http://www.laurelweddings.com Fri, 17 May 2013 17:02:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.laurelweddings.com/sunflower-wedding-ideas-toni-gordons-wedding-at-the-pinewood-hotel-cheshire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sunflower-wedding-ideas-toni-gordons-wedding-at-the-pinewood-hotel-cheshire http://www.laurelweddings.com/sunflower-wedding-ideas-toni-gordons-wedding-at-the-pinewood-hotel-cheshire/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:02:42 +0000 Laurel Weddings http://www.laurelweddings.com/?p=1616   I have a lovely bright and cheerful wedding to share with you today, including some beautiful photographs sent to me from the very talented Alex Lowe. Toni and Gordon got married at the Pinewood Hotel, Wilmslow. They both wanted a fun, relaxed day and had lots of little personal details which I love! Toni liked sunflowers so we decided to make them the main flower for the wedding, but also incorporate a mix of other bright autumnal flowers. The style was to be natural with rustic elements.     For Toni’s bouquet she wanted a natural, loose hand tied... Read More about Sunflower Wedding Ideas: Toni & Gordon’s wedding at The Pinewood Hotel, Cheshire]]> http://www.laurelweddings.com/sunflower-wedding-ideas-toni-gordons-wedding-at-the-pinewood-hotel-cheshire/feed/ 0 http://www.laurelweddings.com/autumn-wedding-flowers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=autumn-wedding-flowers http://www.laurelweddings.com/autumn-wedding-flowers/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:50:03 +0000 Laurel Weddings http://www.laurelweddings.com/?p=1602   These beautiful images are by the very talented Hannah Dornford May  Photography from a photoshoot I was involved with a little while ago. Hannah was photographing this gorgeous couple for Erica Stacey Bridalwear in Manchester. They asked if I would create a bouquet to use in the shoot with pretty autumn wedding flowers. The bouquet I created is a hand tied design with lots of texture. The flowers include sunflowers, roses, hypericum berries, bupleurum and dried lavender.                    ]]> http://www.laurelweddings.com/autumn-wedding-flowers/feed/ 0 http://www.laurelweddings.com/radisson-edwardian-wedding-pink-and-white-wedding-flowers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=radisson-edwardian-wedding-pink-and-white-wedding-flowers http://www.laurelweddings.com/radisson-edwardian-wedding-pink-and-white-wedding-flowers/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:02:27 +0000 Laurel Weddings http://www.laurelweddings.com/?p=1515 If you are on the hunt for a touch of elegant wedding flower inspiration then please take a look at the pictures below from Nicola and David’s wedding at the Radisson Edwardian Blu Manchester. Their beautiful winter wedding was such a pleasure to work on, with lots of lovely details throughout the church and reception venue decorations. I also got to work with some great wedding friends, Francesca from the Cheshire Cat Cake Company and fab photographers Sam Clayton and Jonathan Yearsley.     Nicola wanted to create a sophisticated and elegant look with the flowers and decorations, and also... Read More about Radisson Edwardian wedding: Pink and white wedding flowers]]> http://www.laurelweddings.com/radisson-edwardian-wedding-pink-and-white-wedding-flowers/feed/ 0 http://www.laurelweddings.com/marry-me-at-the-free-trade-hall-wedding-flowers-at-the-radisson-blu-edwardian-manchester/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marry-me-at-the-free-trade-hall-wedding-flowers-at-the-radisson-blu-edwardian-manchester http://www.laurelweddings.com/marry-me-at-the-free-trade-hall-wedding-flowers-at-the-radisson-blu-edwardian-manchester/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:28:39 +0000 Laurel Weddings http://www.laurelweddings.com/?p=1563   A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of working on a mix of centrepiece designs to showcase at the fabulous Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester  for their wedding open day, ‘Marry me at the Free Trade Hall’. If you are looking for a fabulous wedding venue in the heart of the city centre then please do get in touch with the hotel to arrange a look around.   The tall vase arrangement shown above features a domed arrangement of silk roses and peonies, in shades of ivory, blush pink and pale lilac. Extending from the design are silver... Read More about ‘Marry me at the Free Trade Hall’ – Wedding flowers at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester]]> http://www.laurelweddings.com/marry-me-at-the-free-trade-hall-wedding-flowers-at-the-radisson-blu-edwardian-manchester/feed/ 0 http://www.laurelweddings.com/pink-and-white-wedding-flowers-heaton-house-farm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pink-and-white-wedding-flowers-heaton-house-farm http://www.laurelweddings.com/pink-and-white-wedding-flowers-heaton-house-farm/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:54:16 +0000 Laurel Weddings http://www.laurelweddings.com/?p=1500   I have a lovely wedding to share with you with very pretty pink and white wedding flowers. Isabel and Vince got married at the beautiful Heaton House Farm, Macclesfield last August and were very lucky with the weather to be able to have a lovely outdoor ceremony.     Isabel’s bouquet was a hand tied posy design with a mix of ivory large and small headed roses, pale pink Heaven roses and white bouvardia.       The bridesmaids had a co-ordinating hand tied design which was a smaller version of Isabel’s bouquet. Flowers included ivory large headed roses,... Read More about Pink and white wedding flowers | Heaton House Farm]]> http://www.laurelweddings.com/pink-and-white-wedding-flowers-heaton-house-farm/feed/ 0 http://www.laurelweddings.com/romantic-wedding-flowers-happy-valentines-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=romantic-wedding-flowers-happy-valentines-day http://www.laurelweddings.com/romantic-wedding-flowers-happy-valentines-day/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:01:32 +0000 Laurel Weddings http://www.laurelweddings.com/?p=1480   Happy Valentine’s Day! Since today is all about love and romance I have a little bit of heart themed wedding loveliness to share with you. This elegant bouquet of ivory Akito roses, cymbidium orchids and gypsophila is perfect for a soft romantic look. Set underneath the gypsophila is a decorative silver framework adorned with pearls and crystals.     These beautiful photographs by Mark Tattersall are from a photo shoot I was involved with last spring organised by Laura from Perfect Choice Planning. It was a great shoot with lots of inspiration and ideas to create a beautiful romantic... Read More about Romantic wedding flowers | Happy Valentine’s Day!]]> http://www.laurelweddings.com/romantic-wedding-flowers-happy-valentines-day/feed/ 0 http://www.laurelweddings.com/pink-and-white-wedding-flowers-castlefield-rooms-manchester/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pink-and-white-wedding-flowers-castlefield-rooms-manchester http://www.laurelweddings.com/pink-and-white-wedding-flowers-castlefield-rooms-manchester/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:34:57 +0000 Laurel Weddings http://www.laurelweddings.com/?p=1461 These pretty bouquets and buttonholes are from Suzie and Steve’s wedding at the Castlefield Rooms in Manchester city centre. They wanted a relaxed, informal day with an elegant vintage feel. The colour scheme for the wedding was black and white with vintage blush and dusky pink. Suzie had asked for pink and white wedding flowers, so for her bouquet I used an elegant mix of blush pink Sweet Avalanche roses, ivory Akito roses and dusky pink lisianthus. The bouquet was designed in a neat hand tied style.   The adult and child bridesmaids also had hand tied bouquets to co-ordinate... Read More about Pink and white wedding flowers: Castlefield Rooms, Manchester]]> http://www.laurelweddings.com/pink-and-white-wedding-flowers-castlefield-rooms-manchester/feed/ 0 http://www.laurelweddings.com/white-and-cream-wedding-flowers-copthorne-hotel-manchester/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=white-and-cream-wedding-flowers-copthorne-hotel-manchester http://www.laurelweddings.com/white-and-cream-wedding-flowers-copthorne-hotel-manchester/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:09:02 +0000 Laurel Weddings http://www.laurelweddings.com/?p=1431   Claire and James got married at All Saint’s Church in Ashton on Mersey and their wedding reception took place at the Copthorne Hotel, in Manchester. The theme for the wedding was Hollywood glamour, with a colour scheme of ivory, gold and black with hints of dusky vintage tones. The white and cream wedding flowers in the designs included, ivory Avalanche roses, creamy champagne Artemis roses and white hydrangea. For the elements of gold I used antique gold skeleton leaves, mixed with the vintage tones of beautiful Amnesia roses.     For Claire’s bouquet I created a hand tied design... Read More about White and cream wedding flowers: Copthorne Hotel, Manchester]]> http://www.laurelweddings.com/white-and-cream-wedding-flowers-copthorne-hotel-manchester/feed/ 0 http://www.laurelweddings.com/styal-lodge-wedding-flowers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=styal-lodge-wedding-flowers http://www.laurelweddings.com/styal-lodge-wedding-flowers/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:15:23 +0000 Laurel Weddings http://www.laurelweddings.com/?p=1403 Last week I had the pleasure of meeting lots of lovely brides and grooms at the beautiful Styal Lodge in Cheshire. It was very nice to be invited as their recommended florist for the events. We provided lots of pretty decorations for the ceremony area, and for ideas and inspiration we had sample table centrepieces, bouquets and accessories on display.   To create an elegant setting within the ceremony area we decorated the aisle with natural willow branches and scattered petals, interspersed with pretty cream lanterns and small ivory floral arrangements containing large blooms and lisianthus flowers. Pricing: Hire of... Read More about Styal Lodge Wedding Flowers]]> http://www.laurelweddings.com/styal-lodge-wedding-flowers/feed/ 0 http://www.laurelweddings.com/styal-lodge-wedding-open-evening-cheshire-wedding-flowers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=styal-lodge-wedding-open-evening-cheshire-wedding-flowers http://www.laurelweddings.com/styal-lodge-wedding-open-evening-cheshire-wedding-flowers/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:50:47 +0000 Laurel Weddings http://www.laurelweddings.com/?p=1393   If you are looking for a beautiful wedding venue in Cheshire then I can highly recommend the elegant and exclusive  Styal Lodge set in the village of Styal, Cheshire. They are holding an open evening on 17th January, 2013 between 5pm and 9pm, if you would like to look round this stunning venue, along with meeting a selection of their recommended suppliers then please follow the link below to register on the guest list for this fabulous event. Click here to register We will be at the event with lots of lovely flowers and venue decorations, including ceremony arrangements,... Read More about Styal Lodge Wedding Open Evening : Cheshire Wedding Flowers]]> http://www.laurelweddings.com/styal-lodge-wedding-open-evening-cheshire-wedding-flowers/feed/ 0