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Autumn Wedding Bridal Bouquets

I love autumn flowers – the rich reds, oranges and yellows. I’ve been dying to showcase some autumnal wedding flower arrangements (even though I am acutely aware that we’re now moving on to the cusp of autumn/ winter!) so I was pretty happy when I got these lovely pics from Planet Flowers. I feature their work quite a lot on LMW because quite simply I love it and also they always seem to use seasonal and local flowers and foliage.

This wedding was on the 14th November at Drumtochty Castle, an award winning wedding venue in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Gemma from Planet Flowers explains how they created these lovely arrangements, which flowers they chose and why.

Bridal Bouquet

This was the brides bouquet, the bride LOVED twinkle!! This bouquet is all Stephanotis, a true bridal flower with an amazing scent. We used an under planting of white hydrangea and as the bride wasn’t too keen on greenery we used an under planting of tight gypsophila to finish the bouquet. As the bridle loved sparkles and twinkles we added diamantes in to some of the Stephanotis so it twinkled when the light caught it.

Bridal Bouquet for Scottish wedding

As the bridesmaid was wearing chocolate we wanted her bouquet to be the start of the autumnal theme, rather than a traditional mixed bouquet we made almost a bulls eye design! Using burnt orange Ranunculus for the centre with a surround of orange orchids and then Hypericum.

Bridesmaids bouquet

The finish of a bridal bouquet is so important – we used gorgeous autumnal ivy to finish the bouquet with chocolate satin ribbon to match her dress.

Bridesmaids bouquet close up

Last but not least this was the Flower girls miniature version of the bridesmaids – super cute!!

Flowergirls mini bouquet

I love the bridesmaids’ and flower girl’s bouquets as they are so colourful and pretty, but also the brides bouquet is gorgeous with the white hydrangea and gypsophila. Click here to have a look at other posts on wedding flowers where there are lots of other examples of bridal bouquets and flowers for the bridesmaids. What do you think of these flowers? Do you like the autumn colours or do you prefer the seasonal flowers at a summer wedding?

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Autumn Wedding Flower Arrangements

Buttonholes fit for a wedding – one of my little obsessions

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I love buttonholes – I always look at the boys buttonholes at weddings to see if they have the usual limp rose with petals falling out or if they’re wearing something a little out of the ordinary. Here are a selection of some of my favourites and a few tips to make sure that you get your buttonholes really fresh on the day …..

Honey Moon Tulip Buttonholes (PlanetFlowers)

I asked the lovely ladies at Planet Flowers for some pics of buttonholes, explaining my fetish for them and I got a whole load more than I bargained for….. these are really beautifully done, carefully crafted and showcase how you can use different flowers, combinations and colours for a bit of standout.

Crystal Blush Calla Buttonholes (Planet Flowers)

Vendelle Rose with Eryngium Buttonholes (Planet Flowers)

These ones above are my favourite – a bit cool and edgy (like the prickles on the Eryngium and the fact that it brings in some colour)

Nicole Rose Buttonholes (Planet Flowers)

You can see the little drips of water on the flowers (they are sprayed to keep them fresh). It is so important to get them just at the right stage of blooming as normally they are prepared the previous day. The last thing that you want is petals falling out on the day and tired and droopy buttonholes – not a good look. I would thoroughly recommend getting your florist to do a trial run and seeing how they last the day after they have done them (or ask to see some pics of other weddings).

Garnet Glow Calla Buttonholes (Planet Flowers)

These buttonholes all look to be in tip top condition and show that there are so many variations to choose from. If you are up in Scotland would definitely recommend looking up these ladies at Planet Flowers as they definitely know what they are talking about when it comes to flowers. You can also take a look at their blog for inspiration and a post where they show even more of their buttonholes. I have blogged about them before and their arrangements of beautiful summer wedding bouquets.

I could not believe how long it took Britt who did my wedding flowers to do the 20 or so buttonholes for my wedding, but they really were a masterpiece, looked beautiful and I am happy to say there wasn’t a loose or droopy petal at the party. I had thought they were the relatively easy and cheap last minute addition on the wedding flower list, but actually I realised they involve a lot of time and effort on the florists behalf and is a great way for the groom and his ushers to show their sense of style. For my winter wedding I choose cream roses and berries and they were beautiful (still trying to find a photo so that to follow!)

Scottish Castle Wedding – beautiful floral arrangements

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More beautiful wedding arrangements and bouquets from Planet Flowers, based in Scotland. Its not just me that has fallen in love with them because I’ve had some really lovely feedback from fellow florists on my post showcasing some of their summer wedding bouquets that they designed for an American bride earlier this year.

My favourite of these recent shots is this one below- I LOVE the button holes for the gentlemen they are stylish, colourful and aren’t going to droop in the heat as the day goes on. Gemma (the florist) has said previously that it is great to see brides choosing colour in their arrangements and it makes for some really beautiful photos.

Gentlemans Buttonhole

These shots are from a July wedding at Wedderburn castle in Duns, Scotland. The Castle is absolutely gorgeous and a perfect wedding venue for religious, civil or humanist weddings. I think that I will have to do a proper post on that venue sometime soon. More importantly though are these fantastic floral arrangements, created by Gemma and Rachel for the wedding and shot by Rankine Photography. A real summer garden feel, soft and romantic – hydrangeas, eustoma, lavender, rosemary, roses, alchemilla mollis, stock, bupleurum, peonies and mint.

Summer Urns

Brides bouquet

Table flower arrangements

Its great to see them sourcing local, seasonal flowers in their arrangements, some of which they grow themselves. Lets hope that they continue to send in photos of their work and anyone in Scotland looking for a wedding florist its clearly worth having a word with these ladies. You can read their blog, follow them on Twitter and Facebook or contact them via their site Planet Flowers.

Summer wedding flowers – seasonal and scented

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Delphinium & Tuberose urn

I am loving all these pics that I am getting from florists of their beautiful summery wedding arrangements. This is the work of Britt and Liz from Flourish & Green – a company that began as the working dream of two friends who together channelled their natural talent for floral design and love of flowers into creating sensational floral displays. Britt did all the flowers at my wedding (with the help of my good friend) so I can personally vouch for her and say she was fantastic- the flowers looked amazing, she was reliable, great value and its the only time that I have seen button holes that were crisp and fresh! (and not drooping like at most weddings). I saw the love and dedication that went in to each one! Anyway I will be covering my wedding flowers in another post so on to this one…

These shots are from an early summer wedding this year at High Road House, Chiswick. This stylish and calming private members club was the perfect venue for a vintage style collection of cut glass vases holding groups of seasonal flowers of Peonies, Sweet Peas and scented garden Roses. The scented flowers filled the air with glorious fragrance and this was set off in the cool and refreshing bar area with an urn of scented Peonies, Delphiniums and Tuberose, who headonistic scent wafted from room to room.

Bridal bouquet - peonies

The price of the bridal bouquet is £85, the Peony & Rose urn is £200 and the Delphinium & Tuberose urn is £170. The table settings were priced individually for the client.

I wanted to have peonies at my wedding in the winter, but because of the timing we opted for something different that was in season. The great thing about Flourish and Green is that they try to source their flowers and foliage from seasonal suppliers in the UK wherever possible, and love to take advantage of the seasons, blending nature outside with carefully considered displays. It is often better value to go with local, seasonal flowers and much kinder to the environment too, so if you are looking to do something a little bit green at your wedding make sure that you go for a florist that works in this way.

A word from the ladies at Flourish & Green
“We are enormously proud and passionate about providing a personal bespoke service and find clients really appreciate our personable nature, they are immediately at ease with the daunting decision of choosing their flowers”

I would whole heartedly recommend Britt and her company Flourish & Green. I was over the moon with my flowers and had a great time traispsing round New Covent Garden market at 6 AM choosing my flowers with their guidance.

Peonies in urn - wedding flowers

Table arrangements - peonies, sweet peas and garden roses

Flower arrangements in vintage glasses

Aren’t these just gorgeous arrangements? – I’ll be featuring lots more of their work as I love the way that their flowers and arrangements look so fresh and natural You can also check out my recent post on summer wedding bouquets for more inspiration.

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