Christmas wedding

And finally our last wedding of 2011 was Michelle's, who organised it all in about 6 weeks. Keeping it all local by getting married in the village church and the reception in the village pub just after Christmas, meant it was a very relaxed day. The colour scheme was in keeping with the time of year, red and white with foliage and berries. The brides bouquet was red and white roses, hypericum berries and tree fern and salal foliage. The stems were wrapped in a large leaf with thin ivory ribbon criss crossing around it.The bridesmaid carried a similar design with just white roses.
We also provided buttonholes for the wedding party and a top table design for the reception.

Red and White rose wedding

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 matching red and white top table display was also provided. This consisted of red roses and spray roses, alstroemeria, white roses and stallion chrysants.

Thank you flowers were also provided.

A last minute wedding

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.

White and Gold wedding

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.

Pink and White Wedding Flowers

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.

Oriental lily and rose wedding

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.

White and Purple wedding

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.

White rose wedding flowers

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

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

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.

Washingborough Hall

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.