Saturday, autumn/winter is upon us, what to wear? The decision is based largely around what has been ironed and what still fits, chestnut tweed skirt, cream polo neck, scarf Rebecca bought me last week from Camden (it had a strange smell so I doused it in Lime Basil & Mandarin).
I have about four Saturdays a year when I don’t have weddings, so we fill them with appointments to see new brides who can’t come in during the week, I really enjoy these meetings and it’s great to hear ideas, plans, hopes and dreams, meet new people and generally get very excited. Wedding flowers are very, very exciting and I love it when we get grooms in as well to share in the excitement.
So we set the scene, arranged lovely flowers, lit candles, put the heater on and made it all nice and cosy in the Flower Design Wedding Flowers Studio, I hope you all enjoyed…
This week I met some really wonderful people the beautifully outrageous Annetta and her bridesmaid Abby whose going for a largely green (environmentally friendly not colour green) wedding at Greystoke Castle
http://www.greystoke.com/ & The Rheged
http://www.rheged.com/ Centre in Penrith, then there was Sarah and her mum now these two have very elegant taste, Lytham Hall
http://www.lythamhall.org/ a classic regency house was there choice for reception venue and Copp Church, this is a lovely Church just near Great Eccleston (The services I’ve sat in on there are really good), then another Sarah and her lovely mum came in to talk about a 2010 wedding at The Great Hall at Mains
http://www.thegreathallatmains.co.uk/, this one promises to be a full on fairytale affair, lots of sparkle and candlelight, Romance and Roses.
My final appointment of the day was with a really great couple Bev & Howard, this wedding is at a castle in Scotland Comlongan Castle
http://www.comlongon.com/ these two had some fabulous ideas and some of the best wedding guests, we’re really looking forward to seeing Mark & Isobel there (Mark was joint winner of our slightly secret groom of the year competition) hopefully Howard will make the grade for next years prestigious title!
All of these appointments were arranged ages ago and then last week we had a last minute booking for a wonderful wedding at Lytham Hall, so our newly married Jo took up the mantle and managed the Flower Design part of the day her lovely photos will be on tomorrows posting.
We sipped Champagne, viewed the amazing new treatment rooms, watched Jane perform (and wished it was on us) an “Elemis Aroma Stone Therapy Massage
Then there was us, not quite as glamorous (or as young) as those beautiful Pure girls, I wondered if I was the demonstration equivalent of bringing your ugly friend along to make you look better! I had very cleverly forgotten my hairbrush, Sally and I had both locked out lipsticks etc in the boot of her car (Sally did manage to blag some from the “purists”) so this was my situation as the very first stunningly beautiful ladies arrived (“What did you expect doing a demonstration in a beauty therapy centre?” I hear you ask!).
Thankfully I was rescued by so many friendly faces, lots of my gorgeous brides and their lovely mums, thank you for being so encouraging!
The flower designs I created were designed to co-ordinate with the Elemis range, I did my homework, checked out the ingredients and used complimentary flowers.
This was my "Out of this world" design.
Everyone was given a lovely bag of goodies and a Café Germini when they went home, I’m sure everyone went home with lots of ideas for their Christmas wish list, I know I did.
The Bride and her party all left from The Rooms on Church Road, Jo & Jason thought that the calm, relaxed atmosphere was absolutely perfect for everyone, the decor is amazing too.
What a wonderful Autumnal Wedding Day, for Lee & Rebecca, their ceremony and wedding breakfast were both at the very elegant Lytham Hall.
Rebeccas wedding bouquet was a fabulous combination of texture, colour and fragrance, we included Green Cymbidium Orchids, Black Baccara Rose, Mango & Hot Chocolate Callas, Cafe Germini, fresh Rosemary & Eucalyptus, lots of Autumn leaves and fresh berries.
The Bride & Groom, Mr & Mrs Parry
The photographers for the day were from fotoamour, and I'm sure they'll have some briiliant shots of such a lovely day.
Watch this space for some fabulous offers for Flower Design Customers and Rowleys Christmas Party Nights!
Heidi was staying in one of the lovely rooms at Rudding Park, so we delivered her bouquet along with her bridesmaids quite early, we showed everyone how to carry and make the most of their bouquets.
The pedestals looked so at home in this room.
The arrival of the groom and his party, Chris wore a Picasso Calla lily (Which matched perfectly with the image on the order of service) a sprig of fresh lily of the Valley and a small Cymbidium Orchid.
Chris's Mum wore a fabulous eppaulette corsage of White mini Calla lilies and Singapore Orchids. 
We bid our farewells ...