We were absolutely “snowed under” ( literally!) this year with Christmas Weddings and orders for wreaths and arrangements. Here is a selection of just a few of the wreaths and arrangements. I even ended up bringing materials all the way up to Donegal to complete orders for family and friends on Christmas eve – helped along by a glass or 2 of mulled wine!
Sinead & Lorraine would like to wish all our family, friends and clients, past and future, a Very Merry Christmas and the best of health and happiness in 2010!
Congrats to Claire and Eoin who tied the knot on 19th December in Trinity Chapel.
A gorgeous bright, sunny and freezing cold day! The perfect day for my jeep to break down right in front of the chapel of Trinity College! Helped by the kindly Groom, his Best Man and 2 tourists we managed to get my poor motor pushed around to the side of the Church and out of the line of the cameras!! I’m sure they’l make great shots for the album and luckily no dust or dirt transferred itself to the suits of the boys!!
Claire picked a beautiful bouquet for her big day, crisp white calla lillies, with avalanche roses and touches of bouvardia. Finished with soft ruscus and ivory satin ribbon with diamonte detailing. The 3 bridesmaids carried posies of avalanche roses with deep red hypericum berries to compliment the tone of their dresses.
The 2 mother’s corsages were made with a single avalanche rose and white lisianthus to keep them light and delicate and the boys all wore avalanche roses with hypericum berries.
A cold crisp Sunday, the first Sunday in December, and what better day to start completing Christmas Orders, and do a little baking with Junior!
Pictured below are a few of the wreaths we completed yesterday for delivery and collection today. Our pine cone wreath is very popular again this year, and one of my favourites! Although, the bay leaf and gold dove wreath is my choice this year for the front door.
I also had to share our baking adventures – Junior is close to 19 months now and taking an interest in “helping” needless to say, there wasn’t much dinner eaten by myself or jnr after all the baking. Pear and Chocolate buns – delish and a sneaky way to get fruit into himself! And, of course, great fun to be had “washing the dishes” afterwards 
Bun Recipe (I refuse to call these cupcakes, they are buns!)
Weigh 2 eggs, weigh equal quantities of butter, castor sugar and self raising flour.
To the flour, add 1-2oz of cocoa (depending on how chocolatey you like them!) and a tsp of baking powder.
Cream the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon (or cheat and use a mixer, add flour mixture and eggs and mix well).
Add 3 tinned in juice pear halves and stir gently. Spoon into cases and bake for apprx. 20 mins at 200 degrees celcius. Cool on a wire rack. Try not to eat 4 in one go like I did
I may appear calm and serene when I deliver the bouquets on the morning of a wedding, but, occasionally, like this morning, being a working mother can be a tad stressful!
As I could not arrange a sitter for Junior this morning, I decided to be effecient, after making up a christmas wreath in the workshop last night, I gathered up everything that I would need to do the bridal work from home this morning, therefore, could have Junior safely ensconced infront of Mickey Mouse’s Clubhouse on the telly with his toast and juice while I carry on with work in the Kitchen.
And so, I have the individual ivy leaves washed and wired, the lillies for the buttonholes trimmed and wired, the lillies for the bouquets sorted into groupings for bouquets and I realise that I’ve left the ribbons for the bouquets and the wrapping (known as gutta tape) for the buttonholes in the office!
Junior is unceremoniously whipped from in front of the telly, into a coat and into the pram (on our road, it’s quicker to walk to the office than drive in the morning!) ran around as quick as I could, picked up what I needed, ran back around, finished everything off (and they turned out lovely) Aunt arrives down to mind Jnr while I deliver and we’re off – delivered to a very happy bride who was thrilled with her bouquets and her gorgeous daughter who just loved her mini version of her mum’s bouquet.
Lesson’s learnt? Remember the ribbons!!
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