Wedding reception flowers at The Venue Navenby

Wedding reception flowers at The Venue Navenby

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The wonderful reception of S&R's wedding was held in the lovely The Venue at Navenby. A place we hadn't set up at before but it is a lovely light space that can be dressed to suit your style. Roger who was our contact, was full of ideas that could be used to personalise the space. If you are looking for a venue that is large, seats up to 175, more than most Lincoln venues, and has great space outside, especially if lots of children are attending, then do check it out.

To the flowers;

We were honoured to take this wedding on, a superb colour mix and from previous posts here and here, excellent flowers and designs.

The bride knew more or less what she wanted and it was up to us to create these designs.

The top table wanted to be a long and low, without trailing but a country mix of flowers and foliage to suit the bouquets. 

At either end we placed a small candelabra on a mirror. 

We also placed bay trees around the venue and the two pedestals from the church were being brought up to stand behind the table.

The lovely top table display

Our bay trees with the other wonderful decorations which are by Emma Louise at Elegant Touches, always a pleasure to work alongside this lady.

Our small candelabras adorned the guest tables, again in ivory, yellow and purple with lots of herbs and scented foliage. When the candles are lit and the room is warm these really will fill the air with sweet scent.

Mirrors and candelabras can be hired with or without flowers.

The room is a large space waiting to be filled with your designs and ideas.

Bay trees and candelabras to enhance your guests enjoyment of your wedding day.

All displays are set up for you on the wedding morning and all hired items are dismantled and collected the following day, in conjunction with the venue staff. All included within any quote given. Saving you or your guests hassle in getting items back to us.

If you are holding your wedding reception (or any event) here please do get in touch to ask us how you could style the space.

If you love the designs and are getting wed elsewhere, ask us for a quote to deliver and set up your requirements.

Sandra x

Sapphires for September: Sweden

Sapphires for September: Sweden

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Queen Silvia of Sweden wears blue sapphires for the marriage of her only son in June 2015

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September's birthstone is the beautiful blue sapphire. This stunning stone has been a staple in royal jewellery for centuries and in the modern era, it's found in some of the most sparkling tiaras owned by European ruling houses. Sweden owns a stunning set of sapphires and, let's face it, blue for a boy is quite appropriate there now as the country's royals are awash with princes. As we find out the name of the latest little man to join the House of Bernadotte later, let's celebrate his arrival with some sparkling blue stones. Welcome to sapphires for September.

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The super sapphires of Sweden got a starring role at a big royal wedding when Silvia chose this tiara for the marriage of her only son, Carl Philip, to Sofia Hellqvist. Not only did they tick the blue for a boy box (remember, on his wedding day, Carl Philip was the only chap in the Swedish line of succession) but they also meant the Queen of Sweden attended the marriage of the country's former Crown Prince in a set of gems with real royal history.

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The sapphires began their royal story at the start of the 19th century when they were given to Augusta of Bavaria when she married Eugene de Beauharnais. He was the son of the Empress Josephine by her first husband but just before he got married, Napoleon adopted him and it's thought that the stunning sapphires were a wedding gift from his new dad to his new wife.

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Their daughter, Josephine, married the future King Oscar I of Sweden in 1823 and when Augusta died in 1851, the sapphires came to Stockholm. They were worn by Queen Josefina (she did that old royal thing of changing her name to suit her new country) but remained a personal possession. They eventually ended up with the woman who would become Queen Louise of Sweden and on her death she gave them to the royal family trust which means they now belong to the ruling house - there's no giving this one away as a present any more.

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This is a tiara fit for a queen. It's huge to start off with, made up of a sprawling panel of diamonds set as floral and leaf motifs and even if there were no other stones in this diadem, it would still be impressive. But at the very top are eleven sapphires and you wouldn't describe them as modest. The square cut gems are surrounded by more diamonds and it makes a stand out piece of sapphire jewellery.

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Queen Silvia is very fond of it - you can't blame her for that, it's a cracker. It's been seen as State Banquets, at the Nobel Prize ceremony and at her son's wedding. The only way to describe this tiara is royal. It has an air of majesty and grandness about it that never fails to impress.  But it's also very pretty and delicate in its own way. It's a terrific tiara all round.

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It's got another big plus point - it's part of a parure. Yes, there are more sapphires to go with this tiara and they're all terrific as well. To match, Silvia has a necklace, hairpins, earrings and a brooch and the sapphires dominate these smaller pieces where they still have diamond surrounds but no sparklers to sit on.

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The tiara may well have been the inspiration, in part at least, for the new diadem worn by Princess Sofia for her marriage which follows the same basic design of a wall of diamonds topped by coloured stones, in her case emeralds. And if it was, it's no wonder. These sapphires are stunning and the tiara design still looks fabulous, two centuries after it was first created. These take some beating as sapphires for September.

The Beautiful Blush Pink & Ivory Wedding Day of Naomi & James at Fabulous Beeston Manor

The Beautiful Blush Pink & Ivory Wedding Day of Naomi & James at Fabulous Beeston Manor

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We do love weddings at Beeston Manor, it's a great venue, a fabulous space and everyone is so welcoming, the biggest joy is when you get to have a truly gorgeous couple getting married there!  Naomi and James are precisely that,  an absolute joy we have thoroughly loved working with them and creating some stunning flowers for such a special day was blissful!!

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So just a few weeks ago our Shirl headed off to Beeston Manor bright and early armed with an FD box filled with glorious wedding bouquets of Peonies, Lily of the Valley, Roses and Sweet Peas in a soft and delicate blush pink and ivory colour palette

Our Shirl handed over the Bridal Bouquets to Naomi and her Bridesmaid's she showed everyone how to carry their bouquets beautifully

She encouraged them all to take in their heavenly fragrance

...and introduced them all to flowers in their bouquets

Our stunning Bride Naomi carried a larger bouquet than her Bridesmaids

We'd included a delightful collection of summer blooms including English Garden Roses Keira, White O'Hara and Bombastic with Misty White Sweet Peas, Astilbe, fresh Lily of the Valley and Angels Cheeks, Bowl of Cream and Duchesse De Nemours Peonies

The lovely Bride's Mum Julie's Wrist Corsage in all ivory blooms including Roses, Phlox, Jasmine, Sweet Peas and Hydrangea florets

The glam Groom's Mum Judith's Corsage of fresh Larkspur florets, Rose Buds, Sweet Peas and Briza

Downstairs Naomi's super handsome Bride Groom James was first to have his rather special Boutonniere designed to match his Bride's bouquet, pinned to his lapel

The Groom's & Groom's Men's suits were all from the great folks at Lottie's Bridal

The Bride Groom's blush pink Boutonniere bound with ivory satin to match his tie & pocket square

Shirl pinned on all of the Ivory Rose and blush pink boutonnieres ensuring each one was positioned perfectly

Beeston Manor has a fabulous ceremony room separate to the reception room

The scene was set for the ceremony with two of our FD Flower Bombs framing the Registrars table beautifully

Lanterns surrounded by fresh fragrant Rose Petals lined the aisle

A traditional candlelit table design looked resplendent on the Registrars table

Our Flower Bombs looked opulent overflowing with fresh garden style foliages and English Garden Flowers; Astilbe, fragrant Stocks, Larkspur, Hydrangeas, Peonies and Roses

Downstairs 'Team Bride' were assembling...

Naomi's beautiful Bridesmaid's looked gorgeous in their blush pink gowns

The shades of Roses, Peonies and Sweet Peas looked absolutely perfect with the blush shade of the Bridesmaids gowns

Naomi looked stunning in her gorgeous gown from Lottie's Bridal Boutique

Huge Congratulations to Naomi & James from all of the team here at Flower Design Evens

The gorgeous blush pink & ivory Peony & Rose Bouquet

The reception room looked fabulous the dining tables were dressed with a combination of high and low table designs

Our super tall conical shaped glass vases were topped with floral magnificence

A Sweet Avalanche Rose looked heavenly in the base of each tall LSA vase

Posies of fresh flowers in column shaped vases set on mirrors surrounded by floating candles dressed some of the dining tables

The Top Table looked wonderful decorated with a gorgeous candlelit swag of fresh flowers and foliages

Bouquets of fresh flowers placed just behind the top table in readiness of the Groom's speech

Our work here was done it was time to leave the party in full swing huge thanks to Naomi & James for choosing Flower Design Events to create their wedding flowers for them xxx