About

Overview & Vibe

Malpara Florist has been trading in Townsville since 1962 and is now run by Dale and Maree O’Shea, with two studios in the city and the workshop at Hermit Park. Weddings are a distinct arm of the business rather than a sideline: bridal bouquets and bridal party flowers, ceremony arches and plinths, reception centrepieces, and delivery, set-up and pack-down across Townsville, Magnetic Island and the surrounding area.

Style & Signature Blooms

The team designs to the couple’s palette rather than to a house style, describing the range as classic and elegant, modern and minimal, or lush and tropical. They work with seasonal and imported blooms - roses, natives, orchids and tropicals, tulips and peonies - and will recommend the varieties that hold up longest in the North Queensland heat.

Ideal For

Couples marrying anywhere around Townsville, including those planning from interstate or overseas, who are handled regularly by phone and email. Also for couples who want fewer suppliers to coordinate: Malpara’s sister businesses cover event styling and hire, and custom wedding cakes, though the florist is equally willing to work alongside a stylist and cake maker the couple has already chosen.

The Need-to-Knows

Every wedding is custom quoted after a free consultation of about an hour, generally available 11am to 5pm Monday to Friday by appointment. A $200 holding fee secures the booking and the balance falls due one month before the wedding. Malpara recommends booking at least six months ahead. Bouquets arrive in a tissue-lined box roughly two hours before the ceremony, and the team packs down at midnight or the following day.

Standout Feature

They publish a bouquet care routine written for the tropics. Blooms are sprayed with Clearlife to stop moisture loss, which means they must not then be misted with water, and the advice is to leave the bouquet in its box in an air-conditioned room until the photographs begin. Ceremony flowers can also be moved to the reception so they are used twice.

Appointment Policy

Wedding planning starts with a free consultation, booked by form or by phone on (07) 4771 6767.
Consultations run about an hour and are generally available 11am to 5pm Monday to Friday, by appointment.
Couples are invited to bring inspiration images, Pinterest boards, colour palettes or dress swatches.
Quotes follow the consultation; no pricing is given before one.
Interstate and overseas couples are worked with by phone and email.
Malpara recommends booking at least six months ahead to secure preferred flowers and the date.

Areas Serviced

Townsville and surrounding areas - two studios, at Hermit Park and Kirwan
Magnetic Island
Interstate and overseas couples marrying in Townsville, worked with by phone and email

Delivery & Setup

Bouquets are delivered nestled in a tissue-lined box about two hours before the ceremony, or at a time agreed with everyone involved.
Malpara sets up all wedding flowers and accessories at the chosen venues.
Pack-down happens at midnight or the next day, so the couple does not have to arrange it.
Ceremony flowers can be transported to the reception and used twice.
Delivery reaches Townsville, Magnetic Island and surrounding areas.
The team liaises with the couple's other wedding suppliers to coordinate the day.
Orders can also be collected from the Hermit Park store.

Floral Styles

classic
modern
minimalist
lush
tropical
native
seasonal
dried

Flowers & Blooms

Roses
Natives
Orchids
Tropicals
Tulips
Peonies

Hire Items

Tea Lights. Price on enquiry.
Mirror Bases. Price on enquiry.
Crystal Votives. Price on enquiry.
Candelabras. Price on enquiry.
Vases And Glassware. Price on enquiry.
Ceremony Arches And Plinths. Price on enquiry.
Event Styling And Hire Items Through Hello Picnic, A Sister Business. Price on enquiry.

Minimum Spend

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Hermit Park - the main studio and workshop are on Charters Towers Road
Willows Shopping Centre, Kirwan - the second studio
Magnetic Island, across the bay from Townsville
Townsville city centre

Price Notes

A $200 holding fee secures the booking, with the balance due one month before the wedding.
Every wedding is quoted individually against the couple's requirements, flower choices and seasonality.
Malpara says florals can be as basic or as elaborate as the couple wants, and that budget is discussed openly in the consultation.
Flowers are seasonal and availability varies through the year, which affects what a given design costs.
Event styling, hire and wedding cakes are optional extras arranged through separate sister businesses, not part of the floral quote.

Services Offered

Wedding Florals
Ceremony Installations
Reception Centrepieces
Wedding Cake Florals
Corsages And Buttonholes
Everyday Flower Delivery
Funeral And Sympathy Flowers
Corporate Flowers
Real-Look Artificial Arrangements
Dried And Preserved Flowers
Gourmet Hampers And Gifts

Wedding Flower Packages

Bridal bouquets and bridal party flowers. Price: Custom quoted. Description: Bouquets, bridesmaid flowers, buttonholes and corsages, designed to the couple's palette.
Ceremony flowers. Price: Custom quoted. Description: Arches, plinths, aisle flowers and statement ceremony installations.
Reception florals and centrepieces. Price: Custom quoted. Description: Table arrangements, long table designs, wedding cake florals, feature pieces and floral accents.
Delivery, set-up and pack-down. Price: Custom quoted. Description: Full set-up at the ceremony and reception venues, with pack-down at midnight or the following day.

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Contact

Website: malpara.com
Phone: (07) 4771 6767
Address: 119 Charters Towers Road, Hermit Park QLD

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