I’ve been pinning loads of gorgeous spring flower bouquets lately, here are some beautiful specimens to inspire you!
1. Petite bouquet of sweet peas in shades of pink with a pop of colour from orange roses, as seen on The Brides Cafe.
2. Jug of tulips, roses, hyacinths, and almond blossom from decor8.com.
3. Tied bunch of tulips and hyacinths in vintage tones from oncewed.com.
Love this vintage lace wedding theme from HeartLoveWeddings.com…pretty paper nosegay cones and crochet lace rosettes in the bouquets!
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!
I was at the wedding of a friend a few weeks ago, and wanted to share some images of her stunning table arrangements. There was so much attention to detail and gorgeous handmade touches, it was truly the most beautiful table I have ever sat down to.
The tables were covered with bolts of hessian, and topped with brown and white toile runners. Brown glass bottles and jars made simple vase for delicate paper blooms, while paper hearts cut from vintage sheet music were scattered like confetti.
The crowning glory of the tables had to be the exquisite china, an amazing selection of vintage pieces, all from Pearl and Godiva, the vintage wedding hire in Dunmanway in West Cork. Every piece was different, just like the wonderful chairs, whitewashed and upholstered in different colourful prints, also from Pearl and Godiva.
It was a country garden wedding, with the meal only metres from the beach, such a unique day and so much personality in all the details, it was all really special and it was wonderful to experience! If you’d like to try to recreate some of her touches, look for paper flowers and confetti on Etsy.com. Visit Pearl and Godiva online, or contact Pearl on 086 783 8298.
It has been positively arctic this last week in Ireland! Up north, everyone is snowed in, and even down here in Cork we are struggling with the bitter cold and icy roads.
My heart goes out to the couples who have planned their weddings for this week! Not only is it so hard to travel, but even the logistics of getting everything moved and delivered must be so difficult. At least they will have beautiful snowy, wintery photos!
If anyone is planning a winter wedding, a suggestion for a beautiful flower to include in bouquets and church flower is the snowberry. The best feature of the showberry is that it grows really well in Ireland and is easy to find! Even the imported version from Holland is really reasonably priced and has a long season, starting in late summer through to winter.
Snowberry looks most dramatic in white, but also comes in a pink variety, It has a woody stem with long, dangling side shoots, and looks beautiful cascading down in a teardrop bouquet or a raised table centre arrangement. The berries make gorgeous buttonholes, too!
These examples of bouquets made with snowberries may inspire you…the mixed, all white bouquet features a wide ribbon that adds a vintage romantic touch. A full bouquet of all snowberries looks amazing, and would actually be really good value as it is not an expensive flower. The buttonholes feature dried scabiosa seed pods, which look great on their own or could even be sprayed silver or gold for a bit of christmas glitz. The bridal bouquet photos are from Martha Stewart Weddings, and the buttonholes were featured in an amazing wedding blog feature you can view here.
If you are interested in having a consultation for your winter wedding and would like to see some snowberries, just let us know when booking your appointment and we will try to have them in the shop to show you!
