Jonquil's Pink and Purple Wedding Flowers

For her November wedding, Jonquil wanted bouquets in a mix of pinks and purples, something fairly bright, natural but classic and here is what we came up with;

Purple and pink wedding bouquet of roses, freesias, lisianthus and anemones with rosemary. A gorgeous scented mix of flowers and colours, I loved it, Jonquil loved it. 

The anemones are perfect for a winter wedding and can also be sourced into the spring. All other flowers are available all year round

Jonquil's wedding bouquet, a mix of pink Heaven and Sweet Avalanche roses, purple lisianthus, freesias and anemones. 

Groom's buttonhole of pink rose, purple lisianthus and rosemary

Wedding themed wrist corsage of pink rose and rosemary on hand made silver wire bangle  for a mum.

Flower Girl's design of pink rose, purple lisianthus and freesia with rosemary, gorgeous.

For the bridesmaids, I created this simpler version of mixed pink roses with purple anemones and rosemary, still just as stunning.

Bridesmaids bouquets all boxed and ready to go

Pink rose ( Heaven) and rosemary buttonhole for the remaining men.

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Jonquil for asking me to design and create your wedding flowers for you, I really loved working on these designs for you. And very many congratulations on your marriage.

Lily's Christening Flowers - RAF Yacht Club, Hamble

 Weddings account for the vast majority of my work but every now and again, I get the chance to work on some other events and I was really pleased to be asked to create the flowers for the Christening of Lily Rose. Now Lily Rose is one of the cutest little things ever and her mum was keen to have some very girlie flowers to suit. We choose a vintage scheme of Sweet Avalanche roses, astilbe, lisianthus and spray rose with a little mixed foliage and some painted flower pots as a container. And here they are; 

Vintage table flowers in pinks and whites of Sweet Avalanche roses and Astilbe ( both flowers used in Rachel's wedding bouquet) spray rose and lisianthus. 

Vintage styled pink and white table flowers for Lily's christening party at the RAF Yacht Club, Hamble

Tied design of rose, astilbe and lisianthus for the cake, actually the top tier of mum's wedding cake as is the tradition.

That just leaves me to say thank you Rachel for asking me to design and create the flowers for Lily's special day, it was an absolute pleasure.

Kirsty's Guy Fawkes Night Wedding Flowers- Rhinefield House

For her winter wedding at Rhinefield House Kirsty had chosen a white and purple colour scheme and she was keen to give her flowers a Guy Fawkes twist whilst keeping the overall look elegant. To good an opportunity to miss I thought and so here is what we came up with  -

Winter wedding bouquet in white and purple using roses, white and purple calla lilies with huge spider chrysanthemums. I really love these Chrysanthemums for a winter wedding particularly and we both thought they were perfect for the Guy Fawkes theme, just like exploding fireworks.

Kirsty's white and purple wedding bouquet finished with a diamante flower brooch that matched the detail on her gorgeous wedding dress. 

Guy Fawkes night inspired bridesmaids' bouquets of white carnation complete with a silver diamante firework. Actually, originally a hair slide I found on my travels. As soon as I saw them I thought of Kirsty's wedding, a pair of pliers and some floristry wire soon had them adapted  for use in the bouquets.

The ceremony table was decorated with these vases of white spider chysanthemums finished with purple ribbon and a diamante buckle. They were also a perfect compliment to Kirsty's elegant wedding cake so after the wedding I moved them to the cake table where they looked rather splendid.

For the tables, Kirsty chose these silver candelabra with mirror plate and silver pots of white spider chrysanthemums and carnations to keep the theme going. A scattering of purple table crystals completed the look and all the tables were named after fireworks. How splendid are those toffee apples !

Guy Fawkes night wedding flowers at Rhinefield House

That just leaves me to say Thank you so much Kirsty for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you, I really loved working on this theme for you. And very many congratulations on your marriage.

Debbie's Vintage Autumn Wedding Flowers - Rhinefield House

For her late October wedding, Debbie chose a strong autumn, vintage look using the popular Amnesia and Vendela roses with gold sprayed berries and skeleton leaves. We also used lots of candlelight to create a magical atmosphere - perfect for her Harry Potter themed wedding. And so here they are - Debbie's wedding flowers.

Buttonhole of Amnesia rose, ivory spray rose and ivy leaf for the groom. The other men wore co-ordinating buttonholes using the Vendela rose.

Debbie's vintage look bouquet of Amnesia and Vendela roses, gold sprayed berries to match the detailing on her dress and a surround of ivory skeleton and  ivy leaves.

Bridesmaid's bouquet of Vendela roses, bouvardia and a surround of galax leaves.

Ceremony table at Rhinefield house decorated with a trailing design of Amnesia, Vendela and Bombastic roses, gold berries and skeleton leaves with candles in hurricane vases.

Vintage autumn wedding ceremony flowers with candles.

Wedding ceremony flowers at Rhinefield House.

Trailing pedestal design of Amnesia, Vendela and Bombastic spray roses with berries and skeleton leaves. One design for either side of the base of the aisle.

For the tables, I created a wreath of mixed roses, skeleton leaves and berries around a hurricane vase containing a church candle. A design that's just perfect for cosy Autumn weddings. 

Low tablecentre with Hurricane vase and candle at Rhinefield House

For the top table, I created this generous trailing design with candles in hurricane vases in between. Some of the sections were used to dress the ceremony table for the wedding so Debbie could make maximum use of these gorgeous flowers. The pedestal designs used at the base of the aisle were then moved to either side of the top table for the wedding breakfast.

Rhinefield House all laid out ready for Debbie's wedding reception.

The bride and groom admire the cake. 

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Debbie for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you, I really loved working on your gorgeous autumn, vintage theme. And very many congratulations on your marriage.

Charlotte's Autumn Wedding Flowers - East Horton Golf Club

For her October wedding, Charlotte choose a lovely mix of pale roses, freesias and foliages to give a beautifully soft, classic but natural look to her flowers. The designs also had hints of vintage and hints of autumn and very beautiful they were too.  And so here they are - Charlotte's wedding flowers.

Buttonholes of rose, eucalyptus and ivory hypericum berry for the men.

Charlotte's autumn bouquet of roses, freesias and berries with trails of ivy. To create it I used Avalanche and Vendela roses with freesias and hypericum berry mixed with variegated pittosporum, asparagus fern and eucalyptus.

Posy of rose, berry, mixed foliages and a butterfly, 1 each for the 2 little flower girls.

Wrist corsage of rose with eucalyptus leaf, asparagus fern and diamante for Charlotte's mum.

Candelabra flowers in whites,creams and silvers using roses, freesias and berries with mixed foliages and trails of ivy at the East Horton Golf Club. I used the ivory hypericum berry and berried eucalyptus to give the lovely, natural, autumn vintage feel to the designs. 

Photo - Kate Truepenny

Early autumn candelabra flowers in loose vintage style at the East Horton Golf Club

Photo - Kate Truepenny

Candelabra flowers at the East Horton Golf Club. The hand painted sign at the back gives the table name ( all golfing terms)  and is suspended by a pearl string which I hooked over the candelabra arm. A really gorgeous little touch.  

Vintage styled and golf themed table sign on pearl string. 

Finishing touches. This gorgeous photo by Kate Truepenny

  

Charlotte's wedding cake flowers, a loose, natural design of roses, freesias and berries.

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Charlotte for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you, I really loved putting this look together for you - and very many congratulations on your marriage.

Come and Say Hello - Wedding Fayres

Really should have mentioned this before - sorry - but if you would like to come and say hello,  I will be at the following weddings fayres with a lovely selection of designs to show you.

Sunday 16th October 2011 City Cruise Terminus, Dock Gate 10 So'ton  11.00 am - 4.00pm

Entry £2. Free parking. Free goody bag. Professional cat walk show

Free copy of Your Hampshire & Dorset Wedding Magazine for 1st 200 brides

Sunday 30th October New Place, Shirrell Heath  11.30am - 4.00pm
Entry £1.50. Free Parking. Free goody bag including a copy of Your Hampshire & Dorset Wedding Magazine worth £2.95

Hope to see you there

Alison's Autumn Wedding Flowers, Rownhams House

Alison had set her wedding for the 1st October and  was looking for a strong autumnal look to her flowers to reflect the changing season. Inspired by her love of the stunning autumnal leaves and colours we devised a beautifully seasonal floral scheme using red oak leaves, berries, roses and freesias in gorgeous autumnal colours. Naturally, the english weather had other ideas, it was 80 degrees in the shade !

Groom's autumnal buttonhole of rose, berry and red oak leaf.

Autumnal bouquet of cream roses, berries and looped grass with a surround  of red oak and purple cotinus leaves for the bridesmaids.

Shower bouquet in autumn shades using mango calla lilies, mixed roses, berries, orange freesias, red oak and cotinus leaves. Boxed and ready to go.

Photo - Sally Johnson

Autumnal bridal bouquet.

Photo - Sally Johnson

Arm - Florist's own !

Buttonhole of Vendela rose and red oak leaf for the remaining men.

Wrist corsage of rose, oak leaf and skeleton leaf on hand made gold wire mesh bangle. 

Corsages of rose, berry, skeleton leaf and red oak leaves for the remaining ladies

Autumn themed table centre of roses, freesias and berries with mixed autumn leaves around a candle in a hurricane vase. Perfect for creating a warm cosy atmosphere on those cooler nights !

Photo - Sally Johnson

Autumn wedding table centre idea.

Photo - Sally Johnson

Autumn themed wedding table centre at Rownhams House, Southampton.

Photo - Sally Johnson

Autumn leaves used as place cards.

Continuing the autumn theme, I scattered red oak leaves around the guest book as an extra little touch.

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Alison for asking me to design and create your wedding flowers for you, I really loved working on this strong autumnal theme with all those gorgeous rich colours. And very many congratulations on your marriage.

Thank you too to Sally Johnson for these gorgeous photos.