Christmas wedding flowers

Christmas wedding flowers

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Are you in the midst of planning a Christmas wedding? Looking for inspiration for your flowers? Well you have come to the right place, for today we look at the flowers that are suitable for a seasonal do.

This first one may be a promotional poster but look at those fabulous flowers! Roses, poinsettia, berries orchids, twigs and cones, very Christmas looking. 

You can't beat the traditional white and red theme at this time of year and these bouquets would suit it down to the ground. Are your maids wearing red? Normally callas are the prerogative of the bride but here she had them mixed with scarlet red roses where her maids had them on their own.

We did this photo shoot in the height of summer but look at that candlelight! With the mirror and all that gorgeous eucalyptus it just screams Christmas. Who says a bouquet has to be flowers!

A beautiful red bouquet of gerberas, roses and berries framed with a variegated foliage collar this is just perfect for a Christmas themed day.

Another take on red and white, white roses with red hypericum berries lots of green foliage too to warm up the colours.

Who wouldn't love to carry this bouquet? Scrumptious velvet red roses packed tightly together with ruscus foliage and bear grass loops.

Another rose bouquet, this could be a bride or bridesmaids. Gorgeous ivory roses with lily grass loops and sparkly diamante, always a hit for Christmas weddings.

Another all white bouquet. This has lots of gorgeous flowers, roses, spray roses, ranunculus and freesia all packed tightly together and some sparkle in there too.

A slightly different take, a blue and white bouquet, who says Christmas has to be red!

Small ivory roses, white Cyclamen flowers and blue thistles. Teamed with silver bridesmaid dresses this would look fabulous.

On to the groom. A buttonhole with eucalyptus, pine and red berries in the natural style so popular at the moment.

Or how about the gorgeous red rose? Nothing else to add just a few dark green leaves and a loop or three of bear grass, simplicity is key.

On to the tables.

Don't want your theme to go too red? How about bringing in some orange! This low cylinder bowl is simply gorgeous with orange gerbera, red carnations, ranunculus and mixed foliage. A stunning addition to any table.

Or keep it very simple. Add a tray, some bottles, a candle or two, a few sprigs of foliage and red berries. Add gold cutlery and there you go a table fit for a classy wedding breakfast.

Add in a bowl and a few red blooms to ring the changes if you have lots of tables for a splash of colour.

Looking for taller displays? These candelabras are the same basic frame. One has the stunning crystal chimneys which will (when lit) throw sparkles across your venue or leave those off and have taper candles and a flower ball to adorn your guest tables.

      

Wanting sparkle but lower design? How about these crystal gem fish bowls? On their own with a candle or they could take a posy of flowers, say the bridesmaids bouquets        

The ceremony table display shouldn't miss out. This blue winter display adds a twist to Christmas but with the seasonal spruce and holly foliage it sure won't disappoint.

Or go back to the traditional red and green theme. Lots of lush gerberas with roses and berries and winter mixed foliage.

Use these during the ceremony and ask your venue to transfer to the top table and reuse.

Back to your guests.

Having a black tie winter theme? Small black martini vases filled with ice stones, snake grass straws and an ivory rose display would get the nod from James Bond I am sure.

Hurricane vases come in all sizes, these are quite large but filled with an oversize candle and winter foliage and berries they won't take up too much room on your table.

Team those with these taller martini vases to draw your eye through the venue and add in some WOW factor.

These were filled with gerbera, amaryllis, roses and hypericum berries

Have these designs given you enough inspiration? We have plenty more flowery ideas for you, book a consultation and we can chat through your ideas and make a few suggestions to achieve your perfect look.

Christmas isn't too far away so don't delay book today!

(OR if you are a Christmas 2018 bride come along anyway and fine tune your ideas, it will soon be here too!)

Sandra X

Country style flowers at The Dower House Hotel

Country style flowers at The Dower House Hotel

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I was lucky to set up at the fabulous Dower House Hotel two weeks running as C & A held their wedding reception here following on from this one last week.

The table centrepieces were in keeping with the bridal bouquets of a mix of country style flowers. These were made into posies and placed in our plain hurricane vases which were decorated with pretty blue ribbon.

To finish off the country look the jars were placed on our log slices. These worked really well with the lovely moss numbers for the tables.

The Dower House really is versatile, so many styles work well within this hotel and each set up we do is individual to the couple.

The flowers used were ammi, eustoma, carnations, santini chrysants, nigella, alstroemeria and gyp with some eucalyptus foliage.

This was an early wedding, ceremony 11.30 am (at Church) and as such our early delivery of the bridal bouquets and quick set up in church meant for once the hotel hadn't quite turned the room around from breakfast. The guest tables were ready but not the top table but as lovely as ever the staff offered to put the 3 vases on the table once they were ready. It is little touches like this which 

makes setting up here so lovely.

The view the bride would see from the top table.

This photo shows the designs from above so you can see the variety of flowers within.

Are you getting married at The Dower House Hotel? More set ups here 

Or do you simply love this style? More here. 

Either way do get in touch to discuss how we can create your flowers and help you achieve your flowery dreams.

Sandra x 

DoubleTree by Hilton wedding displays

DoubleTree by Hilton wedding displays

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Last year I attended the wedding fair of Doubletree by Hilton and was asked to provide flowers for their wedding ceremony and reception set up.

I worked in conjunction with Rachel at Event Exquisite Ltd with the colour schemes and style for each setting. (All the following chair covers are hers)

So the civil ceremony table was kept very simple with 4 small hurricane type vases filled with a single ivory rose and gyp. In between these I placed my small butterfly lanterns with tea lights and surrounding all of these was foliage vine trails to give a country style to the setting.

This look can be transferred to the top table afterwards

These floral chair covers were so pretty

The top table setting was along the coral and cream theme with a long and low display.

This had beautiful coral roses, cream carnations, roses and lots of lush country foliage

                                      

We decorated 4 round tables;

One had my stunning 100cm candelabras with the crystal chimney and pillar candles and foliage vine running along the arms and down the central stem

                       

Along with 4 hanging ivory roses for a very simple yet stunning display.

Another followed the top table theme with a silver mercury urn filled with green/pink hydrangea, coral and cream roses and calla lily

                                      

Another had a large bird cage filled with lilac sweetness, cream roses, carnations and lots of lovely foliage.

                        

Last but not least was a 60cm martini vase filled with lots of summery yellow flowers such as sunflowers, roses, chrysants and gyp. Trailing foliage and a wood slice add to the country style.

My stand at the fair with lots of loveliness to hire

One of which is my glorious large watering can which can be filled with flowers

and the lovely small crates, here, filled with summer flowers - hydrangea, roses, sweet peas and ammi.

If you are getting married at The Doubletree by Hilton or love any of these displays and want them for your day, do get in touch with your wedding date to discuss availability and to book a consultation.

All vases, crates etc can be hired both with or without flowers, so if you are looking to DIY your displays get in touch with what you need and quantities for a quote. Delivery and collection can be arranged for a small fee.

Sandra X

Hemswell Court seasonal Christmas wedding

Hemswell Court seasonal Christmas wedding

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The wedding of yesterday's post (here) was held at the fabulous Hemswell Court.

The venue was all ready decked out for Christmas and fortunately they had gone for a red and green theme, so all designs worked well together.

On the tables half were 60cm martini vases and the others were large hurricane vases.

The tall martini vases had an assortment of gerbera, roses, berries and amaryllis with lots of seasonal foliage. We were asked not to add too much over the vase and nothing trailing to keep the tables clean and free for the food to be served.

The large silver based hurricane vases had a large central candle surrounded by a layer of seasonal foliage, holly, spruce, ditto and red berries for a splash of colour.

The ceremony display was a long and low compact design of gerbera, roses and berries with mixed seasonal foliage and this would later be transferred across to the top table for the wedding breakfast.

The Primrose room at Hemswell court waiting for the wedding part.

This venue looks fabulous at any time of year, but the decorations they have at Christmas makes it truly magical.

If you are getting married here and would like to discuss your flowers or if you love gerbera and want to get together on how we can style them to your day please get in touch

to discuss availability in the first instance.

For more inspiration look at labels on the right and scroll for 'Gerbera' or for Venue:Hemswell Court.

Another fabulous wedding here with martini vases is here

All vases were hired from us, we set up on the day and arrive to collect the next morning (where possible) so you don't have any worries on getting items back to us at The Studio

Sandra x