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| January Wedding Bouquet |
Soft pinks and mint greens were the colours for this January wedding. The bride loved eucalyptus and gum nuts and wanted something soft to compliment the bridesmaid's dresses in mint. January was challenging this year with warmer than average temperatures and much lower rainfall than usual. It meant that there was some unusual timing with some of the blooms, but we managed to come up with some pretty colours and textures to suit the theme.
White Ice Proteas flowering earlier than expected were happily snapped up to suit the theme. Some rare January Pink Ice were also used. Beautiful Brunia Albiflora was looking fabulous and is always a great addition to a bouquet no matter what the colour scheme.
You can also see some Red Protea Compacta. Smaller filler flowers used were Ozothamnus, a native that grows in the bush here. If picked at just the right time it can be a beautiful filler flower, a relative of the Rice Flower. I also used Elderberries for a rich purply-pink contrast.
Used in the bouquets and more prominently in the boutonnieres are these silvery white cones with a purplish tinge. They are the cones from the Leucadendron Pisa plant which are in season in the summer months. I removed the outer bracts from these cones, which are lime green at this time of year. The result was a pearly cone perfect for the focal point of the boutonnieres.
Vintage barely-pink lace was used as the binding for the bouquets and boutonnieres. The brides dress had a tiny touch of pink to its colouring and this lace was perfect for the job.
Foliage used included the beautiful Leucadendron Silver Tree, ready earlier than usual thanks to the weather conditions. Some Agonis Flexuosa with its whispy foliage and delicate white flowers made a great addition for the draping, cascading effect. A mix of other eucalyptus foliages was also used.
In the boutonniere gum leaves also featured. Some local native tea-tree and Leucadendron Jubilee Crown cones were used too. I love the pink blush of the Jubilee Crown in summer. A great little addition to bouquets and boutonnieres.
A close up revealed some very early Banksia Occidentalis. These flower in late summer and early autumn and these were the first pick of the season. Banksia Occidentalis is a bright red flower but needs to develop its colouring on the bush. If picked early the flower is fully formed but the colour is not as intense and provided a dusky pink addition to the bouquets. This picture also shows the purplish tinge that the L. Pisa cones get - such a pretty Leucadendron.
These arrangements were used on wine barrels for decorating the ceremony. I used all the same ingredients as for the bouquets.
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| Chelsea Parsons Photography |
The happy couple!
