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Chloe and Matthew were married on 11 June 2022 at Houchins. They chose pretty blues and whites for their flowers, which included delphinium, dahlias, roses, astilbe and sweet peas, with soft toned eucalyptus. Chloe's bouquet was soft and pretty, mostly whites with just a hint of blue in the delphinuim and eryngium, with trailing ivory ribbons to finish.    I also made a mini version of Chloe's bouquet for her to throw, so she could keep her bouquet. This is a popular thing to do nowadays, especially with bouquet preservation becoming so popular.  The four bridesmaids carried smaller versions of Chloe's bouquet, all finished with trailing ribbons.   For the bridesmaids' hair I wired and taped individual lisianthus blooms and sprigs of gypsophila.  Matthew's buttonhole featured two lisianthus blooms, with eryngium and foliage.  The other men wore smaller versions with just a single lisianthus bloom.   For the mums we designed wrist corsages on ribbon, with lisianthus, delphinium and gypsophila. It was a beautiful day at Houchins!  We decorated the ceremony area with a long and low arrangement, which would later be moved to the top table, and gypsophila chair ends, which would later be moved to the table centrepieces.   The tables featured a trio of vases - one for the chair ends to be moved into, one with a delphinium and one with chrysanthemum blooms. We wanted to use dahlias but it was still quite early in the season so I was only able to get enough for the bouquets, but the chrysants look so similar and these big blooms ones are just stunning.   The beautiful pro photos are courtesy of Farlie Photography - have a look below:    I hope Chloe and Matthew had a lovely day!
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Tiffany and Alex were married on 4 June 2022 in a church ceremony and then held their reception at Houchins. They chose beautiful shades of blush pink and white for their flowers, which included roses, spray roses, stocks, freesia, sweet peas and peonies.  Tiffany's bouquet was so pretty, with freesia, stocks, peonies and homegrown sweet peas adding the most beautiful fragrance. Finished with trails of ivory and taupe ribbon it was just delightful.    The five bridesmaids carried smaller versions of Tiff's bouquet, with trailing ribbons to match.  Boxed up and ready for delivery!  Tiffany also asked for a mini bouquet which she could lay on the grave of a loved one at the church. I thought this was a lovely idea and way of including them in her big day. Alex wore a simple buttonhole with a single white spray rose and foliage.  The other men wore buttonholes to match, all finished with taupe ribbon.   To decorate the church we tied flowers to the end of every pew/chair, adorned the front with a large pedestal arrangement and dressed the windowsill with simple candles and foliages, with just a few flowers dotted throughout.    Houchins is such a versatile venue that you can dress up or down as much as you wish. Tiffany and Alex used the services of Monet Events for their venue styling, which we complimented with fresh flowers and foliages. Along the front of the top table and down the centre of each long guest table we laid soft ruscus and eucalyptus foliages, with vases laid out for the bouquets to be placed into after the photographs. There were also a few round tables up on the mezzanine which would later have the pew ends moved on to from the church.     To jazz up the mezzanine railings Monet Events hung some fabric swags and we placed a large floral hoop in the centre.  Monet Events also provided a frame which would act as a backdrop for photographs - they hung it with fabric and we then dressed it up with fresh flowers. My sister assisted me with the set up of this wedding and caught a few action shots!  The stunning pro photos are courtesy of Farlie Photography - it looks like such a happy day!    I hope Tiff and Alex had a lovely day!  Lucy and Lee were married on 4 June 2022 at The Tudor Barn Belstead. They chose soft peach and ivory tones for their flowers, which included roses, spray roses, sweet peas, astilbe and stocks, as well as dried bunny tails as a nod to the bunny theme running throughout their wedding. The sweet peas and briza maxima grass were homegrown in my cutting garden - the briza is a new favourite so I'll definitely be growing lots more next year!  Lucy's bouquet was so soft and delicate - due to the dress she chose we changed the colour palette for the flowers during the planning process from brighter peaches to these soft, champagne tones and I'm so pleased we did because this colour palette is just stunning! With trails of ivory satin to finish this bouquet is up there with my all time favourites.   The six bridesmaids carried smaller versions of Lucy's bouquet, all finished with trailing ribbons.  For the little flower girl we designed a wand with small blooms to match the bouquets. Boxed up and ready for delivery!  Lee's buttonhole complimented the bridal bouquet, with a soft peach spray rose, foliage and bunny tails.  The other men had similar buttonholes but with a white spray rose for the focal flower. For the mums we made wrist corsages on a length of ivory ribbon. The Tudor Barn is a beautiful venue so we didn't need to go too crazy with the decor, but we decorated the ceremony area with bud vases on the table and chair ends with trailing ribbons.   Lucy and Lee had a bunny theme running throughout their wedding, with the tables named after their beloved pets and little rabbit accents all over. The attention to detail was impeccable, with gold bunny favours and bunny shaped treats on the sweet table! For the tables we designed a beautiful floral arrangement in my glass footed bowls, then added in the wooden table names on site.     Lucy wanted to keep her bouquet so she ordered a smaller bouquet of just gyp for the bouquet toss - a brilliant idea to keep tradition but also to keep, and possibly preserve, your bouquet you've spent a lot of money on! The little preview comes courtesy of Elizabeth Jayne Photography - I can't wait to see more! I hope Lucy and Lee had a lovely day! Rhiannon and Zach were married on 2 June 2022 at Gaynes Park. They went for pretty pinks and whites with just a hint of pastel blue for their flowers, which included roses, astilbe, delphinium and sweet peas. Rhiannon's bouquet was finished with ivory ribbon kept neat to the stems.    There were just two bridesmaids, who carried smaller versions of the bride's bouquet.  There were a couple of little wands for the flower girls. All packaged up and delivered!  Zach wore a dainty buttonhole with a white and pink spray rose, blue delphinium and some foliage. The other men wore smaller versions with just a single white spray rose, delphinium and foliage.  For the mums we made wrist corsages, on pearl beaded bracelets and with a little grouping of flowers to match the rest of the wedding. Delivered to the venue.  We decorated the welcome sign at the entrance to the orangery, with a garland and flowers dotted throughout.  The order of the day was decorated in a similar way.  The ceremony looked so pretty once set up, with a long and low arrangement on the ceremony table and small posies of flowers on the end of the chairs.  The seating plan was also placed in the orangery - this was supposed to have a garland of flowers along the top but as with another recent wedding unfortunately it wasn't sturdy enough to support the weight, so I designed a meadow style arrangement at the base, to one side, instead. To balance this out I added some lightweight foliage to the other side, at the top.  The long and low was later moved over and placed on the top table.  The tables complimented the rustic feel of the venue, with a log slice base, bud vases and tealights on gold votives. All of the sundry items were hired, but when I collected them at the end of the night the bride was handing out the little posies of flowers to her guests which I think is just lovely.  The gorgeous cake was by Pinkface and we provided individually taped flowers for Vicki to decorate it with.  A few beautiful photos of the happy couple, courtesy of Sophie Oldhamstead Photography   I hope Rhiannon and Zach had a lovely day! Danielle and Harry were married on 26 May 2022 at Millbridge Court. They chose classic all whites and greens for their flowers, which included roses, astrantia, astilbe and scented sweet peas (homegrown of course!) Danielle's bouquet was finished with trails of ivory satin ribbon.   The six bridesmaids all carried smaller versions of Danielle's bouquet, also all finished with trailing ribbon.   Little wands for the flower girls - how cute! Harry wore a white rose buttonhole with some foliage.  The other men wore smaller buttonholes with a single spray rose and foliage.  It was a bit of a trek to the venue, even though I left the studio at 6.30am! But Millbridge Court is a beautiful venue and I was excited at the prospect of working somewhere different. Firstly I decorated the welcome sign which the groom had made out of copper piping. Unfortunately the frame wasn't very study and couldn't support the weight of the flowers along the top so I adjusted the design and made meadow style arrangements at the base instead. I actually loved this arrangement though, possibly more than the original design!  The ceremony area was just beautiful so we went for minimal decoration here - the groom also made these amazing plinths (which thankfully were sturdy!) and I had made a couple of urn arrangements which sat on top.  The reception area looked beautiful all set up - classic whites and greens, with candles on the tables and loose foliages and flowers. The top table featured a garland along the full length with flowers dotted throughout, and glass vases with floating candles.    We decorated another frame for the seating plan with similar meadow style arrangements.  The cake was simple white icing, so we dressed this with roses and greenery. A couple of thank you bouquets for the mums.  The beautiful pro photos are by Sophie Duckworth Photography.   I hope Danielle and Harry had a lovely day! |
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