

Our Complete Wedding Flower Checklist & Budgeting Guide is featured online at Rocky Mountain Bride

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Style Me Pretty- October 15, 2021

Meagan and Ty's gorgeous tented wedding in Bearspaw, Alberta was featured on Style Me Pretty

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Blush Magazine- September 23, 2021

Ellie and Dave's Calgary wedding at Flores and Pine was featured on Blush Magazine

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Brontë Bride- June 22, 2021

Our bride and groom, Dinusha and Iain, didn't let the Covid19 pandemic crash their wedding. They celebrated a beautiful, intimate event with fairytale florals filling the Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant. The florals even dripped down from the oversized chandelier in the center of the room. It was spectacular!

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100 Layer Cake- November 12, 2020

Vibrant summer, elopement inspiration at Barrier Lake in Kananaskis Alberta near Banff National Park

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Rocky Mountain Bride- November 13, 2020

Affected by the Covid19 pandemic, Carmen + Mike decided to elope at Tunnel Mountain Reservoir in Banff National Park. They will celebrate a beautiful reception with family and friends in Banff in 2022.

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Canadian Florist- September 5, 2019

The Business of Weddings. Five standout wedding florists (including Flowers by Janie) share their marketing and customer service secrets, as well as samples of the design work that has made them stars in their marketplaces. Article by Alicia Schwede

Southern Weddings- November 29, 2017

Spirited Southern Belles features a yellow bridal bouquet designed by Janie following an international Chapel Designers floral workshop she participated in. It was featured in print and in the online blog by Southern Weddings Magazine

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