I am absolutely thrilled this morning to see the styled shoot I was involved in back in the summer has finally been revealed on the very popular Bide’s Up North wedding blog.
Lots of lovely inspiration for you for a glamorous yet bohemian style of wedding, and if you love foliage then this is definitely for you!!
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Vicky’s wedding was held at the family house with an outside ceremony and wedding breakfast in a marquee.
For the ceremony the seats were straw bales covered for the comfort of the guests and the aisle was decorated with jars of flowers hanging from shepherd crooks. The flowers kept the colour of vintage and dusky pink and ivory and were a mix of summer flowers.
This bird cage, bride’s own, was filled with the same mix of flowers as the aisle to decorate the ceremony table.
The marquee for the wedding breakfast was all white with the only colour being the flowers and logs scattered around the space.
The top table had 2 log slices with small jars of flowers and candles at either end and a few further small jars of flowers dotted along the length.
The guest tables kept the wooden theme going with a branch added to hang the table numbers on. The slices once again had 3 jars of flowers filled with a mix of summer flowers. These included roses, astilbe, celosia, eustoma, dille, rosemary and mint. Many of these being scented.
The marquee entrance and table settings
I also provided roses for the homemade cake.
The marquee and planning was provided by Keymarquee
Vicky came to me through a recommendation from another supplier with about 8 weeks to go to her wedding. Travelling with work outside the UK for much of this time made meeting up tricky but we managed a brief meeting before everything else was sorted through email.
The style and colours were already chosen, a vintage feel with a very pale pink and ivory theme. The wedding was at a family members home with an outside ceremony and marquee wedding breakfast. (These will be tomorrow’s blog post)
The bride carried a hand tied bouquet of Quicksand (blush pink) with Naomi (ivory) roses and pale pink Astilbe and sprigs of Rosemary. The stems were bound with ivory lace from the wedding dress.
The 5 bridesmaids each carried a smaller version of the brides’s bouquet.
The two flower girls both carried a smaller version of the bridesmaids.
All members of the bridal party including the groom each wore a single Quicksand rose with a sprig of Rosemary.
All these designs are very simple yet fit the vintage styling and colouring perfectly.
Elaine from Elsham Hall asked me to contact this bride after her wedding florist wouldn’t use the venues candelabras for the table centerpieces, knowing I would and was happy to, saving the bride from hiring items when there is no need.
The set up was to be all cream and ivory with the features being lace and pearls. The candelabras are covered in lights with pearls attached around the wire and the chairs were covered with lace hoods.
The top table was to be a long and low of a mix of foliage but all ivory roses and gyp with lengths of lace and pearls entwined through the design.
The 10 guest tables carried this theme through with an ivory rose and gyp display on the candelabras with lace loops in the design.
I have many candelabras, vases and bowls to hire but should you wish to use your venues pieces please get in touch to see how I can help you.
Chloe came to me from a recommendation from Elaine at Elsham Hall where her wedding ceremony was being held.
She knew exactly what she wanted in her bouquet, sunflowers, but wasn’t sure if this was possible due to their size. Sunflowers can be quite big and have large stems but with mixing them with gyp and only having a few in the bouquet (6) this minimizes the issues. The stems were wrapped with hessian to add to the natural style of the bouquet.
Chloe also asked me if a flower crown in gyp was possible but she wanted to be able to attach her veil to it. For this she wanted a 4″ gap to allow a quick bit of sowing on the wedding morning. I attached a few small wire hoops to allow the crown to be pinned into the hair and left the gap. I am assured it worked perfectly.
The three bridesmaids each carried a smaller sunflower and gyp bouquet with hessian around the stems.
The groomsmen each wore a small buttonhole of gyp tied with twine.
Elsham Hall is one of the venues where I am a preferred supplier. Over the years I have set up many wedding receptions with flower displays and each time it looks completely different.
With a venue like Elsham Hall and a team headed by Elaine this blank canvas barn can be transformed into your unique wedding style. Flowers, I feel, make a huge difference to the look and style at any venue and help bring together all those other details you have sourced from far and wide and are now spread out across the space. Scent is an added bonus with fresh flowers and will in future years transform you back to that once in a lifetime special day. Many blooms, especially seasonal ones, are packed with scent adding another dimension to your wedding. Colour also helps define your style, be it bright and bold or pastels and romance. But each style feels at home in this barn.
Here are a few of the reception set ups I have provided fresh flowers for, most using candelabras or vases provided by Elaine out of her immense collection.
If you have decided on this lovely venue for your wedding and would like to discuss fresh flowers, please get in touch via the form on the contact page or ask Elaine for my details.
Rachel’s sunflower theme continued into her reception venue of The County Assembly Rooms.
The top table was decorated with a long and low design of sunflowers, roses, santini, soli and mixed foliage.
The top table is positioned in front of the ‘lady’ and the mantelpiece looks lovely with matching asymmetric designs either side, these used the same flowers as the top table.
The cake was given a lovely sunny topper of a corsage spray which trailed over the first tier and two single sunflowers adorned the bottom tier.
I provided 4 bay trees dressed with a dark blue base and ribbon stem and these then had sunflowers decorating the ‘tree’ part. Thank you flowers were also given. These were hand ties in water, to keep fresh all day, and were in the wedding flowers and colours.
Rachel very kindly sent me the first image from her wedding and the next was sent via The County Assembly rooms so you can see the venue set up.
The tables each had a 50cm cocktail vase with a posy of sunflowers, santini and soli with foliage.
Rachel came to me through a package deal but wanted to change the flowers and colour to her choice of sunflowers. With the wedding being in the main sunflower time of year this was achievable.
The bride’s bouquet was a mix of yellow sunflowers, small sunflower like santini chrysants and soli with green hypericum berries and pistachio foliage to blend in. The stems were bound with twine to continue the rustic feel of the wedding.
The 3 bridesmaids carried a small version with sunflowers and santini with pistachio foliage. The stems again being wrapped in twine.
The flower girl wore a flower crown of santini chrysants, soli and berries to match in with the bride. She also carried a small basket of rose petals.
The page boy was the ring bearer and carried the rings on a sunflower head. These were attached to loops pinned into the head for security.
The groomsmen each wore a small sunflower as a buttonhole with the stems bound with twine and the ladies wore a corsage. A single sunflower head with berries soli and santini with foliage.
This is one of my wedding flower packages.
Rose bouquets for the bride and 2 bridesmaids, 6 buttonholes and 2 corsages.
Roses can be any (available) colour or split between 2 colours. Different foliage or gyp can be added and any colour ribbon used.
Other packages available, please use the form on the contact page for more details.
Kim’s mum has been a long standing customer and so when her daughter wanted wedding flowers they approached me to see if I could help. Kim chose this design out of my portfolio, it matched her colour theme and she loved the flower mix. Memory Lane roses, purple eustoma, lilac freesia and ivory roses and gyp all presented with a silver wire collar and the stems wrapped in purple satin ribbon.
The matron of honour carried a Carmen ivory rose bouquet with ruscus foliage.
The two flower girls each had an ‘Alice band’ of fresh ivory spray roses, gyp and hydrangea florets with ivy leaves.
The ladies each had a lapel corsage of an ivory rose, spray roses, gyp and stallion chrysants and foliage.
The men all wore an artificial buttonhole of a purple thistle, eustoma flower and gyp sprigs.
For the venue, The Pride Of Lincoln, I provided the top table display, sorry no photo, and this lovely archway for the cake table. This was decorated with organza and had a ruscus garland with lilac and ivory roses and bunches of gyp tied around the front arch.
