Posts Tagged ‘London wedding planner Amanda Sherlock’

Indian Summer Wedding

January 7, 2011

Friday, January 7th, 2011

What do you do with 30 crystal candelabra, more than 4000 peonies, roses, carnations and hydrangeas and 72 boxes of diamante pins? You transform the ballroom at the Grosvenor House Hotel into a glittering setting for an Indian wedding naturally!!!. For the escort card table we created a carpet of 1500 carnations in every shade of pink, which stretched am amazing 12 feet!

For the tables which were dressed with gold silk cloths, we created wonderful flower boxes covered with peonies, hydrangeas and roses, which made perfect bases for the crystal candelabra. So, what about all those diamante pins? We used them to highlight every single rose in every single arrangement!! The glamour continued with the menu cards which were especially made in the Philippines in pink and gold brocade.

The bride and groom were the centre of attention with luscious garlands on the backs of their chairs; and the stage was flanked with a pair of fabulous gold urns for even more impact!

The meticulous planning of wedding coordinator Amanda Sherlock from Giles Sherlock Event Design made this a truly spectacular event, which was captured in all it’s glory by photographer Gill Flett

Sunshine Yellow Wedding

August 19, 2010

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Yellow is a colour we are hardly EVER asked to do for a wedding! In fact in the last five years, we’ve only used it as an accent colour so this burst of citrus is a real treat! When we were at college, we were always told about using yellow in a dark church because it is an advancing colour. Well for this recent wedding, there was no dark church, just the beautiful lakeside setting of Stoke Place in Buckinghamshire.
We were delighted to be working with Amanda Sherlock from Giles Sherlock Event Design who co-ordinated the wedding with her usual style a flair and, who gave the event a distinctly american twist, for the elegant outdoor ceremony.
When it came to designing the table arangements for the wedding breakfast, we were guided by the presentation of the food itself. As keen foodies, the bride and groom chose a real feast of flavours and cultures in their cuisine. Large sharing platters were brought out for each of the many courses, so whatever we did flowerwise had to accomodate these.
We came up with the idea of contained arrangements which would act as a base for the serving platters, without the need to remove the flowers at each course. Mini chrysanthemum balls, neat rows of roses and textural achillea nestled opposite cubes of whole lemons and floating candles.
The very sculptural ceremony arrangements of achillea and hydrangea were re-used behind the top table and the windowsills glowed with the light from storm lanterns in shades of ivory, vanilla and buttermilk. Sunshine on a sunny day!

A Taste Of Things To Come!

July 22, 2010

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

It’s been a mad couple of months at Euphoric. Moving to a new studio, wonderful weddings, a spot of filming and plenty of planning for up-coming jobs. Unfortunately, all this has meant that our blogging has had to take a bit of a back seat lately. So to whet your appetites, here’s a little taster of the most amazing wedding we did a couple of weeks ago….let us know what you think!

A Derbyshire Adventure

February 9, 2010

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Last September we shared with you the story of one of our favourite jobs to date, a fabulous party in the depths of the stunning Derbyshire countryside. We had some pretty good pictures then, but now they’re even better. Taken by the brilliantly talented Christian Keenan, we think they really do make our flowers look amazing…..we hope you agree!

Euphoric Triumph over Disaster!!

September 16, 2009

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Euphoric went on the road last weekend, all the way to Derbyshire..and all the way back! Not a wedding this time, but a very glamorous 50th birthday party on top of a hill in the glorious Peak District. The venue was a 30 metre long marquee, with glass walls on either side overlooking the stunning Hope Valley. On one side of the marquee was a decked terrace complete with picket fence for the drinks reception. The brief was for sophisticated opulence, so we chose tall white trumpet vases lavishly filled with white phalaenopsis orchids which sat on slate grey crushed silk tablecloths, whilst white glass cubes packed with white chincherinchee decorated the bar and occasional tables. Perspex Philippe Starck chairs completed the glamorous look.

Our well organised plans went somewhat awry before we had even left London! Having had a flat tyre, we then reversed into a rather posh car as we left the studio! Finally we got on the road, and after a 6 hour journey up the M1, we arrived at our home for the weekend, The Poachers Arms in Hope.

The day of the party started well, with preparations under way, before we discovered that 9 of our 15 vases were black instead of white!! Frantic phonecalls followed, and replacements arrived just in time to save the day!

Luckily, we were in the calm hands of Amanda Sherlock of Giles Sherlock Event Design whose planning of the entire event was quite breathtaking. Her professionalism and attention to detail, was faultless and it was a joy to work with her again.

The whole event was catered by Simon Cromack and his team from Eventuate and, as you can see from the menu, dinner was a sumptuous affair!

During the day, we found time to create a little video, which will follow this..we hope you enjoy!

History and Romance

February 24, 2009

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Almost a year to the day, we made a return visit to Fawsley Hall last week, as guest speakers for The Association of Bridal Consultants, who had arranged a wonderful day of networking and presentations at this historic country house in the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside. We recently blogged about the wedding of Isobelle and Steve which took place at Fawsley last year, so it was good to be back at a venue that is now firmly one of our favourites. As ever the whole event was superbly arranged by Amanda Sherlock from the ABC, who works tirelessly to promote professionalism within the wedding industry, so being asked by her to do a presentation was a real pleasure.Welcomed by the Fawsley Hall team, we were given a history of the house, and it it is hard to believe that little more than 30 years ago the house was a ruin and in danger of being demolished. There was even a tree growing in the roofless Great Hall! We were then given a tour of the house and it’s facilities, which includes a new spa opening in April. If you fancy a real treat you can even stay in the room that Queen Elizabeth occupied when she visited in 1575.After lunch the afternoon was given over to presentations, firstly by Sandals who told us about their wonderful Luxury Included resort holidays and Wedding Moon packages (complete with butler service if you want it!) Then it was our turn to take our audience through “A Year of Flowers”. This was our chance to share our knowledge of what flowers are best available in each season with a room full of wedding planners, who are a major part of our business.

The afternoon was rounded off with tea, lots of cake and networking with industry professional including wedding planners, Lester Gethings from No.10 Wedding Design & Management, Siobhan Craven Robins and Zoe Lingard, together with make up artist Lina Cameron. Fantastic entertainment was provided by magician Jamie Raven, who made rings disappear and reappear in implausible places and £20 notes turn into £50′s!!
We must thank everyone at Fawsley for their hospitality and are very jealous of Amanda Sherlock who got to stay the night!

Indian Palace

February 17, 2009

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

The day before London disappeared under a blanket of snow, we were at One Great George Street for the wedding of Simon and Jag. The theme was ‘Indian Palace’ and began with a civil ceremony in the Smeaton Room, where church candles, tealights and scented jasmine trails decorated the mantelpieces. In complete contrast, an elaborate Indian ceremony took place in the afternoon in the same room which was transformed by the addition of a Mandap which we garlanded with deepest pink carnations.
For the evening reception, the Great Hall was the perfect setting for this glamorous event where tables surrounded with gilt chairs were dressed with deep purple cloths and crystal candelabra supplied by Alternative Occasions, which we completed with lavish rings of purple lisianthus and lilac roses. Gold and silver tealights completed the sumptuous look.The wedding was superbly co-ordinated by Amanda Sherlock of Giles Sherlock Event Design and all credit should go to her for all her hard work and for looking after us so wonderfully.

Gorgeous things come in little packages!!

December 18, 2008

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Santa arrived early at South Park Studios today when our friend Amanda Sherlock of Giles Sherlock Event Design came bearing gifts in the form of these gorgeous little boxes of edible cookie decorations made by Peggy Porschen. She had even gone to the trouble of having them personalised with our names. Now that’s what we call attention to detail!!