Vintage Tea Hire Basingstoke and Bird Cages

With all things vintage still being so very popular, I thought you might like be interested in hearing about a new company I happened across that specialises in hiring out all manor of beautiful vintage style things for weddings, parties and events. The Vintage Hire Tea Co is based in Basingstoke but can offer a nationwide service. It is run by Reeta and below are a few of the lovely things Reeta has available to hire.

Vintage style bird cage decorated with fresh flowers and ivy trails, absolutely gorgeous for weddings. This is how I met Reeta, she asked me if I would decorate some bird cages for a wedding fayre she was doing. So here we have Reetas beautiful bird cages and my flowers. A gorgeous new vintage style rose called Wham and masses of Purple rain freesias- a stunning double variety. Not purple but very beautiful all the same. 

The second bird cage was rectangular and it's decorated with a candle inside surrounded by roses, lisianthus and foliage. Here it is on Reeta's stand with some more of her lovely things, jugs, tea cups, saucers, tea pots, glasses, pearl strands and cake stands - all available to hire.

Reeta's stand, love the bunting - also available to hire. See her web site below for more info. 

http://www.vintageteahirecompany.co.uk/

Vintage tea cup, saucers, pots and plates with pearl strands by the Vintage Tea Hire Company.

Vintage cake stands, Reeta makes these herself.

Just click the link below for more info.

http://www.vintageteahirecompany.co.uk/

That's all for now, thank you very much Reeta for sharing your lovely photos.

Anne's Classic White and Green Wedding Flowers

Classic green and white was the colour scheme for Anne's March wedding at the lovely Rivervale Barn in Yateley with a beautiful mix of orchids and roses as the basis for the flowers. 

Teardrop bouquet of white orchids with diamante sprays and deep green foliages. I have used both the moth and the singapore orchid here wiring the flowers in to make a beautifully elegant bouquet for Anne

Classic green and white shower bouquet of white orchids and deep green foliage - a close up

Contemporary buttonhole of white orchid with leaf and grasses for the groom.

Modern bouquet of ivory roses with white singapore orchids and looped grass for the bridesmaid.

Flower girl posy of large ivory rose, orchid, diamante and deep green foliage. Finished with an ivory ribbon bow and trails, perfect for little girls.

Modern buttonhole of rose, loop of grass and double leaf for the remaining men.

Ceremony flowers of white orchids, roses and deep green foliages with central church candles. The design contained loops and trails of grass threaded with pearl and crystal too. So lovely, it was later moved to the top table for the wedding breakfast.

Table centre of rose and orchid in a wreath with deep green foliages around a central church candle, these table centres also had loops of grass threaded with pearl and crystal and table diamonds were scattered around the outside to finish.


That just leaves me to say thank you so much Anne for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you, I loved creating this stunning scheme for you. And very many congratulations on your marriage. 

New Place Wedding Fayre

A big thank you to all those who came to see me yesterday at New Place's Wedding Fayre. For those that couldn't make it or for anyone who would like a quick reminder of the ideas I had on display - here they are. I have plenty more though - ideas that is - so if you would like some help in designing the perfect flowers for your wedding day, please do get in touch. I'd love to see you

Bouquet of coral roses. Coral is one of this years hot new colours and the rose in the middle - Miss Piggy - is one to watch. A blend of the colour works beautifully and is much better than trying to exactly match the colour of dresses - if you succeed all those beautiful roses tend to get lost. For those that like contrast the colour would look amazing with midnight,chocolate, black as well as anything in the ivory-cream- stone -apricot range.

Table centre of mixed coral roses in cube vase finished in ivory ribbon for a touch of vintage glamour. The ribbon can of course be changed to any colour you choose.

Candelabra with gypsophila. Gypsophila is very popular at the moment so here is a different way of using it - gorgeous for winter weddings too ( think snow !)

Gypsophila Candelabra

Bouquet of gypsophila, very soft, very pretty and weighs nothing !

Table centres in purple-lilac and green and a natural woodland style using lilac roses, purple clematis and pale green lisianthus. This more natural style is another trend for 2012. Here I have a tall trumpet vase design with a stem of clematis inside the vase for a slightly different touch and a low table centre of a winter wreath around a church  candle. 

Co-ordinating bouquet of lilac rose, purple clematis, pale green lisianthus and lilac veronica. Again the look is very natural. 

Table centre of mini narcissus ( daffodils )

 Very simple, very pretty and full of perfume. I used a taller central vase and surrounded it with matching mini designs and tea lights. Just gorgeous for a spring wedding but the idea is very easily adapted for other flowers and seasons. 

Bouquet of mini narcissus.

That's all for now. I do hope you enjoyed the post. If you would like to get in touch re planning your own wedding flowers, please do call me on 01489 582539 or email me at lynne@fioribylynne.co.uk. and we can arrange to have a chat. I'd love to hear from you.

www.fioribylynne.co.uk has more information on my wedding flower services for anyone that would like to know a little more first.

Nicola's Blue and White Spring Flowers

Thought you might like a sneak preview of Nicola's wedding flowers, a vey pretty spring scheme in blue and white using the sweetly scented blue muscari. So lovely, I had to share them. Venue flowers follow.

Spring bouquet in blue and white using roses, lisianthus and blue muscari with an edging of eucalyptus.

Blue and white wrist corsages for the bridesmaids on a hand made silver wire mesh bangle. I used white lisianthus with blue muscari and a touch of eucalyptus  to create them. They also wore a very pretty ( and lightweight) group of lisianthus in their hair. The flowers are mounted on a wire and simply gripped into the hair. Gorgeous.

Blue and white spring wrist corsage on hand made silver bangle

Buttonhole of rose and eucalyptus for the men.

Niocla's bouquet, white roses and lisianthus with blue muscari and a touch of eucalyptus.

Church pedestal in blue and white using using large roses, white lisianthus and blue agapanthus with mixed eucalyptus. 

Wedding flowers at New Place in blue and white, a gorgeous spring wreath of roses, lisianthus and muscari with eucalyptus and a central church candle. All tables were named after an Australian beach as that is where the bride and groom now live.

Place setting in blue and white flowers using roses and muscari.  

For the top table we used a vase for Nicola's bouquet and surrounded it with fresh petals and tea lights. Each place setting was decorated with these pretty tied designs.

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Nicola for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you. I hope you had a fabulous day and very many congratulations on your marriage.

Ta's Burgundy and White Wedding Flowers- Elmers Court Hotel

For her wedding at Elmers Court, Ta had chosen a bold colour scheme of burgundy and white and a very soft, pretty look using roses, freesias and lisianthus.

Bouquet of Black Baccara roses with white freesias, lisianthus and trails of jasmine for our bride. The freesias and jasmine smelt gorgeous 

Deep burgundy sprays roses mounted onto a wire for pinning into our bride's hair.

Buttonhole of deep burgundy rose and jasmine for the groom. The rose is Black Baccara, very dark, very velvety and very beautiful. 

For the flower girl, I made this tiny wrist corsage using a hand made (by me), made to measure, silver wire mesh bangle decorated with tiny spray rose flowers and buds with ivy leaves. Perfect for tiny wrists.

For the slightly older flower girl, a silver wire petal basket which also included spray roses and lisianthus.

Posy of Black Baccara roses, deep burgundy spray roses, white freesias and lisianthus. The contrast is bold and dramatic and the flowers very soft and beautiful.

The ceremony table at Elmers Court decorated with vases of burgundy roses with freesias and lisianthus. The vase is lined with aspidistra leaf and finished with a burgundy ribbon for a modern touch. These flowers were used later for the table centres.

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Ta for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you. I hope you had a fantastic day and very many congratulations on your marriage. 

Rachels's Vintage Wedding Flowers, Rhinefield House

Another February wedding showing just how many really beautiful flowers there are at this time of year. Rachel loved the vintage look but wanted a more unusual twist to the colours. The Dolomiti rose was chosen for it's gorgeous vintage look and the lovely warm colour - just the thing to lighten and brighten a February day. I combined it with lisianthus, paperwhites, freesias and the deep centered anemone - chosen to highlight the deep pewter detailing on the bridesmaids' dresses. A mix of foliages finish the look. 

Vintage bouquet of roses, anemones, paperwhites, freesias and lisianthus with a touch of foliage. Perfect for winter or early spring weddings and gorgeously scented too thanks to the freesias and the paperwhites. I was very sorry to part with it !

Vintage bouquet in cream, white, pewter and silver with a touch of diamante.

Vintage spring/winter buttonhole of rose, anemone, paperwhite & lisianthus. All labelled and ready to go.

 Spring / winter buttonholes of rose, paperwhite and vintage foliages for the men

Classic rose and freesia corsage for the mums.

Spring / winter bouquets in creams, whites and greys for the bridesmaids. Designed to co-ordinate with the bride's bouquet they included the gorgeous Dolomiti rose, anemones and paperwhites with mixed foliages and a touch of sparkle. 

Rhinefield House, wedding themed trailing flowers and candles in storm lanterns decorate the ceremony table. The registrar is completing his paperwork and we are nearly ready to go.

This gorgeous design was later used on the top table for the wedding breakfast. Guest tables were decorated with a wedding themed wreath of flowers around a storm lantern with a candle in the middle. All that candlelight is just beautiful on a grey February day.  I would have loved to have been able to take a photo to show you. I was all ready ! Unfortunately, the camera ran out of battery just at that moment - despite indicating it was half charged. That's just not fair but now I know. I haven't had it long and we are still getting to know each other. 

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Rachel and Simon for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you, I really loved putting these gorgeous flowers together for you. And very many congratulations on your marriage. 

Emma's Yellow and Blue Wedding Flowers

February is often thought of as a difficult time for flowers and I am often asked about availability for this time of year. In fact it is a fabulous time for wedding flowers and brides who choose this month really do have a wonderful range of flowers to choose from. Here, our bride's favourite flower was the sunflower and she was looking for some really bright wedding flowers in shades of yellow and blue to cheer up a mid February day.

 And so here they are, Emma's gloriously bright and cheerful wedding flowers - featuring the mini sunflower - in February.

Bouquet of sunflowers, blue agapanthus, mini narcissus, craspedia and solidago for Emma. I used the mini sunflower here. They are gorgeous but just one thing to be aware of if you are considering them for your wedding - they are surprisingly heavy little things.

Yellow and blue bouquet in the natural country style that is big news for 2012.

Buttonholes of craspedia, solidago and grasses for the men. Craspedia are funky little things that are now getting very popular for weddings, I think we will be seeing a lot more of them in 2012 and beyond

Ladies buttonhole of double lisianthus, myrtle and pearls

Bouquets of sunflowers, craspedia and grasses for the bridesmaids

Mini version of single sunflower, craspedia and grasses for the flower girl.

Sunflower bouquets all boxed and ready to go.

Throw bouquet of mini sunflowers, blue agapanthus, mini narcissus, craspedia and solidago. I was asked to make a bouquet for throwing so Emma could keep her original wedding bouquet. This one is a smaller, simpler version of the bridal bouquet. There was only one problem with it, apparently this too was to pretty to throw !

That just leaves to say thank you so much Emma for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you. I really loved working with these wonderfully cheerful flowers.

And very many congratulations on your marriage.