Apple blossom- Sara and Eamon

On the 27th of April, the first of my outdoor ceremonies took place in the new orchard garden at Bradbourne House. It was the Marriage of Sara and Eamon.
Taking inspiration from the orchard garden and the abundance of Apple blossom, Sara had decided she would like a very informal "just picked" look, with Spring flowers to feature in all soft shades of blush, cream and apple green.
Sara held a textured hand tied bouquet of sweet avalanche roses, white ranuculas and gelderose -(my favourite spring flower) I loved the pale blue vintage car that Sara and Eamon were leaving in later that day so took a few snaps with the pastel colour tones on show.
The bridesmaids wore darker blossom pink dresses and held a smaller hand tie with pink double lisianthus added for a pop of more colour.
As I wandered to the ceremony area, I loved how Sara would of got a sneaky peak of the white washed seating area and at Eamon with their awaiting guests through the trees and blossom. So pretty. A simple arrangement was placed on the ceremony table to complete the look.
The reception tables had simple yet very effective centrepieces of waisted vases filled with wild displays which featured scented stocks and wax flower.
Sara and Eamon were over joyed with their flowers and I was pleased that I added a little something to their perfect day. Congratulations Mr and Mrs O'Donnell. X

Dreaming of Blue.

Friday 2nd September, I had the pleasure of arranging the flowers for Sarah and Danny's Wedding at the Beautiful Bradbourne House.






The very sweet Bride Sarah and her Very Cheeky Groom Danny had choosen blue as the colour scheme, but not one shade- the whole palette from ice blue to navy blue. The couple wanted a glam- american rat pack style vibe with lots of tullie, bows, bountiful roses and centrepieces and a real bang of a wedding! along with the romance factor of course.









The Brideal flowers were understated but really classic and beautiful, masses of white roses and scented silver blue eucalyptus foliage.











The Bridesmaids wore dreeses in each shade of blue (made by the Grooms Mum! very clever Lady) they had oodles of white netting under the skirts for full effect and the back was finished with a large bow.








About 10 am it was already 25 degrees the sky was playing along today for the colour scheme...


Sharon the Wedding co ordinator at Bradbourne had set the ceremony scene at the back of the House. I then attached small cream buckets with blue hydrangeas onto the sides f the chairs to create a pretty aisle.






I had also created bespoke rose petal cones for the lucky guests on the end of each row to throw as the couple came back down the aisle.



Inside the dining room was set and dressed with show stopping centrepeices in martini vases. The powder blue hydrangeas complemented the decor perfectly. I had also used heavily scented white roses to fill the air with perfume.







The top table was dressed with matching mini martini's as I like to call them. SO CUTE




The pretty cake made by a very talented Wedding Guest

The girls nerviously waited for the wedding march around to the ceremony. They went traditonally the USA way- Bridesmaids first.

And so it began.....

And She said "I DO"

A sneaky kiss while nobody was looking...

Then off to celebrate and dance the night away.

The happy Couple Mr and Mrs Garaway....Happy ever after. X

Some of these photographers were provided by Tom Gold Wedding Photographer, London

http://www.tomgold.co.uk/

Alliums and Amethyst.

On Saturday 18th of June was the Weding of Caroline and Mark at the beautiful Bradbourne House. The colour scheme was a lovely soft mink/amethyst colour. Caroline wanted sleek and elegant flowers which would match up to the colour and reflect the look of her dress and venue.

Caroline wore a slim line ivory dress with crystal details and ruffled skirt. She held a stunning hand tied bouquet of calla lilies and roses softened with eucalyptus and bear grass. I had studded the grass with crystals to match everything up. The end result was gorgeous.

The Bridesmaids wore satin amethyst gowns and held hand tied bouquets of roses, and alliums- a favourite flower of Caroline's and only in season for a few weeks...they were just the perfect colour.

The ceremony took place in the splendid ballroom. Caroline was lead down the aisle by her son, who looked so proud!

Pefect colour match!

The cake was stunning, I loved the simple design but was so pretty.

I swagged the front porch with amethyst coloured chiffon to welcome the guests, and just inside the house I lined a simple display of alliums along the mantlepiece.

The breakfast was also in the ballroom and the tables were set after the ceremony. I had arranged simple, yet effective domes of flowers, including scented stocks, calla lilies, roses, alliums and hydrangeas.

The domes were sparkled up with crystal droplets hanging from the foliages, which glistened against the glass. This picture shows how well the colours all worked together, the linen and chair sashes were a perfect match.

The ceremony and top table had a bowl arrangement of flowers from the theme which smelt lovely from the stocks.

Congratulations to you both, you looked so amazing! Best wishes to you as Mr and Mrs. x

"Hi Nicola, I just wanted to say a big thank you for the wonderful job you did with the flowers. They were beautiful and I adored my bouquet. Thanks once again Caroline xx"

More Hot Pink Glammour!

Saturday 11th of June was the beautiful Wedding of Karen and Jodi. They were married by Civil Ceremony and reception at the gorgeous Bradbourne House. The wedding colours were Hot pink and Black with Gerbera daisies as the main flower.








Karen's Boquet was a rich and summery combination of hot pink roses, peonies, gerberas and orchids. The scent was so lovley and the hint of ivory from the orchids was just enough to break up the pink. Perfect to match the shoes!

The Bridemaids wore Black cocktail dresses and pink shoes. Their bouquets were a simple tied bouquet of all hot pink gerberas bound with black ribbon.

After the Ceremony outside, the Ballroom was ready- the tables were dressed with tall fluted vases of domed hot pink Gerberas. Modern cuffed foliage and shoots of black grass added to the look and made a striking contrast to the room.

Luxury linen and the sumptoius chair sashes added to the wow factor.

Karen and Jodi had the cutest cake, with hand made figurines of themeselves! I dressed in between the tiers with gerberas.