Claire & Charlie's big day at Beechwood Park

What a glorious day it was for Claire and Charlie, a beautiful Church wedding, married by Charlie's father (the Vicar) and followed by a reception at gorgeous Beechwood Park.

Claire wanted to replicate her grandmother's bouquet, which was an overarm style using large Arum Lilies. To bring this up to date and make it easier for Claire to carry, we opted for smaller Calla Lilies and I designed it so the Lilies were still an elongated style but made so that it could be carried as an upright, posy bouquet. We added lots of soft wispy foliages to give a vintage feel, using Panicum, Thlaspi Green Bell and Asparagus Fern.
The buttonhole for Charlie was also a Calla Lily, the other gents wore a Rose.
The bridesmaids carried posies of Roses with foliages and Astilbe.

We decorated the Church with an archway of cream and soft pink flowers, this was placed above the wooden arch frame where Claire and Charlie stood to be married.

At Beechwood, the table centres boasted tall antique ivory candelabras, with dripping crystals and tall taper candles. At the base, a ring of flowers comprising of Roses, Dahlias, Astilbe and foliages, with Calla Lilies swirled across the ring.
Vintage pots, jars and crockery decorated the long top table, sat on a runner of glass mirror plates, for reflection and a touch of opulence.

The day went perfectly, with thanks to Anna of Bride & Glory Wedding Planning & Coordination

With huge thanks to Kate Hopewell-Smith for the stunning images.

Enjoy...

A Summer wedding at beautiful Stowe

I work closely with a dear friend in the wedding industry, to create beautiful wedding shoots. This particular shoot was a photography training day, my friend Kate is the trainer and a superb photographer. She asked me to supply flowers for the shoot and that they theme was a little boho chic, quite natural and informal. I decided to make a simple headdress using Ivy on it's natural vine with tiny Hydrangea heads secured to the leaves, with clusters of Gypsophelia for a light airy feel. The bouquet was made up of Hydrangea, Dahlia, Astilbe, Lysimachia, Poppy seed heads, Brunia and all kinds of lovely things. The buttonhole was a Dahlia on natural stem, with foliages to finish and tied with natural twine. 

Here are a few images from this beautiful shoot, the bride and groom are a genuine couple and married earlier this year. 

Lucky for them, this was the result of the training day...

 

With thanks to Kate Hopewell-Smith for the stunning images and thanks to Ann of Ann's Bridal Room for the use of the beautiful wedding dress. Make-up by Cat from Make-up For Brides

Flowers by Gingerlily...of course! 

Carmen & Adam's Perfectly Vintage Wedding at Plum Park

I'm thrilled to be able to show images from this beautiful wedding at Plum Park Hotel in Potterspury, near Towcester.
Carmen and Adam opted for a perfectly vintage theme, lace, pearls, bunting, blush pinks and creams and soft foliages.

Carmen carried a teardrop bouquet, with trails of Ivy and Thlespi, focussing on blousy blooms of Sweet Avalanche and Vendella Roses, champagne Eustoma and garden style flowers such as Ammi.
The bridesmaids wore pale/mint green full length dresses and carried posies of blush pink and cream Roses.

The tables were decorated with vintage style pots, filled with Roses, Hydrangea, Eustoma and foliages.
Carmen and Adam's Top Table displayed vintage jars, vases, tea pots and cups, with small clusters of flowers, to compliment the overall theme of the day.

The photography has a distinctly vintage finish too - beautifully taken by the talented Victoria Kate of Tawny Photography.

Nichola & Rich, Notley Abbey Romance

A gorgeous day for Nichola and Richard, back in April.
The colour of the day was purple but to keep things light and airy, the main flowers were ivory, with hints of purple to tie in the theme.
The heart on the main door was one of the things Nichola had her heart set on (excuse the pun) and rightly so, as it really did get noticed as the guests arrived.
The table centres complimented the beautiful barn at Notley and gave interest across the room.

Thank you to Mike Garrard photography for the beautiful images!

Nichola's bouquet was made up of Anemones, Ranunculus, Tulips, Gelder Rose and purple Eustoma.
The bridesmaids carried posies of white Tulips for a perfect contrast against the bright dresses.

Enjoy.

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