Rebecca's Renewal of Vows and Wooden Anniversary Flowers, Jolly Sailor, Hamble

Yes, I do flowers for parties and events other than weddings and here is a lovely little one you might like to see.
Rebecca called me last week to see if I could help with some flowers for her Renewal of Vows ceremony and reception at the Jolly Sailor in Hamble. It was their wooden wedding anniversary too so could I incorporate an element to reflect that, also she would like to give the flowers to guests afterwards so could I do a design that would allow that.  Time was short- very short in fact - so I was thrilled to find these little wooden containers which also suited the natural, country look flowers Rebecca likes too. 

Rustic table flowers of double purple lisianthus, lilac freesias, spirea and rosemary.  

Now for anyone that doesn't know it, the Jolly Sailor is a lovely little pub sitting on the banks of the River Hamble perfectly suited to a natural and nautical theme. The little wooden chests were perfect for it. 

Purple table flowers in a natural, country style that also suited the nautical setting of the pub.

Table flowers at the Jolly Sailor pub, Hamble

The tables were arranged in a long length so the designs are dotted along the length. 

The ceremony table set out with the flowers and a couple of gorgeous shells. It looked really  lovely which is more than can be said for my photo but hopefully it's enough for you to get the idea. 

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Rebecca for asking me to create the flowers for your  special day, I really enjoyed putting this look together for you. I hope you had a really fabulous day.

Becky's Country Style Wedding Flowers in Purples and Lilacs

Becky called me a little earlier in the year when her original florist let her down to see if I could help with her June wedding. She was looking for a lovely, natural, country look  using a real mix of flowers and foliages in the ever popular purple - lilac colours. Such a lovely lady and such a gorgeous scheme how could I refuse and so here they are - Becky's wedding flowers. 

Groom's buttonhole of lilac rose, lavender and rosemary with a tiny touch of pink gypsophila in a natural, tied style.

Becky's wedding bouquet of lilac rose, purple stocks, purple lisianthus, lilac freesia, lavender, eucalyptus and a touch of pink gypsophila. A gorgeous mix of scented flowers and foliages, perfect for the relaxed, country look, again - I was sorry to see it go. 

Co-ordinating bouquet for Becky's bridesmaid in mixed purples and lilacs

These lovely little posies were for the flower girls. 

A slightly larger but still perfectly co-ordinating posy for the slightly older girl.

Mum's corsage co-ordinates in style but in soft pinks and whites

Bird cage table centre with country style flowers in purples and lilacs for the marquee reception. Becky scattered the table with the petals and the cages were used in a mixed scheme with other tables being decorated with pots of lavender.

Bird cage table centre design in purples and lilacs. To create it we used lilac roses, purple lisianthus with pink gypsophila and mixed foliages including rosemary for that lovely country style look. Flowers and foliages overspill the cage just as they should for this style. 

I hope you like them. 

That just leaves me to say, thank you so much your call Becky, I really loved making up these designs for you - and very many congratulations on your marriage.

Deborah's Country Style Wedding Flowers, Lilacs, pinks, whites and purples

Deborah had decided on a lovely, loose, natural, country style for her wedding flowers with soft lilacs, pinks, purples and white being the colours. Having decided the style and the colours and having discussed her favourite flowers, she was happy for me to choose the precise content. And here is what I came up with for her, a gorgeously scented mix of white lilac ( one of her very favourites), stocks ( another one) and mixed lisianthus ( and another one) with a rose called " Memory Lane" 

Groom's buttonhole of Rose, Lilac, Lisianthus and eucalyptus. Designed to co-ordinate perfectly. 

Deborah's Country style wedding bouquet of white lilac with lilac stocks and a little pink and purple lisianthus

Thank you Deborah for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers, it was a complete pleasure, I loved the look. And very many congratulations on your wedding. 

Jo's Spring Wedding Flowers, Wardour Castle

You hear alot about "journeys" these days and seemingly we all need to go on one. So when I got the chance to prepare a floral scheme for Jo's wedding at the very beautiful Wardour Castle, I couldn't resist it. A little out of my normal area though it is, it took nearly three hours to get there !! Over the tank crossings of Salisbury plain I went, past Stonehenge ( don't mention the roadworks !!) through tiny villages, narrow roads, via Jo's mums and then seemingly into the middle of nowhere after a little "are you sure exchange" with the sat nav. Then, just like in the films the castle appeared. In no time we had it all set up for Jo's wedding and the "journey" was all so very worth it. 

Green and white spring bouquet of roses, paperwhites and ivy trails for Jo's Bridesmaid. Perfect for the natural, english spring time look we settled on in our discussions. The paerwhites are gorgeous little flowers and have a beautiful scent, winter brides might like to know they become available in December.

Jo's  Spring wedding bouquet. Roses, paperwhites, and a surround of mixed green foliages including asparagus fern for a really lovely natural look perfect for a wedding in the stunning setting that is Wardour Castle. It looked just beautiful with Jo's gorgeous lace dress.   

Buttonhole of scented paperwhites and ruscus leaves.

Wardour Castle, such a fabulous place for a wedding. The observant will notice it has no roof so there were many prayers and crossed fingers for a fine day. Thankfully, we were lucky.

The pavillion by the lake where the wedding ceremony takes place, decorated with 2 free standing designs of roses, paperwhites, double lisianthus and mixed green foliages. 

Wardour castle,well wedding flowers, a floral tree. 

The courtyard (open air) was used for the drinks reception. In the centre is a well which Jo was keen to make a feature of. In keeping with natural, english spring time theme and with the courtyard I suggested a floral tree. Large roses, paperwhites and double lisianthus with mixed green foliages and ivy trails were used to make it and around the rim of the well I placed co-ordinating designs in flower pots. 

Spring wedding flowers at Wardour castle, the well. This time taken from up the stone stairs. 

The floral tree, another view because at this venue there were so many beautiful shots I couldn't choose !

Jo's flower pot designs, used here to decorate the well and later moved and used as table centres for the reception. 

The flower pots, now table centres at the Langton Arms. 

Jo's wedding cake flowers, I used roses, paperwhites and lisianthus with fern to create the look. 

I hope you like the photos.

 It just leaves me to say thank you so much Jo for choosing me to design and create these flowers for you. I really loved working on this scheme for you and putting it all together at the Castle. And very many congratulations on your marriage, you looked completely gorgeous.

Wedding Flowers Spring, Tove and Tim, Balmer Lawn

A lovely sunny spring wedding in the New Forest for which I was asked to create flowers in a natural country style and with a strong Spring in the Forest theme

Tulip buttonhole. This is a gorgeous frilled edge variety called "Honeymoon" and here we have combined it with a little evergreen jasmine to give it the natural country look Tove was looking for.

Tove's wedding bouquet of spring flowers in whites and yellows, a natural country look and a trailing style perfect for a spring wedding in the New Forest. To create it I combined  tulips, iris, lily of the valley, freesia, ornithogalum and trails of evergreen jasmine and it smelt absolutely gorgeous. I have to say I was sad to part with it !

I really love these close up pictures of Tove's wedding bouquet kindly sent by her New Forest based photographer, the lovely  Barry Whitcher of www.photosbybw.co.uk. Photographing flowers is a real art in itself and I thought these shots were absolutely stunning so thank you Barry.

My photo of Tove's wedding bouquet  all boxed and ready to go.

Our lovely bride with her bouquet.

For the ceremony table we created this long and low trailing design of tulips, iris and freesia with natural country style foliages. A design also very suitable for top tables and fireplaces/mantlepieces.

A close up by Barry Whitcher. 

Basket of spring flowers in whites and yellows for the tables. The dark chocolate of the salim basket shows off the flowers perfectly and was just the thing to help give the table centres the natural, country style, Spring in the Forest look the bride and groom wanted for their wedding.I placed them on the tables used for the drinks reception and they were then moved to the tables for the sit down meal.

 

For another wedding featuring spring wedding flowers have a look at these pages on my main web site.http://www.fioribylynne.co.uk/featured-wedding-flowers_spring01.html

That just leaves me to say thank you so much Tove and Tim for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you, I loved this working with all those beautiful Spring flowers to create this naturally sunny Spring look and very many congratulations on your marriage.   

Jo's Autumn Wedding Flowers

Jo's natural styled autumn wedding flowers.

Groom's autumn buttonhole of creamy vendella rose with berry and red oak leaf detail.

Jo's stunning wedding bouquet of cream roses, autumnal berries, birch twig and a surround of red oak leaves.

Natural styled rose and red oak leaf buttonhole for the remaining groom's men.


Co-ordinating buttonholes of preserved rose hips, birch twig and magnolia leaves. All materials are dried or preserved so that they could be kept after the wedding.

These corsages are again made entirely of dried or preserved materials - rose, magnolia leaves, skeleton leaves and peppercorn berries.

These preserved buttonholes and corsages were ordered by the bride's mum whose family comes from Malta. We were asked to create designs that would co-ordinate with the other flowers but that were made wholly from preserved or dried materials so that they be taken back to Malta after the wedding and kept as mementoes of the day.

The reception was held in a Mongolian yurt. Now I have to confess to not having seen these before meeting Jo but I have to say I think they look terrific and I am sure they will catch on fast. The cream canvas with the deep dark wood frame was the inspiration behind Jo's rich autumnal colour scheme and strong natural look. A mongolian buffet where all the food is placed in the centre of the each table meant traditional table centres were not going to work. Each table was scattered with fresh red oak leaves as a gorgeous alternative that tied in perfectly with the bridal party flowers.

Bridesmaids' bouquet of cream roses, hypericum berry, twig and surround of red oak leaves.

To keep the strong natural look, the binding point of the bouquet is finished not with ribbon but with a red oak leaf. The same leaf finish was given to the buttonholes.

Co-ordinating design for the flower girl.

Many thanks Jo and Zane for choosing me to design and create your wedding flowers for you. I loved working with these gorgeous seasonal materials.

Liz's Country Style Wedding Flowers, Old House Hotel,Wickham

We loved creating these designs of beautiful country style flowers in vintage creams and dusky pinks for this June wedding. Buttonholes of lisianthus,rosemary and eucalytus tied and bound with an ivy leaf for the men and a corsage of rose, lisianthus and eucalyptus for the mum. We have used a gorgeous scented mix of vendella and keano roses with lisianthus, stocks, freesia, rosemary and eucalyptus to create a hand tied bouquet for our bride. The table centres use the same flowers bound with an ivy trail and looked just perfect for the relaxed but elegant conservatory/garden room of this hotel. Tied place setting of rose, lisianthus and eucalyptus complete the look and make a gorgeous momento of the day for guests to take away.