Jo and Rob's wedding in East Sutton church and after in a private marquee

Flowers and birds are the things that Jo loves best.  She knew when planning her wedding that she wanted lots of lovely flowers around, and that there would be a bird theme.  Having chosen cornflower blue for her bridesmaids, we decided to add lemon, pale pink and ivory to the mix to give a summery yet soft look to the wedding.  Scent was important and a slight vintage edge was also evident whilst keeping the marquee flowers striking.

We decided on a mix of roses (English grown David Austin style, Carousel Illusion and Vanilla Sky), peonies, hydrangeas, sweet peas, chincherinchee, trachellium, bouvardia, cornflowers, lisianthus and scented foliage (including mint, rosemary and eucalyptus).   The combination was stunning and the additional details, fabulous setting for the marquee, pretty church, fabulous couple and wonderful family made for a memorable day.

Jo's exquisite fitted dropped waist lace gown with slight vintage detailing was gorgeous and perfect for her petite frame and her hair and make-up was done to perfection...a fabulous look overall.  So, for her flowers, we wanted to provide as many of the flowers Jo loved with memorable scent, without making the bouquet too wide or cumbersome for her dress.  No pressure then.  We think it looked lovely, and when wrapped in a vintage doily with a beautiful wedgewood cameo brooch that we added at the house (which I forgot to photograph!), it was perfect.

For her six bridesmaids, we provided smaller bouquets following the same look and colours as Jo's but with less varieties.  We also wrapped their stems in vintage crocheted doilies and added a pale blue heart button to three and a pale pink matching button to the other three.  Simple but very effective.  They also weren't too heavy which was lucky as one of the bridesmaids had her arm in plaster!

For the boys we wanted to follow the textured and country look, so used chincherinchee, lisianthus, rosemary and eucalyptus and added cornflowers to Rob's to make it that little more special.  We then provided small and delicate corsages for the Mums with detailing to tie in with their outfits.  We also dressed Jo's Mum's hat with flowers to bring her overall look together.

For the very pretty East Sutton church, we decided on a single large pedestal display using all the flowers used elsewhere along with pretty tied bunches of flowers on every other pew.  Pretty, soft and rustic.

For the marquee, Jo wanted a striking look for the tables and hence we chose tall vases with palest pink water inside and a piece of hydrangea floating on the top.  We then added full arrangements of hydrangeas, roses, peonies, chincherinchee, trachellium, lisianthus and bouvardia to the tops.  We sprinkled blue hydrangea florets on the tables to finish.

The top table was a very sociable curved table and we decided to add two smaller and more compact arrangements, one to each side of Jo and Rob.  We then provided vintage vases for the centre for Jo's bouquet and to each end for two of the bridesmaids' bouquets.  We sprinkled hydrangea florets along the length of the table to tie it all together.  We also added chincherinchee to each napkin and an additional rose to Jo and Rob's place setting.  Finally, we added four additional vases to the table where the bridesmaids were sitting so that their bouquets remained fresh during the day.

To welcome guests to the marquee, Jo and Rob's beautiful table plan (each table named after birds) was placed alongside a table for cards and gifts and we provided a birdcage (of course) for the post box which we dressed with flowers.

And last, but definitely by no means least, was THE CAKE!  Made by our great friends at Creative Cakes it was simply beautiful with lace detailing matching the dress, flowers matching the style of the open Carousel Illusion rose and an exquisite birdcage complete with bird on the top.  All in colours to match everything else.  It really was so very beautiful and all we did to add a final touch was add a few hydrangea florets to the table.

We were so lucky to be involved in this wedding as the whole family, friends and other suppliers (cake, photography by David Burke, caterers etc) were all fabulous.  It made the whole wedding seem so much easier and not the hard work it could have been.  We couldn't have been made more welcome and are a little sad it's now over.  We know Jo and Rob had a wonderful day, and when the professional photos are ready, we'll add another blog to show you how truly fabulous everyone looked.

Enjoy!