Wednesday 13 February 2013

Update on Teepee wedding

The lovely Lydia who was married last year in Horsmonden sent me some lovely pictures which I have put on facebook but for those of you who dont 'like' me on there (!!, please do, it all helps....although I fail to understand how!) www.facebook.com/darlingandwild here they are.... this was the wedding where I made the willow and ivy portable arch which was carried from outside the church to the venue which was the teepee in the house grounds just a few hundred yards up a lovely lane. We got drenched decorating the marquee and again making the arch in the morning but the skies cleared and the bride and groom were blessed with sunshine for the ceremony....perfect timing!

Above: her bouquet of roses, chinchincheree, dill and eucalyptus, tied with twine











The arch with the newly weds underneath it!

 Lydia supplied the rustic jugs which were filled with seasonal bright flowers and wispy grasses including dahlias, craspedia, crocosmia and scarlet berries of viburnam opulus
 Sun's out, time for a stroll....
Bird cages were suspended from the teepee poles, the brief was for bright flowers with lots of greenery, I also added long trails of
stephanotis for scent. The slanted poles at the entrance to the teepee were wound with fresh green hop bines (definite heady scent there)

More Gypsophelia

After a quiet January, a welcome time to tidy the workshop, order some new containers and look at seed catalogues, it was off to the lovely Chilston Park Hotel www.handpickedhotels.co.uk/chilstonpark for the first wedding of the season at the beginning of this month.

Rachel went for a lovely combination of white ranunculas with gypsophelia in her bouquet, with gypsophelia in silvered jars tied to the chairs to line the aisle. Her tables were a fresh spring combination of all white flowers, ranunculus being the main flower and I added zesty green hellebores, white hyacinths, white narcissi 'paperwhite' and some majolica spray roses.  They smelt divine and were arranged in mirror cube vases.


School girl mistake on my behalf not taking photos, partly because I had a streaming cold, so we will have to wait for the professional shots to come through. The photographer was Lucy Bateman www.lucybateman.co.uk. I did grab a shot of the aisle though!

These sweet jars - which can double as votive holders or on tables - are available to buy from Darling & Wild £19.50 for set of 6 +pp

I used these at Christmas with led candles, hanging them along the fence up to the front door, they looked so pretty.