Malpara Florist
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.
Wedding Florists · Townsville / Magnetic Island, Queensland
The Bloom Room is a florist and cafe at Fairfield Central in Townsville, where Natalie and her team handle weddings alongside the shop and a busy workshop programme. Couples describe a studio that takes on a whole wedding - bouquets, buttonholes, arbour florals, welcome signage and cake flowers - and delivers to several locations on the day.
Australian natives are what this studio is known for: king proteas, banksia, gum and dried textures in rust, burgundy and blush. One couple’s review makes the practical case for it in this climate - natives do not wilt as fast in the Townsville heat and can be dried and kept afterwards, and Natalie sends couples away knowing how to do that.
Couples who want one supplier across florals and styling, and who are happy to be guided. Several reviews describe arriving without a clear picture and being given a mood board that resolved it. Also for anyone wanting to make their own flowers first: the studio runs bouquet, flower crown and dried arrangement workshops, and will travel to a venue for a private booking.
Bookings run through an event and wedding enquiry form and then a phone consultation, both required before a quote. The studio does not give instant pricing. A tailored written proposal follows, and a booking retainer secures the date in the events calendar.
The workshop side is a real part of the business, priced openly: Christmas wreath workshops at $119 a head including tools, instruction, a drink on arrival and cake or a cheese platter, Flower 101 sessions every Wednesday morning, and private bookings that can come to the couple for a $60 travel surcharge or $150 on a weekend. It makes the studio an option for a hens’ party or a bridal party afternoon as well as for the wedding itself.
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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.