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

Winter open day at Bradbourne House....with a little help from John!

I recently exhibited at Bradbourne House, East Malling, Open day and wanted to share with you some inspiration for Winter/spring weddings. Flower availability and variety is much more limited in the winter and early spring months, but I wanted to show how wonderful some of the winter/spring flowers really are.

Palest of greens, white and ivory teamed with champagne and blush ballet pink looks amazing, really soft and romantic. I decided to use a selection of blooms including ranunculus, hellebores, gelderose and tulips along with dolomite and avalanche roses. I also wanted to add some lovely details that transform any centrepiece into a show stopper. I love these hanging spheres, in which I placed LED tlights (which are new out and have a real wax touch and realistic flicker- you would never tell they were faux)

I would like to mention and thank John from John Erskine Photography for the lovely images featured in this Blog who was also exhibiting at this show. At the end of the day we got chatting and John complimented my on my choice of colours and exceptional flowers, he then spent a few few moments snapping and zooming in and here are the end results!

www.johnerskinephotography.co.uk

Sage Green and Apple Blossom pink

Sunday 1st May was the beautiful wedding of Claire and Mark at All Saints Church followed by a reception at Brandshatch Place Hotel.
Claire had chosen a lovely soft green for her Bridesmaids dresses and wanted to create a soft Spring/Summer feel.


I decided to use a combination of spring flowers and as the weather had been so amazingly warm, I used summer flowers to! Claire's bouquet was made up with blush peonies, sweet avalanche roses, ivory rose buds, white ranuculas, green lisianthus and white lilac.

The overall look created a feminine and soft bouquet which suited Claire perfectly.

The Bridesmaids held smaller versions with put the peonies. Against the dresses, they looked amazing.

Lovely- SS11 in a box!

The buttonholes and corsages were made up in soft coloured roses from the theme.

The ceremony took place at All saints Church in Orpington. It was so pretty inside. There were the most lovely stained glass paneled windows in pastel shades. I simply arranged tied bunches to the pew ends and tied them with chiffon bows.

The sun was shining and it was like mid summers day when I arrived at the Hotel. In the heat I swagged the main staircase with foliage and roses to create a romantic entrance.

In the breakfast room, I had arranged compact domes of flowers from the theme which sat on fluted vases. The look was soft and blousey and gave off lovley perfume in the room.

The top table had a length of tank vases filled with matching flowers from the theme. They were placed on mirror tiles and surrounded by scatter crystals. Very pretty!

Claire had chosen a lovley look for the chair sashes with a two tone colour effect finished with a diamonte buckle.

The cake was gorgeous and had lovley detail of apple blossom spilling around the tiers. Which matched the stationary.



Congratulations Claire and Mark, I'm sure you had an amazing day! x

50's Glamour in Spring

April 2nd was the wedding of Fiona and Tom that took place at St Mary's Church in Bexley Village, followed by a reception at Sundridge Park. The theme was 50's glamour and a colour palette of antique gold, spring cream and green.


The Brides dress was a simple and classic shape which resembled an Audrey Hepburn style. The bouquet was kept simple with a neat dome of ivory tea roses, studded with pearls, The stems were detailed with fabric matching the Brdiesmaids Dresses.


The girls wore simple wrist corsges of white orchids, gold grass and pearl deatils- Very Pretty.

At Sundridge Park, The ballroom was filled with perfume as I placed the centrepieces into the room. The Tanks were filled with all spring flowers including hyacinths and narcisscus, which smell just delightful! The flash of lime green just lifted the tables and gave a great flash of spring accross the room.

I had detailed the vases with a simple sash of ivory ribbon with a classic pleat bow.

Bountiful bunches were anchored to the pillars with lushious bows to creating a sweeping feature to the staircase. I loved the personal name place cards that Fiona had created- I am sured these raised a lot of laughs around the room and would certainly get the guests talking. Oh and the transport of You all was FAB...A Vinatge Double Decker Bus!

Here is a lovely note from Mr and Mrs Ashford.

"Dear Nicola We just wanted to put in to word our thanks for all that you did on our wedding day. Everything you put together was absolutly beautiful and so many people both commented on your table decorations and my bouquet. We took the top table display to my grandmothers nursing home the next day as she could not come to the wedding and so it was enjoyed by many more people even after the wedding.Please find attached a few photos of the brilliant flowers that you arranged for us. We would thoroughly recommend your services to any potential bridal parties.

Kind RegardsFiona and Tom Ashford"