Kimberley and Jason's wedding at the Ashford International Hotel

Kim and Jason wanted an elegant and simple floral theme for their wedding using ivory with berry accents to match their bridesmaids' dresses and the detailing on Kim's gorgeous dress. They wanted to keep a fairly contemporary and unfussy look to their flowers and hence we kept flower choice to a minimum. Kim's elegant bouquet was a natural stem wired shower bouquet following a teardrop shape, but being kept a little more open and with some movement to it, and we think the touch of colour really worked, especially when we saw the touch of colour on her wedding dress on the morning of the wedding. Kim looked breathtaking and we couldn't wait to tell Jason how special she looked. He had sent her a lovely bouquet on her wedding morning to let her know how excited he was about seeing her, and we had to let him know how great she was looking.

For the bridesmaids, we kept their flowers simple, linear and striking using just roses and foliage in overarm configurations. Their dresses were streamlined and striking and the flowers would have added just the final finishing touch. The bridesmaids were doing a great job of organising everything, checking the details and keeping Kim calm, and the chief bridesmaid did a wonderful job on the day and was a pleasure to work with.


For the groom's party, we used the calla lily buttonhole for Jason, which looked very elegant on his lapel, and then used the Black Baccara roses for the remainder of the bridal party including the two gorgeous pageboys who looked fantastic in tail coats. We then used a combination of freesias and spray roses for the ladies' corsages and kept them in ivory to work with all different coloured outfits.

For the main reception room, we used the large and striking martini vase tablecentres, placed on mirrors and with petals and crystals scattered around the base. The floral arrangements were placed in bowls and hidden inside gel crystals which were underlit by berry coloured floralytes. Unfortunately some of this detail can't be seen in the photos, which aren't that great his week due to operator error (yes, I had a camera and brain malfunction when taking some of the photos and they aren't the best....sorry!). The top table was a long and low central trailing arrangement of Avalanche Calla Lilies, Rialto Oriental Lilies, Black Baccara and Gletsjer roses along with palms, grasses and other foliage. The front of table was finished with a soft ruscus garland. Although not photographed, the chairs were dressed in ivory covers with ivory bows sprinkled with sparkly crystals, but were first used in the ceremony room, and later moved for the reception. They added that final touch of sparkle to compliment a really elegant room dressing.