Winter wedding bridal bouquets

Looking back over this year I have not managed to keep blogging and therefore you have missed out on seeing many many magical weddings. It is time to put this right! 

It will also, hopefully, give you inspiration for you own flowers whether you are getting married in 2017, 2018 or 2019.

So to start;

This was Catriona's wedding from way back in January. Perfect flowers for a winter wedding.

The bridal bouquet was a hand tie posy of a mix of white and ivory freesia, ranunculus, bouvardia, spray roses and gyp with pitto foliage.

The stems were wrapped in gold satin ribbon and pinned with ivory pearl headed pins.

The bridesmaid wore navy blue dresses and each were given a posy of gyp to carry.

Stems matching the bridal bouquet.

The mum's each wore a corsage of a  mix of flowers from the bridal bouquet. If this works with their outfits I feel this is the perfect way to adorn their style.

The groomsmen each wore a small gyp buttonhole with a tie of gold ribbon to match the bridesmaids. Again a neat way to style everyone and bring the various outfits together.

Tomorrow we will look at the wedding ceremony set up and wedding breakfast tables at Washingborough Hall.

If you see any designs that you love or would like to discuss how I may help you choose your flowers please get in touch to book a free no obligation consultation

Sandra x

White rose wedding

Kelly got in touch after a recommendation from Elaine at Elsham Hall. When we met Kelly had a clear idea on flowers she wanted to have, small white roses but was open to suggestions about design. We agreed to the smaller Akito roses, some fountain grass to add in some movement and surrounding the hand-tie with a collar of pitto. Kelly also was keen to bring in colour on the stems and so we matched this to the bridesmaid dresses, navy blue.

Diamante sprigs between the roses and a brooch on the stems added a touch of glamour to the bridal bouquet.

The two bridesmaids each carried a smaller version of the brides bouquet without the diamante.

These stems were bound with ivory ribbon held in place by navy pins.

The flower girl carried a mini bouquet of 3 Akito roses with fountain grass and pitto.

The groom wore a double rose buttonhole with fountain grass and pitto while all the other members of the bridal party wore a single rose buttonhole.

Buttonholes ready to be given out.

The lovely Kelly with her two maids all excited at receiving their flowers.

Thrumpton Hall wedding open day

 Yesterday I was exhibiting at Thrumpton Hall wedding open day. This was my stand in the large marquee.

 I based my designs on spring and kept the colours fairly neutral. The first bouquet was a hand-tie of ivory roses with bouvardia and amaryllis with ginesta and pitto. The stems were bound fully with ivory satin ribbon with a lace overlay.

 The second bouquet was another hand-tie of white tulips, yellow sol d'or and ginesta with eucalyptus. The stems were bound with yellow ribbon. This is a gorgeous scented bouquet.

 One of the table centres was my new candelabras. This time I thought I would create a ring of flowers around the base. This had ivory roses, spray roses, freesia, stallion chrysants and ginesta. A mix of eucalyptus and pitto foliage.

 I also decided to create a flower crown of orchids, roses, mimosa and ginesta with eucalyptus and ivy. These are getting very popular in fashion shoots and with brides.

 Another table centre was one of my new black urns. This was designed to match in with the spring bouquet with tulips and sol d'or mixed foliage and birch twigs. This was sat on a large mirror with my star tea light holders.

My view yesterday, this was fairly late on when most people had gone from the marquee.

 A couple of views from around the hall. The lake at the front of the hall

 and the view of some of the gardens. It must look stunning on a beautiful summers day, rather than a cold, wet wintry one.

To see Thrumpton Halls own blog post on the event click here

Red and ivory roses

 Natalie and David first got in touch with me back in January. They already had a good idea on the colours and designs they wanted and with a little tweaking to suit the day we were soon sorted.
Natalie asked for a simple shower design, not too large or flowing, in a dark red rose. To lighten it up a little I used variegated foliage of ivy and pittospurnum with small sprigs of gyp. Each rose also had its own diamante.

 Natalie's bridesmaid carried a hand-tie posy of ivory roses and pittospurnum foliage with a few diamante in the flowers.

 David wore a matching rose and foliage to his bride with a sprig of gyp.

 The male guests wore a single ivory rose buttonhole.

The mums wore a simple corsage of three smaller ivory roses with a sprig of gyp and foliage.