Oakwood House Wedding Fair - Sunday 17th January 2010

This weekend saw the start of the wedding fair season for us at Oakwood House.  After all the adverse weather recently, it was lovely to see sunlight streaming through the windows and see couples able to spend time looking at the terrace and gardens.  We met and chatted to some lovely people and will be meeting some of you again soon.  Thanks to everyone for their comments and compliments on our flowers.

We decided to work with a pale pink and lime green colour scheme to herald brighter days and provided a range of bouquets and arrangements to suit different styles and different budgets.

For the bouquets, we introduced some more contemporary frame based bouquets, using reeds, paper covered wire etc which are lovely for stylish modern weddings and for the slightly more adventurous bride.  They are all individually designed so size, colour, shape etc can be chosen to work with specific dress designs. 

We also exhibited one of our floral handbags, created using santini rather than the more usual roses.  As usual, it attracted a lot of attention and stood up to a lot of handling on the day.

A range of hand-tied or overarm bouquets were also designed using the same colour scheme.  Flowers used ranged from exotic phalaenopsis orchids (Shanghai) through the more unusual green calla lilies (Grace) to roses and spring flowers including Bel Air frilly tulips and ranunculus. 

Below are some of the hand-tied options we designed for the fair.

And then to show off the bridal gown to best effect, here are a couple of the overarm bouquets.

 

The collection wouldn't be complete without our flower girl "wands" which we produced in two different colours and styles.  These can be made in a variety of styles, colours and with a range of different flowers.

For tables, we produced a range of low level and higher arrangements, the choice of which depends upon personal taste, but also ceiling height of the venue.  Whilst some people believe taller tablecentres are intrusive, all the vases and candelabra we use have narrow stems that allow guests to talk freely during the wedding breakfast rather than dodging the floral displays!  Here are a few to show you.

We also had a top table style of arrangement to compliment the table centres.  This could also be used on an altar or celebrant table during the ceremony and then subsequently moved to the top table for the wedding breakfast.

For lower ceilinged venues or where couples prefer lower table arrangements, there are a large number of options available.  We decided to dress one of the tables at Oakwood House with a collection of different height bottles and vases, all with a single flower variety in each vase and with coloured water added for interest.  It attracted a lot of attention on the day, and we think makes a nice alternative and a good focal point for guests.

Some of the other tablecentres can be seen below.  The taller arrangement was designed for a buffet table, but could equally be placed in a taller vase to become a main tablecentre.

Finally we brought along a small floral heart, which we have used in the past on church pews, attached to doorways, in gazebos or even on the backs of chairs.  They just add a pretty finishing touch.