I'm back! Where have I been for months??

Well I'll tell you...moving house, moving studio, renovations, decor design AND of course, flowers flowers flowers!
It's been a hectic start to the year since moving studio and home in January this year, but things are looking great! We have more space and more love and enthusiasm than ever for our industry.
With flower trends evolving and people becoming more aware of just how beautiful and precious flowers are, the industry is booming.
It isn't easy, but nothing is! Where there is passion, there is beauty and there are results.

So, enough waffling...I just wanted to hop on the blog and say hi!

Here's a few snippets of what else we've been up to so far in 2016...

Gingerlily News page - a few magazine features to check out!

An Oh so chic wedding outfit!

A few rather stunning weddings at Ashridge House - more blogs to follow! 

A gorgeous plum and ivory theme and some cakes to die for! 

Sam and Sandino's fabulous Italian wedding at The Walled Garden, Luton Hoo

Well, where do I begin...

I've been looking forward to sharing this wedding, it's such a classic, romantic and very beautiful wedding, with its pastel pinks, fluffy Peonies and champagne bridesmaid dresses!

Samantha and Sandino had been to a couple of other weddings where I had done the flowers, but without realising! They found me online and were thrilled to hear I'd actually done some of their friends weddings. We began chatting about all the elements of the day, where they would need flowers and set about making a plan.

Sam loves Peonies and having a May wedding, the timing couldn't have been better for Peony season. Champagne, blush and pink were the colours for the day and Sam was keen to stay away from foliage to keep a very crisp, clean look.

The bridesmaids carried posies of Peonies and touches of Gypsophila. Sam carried a large posy of mainly white Peonies with blush and mid pink Peonies and Roses.

The flower girl carried a delicate posy of Gypsophila

The Church was dressed with posies of Gypsophila with a centre blush Rose and ribbon to trail. Either side of the alter we placed large urns filled with Hydrangea, Roses and Peonies. 

The posies used on the ends of the Pews, we then transferred to the backs of chairs. The large urns were placed either side of the top table.

Crystal candelabras were hired from Wedding Day Hire and we dressed these with beautiful large headed blush Roses and luxurious balls of Hydrangea, Roses and Peonies.

The top table was decorated with a low spray of flowers to compliment the other displays.

  This stunning cake by Jamie Bakes Cakes was topped off with a simple yet very full posy of blush and pale pink Roses and Spray Roses.

Heather & Gareth at Ashridge House

Where do I start...A fabulous wedding at Ashridge House! Flowers everywhere and perfect styling made this a truly stunning wedding.

Heather was really keen to ensure the flowers looked natural but wanted them to be a feature throughout the day, with huge pedestal displays, flower garlands along the banisters and a full archway in the chapel. With a delicate palette of lilac, palest blue and ivory, the colours were subtle yet beautifully defined.

Heather and Gareth held their wedding ceremony on the beautiful stairs at Ashridge and then continued through to the breathtaking chapel for a blessing.

The cake was made by The Pretty Gorgeous Cake Company. I loved the detail and elegance of the design.

There are so many beautiful images I want to share with you, for that, I blame the incredibly talented photographer Kate Hopewell-Smith.