Relaxed Native Wedding in Early Summer

Relaxed Native Wedding in Early Summer

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 What a great setting for a relaxed summer wedding - the Coal River Valley is a beautiful part of Tasmania with many fabulous wineries.  Pooley Wines is the setting for this wedding I was privileged to provide flowers for.  

The three bouquets combine pastel summer tones with the textures of native foliage and gum nuts.

In the bouquets you can see Wax Flower, Eucalyptus, Dryandra Formosa, Proteas and a number of different Leucadendrons including Pisa, Safari Goldstrike and Safari Sunset.  There is also some late Berzelia.

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I love the style of this informal, yet well-considered wedding theme.  

Early wax flower, some still in bud, combined with gum nuts, eucalyptus foliage and the soft silvery yellow of the Leucadendron Pisa bracts surrounding silvery cones - simple rustic boutonnieres.

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A beautiful country scene!  And great photography by Kat from K & S Photography.   

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They look so happy!

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There were so many lovely details included in the celebration.  Floral centrepieces were created in vintage fowlers jars and suited the long table style of seating.  Bunches of flowers were also hung on the doors of the beautiful old stone barn where the wedding was held.  You can see a Leucadendron Silver Tree cone, more gum nuts, Silver Tree foliage, Leucadendrons and Proteas.

Native summer blooms are combined with foliage, gum huts and twisted willow.

The pincushions are Scarlet Ribbons which are early in their season here, and are softly purple and red coloured.  

Little details provide personality to a wedding.  This wedding had loads of personality!  The chair decorations were simple but added soft summery colour to the ceremony seating.  

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A January Wedding

A January Wedding

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Summer in Tasmania is a popular time for weddings.  The days are long and lazy, with daylight savings and the twilight giving beautiful lingering light until almost 10 pm.  Over summer 2013-14 I did a number of weddings and so I thought I'd share some of the highlights.  

An early January wedding, had an Australian theme with lots of colour.  "Orange, red and yellow" were the colours chosen, so I used the gorgeous range of summery Pincushions.  The varieties were "Scarlet Ribbons" for the red, "Mardis Gras" for the yellow and a Cordifolium hybrid for the orange.  

For the bride's bouquet, I teamed them with gorgeous Risdon Peppermint foliage, Geraldton Wax and the lovely Leucadendron Pisa with its cheery yellow bracts and silvery green cones.  Some Leucadendron Christmas Cones and a few Leucadendron Safari Sunset were added for a bit of red, and for to highlight the Australian theme, gorgeous dried gum nuts.  

The grooms boutonniere carried the Australian theme with a gum nut too.  Colour was more subdued but matched the bride with the use of the yellow Leucadendron Pisa and a red Christmas Cone.  Tasmanian Myrtle foliage and some popular Button Bush or Berzelia completed the arrangement.  I used jute twine to provide the rustic, country style but added a highlight with a ribbon matching the brides dress.

For the bridal table at the reception, a big splash of colour.  The fresh smell of the eucalyptus and the honey of the Geraldton Wax would have added to the atmosphere. 

Each table at the reception also carried the bright summery colours.  White ceramic pots allowed the foliage and colours to make a real statement.  

Summer is a great time to go wild with colour!