Our July weddings have started – we have a record 8 scheduled for this month and the different teams working on them have been running around far and near!
The first I can share with you was held in the beautiful church of St John the
Baptist in Little Missenden.
With a Scottish groom involved, it was a challenge to co-ordinate the flowers with an unusual tartan, but Jessie and I had great fun choosing pale blue, purple, red and green flowers at the flower market.
Then last week, we came back into the centre of London for a sun filled wedding party at the Kensington Roof Gardens. Bowls of Freesia, Dahlia and Roses with bright coral Peonies combined to make a real summer party with the sun blazing down on the glorious gardens of this unique rooftop venue.
The bride looked beautiful and carried vibrant coral Peonies and fragrant Freesia. The bridesmaids were in very glamorous coral pink dresses and each had an ivory Singapore Orchid wrist corsage tied with pale gold ribbons. 
There seems to be a trend emerging for bright wedding flowers at the moment! Coral is a fave in terms of both dresses and flowers. So watch this space!
Or in my case – lights, camera, no battery! I can finally share some photos from a few recent weddings where my camera was less than useless. But thank heaven for wedding photographers.
In January, David Hares at www.contemporaryweddings.net photographed Claire and Simon’s wedding at The National Liberal Club. Claire chose a beautiful selection of purple and 
dark red Roses, Anemones, Ranunculus and Lisianthus with glossy green berried Ivy to complement the rich, clubby decor in the Dining Room with mirrored silver vases to set off the venue’s candelabra.
The National Liberal Club shares the same building as One Whitehall Place and The Royal Horseguards Hotel just west of Northumberland Avenue.
A very central venue with fantastic views over the Thames, it doesn’t have the grand high ceilings of the Gladstone Library upstairs at OWP but is still a very commanding and dramatic place.
Well, it seems the wedding season has started with a vengence.
We installed some beautiful flowers for a wedding yesterday at St James’ Clerkenwell which was, luckily, fantastically cool as the Peonies we were using were very hot, in both colour and temperature! We then went on to The Larder restaurant in St John Street with some vibrant purple and hot pink seasonal flowers – Stock, Roses, Dahlia, Freesia mixed in with some scented herbs set in mirrored silver pots (photos to follow soon).
Today we had two events so our wedding teams went off in different directions – one to the city and St Helen’s on Bishopsgate (photos to follow) and the other to One Whitehall Place.
This wedding was joining a Greek bride with an Italian groom so we had Olive branches, Eucalyptus, pale pink Sposina roses (it apparently means ‘little bride’), Maroussia roses as they were named for Louisa’s grandmother and a bouquet including
Lily of the Valley from my garden because the Mother of the bride had some in her wedding bouquet – it was a real family affair!
Last weekend we were back at One Whitehall Place for a beautiful Spring inspired wedding.
We used seasonal flowers throughout – Apple Blossom, parrot Tulips, fragrant Narcissi and pure white Hyacinths, 
ivory Roses and scented Freesia with accents of very pale pink Ranunculi and bright green Guelder Rose. Masses of pillar candles, petals and lily of the valley scented nite lites gave a truly magical effect at this wonderful venue
A very important date is fast approaching – Sunday March 14th, Mothers’ Day. A perfect time to think of Mothers, spend time with them if possible and if we can’t do that, make sure that we remember them with a card, present or a beautiful bunch of flowers.
With our UK delivery network, we can send flowers to your mother wherever she lives. 
Just give Liz a call on 07973 601045 or email here, tell us what you would like to send and say, and it will be done.
Bouquet prices are £25, £35 or £45 and will comprise a mix of Roses, Lilies, Freesia, Tulips and foliage or if she has green fingers, she might like a beautiful potted orchid (any colour) from £25-£35.
Another treat for a mum who likes her tea and cake would be a trip to our favourite cake shop, Bake-a-Boo, in NW London for a special Mother’s Day breakfast or tea. Book at www.bake-a-boo.com
We have a stall outside the shop on Saturday so you can pick up some flowers in person
10% from every bouquet sold for Mother’s Day will be donated to Breast Cancer Care
We are now well into the wedding season with a couple more weddings coming up at the end of this month. The first is at Pendley Manor in Hertfordshire www.pendley-manor.co.uk and the second is back at One Whitehall Place.
The wedding open day at OWP last weekend had a very good turnout despite the rubbish weather and football on the tv! We spoke to a lot of brides and are getting together a variety of ideas for their weddings during 2010 and into next year too.
We dressed the venue with a mix of table displays in shades of pink – from old antique parchment coloured Roses through to palest pink Astrantia. We had tall flute vases and slender lily vases both topped with generous balls of mixed flowers such as Stock, Amnesia Roses, Astrantia and Lisianthus. We also had some interesting low displays with white super parrot Tulips in black lampshades, dark burgundy Baccara roses and striking puffs of acid green Guelder Rose sitting on delicate glass cake stands.
One of our main venues, the spectacular One Whitehall Place, is holding an Wedding Open Day next Sunday 28th February.
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Situated just off the Embankment on Whitehall Place, next door to The Royal Horseguards Hotel, the venue has a Grade 1 Listed facade, a magnificent sweeping marble staircase, beautiful high-ceilinged rooms and great views over the Thames from the garden terrace – all of which provide a stunning backdrop to any wedding.
We will be dressing the main Gladstone Library ready for a wedding party and aiming to give you lots of ideas for your own wedding flowers.
So if you would like some advice or guidance, to check out the 
venue or just come and have a chat, make contact with Carmel Mulkeen, the Weddings Manager at One Whitehall Place, here and let her know you’d like to come.
Come and talk to us about your plans, flower needs and ideas and bring us photos of your dress – we love to look at dresses!
You can look through our portfolios, see the wedding flowers we have made up and practise with the wedding bouquets we will have on show.
Come and indulge in a wedding day to remember and let us help you to make your wedding day even better
Our July weddings have started – we have a record 8 scheduled for this month and the different teams working on them have been running around far and near! 
Baptist in Little Missenden. 
