Battersea Arts Centre
At this magical moment of the year as winter meets spring, we conjured the atmosphere of a rambling Italianate garden on an early spring day, using ceramic and terracotta props, fresh flowering bulbs, spindly branches of delicate blossom, dried grasses and seedpods from the winter garden.
At this magical moment of the year as winter meets spring, we conjured the atmosphere of a rambling Italianate garden on an early spring day, using ceramic and terracotta props, fresh flowering bulbs, spindly branches of delicate blossom, dried grasses and seedpods from the winter garden.
The bride’s bouquet included delicate white Anemone coronaria ‘The Bride’, tulips, Fritillaria meleagris ‘Alba’, golden dried hydrangea and delicate steams of Pittosporum and Potentilla foliage.
Vessels of mixed heights and shapes ran the length of the tables at Battersea Arts Centre with intricate, gestural designs of anemones, fritillaries and scented tulips in stoneware bottles and ceramic vases.
A large bowl of flowers and foliage for the escort card table - including the first Fritillaria raddeana from the garden. We used a colour palette of cool white, pops of golden yellow and green, with small touches of soft peach and honey hues for added warmth.
Gold, rust, peach
The bride’s bouquet was made up of the finest seasonal finds including peachy elder foliage, mottled hydrangea and glowing chrysanthemums the colour of rich egg yolks.
We were able to make the most of the changing autumnal colours at the farm for this October wedding.
The bride’s bouquet was made up of the finest seasonal finds including peachy elder foliage, mottled hydrangea and glowing chrysanthemums the colour of rich egg yolks.
The tables were decorated with little antique glass bottles and individual stems of dahlias, chrysanthemums, Japanese anemones and yellowing Macleaya leaves.
For the flower girls, ranging in age from 11 to a tiny 2.5 - sweet little posies of flowering abelia, daisy-faced chrysanthemums and wispy grasses.
Farnham Castle
The brief for this wedding at Farnham Castle was ‘whimsical garden style’ with lots of autumnal foliage.
The brief for this wedding at Farnham Castle was ‘whimsical garden style’ with lots of autumnal foliage.
For the ceremony, two large urns with tall leafy branches and creamy dahlias were arranged at the end of an aisle of asters and perennial grasses.
At the centre of the reception tables stood a footed centrepiece with garden flowers and foliage in caramel, rusty orange and white.
The bride’s bouquet included rudbeckia, zinnias, dahlias and garden roses with tiny aster and hydrangea flowers for added texture.
Sri Lankan heritage
The bride’s bouquet was made up of softer tones in cream, peach and coffee with tiny pops of pale blue and mustard.
The brief for this wedding was ‘fun and colourful’, to reflect the bride and groom’s Sri Lankan heritage.
The bride’s bouquet was made up of softer tones in cream, peach and coffee with tiny pops of pale blue and mustard.
We used lots of peppery scented marigolds, dahlias in shades of deep orange and spicy red and hot pink chrysanthemums.
The aisle was lined with grouped vessels in varying sizes and colour blocks for a bright, modern look.
Seasonal wedding flowers
We’ve been lucky to experience some beautiful misty June mornings at the garden this year.
On arriving early one morning we were greeted by a sea of Dutch iris and their statuesque bearded neighbours rising from the bed in the centre of the garden. The air was swirling with moisture, dripping spiders’ webs trailing between each pale blue, mustard and mauve petalled head.
We’ve been lucky to experience some beautiful misty June mornings at the garden this year.
On arriving early one morning we were greeted by a sea of Dutch iris and their statuesque bearded neighbours rising from the bed in the centre of the garden. The air was swirling with moisture, dripping spiders’ webs trailing between each pale blue, mustard and mauve petalled head.
As fortune would have it that very week the studio had been asked to create the flower decorations for Vanessa and Reuben’s wedding. Vanessa’s initial reference image was of a poppy-strewn wildflower meadow with pops of scarlet red and cornflower blue. As we gathered buckets of cheery red geums, pale blue sweet peas, flax flowers and wild grasses, the timing of the moment wasn’t lost on the pickers and several days later an ecstatic bride messaged her thanks.
Seasonal synchronicity at its best!