Brides magazine liked my article!

Watch this space...............

I've found folksy!

How amazing are these? I have to get some and do a bouquet with them!
Eco Daisies! BRILLIANT!
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My new ladders!

This is how I reach the arch! this is taken mid way through Nikki's arch - Thanks Kirsty for your help!

Nikki and Lee - New Place 24th April 2010

Nikki and Lee, Nikki carried a hand tied bouquet of Gerberas and roses with a lily grass collar

Jane, Nikkis mum surprised her with a floral arch at the front entrance! always looks stunning but we need danger money installing these!

Gerberas, roses and foliage

An urn of gerberas and roses stood in the dorrway to the Arden suite

Top table was swagged and decorated with groupings of gerberas, tea lights and crystals

Nikki and Lee had martini vases filled with gerberas and roses, with floating rolled petals and bear grass hearts

Agghh, been asked to write for Brides magazine! - Stressed is not the word!

Terrified is!
The subject : 'Novel ideas' for a white wedding..........
........ the time to deliver 24 hrs! here goes with a taster of the ideas, if published, you will get to read the rest :-)

Embellish a focal flower with crystals for the extra wow factor

Twisted willow with phials of ornithogalum for a wow factor table centre with maximum impact

Buck the trend, mass carnations together for a fun retro feel

Ask for any material from alterations of your dress to wrap the stems of your bouquet

Dust roses with translucent glitter powder to add an extra sparkle to flowers

Bees Marquee at New Place April 18th

Voila! an upside down arrangement! I turned a 1m conical vase upside down to create this table arrangement of hydrangea, lilies, roses and gloriosa!

Martini vase of sweet avalanche roses and anthuriums with swarovski crystals and bear grass hearts

Beautifully elegant, grand prix roses on 105cm candelabra with swarovski crystals

Silver vase overflowing with white delphiniums

Forgot the Germinis!

Forgot to put the photo of the germinis! formed into a hydrangea head with pacific blue and cool water roses

The Table centres went to New Place!

Steph from Bees Marquees kindly offered her amazing marquee at the New Place wedding fair to show case my table centres!
They looked great in such an amazing setting, I will have photos for you tomorrow!
Thanks Steph!

Phew! what a weekend! The Hampshire Wedding Fair

Akito and vivienne roses with crystals

The show stopper! hand tied of pinks and purples, anemone, roses, hellebore, hyacinth and lisianthus with a purple jeweled butterfly adornment

(Rapidly becoming my signature!) Grand prix roses hand tied with another stunning Amaryllis bridal dress and model

Hand tied bouquet of Cornish spring flowers and roses it smelt divine, carried by a bride wearing a dress from Amaryllis Bridal

St Barnabas church was decorated with over sized pew ends of hygrangea, roses, lilies and gloriosa tied with pink sashes ready for the fashion show (stunning tags courtesy of the FAB U LOUS Dottie, thank you lovey!)

Pat and Roy Brassarie 68 Fareham

Pat carried a hand tied bouquet of akito roses with vivenne spray roses and crystals, Lauren carried a smaller version of her mum's bouquet with maribou feathers.

Tables were dressed with avalanche roses hand tied with crystals in bouquet vases

Pat and Roy chose a martini vase with oriental lilies for their ceremony room, we dressed it with floating flower heads

The Crown Hotel Lyndhurst

We were delighted to be asked to be the 'showcase' florist for today's event!
Here are a few shots of the day.
I look forward to helping you in anyway I can with your floral arrangements.

Bouquet with matching pomander candelabra - the chair covers were dressed with deep red sashes

Hand tied bouquet of grand prix roses

Martini vase filled with avalanche, and amailia roses, and trailing grass and pearl hearts

The top table had a long and low of phalaenopsis orchids with aspidistra leaves, the chair cover sashes were tied in a criss cross style

Due to equipment failure......

I was unable to film the making of the bouquet!
Well we did film it, but it was in fast mode? and although I had planned it to be short, I didn't want it quite that short!
Check back with me soon, and I will have the clip for you!

Steping the blog up a gear........

Well.... Dear followers, I am going to try my media numpty status to the max! I will be filming a short film on "how to" make hand tied bouquets, and posting it on here for your delectation!
watch this space.............................. I'm terrified!

Monday the 5th April
Come and join us at the Crown hotel in Lyndhurst for a wedding open day!
Meet the fabulous Marie Haverly from Isabella Weddings trusted 'ask the expert' for Brides magazine
The Flower Company will be dressing the hotel with table centres and chair covers, come and see a fabulous passion rose filled candelabra, and martini vases overflowing with phalaenopsis orchids!

A BIG thank you to all my new followers! will make sure I try to write a bit more and not be as dull as this horrid rainy day in Lee!
Here is a virtual bouquet for you all!

These are some of my fave roses, sweet avalanche, super green, pacific blue, and amalia
Have a lovely Easter and lots of lovely choccie eggies!