The Dower House Hotel

The Dower House Hotel

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The second venue I am featuring is the Gorgeous Dower House Hotel at Woodall Spa. Another venue that goes above and beyond to help suppliers and it is always a pleasure to visit Ann and her staff. A gem of a venue, it may be a busy hotel but you would never know when holding your wedding here as it is so peaceful.

For starters the gardens are glorious in the summer and should you want an outdoor ceremony you can say your vows under this stunning arbour. Let us dress this for you with a garland either of foliage like this all eucalyptus design

or with a mix of flowers and foliage. Here we have stunning hydrangeas, roses and peony with mixed foliage.

Set under the lovely weeping willow certainly gives it a fairytale setting.

Relax straight after your vows at these gorgeous tables and adorn them with jars of blooms from your reception designs.

Add in a flowery entrance display to lead your guests to their seats

Once inside there is a lovely bar area with comfy seats for those wishing a quiet space especially later on in the day. Again adorn these with displays such as bird cages

jam jars

or posies giving a glimpse of what are to be the main displays for your reception.

Make full use of these and give to special guests as a moment of your wedding.

Whether you are bringing pedestals from your church service or wanting to add taller displays around the room, there are plenty of spaces available.

The top table has many options. From the popular long and low design, complimenting your bouquet

to foliage runner for a sweetheart table

or mixed jars of special blooms the full length of a traditional top table.

Whatever your style we can advise and inspire you to the right displays.

Pew ends can be brought and hung on chair backs

Then on to the guest tables. Although the room has a certain style, I have set up lots of colours and designs and all work well within the room.

The best type of style is country garden, it features so easily within the hotels setting. These jars of seasonal country blooms from a May wedding in mixed pastels along with log slices and moss numbers bring the outside in.

Another May wedding of pinks, jam jars of seasonal flowers and candle.

Purple bird cages

Glass cubes of lots of foliage with orchids and peonies add a touch of glamour to the room.

Or the most elegant setting I have created at this venue. The beautiful stunning crystal chimney candelabra with a mass of purple, lilac and ivory flowers.

The room looked brilliantly elegant when all the candles are lit and flowers placed.

The top table joined in with a low candelabra at each end

The Dower House looking simply stunning, one of my favourite ever set ups.

Are you getting married at The Dower House Hotel? If so we can talk you through your plans and work alongside the venue to create your own stunning designs.

For more in-depth photos of these weddings search labels Venue:The Dower House Hotel

Or do you love some of these designs and want to recreate them at your venue? We can guide you through the process, let us know which venue and book a consultation today.

Whichever it is, start your flower planning journey with us and let us help and advise you to your flowery dreams.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon

Sandra xx

Civil Ceremony flower ideas

Civil Ceremony flower ideas

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Today we are looking at civil ceremony's and how you can style the space for saying 'I Do'.

If you are very fortunate and your venue is allowed to have a ceremony outside (and the weather is kind!) you could get wed under something like this arbor. This one at The Dower House Hotel is one of our favourites, so easy to decorate and the setting is superb.

Whether you choose all foliage

or flowers and foliage it will sure look stunning in your photos.

It really is a lovely setting to get married in.

Beautiful photography from Richard Moore.

Or the second best is an orangery, lots of light and hopefully sunshine to enjoy through the ceremony. This is at Stoke Rochford Hall, thanks to Mark Pugh for the photo.

Ceremony table at Stoke Rochford Hall

Most venues, however, are inside but these can be decorated to suit your style and colours and you are guaranteed to stay dry.

Our usual display for the ceremony table is the long and low, this can be made in many styles, from large leaves and flowers for a structured look to light and fairy with small dainty flowers for a country look.

Branston Hall

Orangery at Charlotte House Hotel

 We can also provide the bay trees dressed with roses and ribbons and base of your choice.

Library at Charlotte House Hotel

Elsham Hall

Most of these displays will be transferred across to your top table for the wedding breakfast.

Elsham Hall

Hemswell Court

If long and lows are not your style then you could opt for a posy, these work well if moving to a round top table.

Or you could decide to keep it simple and add in small jars of flowers with possibly a trail or two of foliage.

Different jars and heights add interest to mixed stems of flowers.

Or how about a garland for the table? A simple hanging garland of daisies and foliage.

Our trees can also come with fairy lights

Or a larger fuller table garland the full length of the table

Coach House Doddington Hall

Or the same design but with compact gyp. Add in pretty lanterns for a winter wedding.

Washingborough Hall

Don't forget the space around the room, and note how the room will be used after the ceremony. At Cleatham Hall this room usually has a table or two for the reception. The fireplace design will feature in both and the ceremony table flowers will be added to the top table.

Here at Elsham Hall the jars of flowers for both (yes there is usually two) tables will double up as centrepieces for the guest tables and the two gorgeous pedestals will sit either side the top table. But using all flowers for the main bit, the ceremony, creates a pretty space for your vows.

We can also provide an arch for an indoor ceremony, space allowing. (this one belongs to Elsham Hall but we have 2 styles, rustic and metal).

We can cover with organza, foliage or flowers or a combination of all.

We will set up and dismantle this for you however you decorate it.

We can even add in fairy lights for you!

You still have an aisle to walk down don't forget. It may not be as long as a church aisle but still decorate the space. Here we have hurricane jars of daisies hung on chivari chairs.

Or, back to an outside ceremony (we can set these up inside too) shepherd crook hangers with jars of flowers.

Straw bales are the in seating for outside functions but do ask your venue, some have banned them due to the mess.

Do look around and see what you can use your guest table designs for during the service. Most venues are happy to reset your designs for you on the change over while you have photos. Or if a more difficult set up we can stay around and do this for you.

We love giving you value for money and reusing flowers for different parts of your day will help with that. Ask us for more information at a consultation.

If you have seen anything you like here for your own wedding then do get in touch to discuss your style and colours. We have many more options to style the space whatever type of venue you have chosen.

We look forward to hearing from you soon

Sandra x