Photoshoot at The George in Rye

What fun! what lovely ladies I met, fab hair and makeup artists, gorgeous frocks from Isabella Grace Bridal and the result? these beautiful photographs by the lovely and talented Claudine Hartzel

 Slightly boho vintage with a bold contrast of blue and orange, softened by blousy cream peonies and nude roses, oh and the odd succulent

A few of my Favourite Things

Definitely one of my all time favourites. I think its the combination of silvers with the palest pink and the inclusion of the divine white anemones with black centres for drama.





These pew ends looked so fresh and lovely. We moved them afterwards and placed them on the side tables in the Barons Hall at Penshurst Place.  Its the contrast of the white garden spray roses, with greeny white alstromeria and fresh box and hebe that does it!

I have to say this job was fabulously decadent. Having a client who appreciates the value of flowers in all ways and really wanted to make a statement in her marquee.

These two urns were bursting with roses and peonies with fresh english beech

Glorious bowls of roses and english peonies (direct from the farm) in shades of pink and cream. 

Its just a shame the tables werent set properly when I took these!! Definite wow factor here. On her top table Georgina had no less than 43 vases of all sizes filled with Sarah Bernhardt peonies, sweet avalanche and faith roses, sweet peas and cream peonies. Not one stem of foliage here

These peonies were so perfect, just look at the size and shape of them, perfect balls! Teamed with white hydrangea and majolica spray roses.






Dodged the showers to install this lovely long
garland at The Great Barn in Rolvendon, to compliment the rural setting I used lots of daisies,
stocks and spray roses

Bit of a different job for me here and I was very happy with the result, strong colours and some daintiness too at Cooling Castle

Beautiful David Austen Juliet roses with dusty miller and senecio foliages and creamy spray roses for Andrea at Leeds Castle





















FUN! craspedia ball buttonholes

Country Wedding at Wadhurst Castle

Francesca carried a bouquet of muted lavender roses inc Blue Curiosa and Faith with fresh lavender, senecio and ruby astrantia for her wedding at Wadhurst Church and Castle

Where did June go?

The last month has been a bit of blur to be honest and I am just finding my feet again. I have lots of fabulous photos to share, from classic white and green weddings to a truly tropical affair created for a bride who lives in Singapore and wanted lots of colour.

Ive been at Penshurst Place, Preston Court, Whitstable, Winters Barn, Chiddingstone Castle, Wadhurst Castle, several marquees, The Great Barn, Cooling Castle, Mountains....and I am sure there are others! I want to take this opportunity to thank the fantastic ladies who work alongside me, sharing my vision and bringing the dreams to reality and a calming influence in busy times! Together we notch up around 40 years of experience (not that we are old of course) and the flowers have been superb as my brides testify.  Im looking forward to catching my breath soon and having some time to try new things and want to learn how to felt. Have visions of felted cushions adorning my battered chesterfield....and experimenting with some high impact suspended installations in time for Christmas...