Archive for the ‘real life weddings’ Category

Summer Bridal Bouquet with ‘Cool Water’ Roses

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

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Another recent bridal bouquet using Cool Water roses…love this rose, the perfect shade of purpley-pink to go with all the navy and midnight blue bridesmaids’ dresses that are popular right now.  Combined with all of our favourite summer flowers–phlox, stock, chamomile, viburnum–it has become a bit of a signature bouquet for us!

Vintage Style Table Centres with Antique Linens

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

pitchertable copy3 Vintage Style Table Centres with Antique LinensWe did a beautiful wedding a couple of weeks ago, in the Bayview Hotel in Ballycotton, Co. Cork.  The bride loved our vintage style ‘collection’ table centres, but wanted to use china, crystal, and silver vases, along with some of our little collaged jars.  I suggested that we line the tables with a selection of antique linens and doilies that we have here in the shop, to complement the pretty, ‘granny’s dining room’ feel.

The Bayview has a lovely atmosphere, very intimate with low ceilings and lots of antiques decorating the room, and is perfect for vintage style weddings.  We were all delighted with how they came out, we used the pew ends from the ceremony in a large vase along with cuttings in the smaller containers and fallen petals on the table.  I would recommend collecting or hiring vintage china cruets and sugar bowls in the future, to complete the look, but it was a gorgeous effect altogether, with the sun filtering into the room which overlooked Ballycotton Bay, a really stunning reception venue, can’t recommend it enough!

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Contact the Bayview Hotel in Ballycotton, Co. Cork, on 021-464-6746 or visit their website at bayviewhotel.com.  For china hire, contact Pearl and Godiva on 086-783-8298 or visit pearlandgodiva.com.

Summer Bouquets in Ivory and White

Friday, July 15th, 2011

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I just uploaded some recent wedding photos to our wedding flower gallery, these are some bouquets from a wedding in June.  The bride wanted all white, and we kept the look on trend by using seasonal summer flowers, including chamomile, astilbe, phlox, stock, and alchemilla mollis.  A great bouquet to capture a country garden feel with an all-white colour scheme.

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Real Irish Wedding, Vintage Style!

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

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Saw this gorgeous wedding featured on weddingblog.ie…a vintage style wedding all themed around the bride’s vintage wedding dress, that had originally been her mam’s.  A sweet idea, especially because it’s a gorgeous dress!

Loved her simple bouquet of all white peonies…if you’re getting married in May or June, you’ve got to have peonies.  We’ve had brides get married in May or June just to have peonies. The bridesmaids carried pretty bouquets of pale pink roses (I’m guessing Sweet Avalanche) with eucolyptus.  Really pretty fabric bindings on all the bouquets, too.

Love it!  Can’t get enough vintage-y weddings!

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Photography is by Johannes Photography, lots more details at weddingblog.ie.