Kim and Daniel's wedding at Little Silver Country Hotel

We first met Kim many years ago when she looked after Gromit (our quality controller) when we were away.  She remembered us, we remembered her and Gromit was very happy to see her again!  Kim wanted her wedding to be striking and colourful and with a very contemporary feel.  She had chosen beautiful aubergine dresses for her bridesmaids, but wanted her flowers to be more than just aubergine and ivory.  We came up with a strong pink, lime green and aubergine colour palette and it looked stunning in the sunshine at Little Silver.

Kim's dress was a fabulous and glamourous ruched ivory gown with lots of gorgeous detailing (plus an amazing hair piece that we all want!), and hence we decided it would be better for Kim to carry a shower bouquet rather than a hand-tied bouquet to avoid all the detailing on the dress being covered.  We used Picasso Calla lilies, strong pink gerberas and germinis, Greentrick, green roses and lots of lovely contemporary folded leaves, grasses and crystals added for sparkle throughout the bouquet.  Kim looks gorgeous in her dress and the flowers were just the right size and shape to show all the details off to perfection.

The bridesmaids dresses were a lovely colour and worked so well with the hand-tied bouquets we designed using strong pink germinis, greentrick and green roses with grasses.  We added in touches of silver bear grass to match their accessories, and just scaled the size of the bouquet down for the young bridesmaid.  We also provided strong pink germinis wired for the bridesmaids' hair, which finished the look off beautifully.

For the boys, we provided a Picasso Calla Lily buttonhole for Daniel, which looked lovely on his suit lapel, and tied in with Kim's bouquet.  We then provided strong pink germini buttonholes for the remainder of the party so that they matched in with the bridesmaids.  For Mums and Grandmas, we provided corsages which were personalised to match individual detailing in their outfits.

Given the horrible spell of weather we are having at the moment, Little Silver had set up for the ceremony inside and outside, but we needn't have worried as the sun shone all day and provided a perfect backdrop for the wedding.  Kim had always said she was going to get married on a working weekday as the weather is always nicer when people are working, and horrid at weekends.....how right she was!  The ceremony was held in the garden and we placed a mini martini vase arrangement on the celebrant table, which was moved indoors for the wedding breakfast to the top table.

For the reception, we provided large martini vases filled with aubergine sisal and fairy lights, and with an arrangement in the top of strong pink and ivory oriental lilies, gerberas, shamrock blooms, lime green kangaroo paw and various leaves and grasses, including silver bear grass.  The table names were really original, being the local African names for various safari animals.  Kim and Daniel also had an elephant "bank for donations to their safari fund, so no guesses where they were headed on safari.

For the top table, we provided three mini martini vases to match the main tables, but adding Greentrick and calla lilies to match them to Kim and Daniel's personal flowers.  When the top table was set, they would be placed at either end, and in the middle of Kim and Daniel.

Finally we dressed the four tier offset cake with a topper and added an additional section in the middle.

We already know Kim and Daniel had a wonderful day as they have sent us the photos to use on the blog, and hence we get the chance to see how fabulous everyone looked and not just focus on the flowers.  We also thought it worth showing you the attention to detail of the "Quality Controller" who insisted on checking out the arrangements in the van, and the driving instructions....she clearly wanted to leave nothing to chance for her special friend Kim!!

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.