Natural Rustic Wedding Flowers At Kingscote Barn The Cotswolds

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Gemma

Vix and Malc were married last November in the gorgeous Kingscote Barn. If you are looking for a barn style venue be sure to check out Kingscote Barn, it is nestled amongst The Cotswold hills surrounded by beautiful countryside.

We first met Vix when she was working with Rock My Wedding at The National Wedding show. Her rustic styling ideas and peacock inspiration sounded just like the sort of wedding we wanted to be a part of.

Which flowers did we use to create a natural look?

After our initial consultation together we decided that a rustic mix of natural looking flowers would be used throughout the day with highlights of colour being influenced from the colours of peacock feathers. We used a mix of green hydrangeas, amni, eucalyptus pods, bitter balls, purple veronica, blue hydrangeas, thistles, astrantia and anemones.

Many photos below have been taken by Passion for Flowers though a few are by the amazing Christian Ward

Rustic bridal bouquet tied with twine

For her bridal bouquet we created a loose hand tied bouquet of green hydrangeas, amni, veronica, bitter balls and eucalyptus pods, the spiky elements create texture in the bouquet adding to the rustic look so it was in keeping with the surrounding countryside. Her bouquet was wrapped with twine. Feast your eyes on the photos below, doesn’t she look stunning.

Blue bridesmaids bouquets

The bridesmaids were wearing cobalt blue full length dresses, to complement these their bouquets we made from a blue hydrangeas base with veronica, eucalyptus pods, bitter balls and veronica, again tied with twine.

Vix’s dad made the wooden slices which were used to display the bouquets on, each one was engraved with their names so the bridesmaids could take them home as a gift.

Flower Girl Posy Tied With Twine

For little Isla we made a small whimsical posy of astrantia, bitter balls and veronica.

Button Holes

We created a mix of different button holes for the boys to choose from, each one was slightly different, we kept to a natural look tied with twine.

Wedding Flowers At Kingscote Barn ~ The Ceremony

The ceremony took place in the barn, down the sides of the barn are large windows which look out over the beautiful countryside, we filled the large window sills with a mix of bottles which they had collected themselves, again using blues, greens and natural rustic flowers. Vix and Malc added signs and hearts to the window sills and large round balloons lining the aisle.

The ceremony table had two cream lanterns filled with flowers and in the alcoves on the walls we added flowers to jugs and watering cans.

Vix and Malc also had giant letters M & V set up at the front of the barn from Vowed and Amazed

Wedding Flowers At Kingscote Barn ~ The Reception

On the tables Vix’s dad had made more of the wooden tree slices, these were set in the centre of each table with a mix of bottles and jars filled with seasonal blooms.

Decorating Kingscote Barn

There were some lovely details around the venue. Photo bunting was strung up against the walls, a photo book wedding guest book was laid out on a table, blackboard signs showing personalised cocktails available from the bar and the table plan was also done on a large blackboard.

Simple Flower Archway at Country Church ~ Wedding Flowers

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Gemma

If you’re having your wedding ceremony at a country church welcome your guests with a relaxed country style flower arch. This country church had a metal arch which we decorated with this flower garland. The flower arch was a simple mix of eucalyptus, white hydrangeas and snippets of white gypsophilia. The archway will be in all the photos as you leave the church yard, making a lovely frame for the bride and groom.

Flower Archway

Yellow Spring Wedding Flowers ~ Featured on Love My Dress

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Gemma

Another of our gorgeous couples featured on a wedding blog, this time it was Jenny and Dave’s spring wedding featured on Love My Dress. The mix of yellow spring wedding flowers looked stunning at Packington Moor Farm. Photos again by the wonderful Nicola, Daffodil Waves. See the full write up here on Love My Dress or browse below to see our favourite images.

Yellow Spring Wedding Flowers

Spring Yellow Bridal Bouquet

For Jenny’s bridal bouquet we kept to a just picked, loose style hand tied bouquet to reflect the rustic style of Packington Moor Farm. Her bouquet was a mix of yellow and white spring flowers including honeymoon tulips, daisies, yellow tulips, yellow ranunculus, white ranunculus as well as black and white anemones. The bouquet was finished off with a lace wrap.

Flower Girl Pomander

For her gorgeous flower girl Millie we made a pomander from white gypsophilia with lace to hang. Pomanders are often easier for young flower girls to hold rather than posies and can look pretty hanging from their chair back when they want to put them down.

Random Mix Of Spring Button Boles

We made a mix of different button holes, all were spring flowers in either yellow or white or both the stems were finished off with twine, lace or yellow gingham ribbon. Having a mix of button holes is a nice idea for a relaxed informal wedding, they can then choose the button hole they like the best. We used a mix of white ranunculus, yellow ranunculus, white tulips, yellow billy balls (craspedia), daisies and gypsophilia. Brown luggage tags are a great way to display the names of who is having a button hole, it stops any confusion the morning of the wedding.

The Dessert Table

Jenny and Dave created a wonderful dessert table at Packington Moor Farm.The centre piece was their yellow daisy cake with mini bunting as the cake topper spelling out Mr & Mrs. This is available from The Wedding of my Dreams, Passion for Flowers brides don’t forget when placing your order you get a 10% discount. Around the cake were cake pops, biscuits, and chocolate treats in a range of jugs and bowls Jenny had collected.

Winter Wonderland Wedding Flowers ~ Featured On Whimsical Wonderland Weddings

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Gemma

Carli and Ben’s winter wonderland wedding was featured on the lovely whimsical wonderland wedding blog last month. Read the full write up or browse below at some of our favourite photos from the day. Photography by the wonderful Nicola of Daffodil Waves.

Winter wonderland wedding flowers at Mythe Barn

Black And White Bouquets

For these elegant winter bouquets in black and white we used a frothy bunch of white gypsophila with a highlight of black and white anemones for the bridesmaids, these looked stunning against their black dresses. For the bridal bouquet Carli had a hand tied bouquet of honeymoon tulips, honeymoon tulips are beautiful white frilly tulips. These were tied with black satin ribbon to continue the black and white colour scheme.

Black and white button holes

The boys all wore a black and white anemone with a highlight of white gypsophilia for their button holes.

Mythe Barn Ceremony Flowers

Running either side of the aisle at the wedding ceremony we placed glass hurricane vases filled with faux snow, white fir cones and a chunky candle. Either side of the registrars table were our 5′ tall silver candelabra with a ring of white hydrangeas and silver and white wintery details.

Winter Wonderland Wedding Flowers At Mythe Barn

We kept to a white and silver look for the reception at Mythe Barn. Each table centre was a glavanised silver bucket filled with white hydrangeas and tall white branches. Silver Christmas berries were hanging from the branches and a white heart hung from the buckets. The tables had a mix of mercury silver tea light holders, white fir cones and a silver reindeer holding the table name, the tables were all named after reindeer.
The wedding stationery was all done by Beautiful Bird Creations, the chalkboard style place cards look stunning on our white heart name card holders. Carli and Ben had also created a winter wonderland dessert table, with a wedding cake, cake pops and a mix of sweets laid out with silver scoops for guests to help themselves.

Tea Party Wedding Flowers Fazeley Studios Birmingham

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Gemma

Sarah and Richard were married at Fazeley Studios in Birmingham back in October. They wanted to create an eclectic tea party style wedding with a purple colour scheme using just picked style flowers. We were on hand to help, Fazeley Studios acts as a blank canvas for wedding styling so it is perfect if you are looking for a venue you can put your own stamp on.

Ceremony Wedding Flowers Fazeley Studios

For the wedding ceremony we kept the decoration on the table simple, using a mix of glass bottles and jam jars finished off with hessian and lace, these were filled with a mix of purple wild flowers. These purple ‘just picked’ flowers included astrantia, limonium, gypsophilia and alliums.

Tea Party Wedding Tables

For the tables we continued the tea party theme, creating a table centre from a mix of jugs, tea pots and cake stands all decorated with purple wild flowers. Sarah and her guests had been collecting these china cake stands, tea pots and tea cups for us to use, they also hired a couple of extras from us. The tables looked great set with the vintage china, even the wine was served from a tea pot!

Wedding Flowers in the Chill Out Area at Fazeley Studios

Fazeley studios has a gallery which can be used as a chill out area for guests. The booths make extra seating for guests in the evening. On the tables we continued the theme with a mix of vintage tea pots, jugs and coffee pots filled with wild purple flowers.

Nude Pink Roses ~ Hampton Manor Wedding Flowers, Solihull

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Gemma

Hampton Manor is one of our regular wedding venues, we really enjoy working with couples getting married at Hampton Manor, the venue is stunning and has many areas to decorate with flowers.

Cathy and Emir were married back in October, they had a stylish navy, cream and nude pink colour scheme. Cathy and her Mum had collected cut crystal glass vases which they wanted to incorporate in the wedding in some way. We worked together with Cathy and Emir to help them achieve the look they were after.

Hampton Manor Wedding Flowers In The Reception Area

To welcome the wedding guests and bring Cathy and Emir’s colour scheme into the reception area we placed small glass vases filled with lovely Sweet Avalanche and Quicksand roses, white lisianthus and eucalyptus on the reception tables. The vases were finished off with white lace and navy ribbon to bring out the colours.

Hampton Manor Wedding Flowers in the Bar

In the bar area we continued the look by placing similar vases and carafes on the fireplaces and tables. In other areas of the bar and reception Cathy had put up some old photos of family members’ weddings which was a great talking point for guests.

Hampton Manor Wedding Flowers ~ Centrepieces

For the centrepieces we created a grouping on the tables, these were low and delicate. The central hurricane vase was filled with sand and a candle, this was surrounded by the glassware Cathy and her Mum had been collecting. These ranged from vases and jugs to individual wine glasses. (If you don’t have time to collect these vases yourself, we have a large range of crystal glassware here at Passion for Flowers).

The vases had a mixture of cream Avalanche roses, nude pink Quicksand roses, cream freesias and eucalyptus for scent.

Hampton Manor Wedding Flowers ~ Fireplaces

The Mawson Suite has stunning fireplaces at either end of the room, the large mirrors above them reflect any fireplace decoration throughout the room. We kept the fireplaces simple with crystal glass vases running along it, each was filled with nude pink roses, cream roses and snippets of eucalyptus with a highlight of blue.
To keep the cake simple and in keeping with the rest of the day we placed four of the glass vases on the cake table with the same mix of flowers from the day. If you are looking for a florist for your wedding at Hampton Manor, Solihull please browse our website to see if we are the right florist for you. Our diary fills up fast so it is worth contacting us early on in your planning process to see if we have availability.

Silver Candelabra Wedding Flowers ~ 4 Different Styles

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Gemma

Our stunning 5 foot tall silver candelabra look amazing at wedding ceremonies, especially if you are having candelabra on your guest tables, it is important to follow the style of decoration on throughout the day. The tall candelabra can look great running down the aisle, say 3 each side or just 2 at the front of the church instead of a traditional church pedestal. They make lovely entrance pieces, either side of a doorway.

If you are using the tall silver candelabra at your wedding ceremony we always suggest moving them to another part of your venue after the ceremony to get the most use out of them, they look stunning either side of a long top table. The candelabra can be decorated in a number of different ways, they could have flowers around the top as shown in these photos or we could make a long garland of flowers down the lenght of the candelabra. The choice of flowers we use would reflect the flowers used throughout your wedding day.

We have shown 4 different types of flowers used in our candelabra here, which is your style of flowers? We’d love the hear from you.

Flower Crowns & Flower Circlets ~ Wedding Hair Flowers

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Gemma

Depending on the style of your wedding you may be looking for some form of hair flowers. Hair flowers are really on trend at the moment and here at Passion for Flowers we are getting asked more and more for these, especially as Summer gets closer.

There are lots of different ways you could have flowers in your hair, a single large rose on a wire, small dainty flowers scattered throughout, a headband or a flower crown / flower circlet.

Follow our wedding hair flowers Pinterest board for more hair ideas.

Flower crowns or flower circlets look stunning on small flower girls, adult bridesmaids and even on brides depending on how you are wearing you hair. Below you can see two of our recent flower crowns, modelled here by one of our team members Emily.

White gypsophila flower crowns are dainty and delicate, ideal for younger bridesmaids as they are very light weight. They create a soft dreamy look.

This flower crown is made from spring flowers, here we have used ranunculus, freesias and eucalyptus. This could be in the colours to match the rest of your bridal flowers.

Packington Moor Wedding Flowers ~ Vintage Glamour Wedding

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Gemma

Gemma and Michael were married back in October at the lovely Packington Moor Farm, they were hoping to create a vintage theme for their wedding with a hint of glamour in the gorgeous barn setting. At our consultation we came up with an overall style and look for the day using soft pink toned roses (Sweet Avalanche) a mix of seasonal white flowers and highlights of astilbe and lisianthus for texture. When mixed with our mercury silver glassware and cut crystal glassware it created a stunning vintage glamour look for Gemma and Michael.

Sweet Avalanche Roses For The Brides Bouquet

pale pink rose white wedding bouquet small photo frames for family on bouquet wrap Gemma’s bridal bouquet was a hand tied mix of soft pink Sweet Avalanche roses, white lisiantuhs, white hydrangea, pink astilbe and astrantia tied with mocha ribbon and photo frame charms to finish off the bouquet wrap. The young bridesmaids had a smaller version of the bridal bouquet.

Packington Moor Wedding Ceremony

For the ceremony we used two of our 5′ tall silver candelabra either side of the ceremony table, these has a similar mix of flowers as were used in the bouquets. On the ceremony table itself was one of our mercury silver hurricane vases with a pillar candle inside, these also ran down either side of the aisle. The chairs in the ceremony had lovely chair decorations of soft pink and gold ribbon with a heart pendant.

Packington Moor Wedding Tables

On the guest tables in the reception Gemma had found some old gold picture frames which she had filled with pretty paper, this acted as the base for the floral grouping. Each table had a glass bottle and vintage cut glass vase with pink and white blooms as well as mercury silver tea light holders. These are all available to hire from Passion for Flowers or if you would rather buy them they are available at The Wedding of my Dreams. vintage glamour wedding flowers sweet avalanche roses wedding centrepiece on gold tray wedding flowers centrepiece glass grouping on gold tray Gemma and Michael had put a disposable camera on each guest table. To make this more fun and get the photos they wanted they created a game of eye spy for the guests to play with their camera. We love this idea, as you can see their list included photos such as a group shot of the table, bride and groom holding hands, cutest couple (not the bride and groom), groom playing with his ring, bride looking at the groom in the distance… passion for flowers thank you flowers wedding disposable camera ideas If you’re getting married at Packington Moor and looking to be inspired by your florist we would love to work with you to create your wedding flowers. Contact us now as our diary fills up fast.

Cream Avalanche Rose Bouquet

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Gemma

Back in September my second cousin Karoline married Rich, it was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and everyone looked lovely.

It’s nice for us to actually attend a wedding as a family! We spend all our weekends working, setting up at weddings, making sure the flowers are perfect but it’s rare that we get to attend one and relax!

Karoline had a stunning bouquet of cream Avalanche roses which looked gorgeous with her dress.

Avalanche rose bouquet

Karoline’s sister Emma was one of the bridesmaids, she had a bouquet of white hydrangeas to tie in with the look. ivory rose bouquet hydrangea bouquet

All photography credits go to David Clarke – here’s one we thought you’d like to see of the 4 of us at the wedding.