Clare and Christian's wedding in Rye Town Hall followed by The George - updated with new photos

Well what a scorching day to get married....Rye was basking in fantastic sunshine for the wedding of Clare and Christian yesterday.  We met Clare and Christian quite by accident when they were wine tasting for their wedding at Chapeldown.  Clare had already ordered silk flowers for her wedding and wasn't looking at florists at all....thank goodness we managed to change her mind....and thank goodness she was wearing fantastic boots on the day that ensured we had to talk to her.

Clare and Christian managed to combine vintage glamour with a more laid back feel for their wedding, and The George in Rye was a perfect setting for their wedding.  Clare's dress was a gorgeous lace Sassi Holford gown which was finished perfectly by the most fabulous Enzoani shrug...all roses and ruffles.  The colour scheme was champagne, coffee and a hint of faded pink, all of which tones with the gorgeous walls in the Ballroom in The George.  Her beautiful hair piece was handmade by Swindon company Eden Tiaras (http://www.edentiaras.co.uk/) and finished the outfit off fabulously....oh if we could all look like this!  Christian's elegant suit and toning tie, waistcoat and handkerchief worked perfectly with the scheme and ensured that they looked a truly striking couple. 

What's even nicer is that Clare and Christian are so relaxed and unruffled by anything, and carried this right through to the day....many of the decisions and purchases, e.g. hair piece, bolero jacket and even our flowers were all made in the last couple of months before the wedding, which just goes to show that you can have the perfect day without years of advance planning and possible stress

We decided to add as much scent as possible to the bouquets and went for a textured and slightly unstructured look.  Bouvardia, trachellium, freesias, chincherinchee and Vendella roses were the basis of Clare's bouquet, and the sprigs of eucalyptus and rosemary added the additional scent.  As the older bridesmaids were both wearing black dresses we chose all ivory bouquets for them in a style matching Clare's and added thin black bows to all the bouquets to tie in the dress colour.  For the younger girls wearing champagne dresses, with black sashes and shrugs, we substituted Majolika spray rose and other spray roses instead of the Vendella. 

For the tables, we used a mismatched selection of vases all to hold a church candle and a selection of flowers.  We added wired strings of eucalytpus and rosemary and the sprinkled spray rose heads on the mirrors to add additional softness.  Against the walls of the Ballroom they looked lovely, and are an ideal example of how rooms can often look better with slightly less flowers.  The light in the Ballroom was so lovely, and with the mirrored walls, chandeliers and table mirrors, the whole room seemed to sparkle.

And we loved the boat shaped napkins...very inventively done.

Thank you bouquets were a little different as well, with a front facing design used to show off the flowers to their best.

We provided an arrangement for the celebrant table in the Town Hall and this was announced to half the town by the Town Crier....a real first.

Buttonholes were softer and all consisted of chincherinchee and rosemary or eucalyptus apart from Christian's where we added the Vendella rose, and the younger boys for whom we substituted spray roses.  For two special buttonholes (Herbie and Archie), we added a car and a plane pin which matched their interests...just a little bit different.

Overall, we loved the day...Rye at its best, a lovely relaxed couple with a very welcoming family, a great venue with superb staff and fantastic sunshine.....sometimes our job is really the best!  And special thanks to Clare and her friends and family for letting us have some of their photos to add to the blog and show you how fabulous everyone looked.