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HAIR FLOWERS & HANGING FLOWERS – BROOKLYN INSPIRED WEDDING

February 19, 2021

Looking back through the archives and had to share this intimate wedding with you. Every now and then time stops still to celebrate a wonderful marriage of two people so in love. I first met Ellie and Matt when they were down in Birmingham looking at venues for their wedding. They had strong ideas on the feel they hoped to create and took time to find venues and their wedding team.

The Oratory was such a special place for the wedding ceremony and for their initmate gathering of loved ones. In contrast the urban feel of The Church Inn in Birmingham gave us scope to create a great backdrop for their wedding celebrations. They loved the Brooklyn Inspired feel of urban places. Throughout the planning Ellie was happy to let us offer advice and we worked together beautifully to create this amazing moment in time.

We were thrilled to see this wedding featured on Love My Dress .

HAIR FLOWERS

The bridesmaids wore beautiful white dresses individually chosen and we created loose half flower crowns for their hair flowers. Simple, understated but elegant bringing in soft blues, nude, white and stronger purple tones. The hair was styled by our friend Natalie at Bridal Hair Specialists.

WRIST CORSAGES

For a simple but stunning look the girls wore beautifully created wrist corsages keeping to the tones of the day, with astrantia, wax flower and snippets of garden greenery. Ellie looked stunning in her Sarah Willard Couture designed dress.

BRIDAL BOUQUET

Ellie’s bridal bouquet was designed with her dress and personal style in mind. I love brides giving us freedom to work our magic on their flowers and Ellie fell in love with her bridal bouquet. This loose hand tied design included clematis to trail, a mix of roses, astrantia, lilac, tulips, wax flower, amni and helebores with a mix of garden forages for added texture. I just love her gloves to complete her look.

BUTTONHOLES

The button holes were a mix of quicksand roses, wax flower, some with delicate blue snippets of hydrangea. I love this image of Matt with his button hole.

CHURCH DECORATION – CANDLES DOWN THE AISLE

The Oratory is an amazing space and candles down the aisle in all shapes and sizes create the perfect look. It felt like an Italian church with the wonderful architecture and we decided that flowers in church would not do it justice and agreed with Ellie and Matt to go all out for candlelight. The service was so personal and on entering the church the magic and love could be felt.

HAND HELD ARCH

Love this idea for a hand held arch for the couple.

HANGING FLOWERS

For the gathering after the formal part of the day Ellie knew she wanted hanging flowers to create a wow factor over the drinks table and as a backdrop to speeches and photos. An exhuberant mix of trailing foliage, large hydrangea blooms, trailing amaranthus, tulips threaded through the frame and scented wax flowers brought the room to life.

Credits – Florist: Passion for Flowers // Photographer: Ella Ormerod Photography // Ceremony Venue: The Oratory, Birmingham // Reception Venue: The Church Inn, Birmingham // Hair: Bridal Hair Specialists // Dress: Sarah Willard Couture

Enchanted Winter Wedding Hampton Manor. Part 2

February 10, 2021

This winter wedding at Hampton Manor was a delight from start to finish. With so many amazing floral features. We have posted part 1 (the bouquets and deconstructed arch at Hampton in Arden church). Now we bring you Rachel and James and their stunning winter reception at Hampton Manor. The Courtyard was transformed by candlelight,flowers and foliage. Guests entered an enchanted winter wonderland for the wedding breakfast and evening celebrations. The room felt warm and full of love as guests and family celebrated together.

Tall Gold Stands & Candles for an Enchanted Winter Wedding at Hampton Manor

Our brief for the Courtyard was elegant,dreamy and candlelit. The Courtyard tables were filled with a mix of white candles running the full length of the tables. Relaxed foliage softened the tables whilst tall gold stands bedecked with foliage and the softest of blooms added richness and elegance to the scene. The deconstructed arch from church was moved and then rebuilt and extended to create the most amazing backdrop to the top table, our team worked tirelessly to transform this into an Enchanted Winter Wedding at Hampton Manor.

Thanks Karen

We cannot believe how the flowers both at the Church and Hampton Manor formed the most beautiful backdrop to the whole day – even in my planning dreams I couldn’t have foreseen how perfectly you and your team would deliver for us!!!

It was a dull dreary damp December day brought to life by all those who took part and supported us on that day. It was truly magical and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!

Big Hugs xx

If you are planning a winter wedding at Hampton Manor we would love to create a wonderful setting for your day.

Karen x

Credits: Florist Passion for Flowers // Venue: Hampton Manor // Photographer http://www.annafowler.com/

Enchanted Winter Wedding Hampton Manor. Part 1

February 10, 2021

If you are looking for winter wedding inspiration take a look at this stunning winter wedding. Hampton Manor is the perfect setting for a winter wedding, it doesn’t matter what the weather is doing outside, the house is magical, fires will be lit to keep you cosy and we can really help you to transform The Courtyard into an enchanted winter wonderland (see part 2).

The bride Rachel and her bridesmaids looked absolutely stunning in their blush dresses, we created bouquets with scented roses in blush and nude. The whole look was one of elegance, the colours being soft and tonal. The flowers included Earl Grey roses, quicksand and akito roses.

Deconstructed Arch Hampton in Arden Church

In the family’s words ‘It’s All about the Arch’. So that was our brief and what our amazing team created. This arch brought magic to the church in winter and created the most stunning backdrop for Rachel and James to exchange their vows.

Sneak Peek of The Courtyard (see part 2).

Whilst the service was taking place we were busy putting the finishing touches to the Courtyard to make that magical for the arrival of the wedding party.

I loved the message from our bride Rachel and her kind gift on the wedding morning. As Rachel and James are based overseas her lovely Mum Mandy and I had been working together on this beautiful wedding. Nothing was left to chance for this special couple and their loving family.

Huge Thanks

Thanks for all the planning and plotting with Mum over the last 12 months. I have been looking forward to seeing my bouquet and all the wonderful things you two have been discussing. I have always loved Marianne’s wedding flowers that you create for her and dreamed one day I would have similar. Big thanks and wishing you and your team a lovely Christmas. Rachel

Credits: Florist Passion for Flowers // Venue: Hampton Manor // Photographer http://www.annafowler.com/ // Bridal Gown: bridal boutique warwickshire // Make Up

Elegant Winter Wedding at Hampton Manor

February 10, 2021

stunning winter wedding bouquet grey cream green roses foliage

If you are looking for inspiration for an elegant winter wedding then I thought you would love this one. Hampton Manor plays host to many happy events during the year but it is the home of winter weddings. Hannah and Rick chose the Manor as the setting for their elegant romantic wedding in December.

WINTER WEDDING FLOWERS AT HAMPTON MANOR – BOUQUETS

For an elegant winter wedding forgot the strong Christmas vibes of red and green and embrace the season with the softest of roses, brunia berries, wax flowers and lashing of eucalyptus.

WINTER WEDDING CEREMONY HAMPTON MANOR – CANDLELIGHT

A winter wedding ceremony needs the softest candlelight and petals down the aisle with handfuls of foliage at the end of the rows to bring the outside in.

HAMPTON MANOR ENTRANCE ARCH & WELCOME SIGN

The entrance to the Manor is the perfect place to add an oversized welcome sign.

WINTER WEDDING CENTREPIECES ELEGANT

Elegant centrepieces with hurricane vases, church candles and an elegant ring of foliage with the softest blooms continued the winter scheme.

NAKED WEDDING CAKE WITH DELICATE FLORALS

A topper added to the naked cake continues the look of the day.

Credits: Florist: Passion for Flowers // Venue: Hampton Manor // Photographer: Eliza Claire

Green & Brass Table Styling at Moxhull Hall – Shoot With The Brand Studio Co –

July 16, 2020

Passion For Flowers Wedding Florist Moxhull Hall West Midlands

We love working with venues on editorial shoots and this opportunity with The Brand Studio Co and a very talented team of suppliers was a great collaboration. For the glass room a modern green palette offset with gold and brass created a lush look bringing the outside

Candlesticks and lanterns were added along the table from The Wedding of my Dreams. The green foliage canopies on the long tables brought a sense of drama to the space offering a very different look for a modern couple.

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Outdoor Wedding Ceremony Moxhull Hall

The outdoor ceremony space at Moxhull Hall lends itself to wonderful weddings. The team worked together to create a setting that felt completely at one with nature and the existing beauty of the gardens.

I hope this inspires you and if you are looking for a florist for your Moxhull Hall wedding do get in touch.

Karen x

Credits: Photography & Production: The Brand Studio Assistant: Benessamy Weddings Venue: Moxhull Hall Floral Design: Passion for Flowers Stationery: Rebecca Richards Designs HMUA: Sylwia Kunysz Makeup Bridalwear: Luella’s Bridal Groomswear: The Bespoke Tailor Linens: Just4Linen Tableware: Duchess & Butler Cake: Monannie Cakes Engagement Ring: Taylor & Hart Bowtie: A Beautiful Edit Ribbons: Kate Cullen Models: Gingersnap

Moxhull Hall Wedding Florist- Shoot With The Brand Studio Co

July 16, 2020

We love working with venues on editorial shoots and this opportunity with The Brand Studio Co and a very talented team of suppliers was a great collaboration. The white and green palette was modern and timeless.

THE CEREMONY

The ceremony room dressing was stylish and understated with gold bronze lanterns and gold stands with loose styled foliage and the softest blooms.THE BOUQUET

The bride carried a scented bouquet full of spring blossom, soft ranunculus, alliums, rosebuds and light foliage. The most beautiful handdyed ribbons were used to wrap the stems for a timelless finish.

THE RECEPTION

Gold footed bowls and candlelsticks decorated the reception tables, the room offers a feature fireplace which just needed a simple floral touch. The linen, glassware and flatware brought the look together. The stationery hit just the right note for the tables .TOP TABLE

Light came streaming in through the windows and the top table was decorated with footed bowls filled with flowers and a mixture of lanterns, candlesticks and votives set out the lightest touch of eucalyptus foliage.

It is lovely to see Moxhull Hall using some of these images in their new brochure and on their website inspiring couples to come and see their wonderful venue. If you are looking for a florist please get in touch.

Karen x

Credits: Photography & Production: The Brand Studio Assistant: Benessamy Weddings Venue: Moxhull Hall Floral Design: Passion for Flowers Stationery: Rebecca Richards Designs HMUA: Sylwia Kunysz Makeup Bridalwear: Luella’s Bridal Groomswear: The Bespoke Tailor Linens: Just4Linen Tableware: Duchess & Butler Cake: Monannie Cakes Engagement Ring: Taylor & Hart Bowtie: A Beautiful Edit Ribbons: Kate Cullen Models: Gingersnap

Featured on RONALD JOYCE

April 27, 2020

Thank you Keeley for sending us this lovely feature of your wedding as featured on Ronald Joyce. You look stunning in your wedding gown and we loved being part of your wedding day.It was a pleasure to help you out with only a few weeks to go to bring your vision for the your wedding day together. The love that you both share shines through in all the photos and we loved working with you at Hampton Manor. Dreams do come true!

If you have looking for a florist to step in to help with your wedding day please do get in touch and we will try our hardest to help. We all need to pull together now more than ever.

Karen x

Just Saying Hello

April 9, 2020

I just wanted to reach out to see how you are doing. Although we cannot see each other, remember I am still here for you. I am always on the end of an email or phone if you have any questions about your wedding.

If you are sadly having to postpone your wedding, please keep in touch. I am here for you. If your wedding has had to be moved until later this year or even 2021 and you want to chat through new ideas or have any concerns please do get in touch.

If you are using the lockdown get on with some future planning and want to check any date availability for your wedding do get in touch we would love to hear from you. We are offering phone consultations to ensure we are still keeping in touch and are holding consultations closer to your wedding date.

For any of our past couples, I would love to know how you are getting on. If you have any photos of your wedding you would like to share please do. At times like this it is so good to see photos of beautiful weddings we have helped create and to keep the love going.

Thinking of you all.
Kindest regards

Karen x

Photo credit: Sabine Darral

Suspended Arch Flowers Backdrop

April 8, 2020

Arches elevate a simple wedding to another level and bring beauty and joy to all wedding celebrations. As one of our recent brides said it is all about the arch. A new and inspirational idea is a floating arch which creates an illusion of magic for your wedding backdrop. If you are looking for magic then this is a great choice for your wedding.

Candles add romance to every wedding so make sure you include them on your wedding list if you are looking for a romantic look which will be captured on all your wedding photos. We love the finishing touches lighting the candles just before our couples see their wedding flowers for the first time. It is such a joyous moment, make sure you ask your planner to let you have a sneak peak of the room together before you enter for the wedding breakfast.

The flowers chosen here are an amazing mix of peach, pink and pops of deeper orange, so if you are looking for some colour for your wedding backdrop this would be great for you. And for each and every wedding we can create just the arch for you in colours and textures you will love. We would love to create a beautiful day for you to remember so please do get in touch.

Karen x

Course and Photography: Sabine Darrall

Suspended Floral Ring – Hanging Flower Chandelier

April 8, 2020

Looking for the most amazing backdrop for your wedding day. This will be captured in all your wedding photos that you will treasure for so long after the wedding day is over. Hanging chandeliers have great impact. This chandelier is filled with scented flowers and beautiful foliage for a natural look for your wedding which an be suspended over your ceremony or top table to wow you guests.

If you are looking for a romantic look for your wedding day make sure you use candles on the tables.

Nothing creates romance more than candlelight and dreamy flowers at your wedding. If you are looking for a florist for your wedding do get in touch. We would love to be your wedding florist and create a romantic backdrop for you.

Karen

Course and Photography: Sabine Darrall

Compton Verney Wedding Flowers – Elegant & Timeless

March 22, 2020

At Passion for Flowers we love weddings over the winter period and loved creating flowers for this elegant and timeless wedding at Compton Verney. Katie and Jason enjoyed a church wedding with family and friends.

Compton Verney Wedding – What A Beautiful Backdrop Compton Verney is certainly elegant and timeless and makes a wonderful backdrop to wedding photos. In fact there are so many wonderful places to capture those special moments to treasure. Just take a look at some of these stunning images.

Bouquets & Confetti

Nothing says wedding more than a confetti shot. We love freeze dried natural confetti for its delicate look. Katie and her girls carried bountiful bouquets with eucalyptus foliage and the softest David Austin Kiera and Tess roses, Quicksand and bombastic spray roses with snippets of scented Genista in the softest pink.

Adams Hall, Compton Verney Tall Centrepieces, Gold Floral Stands

The Adams Hall has dramatic windows, ceiling and doors and tall centrepieces continue the drama. Gold floral stands had an overflowing decoration of textured foliage and scented blooms a beautiful contrast to the all white room. No candles are permitted as the venue is a museum and art gallery but to bring some sparkle we added hanging baubles to the stands and delicate LED lights to the low table decorations and vases.

Moongate Backdrop for Top Table at Compton Verney

The moongate created a symbolic circle of love behind the top table to frame the couple.

These images of our first wedding of the year in February bring much needed happiness and show how beautiful a winter wedding can be.

Please get in touch if you are needing to postpone your wedding and we can help you create a beautiful day with warmth and wonder.

Karen x

Ragley Hall Wedding Fair March 2020

March 9, 2020

I love the chance to create new designs at venues I love. Last weekend I attended Ragley Hall wedding Showcase and created 4 different table designs as well as one of my favourite deconstructed arches. This grand elegant venue calls out for wow factor florals. See my designs below.

Deconstructed Arch – framing the grand doors at Ragley Hall

Candelabra Centrepieces – Ragley Hall

I used 2 heights of silver candelabra, 1m candelabra which are my go-to size of candelabra for wedding centrepieces but as the ceilings are so high at Ragley the room can take our 5′ candelabra on the tables for a real wow factor centrepiece.

Wild, Natural Tall Centrepiece

The room benefits from tall centrepieces, for a more wild and natural look I used my gold stand and decorated with flowers, foliage and twigs to the base as well as top.

Low Centrepiece with Candles in Cylinder Vases

For a low centrepiece I loved creating this floral ring around 3 cylinder vases, you could alternate tall and low centrepieces on your tables.

Ragley Hall Wedding Florist Passion for Flowers

March 6, 2020

Ragley Hall Florist Passion for Flowers 1

Here at Passion for Flowers we enjoy working at different wedding venues across the Midlands and Warwickshire. We are the preferred wedding florist at Ragley Hall and are exhibiting at their wedding showcase this weekend. Come along and see us on Sunday 8th March.

Here are a few of the previous floral displays we have created at Ragley Hall.

Floating Flower Clouds – Hampton Manor Wedding Fayre

January 13, 2020

Floating centrepieces floral clouds Passion for Flowers Hampton Manor Wedding Florist

Yesterday I had a lovely day at Hampton Manor wedding fayre. Exhibiting at wedding fayres always gives us a chance to create something new and meet lovely couples excited about their upcoming weddings.

We chose to showcase our floral clouds, these are going to be BIG in 2020. If your venue has somewhere in the ceiling to suspend from we can create a hanging cloud or for centrepieces we can create a floating arrangement over a stand on the table.

What do you think?

NEUTRAL TONES – Dried flowers

So on-trend for 2020, neutral tones and dried flowers. We just love this look. Clear glass and dark bottles of dried stems along the table completed the look.

GREEN & WHITE – Foliage, blossom & roses

For a fresher look, we used fresh foliage and white blossom, roses and tulips. Again a lightweight relaxed loose arrangement floating above the gold stand. Small vases and tea light holders completed the look along the table.

If you need help with florals and styling for your Hamton Manor wedding please get in touch as we would love to help. Karen x

Credits: Florist: Passion for Flowers // Photographer: Fjona Weiling Photography // Venue: Hampton Manor

Candle Light, Elegance and Roses – Hampton Manor Wedding Florist

December 18, 2019

We met Beth and Blair at the Hampton Manor Wedding Fayre and Beth fell in love with our natural flowers and romantic table with soft roses and crystal vases with candlelight for an elegant look for her wedding. At our consultations, we discussed their vision for the day and how we could bring that to life. We also added in ideas to include the white thistle as Blair and a number of the party would be wearing kilts. We were thrilled to hear they had booked Fjona to capture their day, it is always lovely to work with her.

THE BOUQUETS

Beth and her maids carried natural bouquets with a soft and natural mix of flowers from her day. The blooms including the blousy Charity rose, Bridesmaid and Quicksand roses, eucalyptus, white thistle, spray roses and frilly lisianthus and with some of the deep-toned dusky pink sedum.

WEDDING CEREMONY BIRCH BACKDROP AT HAMPTON MANOR

Blair eagerly awaits his bride standing in front or the statement backdrop to their wedding ceremony. The scented roses, tumbling foliage and pretty blooms gave the elegant natural touch to this summer wedding.

AISLE DECORATIONS – HAMPTON MANOR WEDDING CEREMONY

The aisle was decorated with the softest petals and candlelight. The cutest flower girl and page boy blossomed with their duties on the day. I just loved the kilts.

ELEGANT CENTREPIECES WITH CANDLELIGHT, FOLIAGE AND ROSES

The elegant setting of the Courtyard was decorated with the softest blooms from the day and an abundance of crystal footed vases with candles, smaller votives and candlesticks.

ELEGANT WEDDING CAKE FLOWERS

The elegant cake was decorated with the Charity and quicksand roses and touches for eucalyptus then finished with a ring of foliage around the wooden tree slice. The cake is a key piece to add fresh flowers to and style along with your wedding day, especially visual when the cake is cut later in the evening.

TOP TABLE STYLED WITH CANDLES AND FLORAL GARLAND

As Beth and Blair entered the room to be greeted by family ad friends their top table glowed with candlelight and a foliage and floral garland perfect for their elegant romantic wedding.

Delighted couples are why we work so hard as a team to create beautiful flowers to match their brief perfectly and enhance the setting at Hampton Manor so we loved receiving these comments. ‘Thank you so much for the most wonderful flowers! Hampton Manor took my breath away when I saw it – it looked so beautiful and just how I hoped it would, so thank you so so much. Everyone commented on how stunning it was!

Thanks again,

Beth and Blair xxxx

Credits: Florist: Passion for Flowers // Venue: Hampton Manor // Photography: Fjona Weiling