Hampshire Regency Dancers 10th Anniversary Ball Flowers, Old Alresford House

Congratulations To Hampshire Regency Dancers who celebrated their 10th anniversary with a ball at Old Alresford House. I was delighted to be asked to help with some floral designs in the style of the Regency period. The regency period - the age of elegance, of Jane Austin, of dancing cards and flowers were THE fashion. To recreate the look I used old english garden roses ( here we had to bend the rules and have them imported due to the time of year) mixed essentially with flowers and foliages cut from the gardens as they would have been at that time. The gardens I have to say were not mine but those of a rather famous and rather large garden with a huge selection of possible material. A big thank you to them for helping us with this rather special project.

Entrance table display in the regency style using a stemmed vase, old english garden roses and seasonal foliages. The group had chosen dusky pink as a colour scheme so we followed that through to all the flowers.

Entrance hall table flowers at Old Alresford House

Image Kate Truepenny

Mantlepiece design at Old Alresford House, the piano room

Mantlepiece design using old english garden roses and a huge selection of mixed flowers and foliages sourced from the gardens.

Image - Kate truepenny

And by night,

Image - Owen Benson

Hampshire Regency Dancers - the ball in progress.

Image - Owen Benson

Regency style fireplace design at Old Alresford House in shades of pink, blue, purple and green. A large mix of flowers and foliages were used to get the look and this design was full of impact. 

Old Alresford House, flowers for the fireplace in the regency style.

Image - Kate Truepenny

Image Kate Truepenny

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Hampshire Regency Dancers for asking me to design and create the flowers for your ball and wishing you a very happy anniversary. 

A night of music and dancing from the Jane Austin era, all in full period costume. It must have been an amazing night.

For more information on the group see www.hampshireregencydancers.org.uk/

Jo's Wedding Flowers, Montague Arms, Beaulieu

Most brides find choosing their wedding flowers difficult ( so if that is you, no need to worry - you are not alone -  and of course, we are here to help you ) Jo knew exactly what she wanted though, a big ball of pink roses, lovely and generous, mixed sizes, mixed shades but nice and bright using some strong pinks. Here they are -

Bouquet of mixed pink roses using Keano, Sweet Dolomoti and Dolce Vita roses with Mimi Eden spray roses. Nice and generous but not to big and gorgeously bright.

Wedding Bouquet of mixed bright pink roses - Keano, Dolce Vita, Sweet Dolomiti and Mimi Eden.

Bouquet of mixed bright pink roses for a bridesmaid in midnight/navy blue. It is a smaller version of the bridal bouquet and uses a different rose in the centre so it co-ordinates perfectly but is not identical.  

Buttonhole of Dolce Vita rose for the men. Mostly ivory with hot pink on the tips of the petals, this is a stunning rose. 

Corsage of pink lisianthus for the mums, nice and lightweight and very pretty.

Table centres of pink roses in a low pedestal bowl, the design is perfect for the Montague Arms in Beaulieu. Here they have been set out on the ceremony table first. I love the bright pinks with all that deep coloured wood.

Wedding flowers at the Montague Arms in Beaulieu. All ready for the ceremony. The mantle behind has been decorated with mixed vase designs and tea lights. Unfortunately, my photographic skills and equipment were not quite up to this shot but it looked so lovely, I had to show the idea. The mixed vase idea is increasing popular for top tables too. 

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Jo for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers, I loved working on this bright and beautiful scheme for you . Very many congratulations on your marriage.

Kath's Vintage Wedding Flowers, Bartley Lodge Hotel

A gorgeous vintage tea party themed wedding with flowers in a romantic mix of soft pinks. The venue is the beautiful Bartley Lodgee Hotel in the New Forest.

Bouquet  of Sweet Avalanche roses, pink astilbe, stocks,freesias and lisianthus for our bride. The look is gloriously soft and romantic and just perfect for her vintage lace dress. I loved it !

Flower girl posies of rose, astilbe, freesia and lisianthus in soft pinks to match.

Buttonhole of lisianthus, eucalyptus and astilbe.

Ivory painted flower pots with vintage/shabby chic flowers in mixed soft pinks line the ceremony table. The arches behind were decorated with standard bay trees decorated with fairy lights and soft tulle bow and trails. 

Mini painted flower pot with pink spray roses and astilbe. Either side are tea lights in painted pots surrounded by a touch of moss. Just gorgeous and always a hit, these mini pots can double as favours.

Mixed vase designs for the table centres. The vases are Kath's own and they sit on a paper lace doily, perfect for the relaxed vintage tea party theme of the reception.

Wedding flowers at the Bartley Lodge Hotel, mixed vase arrangements in the vintage/shabby chic style. Here we have roses, stocks, lisianthus and freesias.

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Kath for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you. I absolutely loved working on this scheme for you and I am so glad you loved the end result so much. Very many congratulations on your marriage.