Sheryl's Wedding Flowers, Lainston House

Sheryl's flowers, a very pretty Spring time scheme in deep dusky blue and champagne for an April wedding at Lainston House

 

Sheryl's bouquet, cream roses, blue thistle, navy centred anemones, white lilac and astilbe with a touch of eucalyptus. I love the way the white lilac and anemones give the more wintery looking thistles a fresh spring twist.

Bridesmaid's bouquet with more cream and ivory and a little less navy to compliment her deep dusky blue dress.

Men's buttonholes of Vendela rose, thistle, rosemary and eucalyptus.

Ladie's corsage of champagne rose with thistle, eucalyptus and pearl.

Floral tree with fairy lights for either side of the ceremony table at Lainston House. I've used champagne roses, ivory spray roses, navy centred anemones and blue eryngium with mixed foliages and ivy trails to create this very natural look. A trail of fairy lights running through it adds a finishing touch.

Natural mantle design at Lainston House using champagne roses, ivory spray roses, navy centred anemones , blue eryngium and mixed foliages with ivy trails. A trail of fairy lights runs through it.

Tall centrepiece at Lainston House with chunky multi wick candle and a natural,tumbling surround of mixed roses,spray roses anemones and blue thistle with mixed foliages.

Lainston House, Dawley Barn all ready for Sheryl's wedding breakfast.

Tall centrepiece and floral mantle design behind at Lainston House.

And finally the cake complete with wedding themed floral cake topper.

And that just leaves me to say thank you so much Sheryl for asking me to design and create your wedding flowers for you. I loved working on this pretty spring scheme. And a huge thank you too to Sally J Photography for the very fabulous venue flower photos. Where would I be without you !

Madeleine's Pretty Spring Blue and White Wedding Flowers, The Bell Inn

I loved working on this pretty Spring wedding for Madeleine, a gorgeous mix of blues and whites.

Madeleine's bouquet in pretty spring blues and whites using white hydrangeas, roses and calla lilies with blue forget-me-nots, delphiniums and muscariand a little white larkspur. Very pretty and perfect for a Spring wedding in the New Forest.

Groom's buttonhole of white calla lily with blue forget-me-not, muscari and a little eucalyptus.

Bridesmaid's bouquet in whites and blues using hydrangeas, roses, forget-me-not, muscari and delphiniums with larkspur.

Buttonholes for the men using a white rose with blue muscari and eucalyptus. Corsages for the mums using white rose and larkspur flowers with blue forget-me-nots. 

Shabby Chic centrepieces in Spring blues and whites using white roses, hydrangeas and larkspur with blue delphiniums, forget-me-not and muscari in low rustic wooden boxes. Little bottles of blue forget-me-not complete the look.Loving the way the colours work so well with the decor at the Bell Inn.

Blue and white spring flowers in shabby chic low wooden boxes, gorgeous for a Spring wedding in the New Forest

White hydrangeas, larkspur and roses with blue delphiniums, forget-me-not and muscari look beautiful in these low grey wooden boxes. Lovely as a centre piece or ceremony table design and gorgeous for a shabby chic or rustic themed wedding.

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Madeleine for asking me to design nd create your wedding flowers for you, it was an absolute pleasure  and I hope you both had the most amazing day

Vicki's Easter Wedding Flowers at Rhinefield House

Vicki's Easter wedding at Rhinefield, a mass of white tulips with a touch of green. Very simple, very elegant and combined with masses  of candlelight, simply gorgeous for a Spring wedding at this venue

Vicki's bouquet of massed white tulips and looped grass, very simple, very elegant and perfect for an Easter/ Spring wedding.

Bridesmaids' posies of massed white gypsophila and tulip and tiny flower girl's posy of massed white gyp. Lovely with their floaty pale sage green dresses.

Buttonholes of white tulips, looped grass, a touch of gypsophila and green leaf for the men.

Stunning tall centrepiece of massed white tulips with palm leaf in a trumpet vase with "crushed ice" effect. Mirror plate and massed tea lights complete the effect and the alcoves at the back of the Great Hall have the lanterns we used to line the aisle for the ceremony.

Ceremony flowers at Rhinefield. We used the tall centrepieces on a stone plinth behind the ceremony table and fishbowls with tulips on the ceremony table itself. Tall lanterns with church candles were used to line the aisle and the overall effect was quite stunning.

Tall Centrepieces of massed white tulips at Rhinefield. The fireplace in the Great Hall took the remainder of the lanterns used to line the aisle for the ceremony.

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Vicki for asking me to design and create your wedding flowers for you, it was an absolute pleasure to work on this beautiful scheme for you.

Linda's Elegant Autumn Wedding Flowers, Skylarks

A beautiful wedding from last autumn that I wanted to share, I simply wasn't able to keep up with the blog as much as I would have liked as it was such an exceptionally busy year. There were some stunning schemes and I will do my best to post a few of my favourites. Autumn and winter brides, this one is for you.

Linda's stunning shower bouquet, red roses, white cymbidium orchids with raspberry markings and burgundy skimmia, very beautiful, very elegant and perfect for an autumn/winter wedding.

Buttonholes of red spray roses and buds for the men, a lovely alternative to the classic single rose. 

Corsage of white cymbidium orchid with skimmia, lovely for the mums. 

Bridesmaids' posy of burgundy roses and skimmia with white cymbidium orchids.The skimmia gives the bouquet a lovely autumnal/ wintery twist.

The barn at Skylarks set up for Linda's wedding ceremony. Lanterns and burgundy petals line the aisle, 2 candelabra designs sit either side of the ceremony table where we have a long and low design of burgundy roses, white cymbidium orchids and skimmia.

Tall lanterns with church candles and scattered burgundy rose petals make a stunning aisle at Skylarks.

Autumnal long and low of burgundy roses and skimmia with white cymbidium orchids. 

Skylark's barn decorated for the wedding ceremony in burgundy, deep red and white flowers and lots of candlelight.

Low, elegant  table centre of burgundy roses, white cymbidium orchids and skimmia in a low pedestal bowl .

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Linda for asking me to design and create your wedding flowers, I really loved working on this gorgeous autumn/winter scheme - and so sorry I have taken so long to post the photos.

Fiori by Lynne's Winter Wedding in Devon

As, I am sorry to say, I have not posted since last November, I have some explaining to do!  I took a break to get married myself so this is a post with a difference, these are all the little details from my own wedding. I am often asked what a wedding supplier would choose for themselves so here is where you can find out.

First, I should say this was an unconventional wedding- we ran away taking just very close family and a photographer friend with us to Devon - where we got together many years ago.

All things start with the dress, mine was Hadasse by San Patrick  and I loved it. This is the lace detail that skimmed the hips

                                   

 After the husband and the dress, naturally it's the shoes !! Very, very close to a girl's heart. The feather stole behind kept me warm, being January I thought it might be wise. 

Yes, I did my own flowers and here they are. A collection of some my very favourite things. The rose is Patience by David Austin and it has the most gorgeous perfume as did the Lily of the Valley and the double freesia. Bouvardia, ranunculus. fresh green skimmia and jasmine trails all help create the delicate, detailed look I wanted to compliment the detail on the dress. 

A lace trimmed hankie - because I knew I was going to cry at some point. I kept this wrapped round my bouquet. Gorgeous drop earrings and the feather stole completed my look.

Small, delicate shower bouquet in whites, fresh greens and a touch of lemon, lovely for a new year wedding.

Me, the dress and the bouquet, all ready to go

The hair, courtesy of Bridal Hair by Helen near Taunton. A lovely, soft updo, slightly to one side, very flattering and I wanted to keep it forever !

The make up by me, I am looking pretty pleased with my efforts but they are all thanks to a make up lesson from the very lovely Annette Bradford of http://elegancebridalcoiffure.co.uk

This is an experience I would highly recommend, I learnt so much, had the chance to play and am now able to recreate this look whenever I want - and have the time !

Just touching up before we leave

My new wedding ring in the flowers. Made to fit my oval diamond engagement ring so they sit snugly together by Ring Jewellery in Brighton. Matt rose gold with a tiny band of diamonds. 

Mr and Mrs S

Leaving the hall

The table flowers, a long and low design with church candles, absolutely lovely for a dark, January afternoon/evening. 

And here we are, Mr and Mrs S, all nicely fed, watered and relaxed. 

We stayed at the utterly gorgeous http://www.themilkshed-devon.com which comes complete with 2 very lovely hosts, one of which is a Michelin trained chef. They did our wedding breakfast which was perfect and they could not have done more to make our stay and our day so very special.

Last, a very huge thank you to the very lovely Sally from Sally J photography who did our beautiful photos - and here she is outside the Milk Shed.

So that's it, now back to work and looking forward to creating many more lovely wedding flowers for the brides of 2016. I hope you all have the most amazing day

Lucy's Vintage Glamour Wedding Flowers, Rhinefield House

A beautiful and very elegant, more formal scheme in shades of pink, blush,champagne and gold.Perfect for Rhinefield House

Lucy's bouquet of pink and blush roses, spray roses and white agapanthus with gold skeleton leaves and a little eucalyptus berry for texture. The deeper rose is Anna, one of my favourites, a  lovely champagne colour with deeper pink tips to the petals which fade out towards the centre making for a very beautiful 2 tone rose. It's also beautifully scented.

Bridesmaid and flower girls' co-ordinating posies in blush,gold, champagne and pink with a little added eucalyptus.

Bridesmaids and flower girls posies in pink, ivory, blush and gold, all boxed and ready to go

Groom's buttonhole of pink-champagne rose, spray rose, rosemary and wax flower. Page boys buttonholes of spary rose, wax flower and rosemary.

Elegant, tall table centres at Rhinefield House. Cocktail vases of white hydrangeas, blush and pink roses, spray roses with gold skeleton leaves and a little eucalyptus. Gold flecked tea light holders on mirror plates at the base. These pale colours and the massed candlelight look amazing with all the dark wood panelling in the Great Hall.

A very elegant low top table design. Massed white hydrangea, pink roses and blush spray roses  surround scented candles in glass nestled in amongst the flowers. The  whole design sits on a run of mirror plates. The effect is stunning and it makes a more unusual/different idea for the top and ceremony tables

Massed candlelight in the alcoves at the Great Hall at Rhinefield House looks gorgeous. I have used a storm lantern and massed tea lights to create the effect.

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Lucy and Ian for asking me to design and create your wedding flowers for you, I hope you had an amazing day.