Marlotte and David's wedding in Willesborough Windmill and after at Secret Garden, Mersham

Childhood sweethearts Marlotte and David married recently after knowing each other all their lives.  They were clearly destined to be together and are a wonderful couple.  Marlotte is Dutch and David is English, and hence they wanted to represent both countries within their flowers.  Marlotte loves the red and yellow Flaming Parrot tulip and hence we used this as the base for the flowers and also the colour scheme.  The Dutch were represented by the tulips, and the English by the roses.  How well they go together too!

Marlotte chose her gorgeous dress overseas and it was truly stunning with a heavily detailed bodice tailing off into delicate appliqued sections on the full skirt.  Perfect for Marlotte.  David look very dapper too in a slim fitting suit with ivory cravate.  A lovely couple as you can see.

For Marlotte's bouquet, we married tulips and roses using the parrot tulip, Grand Prix roses, yellow tulips and spray roses along with rosemary and eucalyptus parvifolia.  We finished the stems with ivory organza finished in a simple bow.

For Ellemieke, Marlotte's Maid of Honour, we decided upon a wrist corsage on ivory ribbon to contrast against her yellow/gold dress.  Being Dutch, we wanted to use the tulips, but also added a few spray roses in to ensure the wrist corsage matched Marlotte's bouquet.

For David, we used both a rose and a tulip to signify bringing together the Dutch and the English sides of the family and we arranged it in a beautiful silver lapel vase which David would keep as a memento of the day.

For the English family, we provided rose buttonholes and spray rose corsages, and for the Dutch family we provided tulip buttonholes and corsages.  They all complimented each other perfectly.

Marlotte and David kept their ceremony and reception small and intimate at both Willesborough Windmill and The Secret Garden with a larger gathering in the Coach House in the evening.  We provided a simple mirrored cube with an arrangement of tulips, roses and spray roses for the celebrant table.  We then dressed the long tables in the conservatory for the reception with mirrored cubes matching the one at the Windmill.  We added an empty larger cube in the middle for Marlotte's bouquet.  We then "joined" them all together with petals and rosebuds.  It looked so bright, cheerful and yet relaxed and pretty.  Perfect for Marlotte and David's style and the feel they wanted for their wedding day.

We hope Marlotte and David had a good day.  They kindly sent us a few photos taken by Marlotte's father and they look so happy.  We were so pleased to be involved in such a happy and relaxed day and having bought flowers from Holland for so long, it was nice to be using them for a Dutch and English wedding.

Michelle and Stephane's wedding at The Hop Farm

On the hottest day of the year to date (who thought we'd need suncream in April), Michelle married Stephane at The Hop Farm.  Michelle and Stephane are a great, outgoing, stylish couple who love having their photo taken, and hence we can't wait to see the photos from Laura at http://www.lollypopphotography.co.uk/  As you will see from the cake topper, and as was evident on the table name cards, being in front of the camera isn't something they shy away from....and for good reason.  Michelle chose a truly stunning dress in the most beautiful shade of green and having seen the fabulous fabric and detailing on the hanger, I can't wait to see the dress in the photos.

Michelle wanted a contemporary and fresh, uncluttered and stylish theme for her flowers and gerberas were chosen as the star of the show.  Given the colours being used in the dresses, we used lighter coloured foliage in the form of eucalyptus and variegated china grass, and used this throughout bouquets, buttonholes, wrist corsage and other wedding flowers. Pearls were the chosen accessory and hence the bouquets were all finished with pearl pins.

Having discussed a few different options for her tablecentres, Michelle decided upon fishbowls although in her heart we knew she wanted mirrored cubes.  Thanks to her fairy godmother (her Mum) and some pre-wedding secrets, Michelle was surprised on the day with a set of lovely mirrored cubes on the tables, the top table (mini versions placed on coloured runners), the present table and the celebrant table.  We helped finish the look by adding pearl pins to the centre of the gerberas as an additional surprise, along with gerberas inserted into the napkins.  Adding scented green tealights into votives and placing the cubes on additional table mirrors meant that we bounced the early spring sunlight around the Hop Farm to best effect.

I'm sure we'll be able to show you some stunning photos of the bridal party soon, but in the meantime, we hope you like our (non-professional) photos of Michelle and Stephane's big day.