Hannah and Tim's wedding at Hadlow Church and after at Salomons

Hannah and Tim's wedding was to be an elegant and stylish wedding with deep purple and ivory as the main colour scheme, which always looks gorgeous but when we had the opportunity to incorporate stunning seasonal deep purple sweet peas, it was always going to be lovely.  It's also always lovely for us to work close to our home and hence providing pedestal flowers for our lovely Hadlow Church was really nice.

The flower choice other than sweet peas including Alliums, Picasso Calla Lilies, Vendella roses, bi-coloured Lisianthus along with eucalyptus and grasses.  A very striking mix of flowers, with plenty of seasonal elements.

Hannah wanted a hand-tied bouquet to compliment her dress.  We used a mix of roses, calla lilies, and sweet peas with foliage and although we are obvioulsy biased, we thought it looked lovely.  Bridesmaids carried rose and sweet pea bouquets and the younger flower girls carried simple "wands" of calla lilies and sweet peas.  Buttonholes and corsages toned and were very elegant.  Mini calla lilies were added to the ladies' corsages, which looked lovely.

Both Hannah and Tim wanted the flowers to be striking, but not too over the top for their wedding.  This held true for tablecentres and venue flowers as well and whilst wanting to dress the large theatre at Salomons appropriately, we didn't want to "overdo" it.  We used tall lily vases for guest tables, and mini ones for the top table and added a single Vendella rose to the stems for guest tables for a touch of floral interest once seated, and then added full, yet not too large top level arrangements on each.  Each sat on a simple mirror and was sprinkled with purple based crystals just to finish,

We heard the bells in Hadlow, but didn't have a chance to get a photo of Hannah and her bridal party, so are itching to see what we think will be stunning photos of a lovely wedding.

Sarah and Tom's wedding in Rodmersham Church and after at Scuttington Manor

We've been looking forward to Sarah and Tom's wedding for a while now, and have thoroughly enjoyed being part of the planning and build up to their special day.  As the wedding reception was to be in a marquee at Sarah's Dad's lovely home, we wanted to ensure that whilst elegant and sophisticated, the flowers also had an edge of softness and fitted with a rural setting.  Also as Sarah had chosen the most exquisite Blue by Enzoani dress (even more beautiful in reality than in the picture we were captivated with), we wanted the flowers to work with the detail and the fabulous lace, but not to overshadow.

Sarah and Tom's colours were deep purple and soft ivory and whilst they wanted the flowers to be flowing, they didn't want individual blooms to be too large or the arrangements to be too trailing.  We ruled out hydrangeas as a result of their size and focussed on Gletsjer roses, lisianthus, chincherinchee, freesias, trachellium and spray roses, all with eucalyptus parvifolia.

Being very petite, and wearing a very fitted gown, we kept Sarah's bouquet relatively small.  We added just a touch of purple to it in the form of lisianthus, keeping it mainly ivory.

For the bridesmaids, we wanted the strongest contrast against their dresses, and so chose all ivory bouquets.  As the Flower Girl had no purple in her really pretty and sparkly dress, we added a small bow made from an offcut of one of the bridesmaids' gowns, which gave just enough colour to her small posy.

For the really pretty church in Rodmersham, we added two tall lily vases filled with purple water to the front of the church with a soft arrangement in a balanced mix of ivory and purple using all the flowers used elsewhere.  These vases were subsequently moved from the church to the marquee after the service.  We then dressed every other pew with hanging arrangements to match the lily vase arrangements at the front.  We think it made a perfect frame for Sarah and Tom to take their vows without overdressing a really lovely church.

For the marquee, we used central mirrors for the tables to bounce around the beautiful sunlight, and added tall lily vases filled with purple water on top of which was a full and pretty arrangement or roses, chincherinchee, freesias, lisianthus and eucalyptus parvifolia.  We then finished the look with silk rose petals provided by Sarah sprinkled on each mirror.

For the top table, we provided three smaller versions of the main guest tablecentres which allowed us to continue with the elegant theme and yet allow guests to enjoy the speeches.  Whilst we didn't get to see the cake by the time we finished settting up, we know that the cake topper included a replica of Max, the gorgeous, friendly chocolate labrador that followed us from van to marquee and back again the whole time we were setting up....the other two labradors were just as lovely, but not quite as special as Max...if we get to see some photos, we'll be sure to add some to the blog to give Max the fame he deserves!

We know that Sarah and Tom will have had a perfect day in every way, largely down to the friends and family we met during the day....we were made to feel so welcome in every way and are sure this will have continued throughout the wedding.  A perfect day for a perfect couple (with Sarah wearing the perfect dress!) 

Ann and Simon's wedding at Cooling Castle Barn

Last week we were at Cooling Castle Barn again for the long awaited wedding of Ann and Simon, one that was always going to be a lovely and extremely glamorous occasion given Ann's style.  The colour scheme was shades of purple and ivory / white and we were thrilled to be using hydrangeas again (using different varieties to bring in some depth and contrast). Ann wanted a hint of vintage feeling to her flowers whilst keeping them striking and up to date. Butterflies were also a key theme.

For her bouquet we used fabulous peonies (most of them home-grown) along with sweet peas, spray roses, lisianthus and veronica along with rosemary, mint and eucalyptus.  We kept the colour largely ivory with a hint of purple.  Given the flowers and foliage used, you can imagine how fabulous the scent was!  We wrapped the stems in lace and added different sized crystals at random intervals to bring in the touch of sparkle to tie in with Ann's dress, tiara etc.  When we delivered it, we added a beautiful butterfly brooch (borrowed from her bridesmaid Camilla - a former bride of ours from several years ago) to the stem which looked gorgeous.

For the bridesmaids, we kept the bouquets relatively small and delicate so that they worked with tea length dresses and used sweet peas, lisianthus, spray roses and freesias.  And for the two flower girls, we used single Pacific Blue roses surrounded by eucalyptus and rosemary in a very natural "wand" style.

The buttonholes and corsages all toned with the rest of the bouquets, with Simon and Oliver's being a Gletsjer large headed scented rose with a purple veronica and a sprig of eucalyptus, and the remainder being Pacific Blue roses with euclayptus.  Chincherinchee and spray roses kept the corsages delicate for the Mums.

For the ceremony, we used two large lily vases with a full top level arrangement to frame the dais for the ceremony and used two small lily vases on the celebrant table.  Flowers used were hydrangeas, lisianthus, freesias, spray roses and larger headed roses, ammi majus, veronica, rosemary, mint and eucalyptus.  Additional butterflies floated amongst the flowers and additional colour was added by way of the water colour in the vases.

For the reception, guests were welcomed and found their tables via the use of a birdcage with the table plan attached.  We dressed this with flowers to match the wedding.  The cake was also dressed with a topper to match the tables and additional blooms dotted throughout the tiers of lace wrapped fairy cakes (no photo I'm afraid of the cake).

For the tables, we used the tall lily vases (perfectly spot lit by Cooling Castle Barn) with a full top level arrangement matching those for the ceremony.

We dressed the top table with three smaller lily vases with a smaller version of the guest table arrangements on top.  We finished the top table with roses and veronicas as place settings.

We thought the whole theme, the attention to detail and Ann's meticulous planning made this a wedding to remember for everyone involved and we look forward to seeing what will undoubtedly be a gorgeous and glamorous set of photos when Ann and Simon return from their fabulous honeymoon.