Marie and David's wedding at Cooling Castle Barn

Yes, we've been at the lovely Cooling Castle again this week and I think it is nice to see how we can design flowers to meet each individual couple's taste and requirements.   You'll probably notice that the last three entries have been Cooling Castle Barn and it shows how different it can look with different flowers, colours and designs.

Not only do flowers need to look good against the venue and outfits chosen, but they need to reflect the personality and style of the wedding couple.  For Marie and David, this meant that the flowers needed to be simple, stylish, elegant and unfussy....but with a bit of extra sparkle for a special day.  Marie and David's colour scheme was burgundy and ivory and the focus was roses.

For Marie's bouquet, we chose deep velvety Black Baccara roses in a neat, hand-tied design framed with a salal collar for extra contrast against the dress.  Spriggy transluscent crystals were added throughout for the perfect sparkle for Marie.

For the bridesmaids, simple Avalanche rose bouquets, edged in a salal collar were provided.  Unfortunately one wasn't needed on the day as one of the bridesmaids ended up in hospital and we wish her all the very best and a very speedy recovery. 

David's buttonhole was a double rose to match Marie's bouquet with that special sparkle added, and the remainder of the groom's party wore ivory roses to match the bridesmaids.

Tall elegant lily vases with crystals twisted around the outside containing coloured water and a floating rose were provided for the tables.  Each had a domed arrangement of roses and hypericum on top and each was placed on a mirror to add the reflection to the rest of the sparkle.  For the top table, a long and low arrangement was provided for the centre of the table.  The guest table top arrangements have been given to guests as a memento of the day, and some are now happily housed as far away as Newcastle....who said flowers don't travel!

In the celebrant room, we provided two of the tall lily vase arrangements to frame Marie and David taking their vows, and added an additional arrangement on a pedestal central to the dais against the wall.  For the celebrant table, we provided a long, low and trailing arrangement with a more contemporary feel, using palms and folded aspidistra leaves in addition to the roses, hypericum and grasses.  

All in all, we feel Cooling Castle Barn looked elegant, warm and inviting with Marie and David's flowers and we know that had a fabulous day that surpassed their expectations.  What a great start to married life for a really lovely couple.  It's now Bon Voyage as they head out on honeymoon and arriverderci!