As with all FD Weddings our journey with Caroline and Tom began over a year ago with a 'getting to know each other' meeting, their plans for a magnificent family filled wedding day over at St Mary & St John Southworth Church and the super historic Hoghton Tower were discussed at length and plans were made for them to come back into FD HQ with their informative mood board.
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The Mood Board appointment is essential, learning about our Bride & Groom's vision for their day is imperative, discovering their ideas, colour palette, favourite flowers, Bridal gown, Bridesmaids and Groom's attire information is all presented on an A1 board, details like Mum's outfit's, stationery, music and chair cover information is just so helpful.
Caroline & Tom's board was superb and inspired us to create some beautiful designs for them to see at their 'Sample appointment' a few weeks before their wedding day.
We'd made a gorgeous sample wedding bouquet for Caroline it complimented her gown perfectly, we'd included fresh Lily of the Valley, English Garden Roses Keira and White O'Hara along side some beautiful Tea Rose and Floribunda Roses, sweet scented Lily of the Valley, Misty Sweet Peas and Pink Peonies in soft vintage shades of Rose Pink, Mushroom and mink shades
A small sample to show our intentions for the magnificent Top Table at Hoghton Tower
A beautiful Amnesia Rose & Lily of the Valley Boutonniere created for Tom
Before we knew it the big day had arrived and our Lily and I presented Caroline with her gorgeous bouquets
I showed our beautiful Bride how to carry her bouquet perfectly
We headed off to the beautiful RC Church of St Mary & St John Southworth in Samlesbury, we framed the front door with two of our fragrant Bay Trees
Inside this 'hidden gem' of a Church we arranged two beautiful Baroque Candelabras on pedestal stands to frame the altar
Our Candelabras were dressed with Roses, Peonies, Hydrangeas and Sweet Peas
The Boutonnieres were all labelled up ready to be pinned on to the Bride Groom Tom and his Groom's Men
Boutonnieres of Mentha Roses with Misty Sweet Peas, fresh citrus fragrance Wax Flower and Eucalyptus
The Mother of the Groom's Corsage of fresh Muscari, Forget Me Nots, Larkspur, Rose Buds, Viburnum Opulus and Eucalyptus
A Corsage of Chamomile Daisies, Rose Buds, Achilea Pearl, Veronica and Rose Buds
The Bride Groom's rather special Amnesia Rose Boutonniere with fresh Lily of the Valley, Rolled Mentha Rose Petals, Wax Flower Blossom, Sweet Peas and Rose Buds
Tom looked super handsome and his Boutonniere completed his 'look' perfectly
Mulberry Cufflinks a gift from his Bride
I pinned on all of the Groom's Men's boutonnieres ensuring each one was positioned just right.
The super glam Groom's Mum Christine was wearing a fabulous cobalt blue ensemble, her corsage contrasted perfectly
The Bride Groom's Amnesia Rose Boutonniere
The beautiful Bridal party arriving at Church
The adorable little Flower Girl's Ruth (Ruth's also carrying Pria's bouquet) and Jane carried miniature versions of the Bride's Bouquet
The super lovely Bride's Mum Sue looked wonderful, we'd created a corsage to compliment her taupe and mushroom coloured ensemble
The beautiful Bridesmaids
The Bridesmaid's Bouquets of Peonies, Roses and Sweet Peas looked beautiful
Little Pria arrived carrying her tiny nosegay of fresh flowers
Our stunning Bride Caroline literally took everyone's breath away when she arrived, Caroline looked wonderful she was wearing a beautiful bridal gown Enzoani from DreamCatcher Bridal
The wedding bouquet included a glorious array of Roses, Peonies, Sweet Peas and Lily of the Valley
The brilliant photographer on the day was the very lovely Daniel Murrientes with his second camera man Rob they were capturing all of the magic, I can't wait to see their images
The Choir were just brilliant and were accompanied by the Northern String Quartet who also entertained everyone at Hoghton Tower too.
Huge Congratulations to Caroline & Tom from all of the team here at Flower Design Events
Baskets of fresh Rose Petal Confetti
The fresh fragrant Rose Petal Confetti was being handed out beautifully
We headed off to the magnificent Hoghton Tower the venue for the wedding reception
Oscar Rowley and the fabulous team from Campbell & Rowley were ready to greet the guests with a glass of fizz and canapes
Inside the 'Smoking Room' we'd dressed the bar tables and windowsills with delightful posies of fresh flowers
Our beautiful Bay Trees now framed the Seating Plan
Inside the magnificent Great Hall the scene was set for the wedding breakfast
The tables were dressed with a combination of high and low table designs
Posies of fresh Peonies, Roses, Sweet Peas set on a mirror surrounded with mirrored tea light votives
We'd dressed the Minstrals Gallery with a garland of fresh Eucalyptus, Smilax, Bay and Gypsophilia
The Top Table which is truly magnificent slightly raised and steeped in history, this is where the loin of beef was knighted to become 'Sirloin' by James I in 1617 Link to the full story
Fresh flowers dressed the cup cake tower
Our Flower Design Events Baroque Candelabras looked absolutely perfect in the wonderful setting of Hoghton Tower
Outside in the courtyard our Bride & Groom and their guests were enjoying the sunshine
The Chairs and covers were provided by Lancashire Chair Covers
Huge thanks to Caroline, Tom and both of their lovely families for choosing Flower Design Events to create their wedding flowers for them xxx
