Posts Tagged ‘Wedding Flowers’

Euphoric in Wedding Flowers Magazine

November 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

When Wedding Flowers Magazine wants a quote, who am I to say no?! Take a look at the expert advice section of the December/January issue to see my favourite flower.

Rich Autumn Wedding

November 2, 2010

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

Now that the trees are glowing with some of the best autumn colour we’ve seen in recent years, its the perfect time to share with you a recent wedding we did at The Dairy at Waddesdon Manor. This has to be one of our favourite venues, with an idyllic setting, so what better way to dress it than in this season’s most desirable flower…..hydrangea!

The ceremony took place in the conservatory, where we garlanded the gorgeous classical urn in rich autumn hues.

For the reception, tall flute vases of black calla lilies and hydrangea created dramatic style in the West Hall

Miniature urns of hyrdangea looked sweet on the registrar’s table and, even the goldfish tank (genuine roman of course!) didn’t escape our attention.

Rest rooms can often be over looked at weddings, but Waddesdon’s are some of the nicest around and here we added finishing touches with flower filled cube vases and scented candles.

For a tasty treat, who could resist these beautiful candy jars? Perfect favours!

English Blue

August 20, 2010

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Blue is an enduringly popular colour for summer weddings. Let’s face it, it’s a popular colour throughout the year; but if it’s blue you want and hydrangea you want, then August is the perfect month. Last week we were at The Dairy at Waddesdon Manor for the wedding of Natalie and Mark and, we were able to take full advantage of the most amazing english hydrangea, which we had sent up to us from a grower in Devon. Waddesdon really is the most perfect setting for a wedding and, it’s hard to believe that the dairy was once home to probably the most pampered herd of cows in the country!
The ceremony took place in the beautiful Winter Garden, where we fulled the enormous urn with delphiniums, palm leaves and hydrangeas. As the bride carried a bouquet of white calla lilies, the buttonholes complemented her with an added touch of hydrangea.

The wedding breakfast took place in the West Hall and, in such a long room we alternated high and low table arrangements of hydrangeas and calla lilies to create interest and impact.

Natalie’s attention to detail was spot on and, her choice of an elegantly simple wedding cake, finished with navy blue ribbon was perfect. What more could we do, except a little more hydrangea?!

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!

Wedding Flowers at Wilton’s Part 2

September 30, 2009

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

A few weeks ago, we posted some our photos from the beautiful vintage style wedding of Katherine and Elliott at Wilton’s Music Hall. We’ve just received some of their professional shots which were taken by Simone Germaine, so enjoy more of this beautiful wedding!

Black, White and Silver Wedding

July 3, 2009

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

On a somewhat overcast day a couple of weeks ago, we were at the wonderfully peaceful Eastlands Estate in West Sussex for the wedding of Jason and Tina. The moody skies were a striking foil for the couples dramatic colour scheme of black, white and silver, which we created using white lilies and gladioli, glittered black willow and silver accent decoration. Tina carried a bouquet of deepest ‘black’ calla lilies, whilst her bridesmaids complemented her with wired posies of white oriental lilies, embellished with crystal decoration. The wedding ceremony took place on the terrace of the main house, where a pair of urns filled entirely with white gladioli framed the main entrance.For the wedding reception which took place in the newly decorated Starlight suite, tall flute vases of white lilies and glittered black willow dressed with silver butterflies graced each table. This theme also carried through to the wedding cake, which was decorated with exquisite miniature glittered butterflies.