Nicola and Daniel's vintage inspired wedding - Part Two

A little while back we blogged Nic and Dan's wedding at Boughton Malherbe church and Leeds Castle.  It was a truly beautiful wedding...pretty, romantic and elegant.  We mentioned Nic's stunning dress and how fabulous they were all going to look, but when we saw the photos, they blew us away!  Everyone who has seen the photos thought it was a magazine shoot using models, but it really was a wedding.

And just to prove it, we've got these gorgeous photos from http://www.ajwilliamsphotography.co.uk/.  We'll leave the photos to tell the tale.

And, just to add to it, Brides Magazine decided to cover the wedding under the title of Vintage Inspired.  Have a click through to see how it looks and read Nic and Dan's story. 
http://www.bridesmagazine.co.uk/community/weddings/story/130932-Vintage-inspired

And finally, Beyond Beyond blog (one of the top 5 wedding blogs in the UK) also covered the wedding and showed our lovely flowers.

MOTHERS DAY - SUNDAY 14th MARCH 2010

One of our favourite days of the year is just ahead....Mothers Day.  As florists it is one of the nicest annual occasions as people of all ages and all types celebrate their wonderful Mums.  This year, we have recognised that no two Mums are the same, and hence they are unlikely to want the same flowers.  However, to give you some ideas and inspiration we have included some bouquets, arrangements and planted spring bulb arrangements below, all of which can be adapted and changed to suit specific requirements.

It is suggested orders are placed early to ensure that we can source specific flowers and that we buy the right amount of flowers to meet our customers' needs.  Call us on 01732 850723 or email us on info@distinctlyfloral.co.uk with any questions.

Firstly we have designed some hand-tied bouquets for Mum, one being a more standard all-round design including lilies, germinis, skimmia, chincherinchee, palms and grasses, wrapped in toning tissue and cellophane and finished with a very "on-trend" polka dot bow.  This bouquet would be delivered in an aqua pack for freshness and can start from £30 plus delivery.  The bouquet shown is a larger size and would be £45.

The second bouquet we have included is a front-facing bouquet including the exotic cymbidium orchids, molucella, skimmia and willow along with aralia leaves.  Again this bouquet would be delivered in a water bubble and wrapped in a stylish cellophane.  This is a long lasting bouquet and very stylish.  Colours can vary as the fabulous cymbidium orchid is grown in a range of colours.  This particular bouquet can start at £30.

We love spots here at Distinctly Floral and as they are particularly trendy this season, we've introduced a range of polka dot zinc containers for Mothers Day in a range of sizes.  We decided to plant some of the containers with spring flowers (hyacinths, narcissi, primulas) and also to prepare a cut flower arrangement using lilies, germinis, cymbidium orchids and foliage in one of the pots.  They range in price according to what we include, but start at £20 plus delivery.

We also use a range of ceramic containers and again planted some with spring bulbs, and another one was completed with an arrangement of freesias, germini, lisianthus, and eryngium which we think any Mum would love.  As a final presentation, we included one of our planted pots in a handbag and finished it with the obligatory polka dot bow.  Another idea of how to make Mum feel special this Mothers Day.

We hope you like the designs and see something that Mum would like and something that inspires you.  If you have any different or specific requirements, please call or email us at any time. 

Happy Mothers Day!

Oakwood House Wedding Fair

Sunday was Oakwood House's Wedding Fair, organised by the team there themselves. It was a lovely fair, very friendly and well organised and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We had plenty of space and light to show off the flowers which followed an autumnal colour theme, with a little bit of a twist, and we had time to talk to an awful lot of lovely wedding couples. Thanks to everyone who took the time to come and see us, some of whom had come along to the fair just because we were there, and we look forward to seeing many of you again soon.

For those who were there, here is a reminder of some of the flowers, and for those who weren't...hope you like them. If anyone is looking for a picture of a particular bouquet or arrangement which I havent included, just let me know and I can email it across.

It will be a completely set of colours and designs this week at the Kent Showground Wedding Fair at Detling, so do come along and say hello.

Alex and Russell's wedding at Turkey Mill

Another day and another fabulous Turkey Mill wedding! We love working there as everything is so well organised and nothing is too much trouble and of course it is so tranquil and beautiful. A perfect setting for Alex and Russell...two of the nicest and well matched people we have met in a long time. Alex is also so beautiful and chose such an amazing wedding dress that we were lucky enough to see on the hanger on the day, and I can't wait to see their photos.

Their theme was a lovely pale green and champagne colour scheme, along with just a hint of pale pink provided by the lovely Sweet Avalanche rose. They wanted their arrangements to be contemporary and stylish and yet pretty and romantic, with that additional touch of sparkle. In addition to fairy lights in the Martini Glasses, we added raindrop crystals to the edge of the arrangements to further catch the light.

The top table arrangements were mini versions of the guest tablecentres rather than the more traditional front of table arrangements and they worked perfectly on the celebrant table for the ceremony.

Alex's bouquet was a simple hand-tied bouquet of roses using the stunning Green Tea rose along with Sweet Avalanche and Vendella, with just a touch of foliage, and plenty of sparkle, with the bridesmaids having smaller versions and the Flower Girls having toning "wands".

Overall, we thought the flowers were a perfect match for Alex and Russell and for Turkey Mill. We hope you agree.