RJ's Florist

Red and White rose wedding

2012-02-24T14:03:00.003Z

Stacey's wedding flowers from 3rd September.

The colour scheme was red and white and the flowers chosen were roses.

The brides hand-tie consisted of red roses with white spray roses and ruscus foliage. For added sparkle diamanté were added to most of the roses. The stems were bound with white satin ribbon.
The two bridesmaids each carried a hand-tie of white roses with red spray roses that complimented their dresses.
The grooms men each wore a single white rose buttonhole.
The ladies each wore a single white rose surrounded by gyp.
A top table display was also provided along with thank you flowers.

The Orangery, Charlotte House Hotel

2012-02-23T09:23:00.008Z

Jo's reception was also held at Charlotte house hotel.

Her cake was a lovely vision of chocolate, which she asked if we could decorate with the same calla lilies as the rest of the wedding.
The top tier was a corsage of 3 callas with bear grass and ivy leaves.
The other tiers each had a single calla with a bear grass bow.
The guest table centrepieces were three calla lilies with a mass of bear grass placed in a tall round lily vase that sat on a small mirror base.
The Orangery at Charlotte House is an airy room which is flooded with light from the large glass frontage.

The chairs had been placed in the library for the ceremony and would be brought back while the couple were having photos taken.
The top table design had been doubled up as the registrars table arrangement and would be brought back in after the service.
The Orangery, with tables set, awaiting the happy couple.

Charlotte House Hotel Civil Service

2012-01-28T11:17:00.004Z

Jo's wedding was held at Charlotte House Hotel. The ceremony was in the Library.

The civil ceremony table arrangement, which was later to be moved to the top table, was a mixture of ivory and purple flowers. Included were 'picasso' calla lilies, eustoma, alstroemeria and roses.
The matching pedestals framed the ceremony table perfectly.

The view as you walk into the library at Charlotte House, all set up for the wedding ceremony.

Purple and ivory wedding flowers.

2012-01-26T11:37:00.003Z

Now we are in to Septembers weddings.

Here we have Jo's wedding flowers. Jo found us through this blog, so it is only right to finally get around to posting her flowers.

The theme was purple and ivory with all the flowers being based around this lovely calla lily 'picasso'.

Jo's bouquet was a mass of 'picasso' callas tied together with the stems bound with ivory satin ribbon.
Her three adult bridesmaids each carried an overarm wand of three 'picasso' calla lilies again with ivory satin ribbon bound around parts of the stems.
A flower girl carried a rag doll dressed in suitable colours and we provided a small calla lily buttonhole to add to the outfit.

The grooms-men all wore a single 'picasso' calla lily with bear grass and a single ivy leaf.
The mums were provided with double calla lily buttonholes.

The Old Palace, Lincoln

2012-01-21T10:03:00.006Z

It is always fabulous to hear from our lovely couples after the event, especially when they are as enthusiastic about our designs as Hailey and Keith were.

Thank you both for choosing RJ's Florist for your wedding flowers.

Hailey and Keith's wedding part 3.

The wedding reception was held at The Old Palace, a gorgeous venue with excellent and helpful staff.

The couple decided to keep the table centres low, so when guests entered the room nothing was blocking the surprising view over Lincoln.

The fish bowls used were 12" and were created with flowers that matched the rest of the wedding. Eustoma, roses, freesia,Veronica and lavender. A single candle was also included.
As the couple had chosen a round top table a similar but larger bowl was created for their table.
One of the guest tables.

The top table.
The view of the room, as seen by the bride and groom. That view from the window has to be seen, simply stunning.
The Old Palace, King's room from the fireplace.
From the entrance.

Harmston Church

2012-01-20T12:46:00.005Z

Hailey and Keith were married at All Saints church Harmston. A lovely church with many opportunities to have flower displays.

This is one of the six displays inside the church. A mixture of flowers to tie in with the bridal flowers, eustoma, roses, lavender, veronica and hydrangea. All the arrangements also included candles.
These two displays were an alternative to pedestals and worked really well in the space provided.

One of the window sill arrangements with added agapanthus.
The view from the front of the aisle looking back.
Hailey wanted each pew end to be decorated, so with this in mind we alternated with flowers and organza bows. The flowers were again a mixture of the bridal bouquets with eucalyptus and lavender adding a lovely aroma for the guests and wedding party.

The aisle in its full glory.
This archway was just crying out to be decorated. We were asked not to overfill with flowers but to design something pretty. This is a mainly foliage garland with large headed avalanche roses. The two bay-trees either side seem to extend the archway further.

This is the view you have as you approach and enter the church yard. Stunning.

A bank holiday wedding

2012-01-19T13:30:00.003Z

Having got waylaid over the last few months, I hope to now finish posting 2011 weddings.

This is Hailey and Keith's wedding from August bank holiday weekend. They were a fantastic couple who had great ideas about their flowers but who ultimately left it to me to fulfil their wishes.

The bridal bouquet was of a hand-tied design with lots of lovely summer flowers which included freesia, eustoma, veronica, roses, agapanthus, spray roses and lavender. These together with eucalyptus made for a very scented bouquet.

As the bridesmaids wore teal dresses it was decided to have an array of colours toning in from pinks to purples with added white.

The three bridesmaids all carried a similar bouquet to the bride but smaller in size.
The groom wore a white rose with freesia and agapanthus and eucalyptus leaves which unfortunately we didn't have time to photograph.

This is one of two buttonholes that the best man and father of the bride wore. A single rose with agapanthus florets.
The mum's each wore a corsage of a white rose and freesias with eucalyptus, tree fern and lavender foliage.
Other favoured guests were presented with a single white rose buttonhole.

Hemswell Court

2011-11-28T12:53:00.004Z

Lynn and Daniel had chosen Hemswell court as their reception venue. It tied in nicely being the Primrose room with the chosen bridal colours.

The top table here is a large oval table. Lynn chose a long and low design with blue hydrangea and agapanthus, vanilla sky roses, freesia and alstroemeria.
The guest tables and either end of the top table were round lily vases with three vanilla sky roses and bear grass.

Hemswell Court ready and waiting for the Bride and Groom to arrive.

St John the Baptist Scampton

2011-11-28T12:43:00.004Z

Lynn and Daniel were married at St John the Baptist church at Scampton village.They requested a church pedestal which included blue hydrangeas, yellow roses and alstroemeria and white lily and gladioli.
The pew ends were decorated with alternating bows of blue and white.
The pedestal would later be taken up to the reception venue.

Yellow roses, white freesia and blue agapanthus

2011-11-14T13:02:00.003Z

These are the wedding flowers from Lynn and Daniels wedding on August bank holiday weekend.

Lynn wanted a traditional shower type bouquet but as she isn't very tall didn't want anything to large. We decided on a small teardrop with roses, freesia and agapanthus and feathery tree fern. This helped to keep the bouquet light and delicate in terms of both weight and visual impact. Lynn was concerned with the yellow roses and so I sent her images and names of several I had in mind and some bolder choices so she could pick the shade she wanted. She eventually chose 'Vanilla sky" which is a lovely pale yellow and tones well with the blue and white.

Lynn had two maids, they both carried a hand-tie posy of yellow freesia and white roses to compliment their blue gowns. The stems were bound with blue satin ribbon.
The groom wore a single white rose buttonhole.
The men of the bridal party each wore a single 'vanilla sky' rose buttonhole.
The two ladies each wore a white freesia corsage.

Rose and gerbera wedding

2011-11-07T15:23:00.004Z

Suzanne's wedding flowers from August. She wanted her flowers to be unfussy but pretty to match the wedding colour theme of pink. We eventually settled on a mix of roses and germini in white and baby pink. Suzanne also requested some sparkle in her bouquet so some diamanté were added to the centre of the roses. The stems were wrapped in matching pink ribbon and held with more diamanté pins.

The three bridesmaids carried a hand-tie posy of germinis in white, baby and cerise pink, with stems bound in white satin ribbon.
All the men wore white germini buttonholes with ruscus foliage.
The two mums wore a white germini wrist corsage on an ivory pearl band.

A last minute wedding

2011-11-05T14:05:00.005Z

Back in August I received a phone call on a Wednesday for wedding flowers on the Friday, could I help? As the shop had a good variety of flowers and the groom who was ordering them left colours to me, I said yes. The only colours he gave me were the dresses, the bride was wearing red and bridesmaids pink.

This was the brides hand-tied bouquet.

A selection of white and ivory flowers including lilies, germinis, hydrangea and roses with mixed foliage.
The three bridesmaids bouquets were of white hydrangea and roses and pink germini and spray roses.
Also requested were 4 table arrangements for display at the reception which was being held at their home. For these I used glass cubes in two designs.

One a longer, lower design using white hydrangea and freesia with pink alstroemeria and lilies.
The other a taller arrangement with white freesia and lilies with pink roses and gerberas.
There were also a handful of rose buttonholes.

A last minute wedding can sometimes work, as on this occasion, but it does depend on what is in stock and how flexible you are on what you have. My advice is always the more notice you can give the better choice you will have.

Emerald green and ivory wedding flowers

2011-10-31T14:58:00.003Z

These are Hayley's wedding flowers from August.

Hayley's bridesmaid wore long emerald green dresses and so we decided to keep all the flowers ivory with added foliage for the brides bouquet. Hayley loved this hand-tied design of all ivory roses with ruscus leaves between the flowers and folded aspidistra leaves around the outside. Diamante were added to half the roses for added sparkle. The stems were bound with emerald satin ribbon with a silver thin ribbon overlay.
The three adult bridesmaids each carried a simple bouquet of 3 ivory roses with the stems bound the same as the brides.
The groom wore a double rose buttonhole with the rest of the men wearing a single.
The ladies wore an ivory corsage of an ivory rose, rolled rose petals and ivory alstroemeria.

The Lincoln Golf Centre

2011-10-29T11:50:00.003+01:00

Kayleigh's wedding reception was held at The Lincoln Golf Centre at Thorpe-on-the-Hill.

The top table was a long and low design of whites and creams, including lilies, roses, germini,carnations and stallion chysants.
Top table design in situ.
The table centres were small fish bowls with a plain ivory candle standing on a bed of crushed 'ice'. Kayleigh had wanted to make these herself but on being given a quote (for hiring of the vases and ice) it was as cheap to leave it to us. We deliver on the morning of the wedding and set them on the tables, giving the bride more time to get ready.
The top table.
The Lincoln suite all ready to greet the bride and groom.

Please do ask your venue on the suitability of using candles before you decide you definitely want them. Some venues will not allow them to be lit.

White and Gold wedding

2011-10-28T14:13:00.003+01:00

Kayleigh's wedding flowers from August.

The bride wanted a simple hand-tie to include roses and fell in love with this design. White roses with lots of alchemilla mollis filling out the bouquet with a collar of salal leaves. The stems were wrapped in gold ribbon to match the bridesmaids dresses.
The two bridesmaids carried a similar but smaller design.
The three flower girls each carried a gold star wand with a single white rose and sprig of alchemilla mollis and a gold bow.
The men each wore a single white rose buttonhole with alchemilla mollis to match the brides bouquet.
The ladies each wore a simple corsage of a white rose, feathered carnation petals and stallion chrysant heads.

Lisianthus wedding

2011-10-27T14:06:00.004+01:00

Here we have Gemma's wedding flowers from July. Her colour theme was purple and white and she loved lisianthus. Her bouquet was a mix of purple, white with purple edging and white lisianthus. Also included was some fountain grass and a collar of salal leaves. The stems were bound with purple ribbon attached with small pearl headed pins.The three bridesmaids were wearing purple and each carried a similar bouquet but with the white and white with purple edge lisianthus.
The little flower girl carried a silver wand with white and white/purple lisianthus with fountain grass and a salal leaf.
All the men's buttonholes were white/purple lisianthus with asparagus fern.
The ladies wore a white lisianthus corsage with fountain grass, asparagus fern and gyp.
The reception was held at The White Hart (Lincoln). (2nd time for us this weekend) Unfortunately the tables were not ready for us on delivery, so we couldn't get any photos.

The table centres Gemma chose were a small fishbowl with 3 purple edged carnations sitting on glass 'ice' with bear grass swirls. She had decided to make her own centrepieces but on us giving a quote she realised it was better to leave it to us.
We also provided all the flowers for the church ladies so everything matched.

Just so you know:

Lisianthus and Eustoma are the same flower, some call it one, some the other.

Pink and White Wedding Flowers

2011-10-25T08:55:00.005+01:00

Tanya's wedding flowers from July.

This is a modern wired shower bouquet of pink Asiatic lilies and white roses with bear grass loops. The wire handle was covered in white satin ribbon.
The 3 adult bridesmaids each wore a wrist corsage of dark pink roses and freesia with fountain grass, ruscus leaves and bear grass loops. They were attached to a white pearl wrist band.
The 3 flower girls all carried a simple star wand with pale pink feathers and ribbon bow.
The groom wore a double rose buttonhole, 1 each of white and pale pink with ruscus leaves and bear grass.
The groomsmen each wore a single white rose buttonhole.
The mother's corsage was simply of freesias.

St Helen's Church at Saxby

2011-10-13T11:16:00.005+01:00

Joanne and Graham were married at St Helen's at Saxby. A lovely, unusual church built as a parish church and mausoleum.The two alcoves, one either side of the main door, were decorated with a fishbowl.
The windowsills were also decorated with a fishbowl each. These contained a delphinium, eustoma, sweetpeas, eryngium, freesia, roses, eucalyptus and bear grass. They were designed as a tall tied arrangement. These were also doubling up as table centres for the reception at The White Hart hotel, so although height was required I couldn't fill them out too much otherwise guests would be unable to see each other.
As the couple had 8 tables and only 6 were needed in church, (4 windows, 2 alcoves) we used the other two bowls either side the Altar area.

The Altar arrangement, which was doubling up as the top table arrangement.

Country style wedding

2011-09-07T10:34:00.003+01:00

The wedding flowers of Joanne and Graham from July.

This was a country style wedding in ivory and shades of purple.

Joanne's bouquet was a hand-tied design which trailed at the front. The flowers agreed on were purple eustoma, freesia, September and Gletzer roses with various foliage.
Two of the bridesmaids carried a similar hand-tied bouquet but in a posy shape.
The third bridesmaid wore a matching wrist corsage of a Gletzer rose with purple eustoma and sweet peas on an ivory pearl wristband.
For the hair I provide two combs of eustoma, September and rolled rose petals with fountain grass. Also for the bride a handful of individually wired September flowers for the hairdresser to add to the hairstyle.
The groom's buttonhole was a single Gletzer rose with purple eustoma flowers and buds and asparagus fern and eucalyptus leaves.
The grooms-men wore a single rose buttonhole with asparagus fern.
The ladies wore an ivory corsage of eustoma and rolled rose petals with asparagus fern, fountain grass and eucalyptus leaves.

The Stone Arms Pub, Skellingthorpe

2011-09-03T13:45:00.004+01:00

Katerina's wedding reception was held at The Stone Arms pub in Skellingthorpe.

The gerbera theme was continued with fish bowls of mixed germinis and bear grass.

This is an 8" bowl
This is a 10" bowl for the top table.
The Stone Arms had long tables for the guests with burgundy table cloths.
Katerina had asked for the same colour mix but to exclude pink.

The room at The Stone Arms awaiting the bridal party.

Colourful gerbera wedding

2011-09-03T13:18:00.004+01:00

When Katerina first came to see me she knew exactly what flowers she wanted. She brought a picture of a gerbera bouquet in mixed colours and asked if I could reproduce it. Included are yellow, burgundy, red, pink and orange gerberas with palm leaves as a collar.

It was to be a colourful wedding with orange as the main colour.
The two flower girls each had a wrist corsage of an orange germini with rolled orange rose petals and ruscus and bear grass. The smaller one was attached to an ivory organza ribbon as the bracelets are just too large for little wrists.
The older flower girls corsage was attached to an ivory pearl bracelet.
They each carried a small basket decorated with burgundy satin ribbon and bows, filled with rose petals in red, orange and yellow. The petals are placed in a bag for ease of delivery.
Three ladies buttonholes of a burgundy germini with ruscus leaves and bear grass loops.
All the men in the bridal party wore a gorgeous orange germini buttonhole.

Black baccara and Gletzer roses

2011-09-01T10:47:00.002+01:00

Nicola's bridal bouquet.

As Nicola and her future husband lived away all correspondence was done through her future Mother-In-Law. I was given a photo of a bouquet Nicola had found on the Internet and asked to create this in her colours of burgundy and cream.

Black baccara roses were chosen as burgundy with gletzer roses as a pale cream to compliment the gyp and tree fern.
The stems were wrapped in ivory satin ribbon.
We also provided buttonholes for the bridal party.

We understand the bride was highly delighted with her flowers and received this card a few days after the event.

Hemswell Court

2011-08-31T13:18:00.004+01:00

Rachel's wedding reception was held at Hemswell Court. The colour scheme of yellow and purple was to be carried through with us providing purple calla lilies in fish bowls. Nothing else was to be added on the brides request.We used five 'Schwarzwalder' Calla lilies per bowl and stood them on mirrors provided by the venue. We can hire them out if necessary.
The tables were laid using pale yellow cloths and yellow napkins.
The top table here is a large oval table and therefore can stand a larger display. Unfortunately this is the best photo I have as the tables were still being set up. It consisted of yellow roses, germini, carnations, alstroemeria and purple eustoma, trachelium and stocks.
There were twelve tables in all and this is only half the room as the rest was still being dressed by the chair cover ladies.

We also provided two thank you hand-ties for the Mums, in matching colours.

Purple and Yellow wedding flowers.

2011-08-31T11:12:00.010+01:00

Rachel came to us following a recommendation from her friend who we had previously created wedding flowers for.

Her colour scheme was an unusual wedding combination of yellow and purple and she wanted this to continue through all the flowers.

The brides hand-tie consisted of yellow roses, germini, purple eustoma, trachelium, september and statice, all stems bound up with purple ribbon and pinned with yellow pins.
The two bridesmaids carried a smaller version of the brides bouquet to compliment their purple gowns and yellow shoes.
The two flower girls carried a silver heart shaped wand with a single yellow germini and purple eustoma flowers with a purple bow.
The grooms buttonhole was a single yellow rose and eustoma flowers with buds.
The Mother of the Bride and Groom wore matching purple corsages. A purple calla lily with eustoma flowers and buds, trachelium and september flowers.
The groom's men each wore a single yellow rose buttonhole.

Gretna Green Wedding

2011-08-19T10:25:00.005+01:00

I was asked by a friend and customer if I would be able to supply flowers for her son's wedding to be held at Gretna Green. Of course I can but they just have to be careful on the flowers chosen, as they were transporting them up there themselves the day before.

Cath, the bride, came in to discuss her options and we both decided a hand-tie would be the better design, for one thing it could be transported in a vase of water.

As colour scheme was to be red and ivory, Cath decided to carry red passion roses with diamante detail and ivory ribbon part way around the stems.

The two adult bridesmaids each carried a hand-tie posy of ivory calla lilies with ivory ribbon to complement their red dresses.The flower girl carried a small posy of red passion roses to match the bride.The grooms wore a double rose buttonhole.
The Mother of The Groom wore an ivory rose with gyp, bear grass and ruscus foliage.
The Mother of the Bride wore a corsage of red rose and dianthus sweet william.
The top table was a long and low design of white and red roses, carnations, alstroemeria, sweet william, and stallion chrysants.
All the bouquets were placed in a box, in vases of water well secured and packed. The buttonholes all had individual files of water, again securely fastened in a box. The bride and groom were then given instructions on how to look after them overnight and what to do before the ceremony.

We also supplied part of the table displays but these were artificial roses in small glass bowls with glass stones.

We were really pleased when two days after the wedding both the bride and groom came in to thank us for the flowers. They had lasted really well, so good in fact they had brought them home again and were now on display at home.

Ivory and Navy Blue wedding flowers

2011-08-18T10:31:00.003+01:00

A small wedding from June. The bride carried a hand-tie posy of ivory roses, navy blue organza 'roses' with navy blue pearl headed pins. The stems were bound with ivory satin ribbon and pinned with matching blue pins.The groom and his men wore a simple ivory rose buttonhole.
The ladies wore a corsage of a single ivory rose with white freesia.
The intimate reception was held at The Barge on the Brayford and we designed 3 table centres. The container was covered with navy blue satin and the flowers included ivory roses, eustoma and stallion chrysants with blue eryngiums.

Dolce Vita Rose and freesias

2011-08-17T11:07:00.003+01:00

Dolce Vita, a lovely rose, was the centre of Jen's wedding flowers at the beginning of June.

The bridesmaids dresses were a 3/4 length floaty style dress in blue, but Jen didn't want to have blue flowers as this would have made the overall effect quite cool for a summer wedding. By chance when she called in we had some gorgeous two tone, pink and white roses in that she loved. These were to take centre stage, flower wise.

The brides bouquet, a tear-drop shape, had Dolce Vita roses, white freesia and ruscus.
The three bridesmaids all carried a gorgeous hand-tie posy of Dolce Vita roses and ruscus, tied together with a pink satin bow.
The mums wore a simple corsage of a Dolce vita rose with white freesia flowers.
The groom and his men each wore a single white buttonhole.
A small white rose buttonhole for the younger member.

Large Martini vases at Rufford Mill

2011-08-13T10:47:00.006+01:00

Claire's wedding and reception was to be held at the gorgeous Rufford Mill at Rufford Country Park.

The table centres chosen for the eight tables were the large martini vases filled with flowers in pinks and clarets. These included Stargazer lilies, Grandprix roses, Amaranthus and carnations with mixed foliage. The 'vase' part of the glass was also coloured to add to the dramatic design.
The Talbot suite is used for the ceremony and reception, being 'turned around' during the photos. As such we were unable to set up the tables and so we asked Yvonne, the seriously good wedding planner, if we could place some of the vases at the back of the room to decorate the entrance for the ceremony.
There was enough room for six, three each side. They looked stunning. The table was there for the cake.
The Talbot suite ready for the arrival of the Bride and Groom and their guests.

Lily and rose wedding flowers

2011-08-12T10:28:00.007+01:00

Claire's wedding flowers from 28 May.

As someone who is involved with the wedding industry Claire had an idea on the look she wanted for her day. Her colour scheme was Claret/wine and cream with a modern feel to the day.

Claire chose a modern shower bouquet with cream Asiatic lilies, claret alstroemeria and bear grass loops. This is a light design, traditionally wired throughout, with no extra foliage.
Claire also asked for a small bouquet that she could use for 'throwing the bouquet' so she could keep hers safe. For this I used 3 lily flower heads and alstroemeria with bear grass loops to keep in with the bridal bouquet design.
The three adult bridesmaids each carried a hand-tie design of matching cream Asiatic lilies with pale pink roses to complement their dresses. The stems were bound with cream satin ribbon.
The smaller bridesmaid carried a similar bouquet to the others.
The groom and his men each wore a buttonhole of a pale pink rose, to match the bridesmaids, with an alstroemeria to match the brides bouquet.
The other guests wore a single pale pink rose buttonhole.
The Mother of the bride had a handbag corsage of a claret calla lily with ivory roses and feathers.

Burgundy and white wedding flowers

2011-08-11T10:17:00.004+01:00

Tracey's wedding flowers from May.

The colour scheme was burgundy and white and Tracey chose our most popular tear-drop bouquet of passion roses and white freesia.
Her flower-girls each carried a gorgeous cream teddy bear with his own passion rose buttonhole.
The grooms buttonhole mirrored his brides bouquet of a passion rose and freesia flowers with ruscus foliage.
The grooms-men each wore a single rose buttonhole.
The mothers each wore a corsage of a single red rose, freesia flowers and sprigs of gyp.

Purple, lilac and ivory wedding flowers

2011-08-06T14:57:00.005+01:00

Sue's wedding from May.

The colour scheme was purples, lilacs and ivory. Sue chose a hand-tied design with a silver aluminium wire collar with added beads. The flowers were Ivory roses, Eryngium, purple freesia and eustoma and gyp. The stems were bound with lilac satin ribbon.
The grooms-men each wore a single ivory rose with eryngium.
The ladies each had a single ivory rose with freesia, eryngium and gyp corsage.
The reception was held at Jocastas and we supplied the top table design. It was a traditional long and low with purple eustoma, freesia, eryngium, ivory roses and gyp with assorted foliage.

Oriental lily and rose wedding

2011-08-02T10:24:00.005+01:00

Katie and Jamie's wedding from May.

The bride wanted to incorporate oriental lilies into her bouquet, but wanted to keep it quite neat. The bouquet I designed had the lilies as the focal flower with white roses used to add length and shape to the design. Baby blue eucalyptus also added shape and interest. The scent of this bouquet was gorgeous.
Katie's four bridesmaids all carried a simple design of 3 lily heads wired together with baby blue eucalyptus. The stems were covered with ivory satin ribbon.
The grooms men all wore buttonholes of a single white rose with baby blue eucalyptus.
The two mums wore corsages of white roses and freesia.

Ivory and pale pink roses

2011-07-27T13:08:00.003+01:00

Mary's wedding from 14th May.

Mary decided to carry a hand-tie design of roses, gyp and foliage. We used ivory and very pale pink roses to add some warmth. The tree fern and gyp softened the design with salal leaves forming a collar. The stems are covered in foliage and finished off with a thin satin ribbon wound decoratively around.
The five bridesmaids all carried a similar but smaller design to compliment their brown dresses and silver accessories.
The Mother of the bride wore a corsage of ivory roses, spray roses, gyp and tree fern.
The grooms-men all wore a single ivory rose buttonhole.

Washingborough Hall

2011-07-11T13:01:00.005+01:00

A customer we have known for many years was married back in April. It was to be a small, intimate gathering at Washingborough Hall Hotel.

The colours for the day were blue and cream with lilies being a favourite flower. The style chosen for the bridal bouquet was a simple shower bouquet with Royal Fantasy aziatic lilies and blue hyacinth pips.
The buttonholes were ivory roses with hyacinth pips and the corsage incorporated lily buds and rolled rose petals.
The tables each had a posy of lilies, roses, hyacinths and chrysants.

Top table.
Washingborough Hall ready for the arrival of the bride and groom.

E-mailed to us a few days after the event by the bride:

Just to say a big thankyou for the wonderful flowers they were the best ever I would not use anyone else thankyou again Betty.

Funeral Tributes

2011-07-09T14:36:00.005+01:00

Here are some of the funeral designs we have created in the last few months,

An Open Heart in white double chrysants with a red spray and matching ribbon.
An Open Book with white basing and pink sprays and ribbon edging.
GRANDMA. On a 7 letter frame you generally have 4 small spays of flowers.
Another Open Book, this time white basing and yellow spays and ribbon edging.

A wreath for 'Workers Memorial Day'. It was on display in the Cornhill in Lincoln.

GRANDAD in white double chrysants with red ribbon edging and red rose spays.
Gates of Heaven, this design is getting really popular again.
A Guitar.
Fleur de Lys.
A Cat.

Lincolnshire Pride Magazine

2011-06-03T13:25:00.005+01:00

This months Lincolnshire Pride High Society magazine has a feature on a Lincolnshire bride who we had the pleasure in creating wedding flowers for. Click here for a link to their web page on the feature.

Here is what Rachel and Mark said about RJ's Florist:

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'Our florist, RJ's in Lincoln, were so experienced and we had so many photos of floral decorations they had designed. They also set up on the morning and produced our cake decorations to.'

Click here for a look at our photos of the bridal flowers from the wedding back in August 2010

Click here for a look at our photos of the reception flowers.

Thank you Letter

2011-05-03T13:21:00.003+01:00

What a lovely welcome back to work we had this morning.

Two lovely brides had sent e-mails, one of which the flowers are yet to be posted.

Ginny who had the gorgeous blue bouquets and table centres at The White Hart sent this:

Hi Sandra,

I just wanted to drop a quick line to say a great big thank you for the beautiful flowers that you did for our wedding on the 11th April. We have had so many comments saying how beautiful and fitting they all were for our day. My bouquet was truly beautiful and I'm so sad that it didn't last forever! My niece (our flower girl- 2 and a half years old) was also a big fan of her Bear. It stayed with her all day and made a rather nice dance partner with her in the evening at the reception!

Thank you again so much!

I will put the other comments on when I add the photos.

Opening Times

2011-04-20T09:45:00.002+01:00

Opening times for the next couple of weeks.

Thurs 21st 8am - 5pm

Good Friday 22nd CLOSED

Sat 23rd 8am-12 Noon

Easter Sunday 24th CLOSED

Easter Monday 25th CLOSED

Tuesday 26th CLOSED

Wednesday 27th 8am-5pm

Thursday 28th 8am-5pm

Royal Wedding Friday 29th CLOSED

Saturday 30th CLOSED

Sunday 1st CLOSED

Bank Holiday Monday 2nd CLOSED

Tuesday 3rd 8am-5pm Open as normal

The Bentley Hotel

2011-04-18T11:17:00.002+01:00

A pink inspired wedding for a small gathering.

As the tables were the long type with guests sitting either side, the flowers had to be compact. Small fish bowls were chosen with a single pink hydrangea placed on top of glass 'ice' with bear grass strands.

The room at The Bentley Hotel all ready for the arrival of the Bride and Groom.

We also made a corsage for the bride and 2 guests and 2 male buttonholes. Unfortunately we didn't manage to take photos of them.

White Hart Hotel (Lincoln)

2011-04-12T14:23:00.004+01:00

Ginny's wedding reception from Monday was held at The White Hart Hotel in Lincoln. The guest tables were decorated with small fish bowls with blue hydrangea flower heads and aspidistra leaves. Both the bowls and the mirrors were on hire from us.
The top table had two bowls instead of the traditional long and low design.
The King Richard Suite fully decorated awaiting the bride and groom.

A lovely blue and ivory spring wedding

2011-04-12T13:41:00.003+01:00

Mondays wedding. A lovely blue and ivory spring themed day.

The bride chose to carry a mix of blue hydrangea and muscari with ivory roses, spray roses and freesia. The stems were bound with ribbon and finished off with an ivory lace bow. Pearls were placed in the centre of each rose. A gorgeously scented bouquet.
The two bridesmaids carried a simple posy of 5 ivory roses with bear grass bound with ivory satin ribbon and bow.
The little flower girl carried a soft bear who had been given a special ivory rose buttonhole.
The Mother of the Bride and Mother of the Groom were both given a corsage of matching flowers to the bride. A single rose with freesia and muscari.
The Grooms-men all wore a single rose buttonhole.

Patrick Tribute

2011-04-07T15:39:00.002+01:00

This is Patrick. For those of you who don't know he is a friend of Spongebob Square pants.

We were asked if we could make him as a birthday memoriam tribute.

2011-04-04T14:35:00.002+01:00

Thank you to all our customers who ordered flowers for Mothering Sunday. We had a really busy weekend making and delivering the flowers. We hope you all enjoyed your day and that your mums were made to feel really special.

2011-03-31T14:35:00.002+01:00

Still taking orders for Mothering Sunday. Go on treat your mum!

Open 8-5pm Friday

8-4pm Saturday

8-1pm Sunday

Small Loose Cross

2011-03-28T11:34:00.003+01:00

A small cross ordered for a birthday remembrance.

Usually we base in double chrysants but we were asked to make it colourful. Burgundy and purple and white bi coloured carnations with red spray carnations, yellow chrysants and purple limonium were used.

Argos

2011-03-26T10:52:00.004Z

We are still supplying Argos with an arrangement for their jewellery counter.

This weeks display is a gorgeous mix of pink, white and lilac flowers. Pink oriental lilies and cerise carnations, white stallion chrysants and lilac limonium.
A display in a clear glass cylinder, suitable for a table centre. White anasatasia chrysant, orange gerberas and salmon roses with salal and ruscus foliage.
A small glass bowl, suitable for a table centre, with 3 floating pink and white bi-coloured carnations and turquoise midelino sticks.
A bridal bouquet of pink cymbidium orchids surrounded by black feathers with bead detailing. The silver pot is for display purposes only.

Funeral Tributes

2011-03-24T09:34:00.006Z

A few more of the funeral tributes we have been busy with over the last few weeks.

GEM GEM based in pink double chrysants with pink rose and germini sprays.
PRINCESS based in white doubles with pink rose and veronica sprays.
A Teddy based in pink doubles with white paws and ears. She wears a single white rose buttonhole.
A pint of Guinness.
A 4ft dart in Chelsea colours.
A 5ft coffin spray in whites and purples. White gerberas, anastasia, tulips and chrysants and purple phlox, anemones, eustoma and stocks.
DAD in white doubles with red ribboning and spray.
Our condolences go to all the families concerned.

Funeral Tributes

2011-03-23T15:25:00.003Z

A small heart based in white double chrysants. Blue iris and gyp make up the spray with small blue butterflies.SON in white doubles with black ribbon edging. (A Newcastle supporter)
BRO in matching flowers.
An open book.
Our condolences go to all the family.

Ruby Wedding

2011-03-23T12:07:00.003Z

A Ruby wedding anniversary party that should have been when the snow was here. It was finally held at the end of February at Welton Village Hall.

The table centres were small fish bowls with 3 floating Grand Prix roses with bear grass.
A small display for the cake table.
One of the tables set up for the buffet.

Funeral Tributes

2011-03-19T10:30:00.002Z

One of the family funerals we have been involved with recently.

An oasis spray in pinks and whites, including lilies, roses, germini, carnations and tulips.
An open book tribute with pink rose and tulip sprays.
PATSY based in white double chrysants with purple ribbon edging and purple eustoma and anemone sprays.
A large Angel tribute. Gold sprayed leaves and pink feathers for the wings, pink and white double chrysants make up the body with a red rose love heart.

A posy arrangement with purple stocks and anemones, blue iris and hydrangea, and white roses, tulips and chrysants.Gates of Heaven, with a red rose spray.
NAN in pink doubles and purple ribbon and spray.
MUM in yellow double chrysants again with purple ribbon and spray.
Our condolences go to all the family.

Update

2011-03-18T15:32:00.002Z

Well we have been super busy of late with funeral flowers, photos will be added soon.

Wedding bookings are also going well with 5 bookings this week alone. If you would like us to be part of your special day please do get in touch as we have a few weekends still available through the year, but they are going fast.

Don't forget Mothering Sunday on 3rd April. We are delivering all weekend, but please be aware if your mum lives in the uphill area the Lincoln 10K run is on and some areas are closed for most of the day. These will have to be delivered on Saturday.

Flower Arrangements

2011-02-21T11:56:00.005Z

Some of the gorgeous flower arrangements we have delivered.

A rose and carnation vintage style table centre in shades of pink and cream. Created using our customers very own vintage container.
A gorgeous arrangement sent out on the birth of a baby boy. Cream lily, cymbidium orchids, roses, alstroemeria and eustoma with blue iris. Blue accessories of midelino sticks wrapped on the inside of the vase and blue butterflies add colour.
An autumnal display with amaryllis, green trachelium, orange gerberas and alstroemeria, and yellow roses.
Another autumnal display of amaryllis, shamrock chrysants, carnations and spray carnations.

Lincoln County Assembly Rooms

2011-02-19T11:13:00.004Z

These table centres at The Lincoln County Assembly Rooms were for a 'do' back in November.

We were asked to create table rings in any flower but the colour must be neutral. We chose whites and cream germini, hydrangea, stallion chysants and gyp.

There were 2 of the larger ones for the main top table and 10 of the smaller ones for the guest tables.

Set up at The Lincoln County Assembly Rooms with their oil lamps.

The finished set up.

Special Funeral Tributes

2011-02-18T16:13:00.008Z

A few special tributes.

A pint of Guinness.

Macclesfield foot ball shirt with the players own number.

Gates of Heaven with red rose spray.

The Irish Flag.

An Angel.

Double size loose letter.

An MCC badge and detailing.

Our condolences to all the families involved.

Funeral Tributes

2011-02-18T16:00:00.004Z

A few more funeral tributes from the last few weeks.

A 15" Cushion with purple spray
A carnation based 15" Heart in 2 shades of pink

A pink chrysant based 12" heart.

A loose flowered heart tribute in pinks and whites.

A small based wreath.

A 2ft cross.

An 18" heart in reds and whites.

2 loose 12" wreaths, one in white and orange, one in blues and yellows.

A coffin spray in lemons and whites.

Name Tributes

2011-02-17T16:15:00.005Z

Some of the 'name' tributes we have designed so far.

NAN in cerise pink ribbon and white base.
NAN in red ribbon and matching spray.
MUM to match NAN above.
R KID from a brother to a brother.
SONNY in all white with small orange sprays.
GRANDAD to match above.
DAD in gold, green and white of the Irish flag.
MUM in gold, green and white of Ireland.
WIFE to match above.
NAN with white ribbon and red sprayed flowers.
MONI with foliage edging and lemon spray.
DAD in royal blue ribbon with matching spray.
NAN in yellow ribbon and matching spray.
MUM to match above.
JILL to finish the trio.
Our condolences to all the families concerned.

White and Purple wedding

2011-02-17T14:40:00.003Z

Time to catch up with what's been happening this year.

Our first wedding of the year back in the second week of January.

The bride wore purple and wanted a mixed country style bouquet of whites and purple/lilac. White Akito roses, lilac freesia and purple eustoma with eucalyptus and tree fern were chosen. The stems were bound with purple ribbon and pinned. (The vase is used for transportation.)
The 4 buttonholes were akito roses with tree fern with an extra couple of freesia flowers for the groom.

Valentine Flowers

2011-01-24T15:15:00.002Z

Order your valentine roses to beat the rush. Dozens and half dozens available.

Mixed bouquets with a single rose also available.

2010-12-21T13:00:00.002Z

To all our customers past, present and future and to all you lovely readers of our blog may we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

We will be open until 1pm Christmas Eve and re-open Tues 4th January. Any queries or e-mails sent over the festive period will be answered as soon as possible when we get back.

Thank you

Bob and Sandra

White Hart Hotel (Lincoln)

2010-11-26T14:57:00.002Z

Sarah's wedding reception was held at The White Hart in Lincoln.

A long and low design in white flowers, lily, germini, eustoma, carnations and stallion chysants, with various foliage.
A 60cm round lily vase with a stem of white oriental lily and bear grass.
The King Richard Suite at The White Hart Lincoln having the final preparations done in for the arrival of the bride and groom.

White rose wedding flowers

2010-11-26T14:41:00.003Z

Sarah's wedding flowers from 10th October.

The bridal bouquet was a mass of akito roses with a few spikes of ruscus to break up the colour. Around the edge was a collar of curled aspidistra leaves, and to give a little sparkle, diamante's were added to a few of the roses. The stems were bound with matching satin ribbon.
The 3 bridesmaids carried a small posy of 3 akito roses each with a diamante tied with matching ribbon.
The groom and father of the bride each wore a double flower buttonhole. A white calla lily and white akito rose, with ruscus foliage.
A white corsage of spray roses and freesia.
a single akito rose buttonhole worn by a selection of the other guests.

Pink Calla Lily Brides Bouquet

2010-11-25T15:27:00.004Z

The wedding flowers of Kelly from October 9th.

Kelly chose a pretty pink calla lily on mass for her bridal bouquet. With a few bear grass loops threaded with beads to catch the light and bound together with matching pink satin ribbon.
Kelly's bridesmaid carried an overarm bouquet with matching pink calla lilies, bear grass and beads.
One of two wine glass displays for either end of the top table. Pink oriental lilies, white roses and freesia.

We also created a long and low display for the middle of the top table and 5 black lily vases with a stem of pink lily in each with bear grass. Unfortunately we were hoping to take photos at The Pride of Lincoln but they hadn't set the tables when we arrived.
The grooms calla lily buttonhole. Created to match the brides bouquet, it incorporated bear grass loops and beads, with ruscus leaves.
The ladies of the bridal party wore single white rose buttonholes with a small sprig of gyp.

The men wore a single white rose buttonhole each.

Red and white rose wedding

2010-11-04T10:16:00.008Z

The flowers from Bryony's wedding on 9th October.

Bryony's flower of choice was the rose, her colour scheme was red, white and blue. Having looked through our portfolio she chose this hand-tie design of red freedom and white akito roses with asparagus fern. To add in a touch of blue we bound the stems with baby blue satin ribbon.

For her 4 maids a simple yet effective single red freedom rose was chosen to stand out against their dresses. To add some movement a few strands of bear grass were added and the stems were again bound with blue satin ribbon.

The two flower girls carried a single passion rose with looped strands of bear grass (for safety) again with blue ribboned stems.
The ladies wore an assortment of rose corsages.

This one is a passion rose with red spray roses, ruscus foliage and bear grass.
A white akito rose with white spray roses, ruscus foliage and bear grass.
An akito rose with white and peach spray roses, ruscus foliage and bear grass.
This wedding was to be collected and as such were placed on a presentation box.

Artificial Brides Bouquet

2010-11-03T15:57:00.002Z

We were asked to create a brides bouquet in artificial flowers for a civil ceremony. Roses were requested with a yellow and white colour theme in a non fussy hand tie design. The stems were bound in pale yellow satin ribbon with a small bow.

Washingborough Hall

2010-11-01T14:58:00.004Z

The wedding of Maria and Andy was held at Washingborough Hall.

We were asked to use the same colour scheme as the bouquets for the table centres, whites and pinks.
Two of the traditional table posies. Flowers included were white roses, stallion chrysants, pink eustoma, alstroemeria, astilbe and veronica.
Washingborough Hall table complete with flower posy.
Washingborough Hall set up ready for the wedding party.

The registrars table.
The wedding cake.
Our bay trees.

White rose and pink veronica wedding flowers

2010-11-01T14:43:00.007Z

The flowers from Maria and Andy's wedding on September 30th 2010.

The colour scheme was white and dusky pink and simple non fussy bouquets were specified. Maria carried a hand-tied design of small akito roses and pink veronica with fountain grass through the flowers. A collar of salal leaves gave the design definition. The stems were bound with satin ribbon.
The 4 bridesmaids carried a smaller version of the brides design.
The wedding party, 15 of them, all wore matching buttonholes of a single akito rose, a stem of pink veronica with a sprig of fountain grass finished off with a galax leaf.

Funeral Tributes

2010-10-27T13:36:00.007+01:00

These are a selection of funeral tributes we have created over the last few weeks.

An oasis spray in blues and whites. Flowers included white lilies, spray carnations and gyp, blue iris, hydrangea and hyacinths.
One of our favourite tributes. A dolphin requested in blues and white from one of the local pubs. We have been informed they were highly delighted with it and so were we.
A MUM frame, all these 3 were for the same lady, apparently she didn't like pinks and girly colours.
Another MUM frame for a separate funeral. This time in pale pinks and whites.
An open book in purple ribbon edging and matching sprays with two ribbons 'NANNA' and 'GREAT NANNA'.
Red and white carnation football with a red rose spray. The motifs were provided by the customer.
A pint of beer.
An 18" Cushion based in white chrysants with a yellow and orange spray.
An oasis spray in pastel colours including roses, tulips, hyacinths, eremus, amaranthus and dahlias.
An open heart in a loose flower design. Yellow roses, blue hyacinths, pink hydrangeas, chrysants and white tulips amongst various foliage.
Our condolences go to all the friends and families involved.

Pride of Lincoln

2010-10-16T14:36:00.002+01:00

Elise's wedding was held entirely at The Pride of Lincoln. This is the set up for the civil ceremony and then changed around for the reception.

We were asked to provide two pedestals for behind the registrars table which would be moved and used either side of the top table.
The colour scheme was red and white and I used red lily, carnations and white carnations, alstroemeria and stallion chrysants.

We also provide a couple of vases of flowers for the cake table.

Red rose and white freesia wedding

2010-10-16T14:24:00.003+01:00

Elise's wedding from 25th September.

Thank you to all who recommended us to Elise, I know there was quite a few of you.

Red and white was the chosen colour scheme and Elise loved one of our most popular designs. The teardrop bouquet in red passion roses and white freesia with ruscus foliage.
The bridesmaid carried a posy of white roses and freesia as she was wearing a red dress.
The mums wore a double buttonhole of a red rose with a white carnation, we don't usually use this combination but they do work well.
The grooms buttonhole of a single carnation and freesia cluster.
Other members of the bridal party wore single white carnation buttonholes.

White rose wedding flowers

2010-10-15T14:13:00.006+01:00

Julie's wedding flowers from 25th September.

A small family wedding with a few flowers is how Julie described her day. Nothing too large, just a simple posy to carry.

The brides bouquet was 6 white roses with ivy trails tied with a white organza bow.

The two bridesmaids each carried 3 white roses with ivy.
The flower girl carried a gold wand with a small white rose and ivy leaves with ribbon trails.
The two ladies each wore a corsage of white freesia and ivy leaves.
The groom and 5 of his men wore a single white rose buttonhole.
The rest of the guests were presented with a white carnation buttonhole.
It was lovely to see Julie on the Monday morning to thank us for the flowers and to tell us how the day went.

Turquoise and white wedding flowers

2010-10-15T13:59:00.003+01:00

Sam's wedding flowers from 25th September.

As turquoise was the colour chosen for the bridesmaids dresses, it was decided to keep the flowers white. Sam chose calla lilies for her bouquet with roses to tie in with the bridesmaids. Turquoise feathers were added to add a splash of colour and 'lift' the bouquet against her dress. White satin ribbon was bound around the stems with turquoise pins.
Her two maids carried a white rose hand-tie again with turquoise feathers.
The grooms buttonhole was a calla lily with a white rose , feather and ivy foliage.
The ladies wore a corsage of a calla lily, white roses and stallion chrysants with ivy foliage.
The rest of the men wore a single white rose buttonhole.

Charlotte House

2010-10-15T10:16:00.005+01:00

Natalie's wedding ceremony and reception were both held at Charlotte House.

The civil ceremony was held in The Drawing Room where we were asked to provide a pedestal in creams and whites for behind the registrars table. This would be later moved to The Orangery for the meal.

The flowers were lilies, eustoma, roses, alstroemeria, germinis and stallion chrysants, with various foliage.
As this was an intimate gathering with a single table, a large table centre was required. We designed this in similar flowers to the pedestal.
Our bay trees at the entrance to the Drawing Room.
The Drawing Room ready for the ceremony.
The lovely new Orangery, set for the wedding breakfast.

Champagne roses and pearl wedding

2010-10-14T11:32:00.003+01:00

Natalie's wedding flowers from 24th September.

Themed on champagne roses and pearls to match in with her dress, Natalie carried a hand-tie of talea roses with bear grass loops and salal edging. The stems were bound with cream satin ribbon.
The bridesmaids carried an overarm bouquet of 5 and 3 roses respectively. Pearls threaded onto the bear grass tie in with the brides bouquet.

The grooms buttonhole is a single talea rose with ruscus foliage and bear grass loops with pearls.
The ladies wore a similar design to the groom.
The rest of the men wore a single rose and foliage.

Nicola and Dean

2010-10-06T15:29:00.005+01:00

Sent via e-mail by Nicola:

Hi Sandra & Robert

Our flowers were beautiful. Thank you so much.

Thought you may like to see a pic.

Thanks again, Nicola & Dean

Photos were taken by Bruce Munton.

Rachel and Mark

2010-10-06T15:05:00.004+01:00

Thank you to Rachel and Mark for sending this fabulous card.

You both look stunning.

If you could tell me who took the photo I will gladly give a name check.

Ruston Sports and Social Club

2010-09-22T11:07:00.005+01:00

Claire's reception was held at the Ruston Sports and Social Club. (Where we are one of their preferred florists)

Traditional table centres of ivory and bordeaux germinis with spray carnations and stallion chrysants.
The 4 thank you hand-ties in matching flowers and colours.
Table centre with individual sweet treats.
Ruston Sports and Social Club room ready for the bride and groom. The meal was to be buffet style so no place settings.

Bordeaux and Ivory Gerbera Wedding Flowers

2010-09-22T10:32:00.006+01:00

This is Claire's wedding from Saturday.

A lovely, non-fussy, wedding based on gorgeous gerbera flowers.

Claire's bridesmaids wore bordeaux coloured dresses and we colour matched this as closely as possible for the brides bouquet. Designed to be carried over the arm, the style works best with big flowers, giving each bloom room to show off. Backed by a deep green aspidistra leaf and three folded leaves at the base give it a structured look, bear grass is added to create movement.

The stems were completely bound with matching satin ribbon and pinned with pearl headed pins.
Claire's older bridesmaid carried a similar design with bordeaux and ivory gerberas to compliment her dress.
The 3 young bridesmaids each carried a small basket of bordeaux and ivory germinis with ruscus foliage and matching ribboned handles.
The corsages were based on germinis with amaranthus and various foliage.
The male buttonholes again were bordeaux germinis and dark green foliage.

Argos

2010-09-22T10:25:00.004+01:00

This weeks display at Argos.

A large glass cylinder with 3 pink calla lilies, bear grass and silver aluminium wire with beads.

A simple yet effective table centre.

Ivory and white table displays

2010-09-06T14:29:00.003+01:00

We were asked to provide 3 table displays in scented ivory and white flowers for a wedding breakfast at the Wig and Mitre on Steep Hill.

I chose white oriental lilies, white dutch roses and freesia for their scent and for filler used white 'stallion' chrysants.

De Vere Belton Woods Hotel

2010-09-04T14:05:00.004+01:00

Nicola's wedding reception was held in the Hawthorn Suite at De Vere Belton Woods Hotel. A lovely light room with large windows overlooking the golf course.

The top table is a huge oval table and as such needs a large display to fill the space. Glacier roses, white eustoma, dahlias, alstroemaria, bouvardia, carnations and button chrysants were used with palm and aspidistra leaves and other foliage.
As it is such a large table we decided it could take a wine glass arrangement at either end in matching flowers. These were used as thank you's after the speeches.

Nicola liked the fish bowl arrangements for her guest tables. These had three glacier roses floating on water each having a diamante pin in the centre. Bear grass was swirled around the inside of the bowls.
We placed each bowl on a round mirror enabling the light to be reflected back through the glass.
A guest table fully set up.
The layout of the room looking towards the top table.
From the top table.

Rose, Eustoma and bouvardia wedding flowers

2010-09-04T11:37:00.005+01:00

Nicola's wedding flowers from last Friday. She had done quite a bit of research into the flowers she wanted for her wedding and as such was quite specific in what was required. I was given pictures of how she wanted the bouquets to look as well as all the buttonholes. Nicola was however open to advice on the flower varieties which would work best.

For the brides bouquet roses and eustoma were requested and bouvardia if possible. We agreed that Glacier rose, fabulous scent, worked well with white eustoma and white bouvardia with soft ruscus foliage.

The bridesmaid, her sister, carried a hand-tie of glacier roses, white eustoma and bouvardia with a collar of hard ruscus foliage.
The stems were bound by material left over from the making of the bides veil.Unfortunately we didn't have time to photograph all the buttonholes and corsages required.

Sent on 1 October

Hi Sandra & Robert

Our flowers were beautiful. Thank you so much.

Thought you may like to see a pic.

Thanks again, Nicola & Dean

Funeral Flowers

2010-09-04T11:27:00.003+01:00

Family funeral flowers.

An open sheaf design of mixed flowers in purples/lilacs and reds. Included are roses, lilies, eustoma, alstroemeria and gyp.
A small oasis spray in reds, oranges and yellows.
A 3ft coffin spray in mixed foliage and red roses with gyp.
A single ended spray in pinks, lilacs and whites.
An 18" Heart in a loose design in gold flowers. Included are gerberas, roses, spray carnations, chrysants and gold ribbon.
Our condolences go to all the family.

Argos

2010-08-23T12:03:00.003+01:00

Now Argos have been revamped and have a gorgeous jewellery counter we have been invited to display flowers once again.

A hand tied arrangement of white alstroemeria and gyp with lush dark green foliage are displayed in a glass bowl with green midelino sticks and glass nuggets.

Pink rose and white lily wedding

2010-08-23T11:54:00.002+01:00

Sarah's wedding flowers from Saturday.

Gorgeous two tone pink roses and white lilies with lush dark green foliage arranged in a hand tied bouquet. The stems were bound in dusky pink satin ribbon.
The two bridesmaids carried a matching but smaller bouquet with stems bound in white satin ribbon.
The bridal party buttonholes were single white roses with ruscus foliage.

White rose and pale blue feather brides bouquet.

2010-08-21T12:54:00.003+01:00

A brides white rose and pale blue feather tear-drop bouquet from last Saturday. A single pale blue butterfly nestles in amongst the roses with diamanté detail.

The Old Palace, Lincoln

2010-08-12T10:52:00.005+01:00

Rachel and Mark's Wedding reception was held in the Kings Room at The Old Palace Lincoln. Situated near the Cathedral it is a relatively new reception venue.

Rachel wanted classic but simple arrangements so as not to overpower the lovely set up of the room. The top table is situated along the back wall allowing views through the large windows which overlook Lincoln.

The top table design was a long and low incorporating aspidistra leaves and baby blue eucalyptus with white calla lilies,gerberas, akito roses and eustoma.
But with the height of the ceiling tall arrangements work best. Medium black vases were chosen to hold a display of white calla lilies and gerberas with aspidistra leaves and bear grass.
The massive fire surround had a black vase either side of 5 white gerberas and bear grass.
The King Room fully dressed awaiting the bride and groom.

Rachel had asked about flowers for her cake and had seen a design she particularly liked. We altered it slightly to tie in with her flowers. White akito roses and eucalyptus formed a spray on the middle and bottom tier with a length of eucalyptus joining each tier.
We also made two Thank you hand-ties of oriental lilies, gerberas and eucalyptus to be presented with the speeches.

Calla lily and rose wedding

2010-08-12T10:19:00.005+01:00

The wedding of Rachel and Mark from Saturday.

The brides bouquet was a loose tear-drop design with white akito roses and picasso calla lily. These have a gorgeous deep purple throat with a white outer edge. The foliage was eucalyptus baby blue, a particular favourite of the bride.
The four bridesmaids all carried a hand-tie of white crystal blush calla lilies with aspidistra leaves folded to form a collar. The stems were also wrapped with a leaf and held with pearl headed pins.
The groom wore a matching picasso calla lily to his bride with strips of aspidistra leaf and bear grass.
The rest of the bridal party wore a single crystal blush calla lily and foliage.

Jocastas

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The civil wedding and reception of Kelly at Jocastas.

The registrars table centre piece was a long and low arrangement which after the service would be transferred to the top table. In matching colours to the brides bouquet it had white lillies, gerberas, eustoma and akito and freedom roses.
The civil ceremony room at Jocastas.
The top table dressed ready for the bride and groom.
The wonderful backdrop from the marquee.
Each guest table had a single white lily with bear grass displayed in a clear lily vase. We also provided the red and white rose petals.
The lovely spacious marquee with bar area. The chairs would be moved from the ceremony room to the reception area while photos are taken outside.
The marquee and table layout looking to the dancefloor.

Red, White and Ivory roses

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This is Kelly's wedding from Jocastas on Friday. We were recommended to her by one of our previous brides.

For the brides bouquet Kelly had found a picture on the internet of a bouquet she particularly liked and asked me to recreate, although not entirely of the same flowers the style is the same. She chose crystal blush calla lily, akito, maroussia and freedom roses with no foliage. It is a hand-tie design but slightly different to the domed effect I usually create, so you can see more of individual blooms. The stems were covered in ecru satin ribbon to tie in with the bridesmaid dresses.
The three bridesmaids carried a single stem of the gorgeous maroussia rose with a few strands of bear grass. Stems covered in ecru satin ribbon.
Th flower girl carried a single freedom rose with looped strands of bear grass.
The males of the bridal party all wore a single akito rose buttonhole.
The ladies also wore a single akito rose but with a sprig of gyp.

Wedding Package

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NEW

Budget Wedding Flower Package: 70 GBP

For those brides who are having a small wedding, are on a tight budget or who simply 'just want a few flowers' this could be the package for you.

A brides hand-tie of roses and foliage, a smaller matching bridesmaid hand-tie, and two rose buttonholes.

All roses must be the same colour but you have a choice;

Red, Pink, Ivory, Peach, Yellow. All foliage is of florist choice.

Both bouquets will have ribbon around the stems to compliment the colour chosen.

ONLY AVAILABLE through our Direct2florist page (Follow the Link) and ALL orders MUST be COLLECTED. Preferably on the morning of the wedding.

Some dates will not be available, see Direct2florist order page.

We must have at least 4 days notice and please don't ask for more buttonholes instead of bridesmaids etc, this is a simple package NO alterations will be entered into.

For other orders a consultation is necessary and a quote provided.

If this proves popular we may bring in a slightly bigger package. Let us know what you think and if getting married soon what would you like to see included? And what budget?