The reading room

Eshott Hall in the beautiful Northumberland country side has a little chapel at the end of the drive called the reading room.  Licenced for marriage ceremonies and is very simple and elegant.  Yesterday the flower ladies decorated the arch outside very simply and placed a simple but stunning vase of flowers in one corner.  There was an accent of little Sweet Avalanche and Avalanche Roses also on the chairs.  www.eshotthall.co.uk flowers from www.lavenders-blue.co.uk

 The vase contained the beautiful double pale pink Lisianthus, Astilbe, pale pink Sweet Avalanche Rose and the gloriously scented Norma Jean Roses.

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Brinkburn Priory part two!

The flower ladies have been down the track to the river a few times to the river and the beautiful setting that is www.brinkburnpriory.com

The flowers for this wedding were all about scent and the colour, flowers included Sweet Pea, Stephanotis, Garden Roses and Stock.  The bride carried an unstructured wired wild bouquet of ivory Roses and Stephanotis.

Little champagne glasses adorned the window ledges for the ceremony then decorated the long tables for an evening supper.

Two large vases for the columns and little jars for the chair ends were accompanied by larger tied bunches at the front of the room and on the end chairs ready for the brides entrance.

The fire place and the large ceiling ring just finish off the room, just a little accent of ivy and some trailing Amaranthus.

Brinkburn priory

Weddings at Brinkburn Priory are always spectacular you may choose from the White Room or the Priory itself and the tepees.  www.brinkburnpriory.com

A simple decoration for the white room are the Gypsophelia globes very time consuming to make but quite stunning when up.  Gypsophelia is quite a simple little flower but when massed together it looks pretty stunning as a table centre in a tepee or as a posy for a bridesmaid.

One of the flower ladies own photos a little our of focus I think.

Off on tour!

The flower lady has been off touring to Scotland, although last year here are a couple of pictures to wet your appetite.  A  champagne glass filled with gorgeous lilac shades and a cake for afternoon tea.  (cake always creeps in somewhere).
What about something a bit more on the contemporary style with a little Strelitzia and Cymbidium Orchid.  Fabulous on a pedestal for a wedding or celebration lunch.

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Sweet Avalanche

The flower ladies are back and still cannot believe that it is May already.  We have had quite a busy start to the year already.  The most popular colour scheme for this year is pale to dusty pink with a little grey foliage. 

One of the most popular roses is the gorgeous Sweet Avalanche.  The roses added to a little cut glass, selected pieces of china and a little candle light make an inexpensive table centre for an afternoon of tea and cake.  A particular favourite of the flower ladies.

First wedding of the year

The first wedding of the year for the flower ladies.  Two large vases containing contorted twigs, Pale pink Hydrangea and Antirrhinum.  Little jam jars of Gypsophelia on the ends of the chairs.                  A gorgeous ceiling ring of trailing winter foliage and pale pink Gerbera suspended from ribbon. 
The wedding venue:  The gorgeous White Room at Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland.

Rustic table centres

A little rustic arrangement useful as a table centre for a long table.  Maybe guests for dinner, or as this one was used a central arrangement for a wedding top table.
Lots of winter foliage, fruit, red lily, peach avalanche Roses, Hypericum berry and Cymbidium Orchid.

Congratulations Charlotte and Matt.

The wedding of the flower ladies beautiful daughter 3rd October 2013

A bouquet of Miss Piggy Roses, Anemone and Hydrangea in a twiggy and skeleton leaf frame tied with brown lace.  A ballerina length lace dress by www.justinalexanderbridal.com at www.bridalwish.co.uk gorgeous diamante earrings a gift from the lovely Laura and the fabulous shoes from Jimmy Choo.  To compliment the whole look the handsome groom.

The ceremony and the wedding breakfast all held at the magical Tree House in The Alnwick Garden.

Photography by the very talented Katy Melling.  www.katymelling.com
and of course flowers from the team www.lavenders-blue.co.uk have a look at our face book page lavenders blue florist.

The Tree House

 

A table plan with a difference outside of the restaurant in the Tree House of The Alnwick Garden.  One of the little touches used for the wedding of the flower ladies daughter.
Herbs included Tarragon, Lemon Thyme, Peppermint, Chocolate Mint and Purple Basil guests were invited to take them home afterwards along with larger pots and buckets of Sun Flowers along the walkways. www.thealnwickgarden.com

Anyone for gardening

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The flower ladies daughter was married last week everything was very exciting.  The venue:  the spectacular and very beautiful Tree House in the grounds of The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland.
It is a magical place it even has fairies which can be seen if you believe.
This was the sight that greeted the guests as they walked from their cars a fragrant wheel barrow filled with herbs and a little ivy.

A little contempory style

A little bit of autumn with rich tones of orange and purple.  Gladioli, beech leaves, bronze Chrysanthemum and Dahlia

Contorted Hazel and little willow just added to finish.

Newton Hall

A new venue for Northumberland once again on the coast with access to the beach Newton Hall with its wood floors and stripped wooden tables has an eclectic mix of styles.  There is a gorgeous Orangery used for the ceremony and the wedding breakfast.

A little mix of summer flowers Freesia, Peony, David Austin roses, Lisianthus and Astilbe.
A mix of tin Jugs, cut glass and decorated jam jars, each table is different

The flower ladies have been a little absent of late.  It has been a rather busy summer.  We have been to some fabulous venues throughout Northumberland and met some amazing couples.

The spectacular Kings Hall in Bamburgh Castle on the unspoilt Northumberland coast. A little arrangement!  Avalanche roses, Hydrangea, Astilbe and bleached wood with trails of ivy.

Brinkburn Priory

The weather has been kind to our brides over the last couple of weeks.  The flower ladies have visited Brinkburn priory twice in the last three weeks.  The Priory is managed by English Heritage and must be visited it is one of the hidden gems of Northumberland and most definately not a ruin.  www.brinkburnpriory.co.uk

A gorgeous bouquet of Sweet Pea, Faith Roses, Bombastic Rose, Lily of the Valley and Jasmine foliage.

Genista, Bombastic spray Rose and Faith Roses

Gorgeous scented Sweet Pea.



Lily of the Valley now available all year round



Pretty wirst corsages on pearl bands for the bridesmaids, Bobastic Rose, Lily of the Valley and Skeleton Leaves.www.lavenders-blue.co.uk

Glorious sunshine for Doxford Hall

The flower ladies had an early start again this morning 5am making button holes and corsages for the wedding party today at the prestigeous Doxford Hall

sister Hotel to the gorgeous Eshott Hall.

The theme pale green and pink.  Our table centres were two fold, bird cages on some of the tables and candelabra on others.

The top table is a mix of our signature small vases our vintage style cut glass this time with a large central vase and finished with a tall bird cage at each end.

 

 

The wedding ceremony room decked out with white chair covers and pale green bows.  Bows tied to the side look very sophisticated both down the isle and around a table.  We have added the pale pink Sweet Avalanche and freesia to the ends of the chairs.

 

 

Spring wedding at Eshott

The second wedding of the weekend at the gorgeous Eshott Hall.  Tulips were the choice of our bride and groom.  The in season flower for spring.
Simple tall vases containing pink Tulips,of course every time we came into the room the tulips were doing something different (they do have minds of their own but that's why we love them).

 

Top table was just as simple using our selection of small vases of different heights and sizes all the way olaong the edge of the table.  The central arrangement in two oblong vases using the Tulips, sweet Avalanche and Memory Lane Roses as well as the sweet little pink Wax Flower.

Longhirst Hall

Thursday at Lonhirst Hall table centres on a short raised vase give a little impact to the table without being too tall for the guests to see over the top enableing them to chat to other guests on their table.  Flowers included ivory Freesia, pink double Lisiathus and ivy.  The table centres placed on a mirror polished of course.

A shower bouquet using white Calla Lily, Sweet Avalanche roses, ivory Freesia and pearls.  Sweet avalanche is a large headed rose pale pink with a faded outer green petal.  A bouquet of this style suits an a line skirt or a fuller skirt the bouquet needs to be a compliment to the dress and not overpower it.  We apologise for the side ways view.

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 Our table centres in the Tree House at the Alnwick Garden.  The brides mother covered jam jars with string and pieces of ivory and white lace.  The flower ladies filled the jars with pink Astrantia, ivory spray Rose, white Lisianthus and white wax Flower for a garden look. The jars were all different sizes, some tables had groups together some individual depending upon the size of the table. 

 The stunning Tree House from the car park it is pretty impressive.  At night it is magical.

Just a couple of jars covered with lace.  A little green bells attached to this one.

The flower ladies assistant just testing out the rope bridges!  Its pretty chilly up there. 

Spring weddings

Another gorgeous spring wedding at the picturesque Longhirst Hall.  Wild flower looking bouquets of white Daisy, Feverfew, Veronica tails and Rosemary for the bride.  A matching tiny posy with a long grass stem for the little flower girl.













Our tables were decorated with jam jars and tins decorated with seed heads, brown paper and raffia.  Loose daisy heads and mini eggs decorated the table too.
The flowers were transferred to the evening reception where they were placed on mirrors and complimented with candle light.
 The guests were then able to take the flowers home at the end of the evening a card on each table invited them to do so. 





Bridesmaids posy using Green Bells, Feverfew, white Daisy, pink Phlox and purple Veronica tails. All tied quite informally with white raffia.