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.

Recent Press ~ Wedding Flowers Magazine

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Gemma

Here at Passion for Flowers we are regularly asked to contribute our designs to Wedding Flowers Magazine, the March April issue is out now filled with some excellent flower articles.

Wedding Flowers Magazine

This month our floral designs were for the ‘purple flowers’ section of the magazine. We chose to show a grouping of anemones, purple and cream lisianthus, wax flower and pink astrantia in a small silver vase.

Our table centre was a gorgeous domed arrangement on our silver mirrored cake stand using a mix of lilac and purple flowers. We used Ocean Song and Memory Lane roses, astrantia, lisianthus, wax flower and ivory berries.

To tie in with the table centres we designed a purple lilac bridal bouquet with a similar mix of flowers, finished off by tying purple twine around the stems and a vintage key. The cute button hole is a Memory Lane rose with a snippet of astrantia and ivory berries, tied with twine and a scrabble heart.We also gave our advice for preserving flowers, read the article in full if you are looking for ways to preserve your flowers after your wedding. Here is one of our pink peony heads after it had been dried, we think it looks great styled in our mini bell jar.
We also gave some advice for those brides looking to achieve that luxe style for less. Offering advice on how to get the most out of your wedding flower budget by choosing the key areas of your venue you wish to dress, using large urns and candelabra more than once on the day and sticking to seasonal varieties where possible.

Grafton Manor Wedding Flowers ~Footed Vases & Candelabra With Purple Wedding Flowers

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Gemma

Grafton Manor Wedding Flowers

Grafton Manor is a beautiful wedding venue set in the Worcestershire countryside, it has it’s own chapel on site and marquee off the main house. We have worked on a number of weddings at Grafton Manor, this wedding had a purple and lilac colour scheme. For these purple wedding flowers we included purple lisianthus, ocean song roses, a hint of white hydrangeas, purple freesias, astrantia and eucalyptus.

It is often a nice idea to mix table centres, not only does it help on budget but also adds variations throughout the room giving interest to each table.

Footed Vases

These footed vases were filled with a purple and white domed arrangement of white hydrangeas, ocean song roses, lilac lisianthus, freesias, astrantia and eucalyptus. The bowl of the footed vase was filled with pearls to give an elegant look.

For a different look these same vases can be filled with moss to create a rustic / woodland feel or glass cubes for a more elegant / modern look.

Candelabra Centrepieces

We used a gorgeous mix of florals choosing a similar mix of purple flowers to the footed vases. Our silver candelabra are 1m high, this is the best height for table candelabra as the arrangement is above eye level when guests are sitting at the table, there is nothing worse than guests not being able to see across the table if the flowers are in the way. With our candelabra the flowers are well above eye level and create a real wow factor when guests first enter the room.

Wedding Flowers At Hogarths Solihull ~ Elegant Candelabra Wedding

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Gemma

Rebecca and Steve were married in August, the wedding reception was held at Hogarths Hotel, Solihull, one of our regular wedding venues. The couple were after an elegant and fresh look for their wedding flowers at Hogarths using dusky pink roses mixed with green and a hint of purple.

Wedding Flowers

To create the overall look we used dusky pink amnesia roses, white lisianthus, white freesias, avalanche roses, bright green chrysanthemums and soft ruscus with a touch of gypsophilia and purple veronica.

The Wedding Bouquets

For her bridal bouquet Rebecca was after a delicate trailing bouquet, nothing too long or difficult to hold. We created her trailing shower bouquet with dusky pink amnesia roses, cream avalanche roses and lighter trailing lisianthus and freesia. The adult bridesmaids had simple hand tied bouquets of amnesia roses and the young flower girl’s held a single rose tied with ivory and pearl ribbon.

wedding bouquet dusky pink rose green chrysanthemums single rose flowergirl amnesia rose

Wedding Flowers At Hogarths

To create the elegant look for their reception flowers at Hogarths each table had either a tall candelabra or lower footed vase. Having a mix of heights on different tables created interest throughout the room. The tall silver candelabra had a full arrangement of cream and dusky pink roses with strings of crystals hanging from the arms and chunky church candles to light up the room.

The lower footed vases were filled with glass cubes, the arrangement was a mix of gyp , roses, lisianthus and veronica. For the top table we created a long and low arrangement using a similar mix of flowers, at either end of the top table were the two large silver candelabra which had been moved over from the church.

hogarths wedding flowers solihull

Wedding Flowers At Wroxall Abbey ~ Soft Pink, Lemon & Nude Roses

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Gemma

Shona and Tom were married in July this year at Wroxall Abbey, one of our local wedding venues. Being a summer wedding Shona was after a soft pastel colour scheme for her wedding flowers. We chose soft pinks, nude roses and highlights of lemon yellow.

Bridal bouquet ~ Soft Pink, Lemon & Nude Roses

Shona’s bridal bouquet was a mix of roses with hints of crystal beading threaded through her bouquet to tie in with her gorgeous Ian Stuart dress. We used a mix of lemon roses, nude roses and sweet avalanche roses. The bouquet was wrapped in satin ribbon all the way to the bottom of the stems. Lovely to see some photos of us delivering up the flowers to the brides room. For the evening we made Shona a wrist corsage to wear with a similar mix of roses.

Photo credit Talking Pictures Photography

The boys wore matching cream roses as button holes.

Church Flowers

Wroxall Abbey has an on site chapel, Wren’s Cathedral, we decorated the lichgate with a floral arch using a mix of roses, eucalyptus and gyp. Mini windmills were set up either side of the path as guests walked into the chapel. Pew ends were a natural hand tied bunch of roses, gyp and eucalyptus. To create a romantic backdrop the screen was decorated with a eucalyptus and gypsophila arch to lighten the dark wood.

Marquee Wedding

The reception was held in the marquee at Wroxall Abbey, Shona and Tom had chosen an ice cream theme. The table plan was made from spoons in ice cream sundae glasses, each glass represented a different table and the spoons all had guests names on them – fab idea!

The table centres were giant cup cakes surrounded by a ring of gypsophila and candles, all home made. Love the cute easels for the place settings.
To continue the ice cream theme, they had created an ice cream parlour at one end of the marquee. A yellow and white striped piece of material created the backdrop. Guests could add their choice of toppings to their ice cream, a mix of walnuts, coloured sprinkles and chocolate flakes finished off with cream!

Photo credit Talking Pictures Photography

Peaches And Cream Wedding Flowers At Grafton Manor

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Gemma

Peaches and Cream wedding flowers

Dee was after stylish peaches and cream wedding flowers for her wedding at Grafton Manor. She wanted an afternoon party feel with a touch of English country garden. We decided on a mix of beautiful vintage tea cups filled with dusky pink and peach roses, white lisianthus and gyp around the base of our tall silver candelabra for the tables.The candelabra arrangements had a mix of peach Talea roses and white hydrangeas with gyp and eucalyptus. This gave height to fill the tall marquee but also kept interest at the lower height. For the top table at Grafton Manor we used our vintage cake stands and tea cups filled with beautiful blooms spaced out along the table. At Passion for Flowers we have a range of vintage china available to hire for your florals, or if you prefer we can use china you have collected yourselves.Dee had created a lovely table plan using photo frames, we dotted a few single stem roses in bottles to add some floral interest and give a beautiful scent to the table.

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Country Garden Wedding Flowers | Marquee Wedding Warwickshire

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Gemma

Delyth and Russell were married in June this year, they wanted a relaxed summer country garden look for their flowers. The overall look was achieved by using highlights of blue hydrangea, dusky and stronger pink roses including Amnesia and Sweet Avalanche rose as well as pink lisianthus, astrantia, herbs and eucalyptus to create a ‘just picked’ country garden look.

Delyth’s bridal bouquet was a hand tied bright summer mix of blues and pinks, her bridesmaids had a smaller version for their bouquets and the young flower girls wore flower circlets made from blue hydrangeas.

The ceremony took place at Sibson church, blue hydrangeas and summer blooms filled the windowsills, archway and pew ends. At the entrance to the church we laid a rose wreath on this lovely old cart.

Country garden Wedding Flowers

The reception was in a marquee at Latimers Rest, a venue we had done a wedding shoot at last summer, the lovely country garden is a gorgeous place for a wedding reception. For the tables in the marquee we used a mix of summer flowers in cream jugs, each jug was slightly different to keep the ‘just picked’ look going. The colours ranged from blue right through to soft and deep pink. Tea lights were dotted around the table and summer mix petal confetti was sprinkled over the table cloths.Each guest received a packet of seeds as their wedding favour, the packets were all made by the bride and groom. Extra touches included thank you presents, hearts as chair backs and tables named after areas of London.
To decorate the 4 tier cake we used a mix of roses. If you are choosing a simple cake, fresh flowers between the tiers add a lovely finishing touch for a Summer wedding.Are you having a Summer wedding? We’d love to hear what your plans are for your flowers.

Dusky Pink Wedding Flowers At Nuthurst Grange Solihull

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Gemma

Amy and Will were married back in June this year at Nuthurst Grange, Solihull. They were after a sage green, dusky pink and ivory colour scheme for their flowers. We used a mix of eucalyptus, veronica, Avalanche roses, Memory Lane roses and lavender to tie in with the bridesmaids dresses and a touch of Shamrock chrysanthemums to complement Will’s Royal Irish uniform.

We love the shot above of Amy’s bouquet, courtesy of Nicola, Daffodil Waves. We created texture in her bridal bouquet by using spiky florals including the white veronica and nigella mixed with the softer roses and eucalyptus.

The bridesmaids had a smaller green bouquet to tone in with their soft sage green dresses.

Amy and Will hired our birdcage table plan which can also be bought from The Wedding of my Dreams, they named their tables after the year family members were married in and used a photo of each couple on their wedding day as the table name sign.

Credits:

Some photos: Daffodil Waves
Flowers: Passion for Flowers
Venue: Nuthurst Grange, Solihull

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Candelabra And Footed Vases At Staunton Harold, Leicestershire

Posted on September 29, 2012 by karen

Sorry for the lack of blog posts recently, we have busy so busy with weddings, consultations and about to start doing the Autumn wedding fairs. Can’t believe this wedding was in May, it feels like yesterday. Where has the year gone?!

Julie and Craig had their wedding reception at Staunton Harold a stunning privately owned manor house in Leicestershire. Julie chose tall candelabra on the tables to fill the room at Staunton Harold these looked stunning mixed with a number of low arrangements too. We used a mix of roses, hydrangeas, herbs and eucalyptus in both table arrangements to keep them similar. Browse through our photos to see how you could have your wedding flowers at Staunton Harold.

The entrance hall was used for the Julie and Craig’s first dance, our 5′ silver candelabra with florals draped down the stem made a lovely back drop next to the huge fireplace.

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.

white summer bridal bouquet

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.

wroxall abbey church wedding flowers

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.

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