The wedding of Estelle & John...

June, what a wonderful month! I have had my hands full of blooms every week with lots of happy summer weddings so the blog has had to wait a little, but I promise to share them all in the coming weeks...

We shall start with Estelle and John's big day at The Hope Street Hotel on the 12th. Having tied the knot in Thailand a few weeks before, the obvious choice for their wedding celebration flowers were striking purple Vanda orchids alongside palms and fountain grass, which were mixed with traditional English country garden flowers such as sweetpeas and stocks for their beautiful sweet scent. Lilac roses, lemon scented waxflower and homegrown mint made up the buttonholes and wrist corsages for loved ones, whilst lush green thlaspi and towering delphiniums and snapdragons made an impact in tall vases for Hope Street. Pretty little jam jars filled with lilac and white blooms were dotted around the room on the day to complement the bridal flowers and it was all set for the celebration!

Estelle's Bouquet

Flowers for the boys

Flowers for the ladies

Large vases for Hope Street

A happy yellow vase for Estelle's mum

Pretty little lilac jam jars for Hope Street

Flowers for the happy couple

As usual, I can't wait to share the professional photos with you as my amateur snaps hardly do them justice but in the meantime I shall be posting Helen and Liam's lovely day at Oh Me Oh My... watch this space!

Charlotte xx

Summer blues...

On the steps of the hut

Cornwall was amazing. I had planned to share a few photos from my old film camera with you but it decided to return a whole film blank to me (I needed a lot of cake to recover from this one), so instead I present you with a few polaroids and phone photos from my trip. They hardly do the sweet little shepherds hut and the valley views justice, but digging them out this evening has bought back many lovely memories - paddling in Padstow, gathering wildflowers from the bountiful hedgerows and a cream tea for breakfast to name a few.

The view from the window

It wouldn't be Cornwall without eating lemon meringue fudge by the sea

However, it was back to work last week with Ali & Euan's early summer wedding with a palette of pale blue, pink and white with lots of fresh textured foliage and grasses. I spent a sunny afternoon collecting bundles of soft lace and ribbon to bind Ali and her 8 bridesmaids summer bouquets, and added a touch of blush pink lace to the men's buttonholes and ladies corsages too. Ali's bouquet contained a handful of David Austen palest pink roses as well as blush peonies, highly scented sweetpeas and nigella amongst others. The tables at Oh Me Oh My were dressed with Kilner style jars full of scented blooms in happy summer shades, with soft blue delphiniums at the centre to tie in with the bridal bouquets. It was the perfect way to start the month of June and it was a pleasure to be part of Ali & Euan's big day...

Ali's bouquet

Flowers for the maids

Kilner jar table centres

Summer blooms and ribbons

Flowers for the ladies

Flowers for the boys

Ali and her maids by the wonderful Amy Faith Photography

Charlotte xx