Nick's January Civil Partnership Flowers, New Place

People often think that flowers for a January wedding or Civil Partnership are going to be difficult but in fact nothing could be further from the truth. There's a huge range of gorgeous flowers to choose from, plenty of flowers are available all year round and in addition all those beautiful Spring flowers are readily available too. For his early January Civil Partnership, Nick choose a wintery look using spider chrysanthemums and roses in mixed whites and greens. Very seasonal and very beautiful.

Winter buttonhole of rose, pine, glittered twigs and ivy leaves in whites and greens, perfect for a winter wedding or Civil Partnership.

Bridesmaids' bouquets of spider chrysanthemums around a single rose.

Winter wedding/civil partnership flowers at New Place. The Bristol room fireplace is decorated with a long and low in whites and greens using spider chrysanthemums and roses with winter foliages and white glittered twigs for a natural seasonal look.

The Bristol room at New Place, fireplace flowers in situ all ready for Nick's Civil Partnership ceremony. This lovely design was later moved to the top table for the wedding breakfast.

Winter wedding flowers at New Place, the Bristol room fireplace decorated with a long and low design of white spider chrysanthemums and roses with pine and white glittered twigs. 

These designs are great for doubling up as top table flowers and are easily moved.

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Nick for choosing me to design and create your flowers for you, I hope you had a very fabulous day.

Laura's Christmas Wedding Flowers, Roses and Thistles

A gorgeous scheme for a Christmas wedding in - North Wales. Now North Wales, I have to say, is a little outside my area ! However, Laura was having difficulty finding a florist to provide fresh flowers for her wedding and as it was one of my designs she loved for her bouquet anyway she contacted me to see if I could help. A kind and willing dad in a hired van solved all transport issues and so here are some of Laura's "flowers to go"

Wedding bouquet of ivory roses, thistles, navy berries, eucalyptus and mistletoe. Perfect for a Christmas or winter wedding. All boxed, ready to go and labelled .

Winter bridal bouquet in ivory, navy blue and silver using roses, scottish thistles, midnight berries, eucalyptus and mistletoe. 

The 5 bridesmaids carried a smaller version with a touch more eucalyptus. All carefully packed and in water for the jouney

Men wore buttonholes of rose, thistle and a fine eucalyptus

Top table long and low flowers of roses, thistles, midnight berries, mistletoe, blue pine and eucalyptus with candles. I made a large central design with 3 candles and 2 smaller ones with 2 candles.

Table centres were tall 5 arm candelabra with a co-ordinating wreath of roses, thistles, berries, winter foliages and trails of ivy. The hotel provided the candelabra, Laura provided the measurements and I made the designs to fit - 15 of them. Detailed instructions on the best way to set them up were given. Happily I am told the fit was perfect and they looked completely fabulous. Fingers crossed for some photos. 

Also I made co-ordinating designs for the mantlepieces- in sections with candles in hurricane lanterns in between. Just gorgeous.

And all this is why dad needed the van. 

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Laura for asking me to design and create your wedding flowers for you. It was an absolute pleasure and I really loved putting these flowers together for you. Very many congratulations on your marriage and I hope you had a wonderful day.

Jane's Christmas Wedding Flowers, Calla Lilies and Pine

A wedding in the week between Christmas and New Year, Jane was looking for simple elegant designs with a winter feel using the ever popular Calla Lilies. We quickly settled on a stunning combination of Calla Lilies and green pine - and so here they are

Wedding bouquet of white Calla Lilies and pine, gorgeous for a winter / Christmas wedding.

Winter buttonhole of white calla lily and pine co-ordinates perfectly.

Very many congratulations Jane and Andy, I hope you had a wonderful day and it was an absolute pleasure working on these designs for you.

Sorry about the copyright info on the photos by the way, sadly I have been falling victim to having other florists passing off my floral designs and images as their own work on their web sites would you believe. For a creative industry, there's no excuse for this and it's very, very sad to find more than one florist guilty of this practice. 

Helen's Wedding Flowers, Roses and Thistles, Rhinefield House

My last wedding before Christmas and I thought you might like a sneaky peak before I post more in the New Year. Helen's lovely scheme was inspired by the fresh green and blue tartan waistcoats the men were wearing. Roses and thistles were the principal flowers but given a really soft look with a wintery feel.

Rose and thistle bouquet in blue and green with skimmia, paperwhites for scent, mixed eucalyptus and a touch of tree fern to soften the look again. Perfect for a winter's wedding.

Helen's rose and thistle winter wedding bouquet finished with tartan ribbon to match to men's waistcoats. 

Rose, thistle and rosemary make a gorgeous buttonhole for the men.

All for now, I will post more photos from this lovely wedding soon. 

Ivory roses,pale green skimmia and mini scented narcissus ( paperwhites) make a gorgeous wintery bouquet for the bridesmaids.

Rhinefield House wedding - flowers for the top table. A gorgeous long and low trailing design of roses,thistles, pale green skimmia and paperwhites with candles in lanterns in between each section. Perfect for the English-Scottish theme. 

Roses and thistles in a wreath around a candle make a gorgeous table centre for a winter wedding, here they are combined with pale green skimmia, lisianthus and scented paperwhites.

Low tablecentre for a winter wedding using roses and thistles around a candle. The pale green skimmia, the paperwhites and the mix of foliage help lighten, brighten and soften the design. 

Wedding flowers at Rhinefield House, english roses and scottish thistles for a winter wedding. Low tablecentre with trailing top table behind incorporating lots of candles.

Trailing top table design of roses, thistles and candles, gorgeous for this December wedding at Rhinefield.

The alcoves at the back of The Great Hall at Rhinefield were decorated with these pretty lanterns and candles. Two more were placed at the Hotel Entrance.

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Helen for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you. I absolutely loved working on this soft and pretty take on the rose and thistle scottish theme. I hope you had a fabulous day and that all those floods did not cause too many problems.

Jen's December Wedding Flowers, Rhinefield House

An early December wedding at Rhinefield House, a soft but seasonal look for the flowers and bridesmaids in plum . Here are Jen and Matt's wedding flowers.

Winter themed bouquet in vintage colours using Memory Lane, Amnesia and Metalina roses with green skimmia, mini pine cones, blue pine and paperwhites for our bride. Gorgeous for this December wedding with it's Christmassy theme.

Winter buttonhole of Metalina rose, mini pine cones and blue pine. Perfect for the

 Christmas look.

December bridesmaids' bouquets in antique shades using Amnesia and Metalina roses with green skimmia, paperwhites and pine. Really lovely with their deep plum dresses.

Wintery posy for the flower girls using a Memory Lane rose with skimmia, paperwhites and pine.

Modern table centre in antique/vintage shades with candles surrounded by roses, skimmia, pine, mistletoe and moss. Each table centre had 9 candles of differing heights, Rhinefield must have looked amazing with all those candles lit. 

A linear version makes a lovely, modern and wintery design for the top table which was dressed with 3 of these along the length.

Modern top table wedding flowers for a December wedding at Rhinefield. Either side of the top table are 2 "floral" trees. I also created a pair for the entrance to the Kings room.

My wintery floral tree - a close up. A gorgeous mix of roses, skimmia, pine and mistletoe. 

Alcove flowers in the Great Hall at Rhinefield. A candle in a storm lantern with a design of pine, roses and mistletoe at the base.

Another great idea for a December wedding with a christmas theme. A Christmas tree used as a table plan. Just add some pretty fairy lights ( bride's own) and some bauble shaped cards ( supplied by the bride) 

Christmas tree table plan complete with crackers at the base.

I love a winter wedding ! The day was perfect, dry and bright and I absolutely loved working on this very seasonal theme for Jen and Matt. A big thank you to them for choosing me to design and create their wedding flowers and very many congratulations on their marriage.

Lucy's Winter Wedding Flowers, Monkey Island

Lucy and Mark were looking for a strong wintery theme to their wedding flowers but avoiding the overly "Christmas" look. The bridesmaids were in midnight with cream fur shrugs and we needed to compliment those, oh and the bride loved gypsophila, was it possible to incorporate it into a winter wedding ? Here are the designs I came up with for them.

Lucy's very wintery bouquet in cream and midnight, rich cream roses and spray roses, anemones and Viburnum Tinus berries for the hint of midnight, mini pine cones, a fair amount of pine and a smattering of gypsophila because this variety, when combined with the other elements has the strong look of a smattering of snowflakes. Very wintery and very natural, we both loved it ! Perfect for this early December wedding but I have to say though, equally good for a Christmas wedding.

Groom's buttonhole of cream rose, pine and midnight viburnum tinus berries.

Page boy buttonhole, cream spray rose and pine.

Buttonholes of cream rose, pine and gypsophila. Gorgeous for a December wedding.

Bridesmaids bouquets for a winter wedding with midnight and cream colour scheme. Roses, anemones, gypsophila, viburnum tinus berries and pine for a very natural look.

Cream roses, white anemones, gypsophila, viburnum tinus berries and pine make a gorgeous bouquet for a December wedding.

Candelabra flowers for a winter wedding, cream roses, spray roses, anemones, gypsophila and mixed winter foliages including pine and ivy trails. Sat on a mirror plate with tea lights underneath and a scattering of rose petals it looked quite magical with the Christmas tree behind.

Wintery wreath of pine, roses, anemones and gypsophila around a candle within a storm lantern. This makes a gorgeous table centre for a winter wedding. Again it is sat on a mirror plate and we combined it with the candelabra designs for colour, flower and candlelight  at every level.

The lovely Monkey Island where the wedding reception was held, accessed by a footbridge over the river Thames this was a new venue for me. 

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Mark and Lucy for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you. It was an absolute pleasure working with you on this gorgeous wintery scheme at Monkey Island. Very many congratulations on your marriage.

Lacey's Plum and Silver Winter Wedding Flowers, Rhinefield House

A sneaky peak at my next post, Lacey's beautiful plum and silver, winter themed, wedding flowers. Late November wedding at Rhinefield House. 

Winter wedding bouquet in plum and silver using Memory Lane roses, plum and ivory calla lilies, pale green skimmia, paperwhites, silver skeleton leaves and a touch of blue pine. Very perfumed, very lovely, I was sorry to part with it !

Groom's buttonhole of plum and ivory calla lily with silver skeleton leaves.

Mixed vase designs for the ceremony and top table, a lovely alternative to the traditional long and low spray

Tall, wintery tablecentre of Memory Lane roses, plum anemones, paper whites and mixed vintage toned foliages. Curly twigs inside the vase add another wintery twist. Gorgeous for this November wedding. So lovely we had to make the most of them - so we first used a pair either side of the ceremony table to make a beautiful backdrop for the wedding.

Great Hall at Rhinefield set up for Lacey and Al's wedding. All these vase designs were later reused for the wedding breakfast. The tall design makes a gorgeous tablecentre that is full of impact whilst the low designs were later used as part of the top table decoration.

 Wreath of roses,anemones, paperwhites, silver skeleton leaves and vintage toned wintery foliages around a candle in a storm lantern. A perfect table centre for a winter wedding. Here, we mixed tall and low table centres to give flower and colour at 2 different levels.   

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Lacey and Al for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you. I absolutely loved working with you on this lovely seasonal scheme. And very many congratulations on your marriage.