Pink Love

Four weeks in and I had the pleasure of working with Kate and Greg on their French wedding in the sun. I first met Kate back in November on one of Chateau Rigaud's wedding planning weekends; we have a couple of these every winter which gives couples the opportunity to come down, stay for a few nights and plan every element of their wedding. From the food, the wine, the activities and of course flowers and styling, all in a relaxed cosy atmosphere - think red wine, log fires, spa treatments and a film in the cinema! From the start Kate was a lady who knew what she wanted: pink ranunculus - and lots of them.  Being May we were in luck and managed to order them from our trusty supplier in Holland. 

One of the things I love about my job (hey what's not to love?!) is the variety of different people I have the opportunity to work with. This week I met a fantastically lovely and hugely talented photographer called Amy Murrell, check out her portfolio at especially amy beautiful don't you think? Anyway hopefully I'll be able to share her much better pictures with you soon but in the meantime here are a few of my snaps from the weekend.

The Plan

Kate's bouquet

The menu for the wedding meal

Tables were named after French cheeses

Table set up

25 buttonholes and corsages

Ranunculus buttonhole

 

Ranunculus wedding bouquet

Ranunculus bridesmaids boquets

Pew end and order of service

Tour de macarons

Cake of cheese

'Wedding' bunting over the gate

Paper poms in the tree

Paper poms

Barn set up; band soundcheck

The happy couple; Kate and Greg

Shake it like a Polaroid picture

I love Pinterest it's such a great tool for me to share ideas with brides when meeting with them isn't geographically possible. This weeks lovely bride, Simone, built up a fantastic Pinterest board which helped me create the look she was after. The five bridesmaids all wore short coral dresses - perfect for a hot, sunny day!  The flowers were a mixture of white, lemon and coral. We used the grey linen table runners in the barn and painted wooden numbers for the tables; the photobooth prop box made an appreance but it was the table plan that was the biggest hit styling wise. Hats off to the bridesmaid Anna who managed to take a polaroid picture of everyone as they arrived in their finery and note down their name, I then whisked them off to peg them on to the 'here's one I made earlier' board. Some trouble ensued as I debated which of the three Ben's might be at table 2, hmmm who did he look like he was most likely with...? Everyone got a seat (whether it was with the correct 'Ben' is anybody's guess) and Simone and Sean got a unique artwork from the day.
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'Coral Charm' peonies

Peony, ranunculus and chamomile pew ends

The polaroid table plan

Protea and elderflower with painted wooden table number

Peony, ranunculus and protea on table 2