Kirsten and Gregg's wedding at Eastwell Manor

We are so lucky to have such lovely wedding couples to work with...as was seen with Kirsten and Gregg this weekend.  It was so nice to hear the excitement building when I spoke to them at various times in the run up to their wedding.  They were even pleased with the extremely frosty start to their wedding day at the weekend, but when you felt the welcoming warmth and saw the roaring fires at Eastwell Manor, I'm nto surprised.  Despite Eastwell being ready for Christmas with its' garlands and Christmas trees, we brought a brightness to the venue with the pink and ivory floral theme.

Kirsten's bridemaids were wearing a hot raspberry colour and Kirsten and Gregg decided they wanted to use this as the main colour along with ivory and to go for a contemporary look and feel....with added feathers and sparkle! It certainly attracted lots of lovely comments when we were setting everything up so we hope it was what Kirsten and Gregg wanted. 

For Kirsten's bouquet, we designed a hand-tied bouquet of Dolce Vita and Gletsjer roses along with pink Alonso germini, feathers, sparkles and finished with a collar of eucalyptus leaves.

For the bridesmaids, we used ivory gerberas (Swanlake) and interspersed them with feathers and finished them with a matching eucalyptus collar.  We also provided Albino germini wired for the bridesmaids' hair to be threaded in by their hairdresser.

For the groomsmen, we used the Dolce Vita for Gregg, the Snowflake gerbera for the adult groomsmen, and Albino ivory germinis for the pageboys.  We then designed pretty corsages with a rouch of feather for the Mums and Gran.

For the ceremony, we decided just to dress the celebrant table with an arrangement of lilies, roses, gerberas, germinis, eucalyptus and feathers.  With the Christmas tree already in place, this was just enough to fill the photos without detracting from Kirsten and Gregg taking their vows.

For the reception, we provided martini vase arrangements which we placed on a mirror with votives and long-lasting tealights surrounding the base.  The flowers were a mix of lilies, gerberas, germinis and roses along with a single "jaunty" feather.  They worked so well with the room, and whilst it is a beautiful and more traditional setting, the arrangements added a contemporary feel that Kirsten and Gregg wanted to match their personal style. 

For the top table, we decided upon a lower centre arrangement along with two mini martini vase arrangements at either end and with clusters of tealights and votives in between. 

We then finished the mantelpiece very simply with votives, tealights and rose petals to ensure it didn't look bare, and yet allowed the focus to be on the other table arrangements.  We also provided a range of thank-you bouquets (as well as a surprise bouquet for Kirsten for her room on the wedding morning....what a lovely thought from Gregg).

Kirsten's day certainly started well, and from everyone we met on the day, we're sure they will have had a wonderful warm day with the frosty views that they so desired.