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.

Packington Moor Wedding Flowers ~ Rustic Crates & Vintage Roses

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Gemma

Kerry and Matthew were married at Packington Moor Farm back in September, a venue we find ourselves working at frequently. Here at Passion for Flowers we love working at rustic barn / farm wedding venues, Kerry and Matthew wanted to continue with the rustic theme of the barn adding hints of soft pink and pale ivory / nude with the main focus flowers being roses. We used soft pink Sweet Avalanche roses and ivory Avalanche roses to achieve this rustic glamour look.

Wedding Bouquets

For the bridal bouquet we used a mix of soft pink vintage roses as well as ivory roses hand tied with lovely lace ribbon. The bridesmaids had smaller bouquets using only the ivory roses, these bouquet wraps were hessian covered with lace.
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Packington Moor Wedding Flowers ~ Ceremony

The ceremony took place in the Oat Barn, a stunning barn with exposed brickwork and glass walls. We created a floral archway made from scented eucalyptus and roses. On the registrars table we displayed a long and low arrangement of eucalyptus, roses and chunky candles.

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packington moor wedding flowers ceremony To welcome wedding guests inside and mark the entrance we stacked our rustic wooden crates and filled with roses, gypsophila and eucalyptus.

Packington Moor Wedding Flowers ~ Reception

We loved their wedding table plan, made from floral Cath Kidson style fabric with buttons to hold the table cards in place. On the tables we created height in the barn with our silver candelabra creating a rustic glamour feel to the room. Again the candelabra were filled with an arrangement of Avalanche and Sweet Avalanche roses.

Along the top table we laid a hessian runner with a mix of mercury silver candle sticks, tea light holders and glass bottles with single roses in. This creates a full look to the top table without anything obstructing the view.

Kerry and Matthew had chosen Tracy from Cotton and Crumbs to make their wedding cake, we absolutely love Tracy’s work and work with her on a number of weddings. This lovely birdcage wedding cake and display of cupcakes on cake stands looked amazing in the barn.

If you are looking for a florist for your rustic barn wedding contact Passion for Flowers to find out how we work.

Redhouse Barn Rustic Wedding Flowers

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Gemma

Lucy and James were married at Berkswell Church, a lovely village church just down the road from us and then onto their reception at Redhouse Barn. They came to us wanting a rustic style throughout the whole day, a style that would tie into their chosen venue. To achieve the rustic look we used natural flowers, hessian, milk churns, bottles and twine.

Rustic wedding flowers at Berkswell Church

James’ family had these lovely old milk churns, we used these at the entrance to Berkswell Church filled with white hydrangeas, cream lisianthus, gypsophila and eucalyptus. They looked stunning at the country church.

Rustic Wedding Flowers at Redhouse Barn

The reception was held at Redhouse Barn, a barn wedding venue in Worcestershire. On the guest table centrepieces we kept to the rustic style using hessian covered hurricane vases in the centre of the tables, an overlay of lace was tied around the hessian to add to the look. These were filled with a natural mix of asters, lisianthus, hydrangeas, gypsophila, veronica and brunia. Around the hurricane vases we placed a mix of smaller jam jars covered in twine or hessian with a similar mix of flowers. The table numbers were hessian bottle covers stamped with the table number.Each place setting had a sprig of gypsophila and a ceramic heart with the guests name on tied to the napkin with green ribbon. Around the room were various wooden signs and details. We love their simple table plan, a hessian backdrop with strings running across and table cards pegged onto the strings.
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The top table continued the rustic wedding look with hessian bunting hanging from the front of the table and a mix of apothecary bottles and jam jars dotted along the tables, each with a small bunch of wild flowers in. Spread out along the top table were hessian covered hurricane vases to tie into the guest tables. long wedding guest tables rustic wedding flowers

Wedding Flowers At Packington Moor ~ Pink & Cream

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Gemma

Angela and Chris were married at Packington Moor, a rustic farm wedding venue in Staffordshire. The ceremony took place in the Oat Barn which has a stunning vaulted ceiling with wonderful light. The wedding breakfast took place in the Malt barn, a stunning room with exposed brickwork and oak wood beams.

Angela and Chris wanted a vintage rustic styled wedding bringing in colours of soft dusky pink. At our consultation we decided on a highlight of sweet avalanche roses, cream hydrangea, freesia and gypsophila for the mix of flowers throughout the day.

Bridal Bouquet

Angela’s bridal bouquet was a relaxed hand tied bouquet with a mix of soft dusky pink and cream flowers. We used a mix of sweet avalanche roses, white lisianthus, white freesias, gypsophila and snippets of white hydrangea tied with ivory satin ribbon.

Wedding Flowers at Packington Moor

In the Malt Barn we used a mix of different jugs on the tables as the centrepieces. Together we had decided that the flowers in the reception would be all white and green tones. Each jug was slightly different with a mix of cream / white hydrangeas, gypsophila, lisianthus and eucalyptus.

More photos by Jo Hastings

Blush Pink & White Wedding Flowers ~ Late Summer Wedding The Bell, Alderminster

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Gemma

Blush Pink & White Wedding Flowers

Cat and Tom were married last September at Snitterfield Church and then onto The Bell at Alderminster. The look they were going for was a palette of very light blush pink, grey and ivory whites. These colours toned perfectly with the suits, bridesmaids dresses and the décor at The Bell. For these blush pink and white wedding flowers we agreed on creamy white hydrangeas, avalanche roses, sweet avalanche and quicksand roses with eucalyptus.

Photography credit: Rachel Spivey

The Bridal Bouquet

Cat’s bouquet was a large hand tied bouquet of avalanche roses, sweet avalanche roses and quicksand roses, with highlights of grey brunia balls and astrantia with snippets of eucalyptus. We used gorgeous white lace which was an off cut from her wedding dress to wrap the bouquet and left long ribbons hanging down the stems.

The Bridesmaids Bouquets

The bridesmaids each had a smaller bouquet of white hydrangeas, roses grey brunia balls and eucalyptus which looked stunning against their grey dresses. Again we left long lengths of ribbon to hang down.

On the tables at The Bell we made stacks of crystal glass ware, using jugs, cake stands, plates and jars to create a relaxed style in the country pub setting.Cat and Tom have a gorgeous Cockapoo who came to meet them after they were married. This was lovely for us to see as we had just decided to get Jessie our Cockapooo puppy.

Walton Hall Wedding Flowers Green & Dusky Pink ~ Rustic Glamour

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Gemma

Ben and Chris were married back in August at Walton Hall a stunning wedding venue in Warwickshire. They came to us at their first consultation with hundreds of ideas all along the lines of rustic glamour / vintage. We realised we needed to incorporate hessian and lavender, wow factor centre pieces , troughs, urns and lanterns in the décor somewhere, pulling it all together with the choice of flowers.

The mix of wedding flowers used throughout the day were vintage green hydrangeas, dusky pink amnesia roses, avalanche roses, gyposphila, veronica, china grass and eucalyptus.

Photo credit: iZoom Photography
Some photos belong to: Passion for Flowers

The Grooms

Being two grooms they wanted the button holes to be extra special. To tie in with their tweed suits and overall look of the day they both wore amnesia roses, snippets of hydrangeas, with a touch of gyp and eucalyptus with the stems wrapped in twine.

Bridesmaid Bouquet

Their bridesmaid carried a stunning bouquet of amnesia roses, avalanche roses, veronica on a base of green hydrangeas tied with hessian and twine.

Extra Details ~ Signs, Guests Books, Photos

Ben & Chris made some fantastic signs for their wedding, we loved the welcome to our wedding sign, detailing the list of house rules.
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Around the room were vintage suitcases filled with lavender plants. For the guest book they asked guests to take a polaroid picture of themselves and write something either sentimental or hilarious.
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Walton Hall Wedding Flowers ~ The Ceremony

The wedding ceremony took place in The Moncrieffe room at Walton Hall, either side of the registrars table we created two giant urns raised up on wooden crates with lavish rustic arrangements of vintage green hydrangeas, dusky pink roses, grass, moss and eucalyptus. Along the table, and fireplaces and within the alcoves were troughs filled with a similar mix of flowers and jam jars wrapped in lace and hessian. walton hall weddding ceremony

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Walton Hall Wedding Flowers ~ Top Table

The wedding breakfast also took place in The Moncrieffe Room at Walton Hall. The long top table was situated in front of the stunning fireplace. For the top table wedding flowers we filled troughs with a mix of sage green and dusky pink flowers. In between the troughs were a mix of bottles and jam jars covered in lace, hessian and twine again filled with florals. Either side of the top table were the two giant urns from the ceremony. Each chair back either had a hessian sash or piece of lavender, the napkins were all tied with hessian to complete the rustic look.

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Walton Hall Wedding Flowers ~ Guest Tables

On the round guest tables we used a mix of table centres to create interest throughout the room. Some tables had glamorous silver candelabra with a large arrangement of amnesia roses, avalanche roses gypsophila and eucalyptus, these looked stunning once the chunky church candles were lit.

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On other tables were lower arrangements around cream lanterns, the cream lanterns had a chunky candle in the middle with a mix of similar flowers around the base. Spread around the table were jam jars filled with roses, gypsolphila and herbs.

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Country Style Wedding Flowers At Hidcote Manor

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Gemma

In July we worked with Sarah and David to help with their wedding flowers at Hidcote. Hidcote Manor Gardens is a wonderful National Trust property in the north Cotswolds. A small chapel on site means the ceremony and reception can all take place at the one location, the wedding marquee is set in the beautiful gardens.

The overall look was to be natural looking to suit the garden setting at Hidcote. The grounds are gorgeous and so the flowers for the day were concentrated on the bridal party bouquets and an assortment of mixed more delicate and smaller arrangements on the long tables for the wedding breakfast.

White Wedding Bouquets

We chose all white flowers for this wedding, using a mix of textures and sizes using inspiration from the gardens at Hidcote and including some of the same flowers. The bridal bouquet was a country style mix of astilbe, lisianthus, scabious, astrantia, veronica and dill. The bouquet was tied elegantly with lace which looked stunning with her dress from the Vintage Wedding Dress Company. All the bridesmaids had smaller versions of the same bouquet which set off their pewter dresses.

Wedding Flowers At Hidcote Manor ~ The Chapel

We decorated the small chapel at Hidcote with a mix of vintage crystal glassware, dainty jugs and bottles filled with country style white flowers, similar to the mix used in the bouquets. The jars and containers were spread out along the stone windowsills, registry table, and other tables around the chapel. Keeping to all one colour gave a fresh looks as guests entered.

Wedding Flowers At Hidcote Manor Gardens ~ Long Wedding Tables

In the marquee Sarah and David chose to have long guest tables to create a relaxed feel to the day. To keep the rustic / country style feel we laid each table with long hessian runners. Down the runners we placed a mix of crystal glassware of varying heights and sizes. We have scoured charity shops for most of these crystal items and have them available to hire if we do your flowers. Mirrored cake stands were used along the tables to give some height and of course tea lights were scattered along the tables. long guest tables wedding flowers rustic wedding hidcote manor hidcote manor long wedding tables country style flowers hessianburlap runners One of Sarah’s friends had made candles in vintage tea cups which were also part of the table setting. The table numbers were stamped onto paper flags to keep a rustic feel and cards were placed in the wicker baskets.
white wedding flowers and hessian rustic wedding We love the DIY touches including the luggage tag name cards on the back of each chair, menu written on a blackboard and areas for hats to be hung up and cards placed down.

Rustic Chic ~ Wedding Flowers At Barnsley House, The Cotswold’s

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Gemma

Wedding Flowers At Barnsley House

Vicky and Lee were married back in June at the gorgeous Cotswold venue, Barnsley House. Lee and Vicky had exclusive use of this intimate venue for their friends and family to enjoy. The ceremony was held outside in the beautiful gardens followed by the wedding breakfast in the Potager Restaurant. After meeting with Vicky at Barnsley House to discuss her flowers we opted for a rustic chic style to tie in with the venue.

All photos by Cotton Candy Photography

Bouquets and Button Holes

For Vicky’s rustic bouquet we used a mix of lisianthus, veronica, Illusion roses and Wizard of Oz Dahlias all tied together with twine. The two flower girls had a smaller version of the bridal bouquet with a key tied around the handle.The button holes and corsages were also finished off with twine, the men had smaller spray roses and veronica while the ladies wore large Sweet Avalanche roses.

The Ceremony Flowers ~ Keeping It Simple With Pew Ends & Hanging Bottles

The weather stayed dry and Vicky and Lee were lucky enough to have their ceremony in the beautiful gardens at Barnsley House. Jam jars filled with a summer mix of roses, veronica and dahlias lined the aisle. There is a stunning tree in the garden which we hung hundreds of assorted apothecary bottles from, each with a single bloom in. This made a lovely backdrop and doubled up as their wishing tree.

Rustic Chic Wedding Table Settings

The long guest tables were dressed with a rustic mix of glass bottles and jam jars. The jam jars were finished off with twine and raffia filled with herbs, roses, dahlias and peonies. We also bought in the jam jars from the pew ends which looked stunning on window sills around the venue.

Don’t forget here at Passion for Flowers we have a large collection of jars, bottles, tea light holders etc available for hire if we do your wedding flowers, alternatively many of these items are available to buy from our sister company The Wedding of my Dreams.

Natural Country Garden Wedding Flowers at Wroxall Abbey

Posted on August 11, 2012 by karen

Here at Passion for Flowers we are only minutes down the road from Wroxall Abbey, Warwickshire, as one of their preferred wedding florists we find ourselves working at this gorgeous venue many times a year.

We try to make each wedding different from one another, letting the couple really put their own stamp on the venue to create their own special day. Emma and Tony were planning a relaxed country garden look for their wedding, we used a mix of rustic wedding flowers to create the look they were going for.

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Emma, her two bridesmiads and two flower girls had lovely ‘just picked’ bouquets. For the bouquets we used mainly white summer flowers including scabious, veronica, astrantia, limonium as well as highlights of lavender. The bouquet wraps were hessian tied up with string to keep a rustic / country style feel. Tony and the rest of the bridal party had lavender and rosemary button holes with twine detailing.

At the entrance to Wren’s Cathedral at Wroxall Abbey we had two stacks of wooden crates with lavender creating a beautiful scent as guests entered the chapel. Leading up to the chapel was bunting and lanterns to guide guests along the pathways.

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Wren’s Cathedral is quite dark inside so candles on window sills and the fonts brighten it up, as well as large floral archways using white flowers. We used luscious white hydrangeas on the archway to brighten up the wooden screen.

Hanging bottles create fabulous backdrops for photos, these apothecary bottles were hanging from trees outside the chapel, some with flowers others not. We love hanging bottles at weddings, we have used them to create wishing trees previously. Guests each tie a wish for the bride and groom written on a luggage tag to each bottle.

Within the marquee itself we created a mix of similar table centres. As there were 28 tables it was important to Emma and Tony that all tables were not identical but had a connection to one another with the mix of flowers used. We used a mixture of table cloths, floral, lace and hessian, styled with rustic wedding flowers. Jugs, buckets, wooden bark containers, zinc tea lights, crystal glassware and mirrored cake stands to create the overall look and feel of the rustic style.

Extra finishing touches include the rustic sweetie table and a sprig of lavender on each guests place setting as a small favour.

Rough Luxe Table Scape {Part Two RMW Shoot – Floral Design by Passion for Flowers}

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Gemma

Yesterday we showed you part one of the Rock My Wedding Stepford Wives shoot we worked on earlier this year. We provided coral pink peony bouquets as well as sweet peas and hydrangeas.

Well today is part two and it’s all about the tablescape. A rough-luxe rustic styled table complete with hessian runners, pastel shades of sweet peas and mercury glass décor.

Photography by Christian Ward

Pop over to Rock My Wedding now to see the full post.

Our stunning sweet pea bouquet design all in pastel shades tied with delicate ribbon.

We filled these old school milk bottles with blue muscari. The bottles are the 1/3 pint bottles which used to be used is schools, we sell them on our sister site The Wedding of my Dreams

Loving the extra large blackboard used here, great if you have one lying around. If not The Wedding of my Dreams sell large blackboard stickers which can be stuck to any flat surface, mirrors, glass you name it!

Loving the shot above of our sweet pea bouquet.

The rough-luxe table scape… Styled by Rock My Wedding we worked alongside the team supplying sweet peas in silver vases, on mirrored cake stands a single sweet pea for each place setting fininshed off with hessian and wool.

From our sister site The Wedding of my Dreams we provided mercury silver candle holders, and mercury silver name card holders. Used our hollywood glamour votives as bud vases. Charlotte came up with the idea of using our bud vase name card holders on the chair backs with a sweet pea and tied with wool. Have to say we are loving this idea! Scroll down to be inspired.