I love autumn weddings!
For Alex & Ben, who celebrated at The Amadeus, the palette was distinctly October but with light, bright touches. Deep reds were combined with soft yellows, peaches and burnt oranges for Alex’s bouquet and the table flowers. Ben’s buttonhole was all about texture, with thistle, rosehips and greenery.
Professional photography by Wolf & Co Photography.
Izabela and Ed married on a beautiful sunny September day, with a ceremony at St James’ Church in Holland Park, followed by a reception at The Amadeus.
The loveliest, most relaxed couple, who simply asked me to create their wedding flowers - no colour scheme, no specific requirements. This approach allowed me to create my very first wedding with ALL locally grown stems - pedestals, pew ends, table flowers and bride’s & bridesmaids’ posies were made with flowers and foliage grown by the wonderful Flower Fields in Cookham and Little Beeches Farm in Burnham Beeches.
Riz and Kat’s gorgeous, colourful wedding had two important influences when it came to the flowers. One was the groom’s heritage, and for this we created - in place of a traditional four-pillar mandap - an extended arch for the couple’s nikah ceremony, adorned with late summer flowers in beautiful bold shades of red, hot pink and bold orange, with garlands of marigolds.
The second vital factor, in memory of Kat’s beloved grandmother, was the use of freesia in the bridal bouquets and buttonholes. I received a note of thanks after the ceremony that was just so gratifying, knowing that I had helped the family feel that this much loved and missed lady was represented at their happy day.
The arch remained in place for the reception, at which point we added generously filled footed bowls to the round guest tables, plus candles in colourful votives.
Flower photos by me, additional images screenshots from the wedding videographer Memoriez.
Priscilla and Kweku married in late spring in a super stylish central London celebration. I created a perfectly simple white reflexed rose bouquet - single variety, no foliage - and buttonholes to match.
The reception flowers for Spring were a beautiful, scented soft pastel mix, including British-grown sweet peas and orlaya, with bud vases dotted along the tables and a larger vase arrangement to accompany the cake.
Flower photos by me, and professional shots by Emily Rose Hamilton.
It was full black tie glamour at RSA House for Annabel & Anthony - my first wedding of 2023. Annabel in the most beautiful bridal cape & dress, bridesmaids in black sequins and mirror balls and sparkle EVERYWHERE… What a way to start the season!
Super stylish RSA House was of course a total joy to work in - bright modern event spaces in a historically important building make it such an iconic place for a city wedding. The ceremony was held in the Benjamin Franklin room, followed by a champagne reception in the Tavern Room, then the wedding breakfast in the Great Hall and a party in the Vaults.
Back-of-house lifts and trolleys were my saviour, as this wedding involved a lot of repurposing - flowers moved from ceremony to party whilst the wedding guests dined, aisle meadows move to decorate the impressive stairway, and candles & bud vases travelled all over the building throughout the day.
Flowers were vibrant reds, hot pinks and a touch of purple - gorgeous against the monochromatic dresses and suits. We went all out with the wedding party florals, with the bridal bouquet, adult bridesmaids’ bouquets, posies and floral alice bands for the flowergirls plus of course lots of buttonholes for the groom and his gang.
Pedestals, trailing candle-filled mantle runners, aisle meadows, bud vases, hundreds of candles in colourful votives, plus neon signs, many many mirror balls, a fabulous cake and the bride’s late grandfather’s sword for cutting - this wedding had it all!
Flower photos by me, professional shots by Nick Tydeman.
Lara & Gus’ gorgeous city wedding celebrations took place at Old Marylebone Town Hall and The Amadeus, in West London’s Maida Vale in December 2022. With styling masterminded by the brilliant Whole Lotta Love, the day was photographed by Marta Ilardo - see some of her gorgeous work below!
With a wintery party vibe but definitely not full festive reds, the day’s flowers were based around a palette of burnt oranges, pinks and textured greenery for bridal and bridesmaid bouquets and buttonholes. A fabulous full-length, front facing runner decorated the top table. Guest tables sat trestle-style, with their own mini runners placed amongst Catered by Justin’s beautiful sharing platters. A foliage-only installation welcomed guests at the entrance, and a sparkling Christmas tree drew attention to the far end, alongside Red Cat’s spectacular lighting. Overhead hung the MOST fabulous streamers by Streamadelica.
Sally & Jon’s gorgeous colourful wedding celebration was held at one of my favourite places to work, The Amadeus in Maida Vale. A floral arch and aisle meadows for the ceremony were then repurposed for the reception, with the meadows decorating the alcoves and windowsills of the Amadeus’ Upper Hall.
Flower photos by me, and beautiful professional shots by The Curious Hearts.
