Lucy and Liam

What I love about my work is that every wedding I'm involved in is so different. Each one seems to evolve from a single idea or thought, which grows along the way capturing elements of styles and fashions finally creating a beautifully unique patchwork story. I suppose this is why I don't offer wedding flower packages, because it just doesn't seem right, the flower designs need to be designed to be part of that story...no two weddings are the same, how could they be? Here is Lucy and Liam's story. Pink and cream roses, eucalyptus, sumptuous, oversized bouquets, duck egg blue enamel jugs, china cups and saucers and fairy cakes to match.. all shot by Lucy Stendall, a photographer who is new to me, but whose style is just up my street.

Susan and James

Meeting Susan and her Mum Norma to discuss Susan and James' wedding plans was an absolute joy. The brief was this, the wedding was to be party style, fun from beginning to end.The starting point was a blogpost entitled 'Beach Dejeuner' photo shoot from the gorgeous 'Style me pretty' site. This led to a beautiful piece of Laura Ashley duck egg wallpaper, perfect for table runners in the teepee tent reception. Bridesmaids dresses were in coral, hot pink, apple green, lemon and sky blue and Susan in one of the most beautiful lacy wedding dresses I have ever seen. Flower choices were made to compliment the 5 bridesmaids' dress colours and the wallpaper. The groomsmen complimented the girls, all in a different colour buttonhole. With a London bus, a surprise lamborghini, paella aplenty, 22 of Norma's strawberry pavlovas and a Mr Whippy van, it looked like the best party you could ever wish for.

Tea party style for Rebecca and Sam

Five beautiful weddings this weekend and I loved every one of them. Again I hope to make posts on all of them but for now here are some snippets. On Saturday, Rebecca and Sam had a fabulous colour scheme of pink , lemon and yellow in a marquee on a farm in Screveton. Pink and yellow roses and daisies sang together in glorious harmony alongside posy style buttonholes with gingham bows, bunting, pretty, pretty china, floral napkins, and all that tea party stuff that we all love. It was such a sweet wedding. They even had a basket of wooden pegs in pastel colours for the ladies to hang up their hats..clever!

Sophia and Chris

I'm returning to a post I made a few months ago to show you these stunning photos, kindly sent to me recently by Sophia and Chris. Just to recap, a quintessentially English wedding with a 1940's feel to it, in a village hall, set out with trestle tables and brightly coloured table runners, bridesmaids in teal, rose and ice pink, and some great flowers which brought all the colours together beautifully.

Photos by Jodie Chapman Photography

Sophia

When Sophia brought me this piece of fabric which embraced so many vibrant colours, the challenge was to design her bouquet and the bridesmaids' posies, as well as the table decor around it. The material was to be made into long runners for trestle tables at the village hall reception. Now, not everybody wants everything to match, which I think is quite nice! Sometimes it's lovely to have an eclectic mix of styles, bridesmaids in different coloured dresses, table decor in different shapes and sizes, and not necessarily the same display on each table.

The bouquets which were to be laid on the top table, were awash with all the colours of the fabric, coral, tangerine, burgundy, lime green, cream and hot pink, made up in a country garden style.

I suggested a real mix of pretty little old fashioned bottles holding one or two stems, to be displayed in a rough line along the table runners. Coloured bottles would work just as nicely. How pretty...Take a look at this link to see the wedding photos! http://www.jodiechapman.com/blog/?p=765