Catherine and Gavin's wedding at Oxonhoath

Photo courtesy of Steven Brooks Photography

Catherine and Gavin are a lovely very natural, down to earth couple who wanted their wedding to be a relaxed English Afternoon Tea affair in the heart of the Kent countryside.  Oxonhoath with its' laid back feel and fabulous grounds and views was a perfect choice for them.  They were to be married in the Library and then have afternoon tea in the main reception room.

The colour scheme was ivory, dusky pink and with hints of lilac!  They wanted very soft, natural and relaxed arrangements and we decided upon Amnesia, Avalanche, Carousel Illusion roses along with peonies, hydrangeas, sweet peas, freesias, lavender, bouvardia and lisianthus with soft foliages...all natural, scented and very pretty.

Catherine had chosen a stunning lace dress and jacket with exquisite detailing and hence we decided it was best accompanied by an unstructured, not too neat hand-tied bouquet.  Catherine looked so lovely as you can see by the photos she has kindly supplied and which were taken by www.stevenbrooksphotographer.com  We think her flowers were perfect for her dress and also perfect for her personality and the venue.

Photo Courtesy of Steven Brooks Photography

Photo courtesy of Steven Brooks Photography

Photo courtesy of Steven Brooks Photography

 

 

Catherine's bridesmaids looked lovely in Victorian Lilac dresses and we provided hand-tied bouquets being more ivory in colour to contrast against their dresses.

Photo Courtesy of Steven Brooks Photography

For Gavin, we use an Amnesia rose along with bouvardia, lavender and rosemary and the rest of the Groom's party had Avalanche roses with lavender and rosemary.  Mums had pretty corsages designed to match their outfits.

Photo courtesy of Steven Brooks Photography

For the celebrant table, we designed a soft, long and low arrangement using all the flowers used elsewhere in the wedding.

Photo courtesy of Steven Brooks Photography

For the wedding breakfast (well afternoon tea!), we provided two low arrangements for the top table, which were then interspersed with cake plates.  Catherine and her family provided us with lots of jars and containers which we used for the tables and the mantelpiece dressed with ribbons and lace and arranged in natural clusters on the tables.

We then finished their napkins with roses and dressed all the tables with hydrangea florets.

Catherine and her Mum had made all the cupcakes and the cutting cake as well which was very brave just ahead of the big day and they looked so professional and yummy.  We dressed them with a floral topper and random flowers in between the cup cakes. 

 

We also provided arrangements for the newel posts on the prominent staircase in Oxonhoath which really set off the downstairs corridor.  Finally we provided thank-you bouquets for the Mums.

We loved the relaxed and happy feel of Catherine and Gavin's wedding and all the little finishing touches like the wire birdcage tableplan. It was a real soft and natural English country wedding for a lovely couple and their families and friends and it was a real pleasure to have been asked ot be part of such a special day.  We know they had a lovely time and wish them all the very best for their married life.

Thanks to Steven Brooks photography for letting us use some of their lovely images for this blog.

Jenny and Alex's wedding at a private house in Kent

When we first met Jenny at a wedding fair, she was attracted by a bridesmaid's posy we had on display as she wanted a small and natural looking bouquet for herself.  Jenny had a clear vision for her wedding to Alex and wanted to reflect the truly beautiful and natural surroundings in which they would take their vows.  Jenny and Alex chose natural, small headed flowers for their wedding including lily of the valley, spray roses, bouvardia, astrantia, cornflowers and rosemary.

Jenny and Alex decided upon the personal flowers (bouquet, buttonholes and corsages), plus flowers for the celebrant table and the top table.  Jenny and her Mum decided to keep the guest tables very simple and just add pots of herbs as tablecentres.  However, unbeknownst to Jenny, we also met with Alex's Mum to plan flowers for the grounds as a surprise (we really hope that the Jenny loved our decisions!)

For Jenny's bouquet, we provided a small and natural looking hand-tied posy.  Being a petite bride with an exquisite gown, the flowers needed to work alongside it and not overwhelm Jenny.  The addition of Lily of the Valley also helped make it smell delicious!

For Alex and his Groom's party, we decided that we would stick to the smaller headed and natural flowers and hence provided very textured buttonholes.  We designed slightly different buttonholes for the Groom, Best Man, Ushers, Pageboy, Dads, Grandads and Great Grandads and also provided corsages for the Mums, Grandmas and Great Grandmas.  It's always lovely to be able to honour grandparents and include them in the core bridal party.

For the celebrant table, we provided a range of jugs filled with hand-tied arrangements of flowers. These would then be moved into the marquee later in the day.

For the terrace, we hung natural hearts dressed with flowers from the light fittings along with larger hanging arrangements for the two end lights.  We then added zinc buckets filled with flowers for the tables on the terrace.

For the decking area, we added hanging arrangements to the balustrades to frame Jenny as she made her entrance.

Finally, we couldn't complete the blog without including the fabulous cake provided by our friends at Creative Cakes (www.creativecakesbymaria.co.uk).  The skiers themselves are amazing, but the snowflakes, snowballs and even icicles are absolutely amazing!  Another fab cake to provide the finishing touch for a fabulous wedding.

Despite the less than perfect weather (although it could have been much worse!), we hope Jenny and Alex had a wonderful day.  We loved meeting them and their family and being entrusted to help with their very special and personal day.  Everything looked wonderful and everyone was very relaxed and happy in the run up to the wedding...we hope they have a fabulous day and a fantastic life together.