Charlotte and Andy's wedding at Cooling Castle Barn

After all the wintry weather we've been having recently, it was quite ironic that we provided the flowers for Charlotte's snowflake themed wedding on probably the nicest day in the year so far.  It was an unseasonably gorgeous, warm and sunny day...perfect for a wedding and drinks on the lawn.  Charlotte had chosen an elegant and strikingly simple colour scheme of white / ivory and platinum with lots of sparkles and it looked wonderful against the brick and wooden beams of Cooling Castle Barn.   If anything, the sunshine showed it off even more.

Charlotte and Andy chose a very simple and streamlined selection of flowers with white tulips as the main flower with lots of silver willow, birch and hazel.  We added lots of other lovely small headed spring flowers in the top table such as ranunculus, paperwhites, chincherinchee, bouvardia along with long stemmed french tulips and parrot tulips.  Crystal droplets were added everywhere along with snowflakes and scatterings of glitter.  It all worked so well.

For Charlotte, we provided a massed white tulip bouquet with lots of spriggy diamantes and glittered silvered decorative birch.  We wrapped the stems in platinum ribbon to match the bridesmaids' dresses and finished them with clusters of diamante pins.  Extremely elegant and different...on the day people were asking what the flower was which shows how different tulips look when massed together.

For the three adult bridesmaids, we provided smaller hand-tied tulip bouquets with glittered silvered birch and wrapped the stems in ivory ribbon to contrast against their platinum dresses.  For the three younger bridesmaids, we scaled down the hand-tied bouquets and provided smaller versions of the adult bridesmaids' bouquets.  Once again we wrapped them in ivory ribbon as their dresses were ivory with platinum sashes.

And just so you can see how stunning Charlotte and her girls looked (what a great choice of dresses and the hairstyles are beautiful), here's a photo courtesy of www.ianboothphotography.co.uk.

For the boys, who were wearing morning suits with platinum cravates, we provided tulip buttonholes.  Whilst not the strongest or longest lasting of flowers, they matched the girls' bouquets perfectly.  We provided a double tulip buttonhole for Andy with silver bear grass and birch.  For the rest of the groom's party, we provided single tulips with silver bear grass and birch.  For the four main female family members, we provided lovely spring hand-tied thank you bouquets full of all the flowers used in the top table.

For the ceremony room, we dressed the celebrant table with a long and low, full spriggy arrangement of spring flowers and silver birch, willow and bear grass with additional crystals.  To frame Charlotte and Andy taking their vows on the dais, we provided two tall glass vases with tulips, willow, birch and grasses with hanging crystals and snowflakes.

For the main barn for the reception, we dressed the tables with mirrors and tall lily vases with tulips down the stem in testtubes, some hung with metal snowflakes.  We then added a tall and striking hand-tied arrangement of silver willow, birch and hazel branches with white tulips and silver bear grass with added crystal droplets and snowflakes to catch the light.  Each was hand-tied with platinum ribbon as a final finish.  The crystals, snowflakes and glitter on some of the branches really caught the light and the whole room glittered.

Photo courtesy of www.ianboothphotography.co.uk

The top table had a long and low arrangement of spring flowers in front of Charlotte and Andy.  To finish www.your-beautiful-day.co.uk wrapped the beams with fairy lights and dressed the chairs with white covers and platinum sashes.  They also tied the napkins with platinum ribbon and finished them with a slightly larger crystal droplet to match those in the arrangements.  All done beautifully ensuring the guests would be wowed wherever they looked.

Finally, the cake was a lovely four tiered cake in white with platinum ribbons and with delicate snowflakes cascading all down the front.  It was really beautifully and worked so well with the rest of the decoration.  It was placed on a mirror to reflect the light and show off the snowflakes even more.  It was made by Debbie Downing on 01474 850952.

All in all I don't think there could have been a more perfect contrast for a February day...sunshine, sparkles, spring flowers and snowflakes.  We hope Charlotte and Andy enjoyed every second of their lovely special day.