Trina & Ciaran’s Wedding, 4th February 2011

As a wedding service provider, it’s always our pleasure to take a small part in the planning of such an important day in a couple’s lives, but when the couple involved are friends, it’s even more special! When Trina called me last year to ask me to help organise the floral decor for her wedding, I was only too delighted.

And so, on a very, very windy stormy day, I met with one of our mutual friends (Sheena) who helped load up the Van and we set off on our way to Donegal – Road Trip!! We collected the cake and cupcakes from Anna at GiggleCakes and poor Sheena carefully held the Sponge layer on her knees for all of the 3.5 hour trip!! Anna provided 3 tiers, chocolate biscuite cake on the bottom, then madeira, then fruit, iced simply in ivory fondant and I then decorated with small fishbowls holding red roses between top and 2nd layer, and placed individual rose blooms around the cake.

Trina decided on the classic Grand Prix Red Rose, tied in a posy and finished with soft italian ruscus foliage with pearls hidden amongst the greenery. The 3 Bridesmaids carried creamy vendella roses with soft foliage throughout and finished with a little bit of diamond sparkle.

Joined in the evening by my friend Louise, we together decorated the ballroom of the Allingham Arms Hotel with silver organza sashes over chair covers, silver candelabra on each table, on a mirror base with white petals and crystals scattered for a final detail. On the two family tables we provided a fishbowl with floating red roses, surrounded by tea lights and individual taper candles. The twinkling fairylight backdrop provided the perfect festive finishing touch.

Braving the storms on Friday, we decorated the beautiful church in Bundoran – 2 Large Pedestal Arrangements, a large trailing unity candle Arrangement with gorgeous personalised Unity Candles provided by Theresa at KellyTDesigns. Along the aisle, we placed wrough Iron Aisle stands decorated with ivy and foliage, and continued the candlelight with lanterns along the aisle. Finally, Bay Trees and Lanterns graced the entrance – although I did worry they might take flight in the wind, luckily they all stayed put although we did loose some of the dressing of the bay trees in the gales!

My last job – the Candy Buffet. This was a lot of fun to put together, especially the “quality control” element – ie. tasting each type of sweet as they went into the jars to make sure they were fit for public consumption!! As you can see in the second image of the table – everything went down “a treat”.

It was 5pm before we changed for the wedding and ran in just ahead of the bride and groom to be seated, the meal was gorgeous and we danced until the small hours!!

Congratulations to my dear friend Trina and her new husband Ciaran,hope you have a wonderful honeymoon and looking forward to the catch up and photos when you are home!!

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Queen of Cabra Castle

On 22nd April 2010, Lorraine and Karl were married in picturesque Kilmainham Wood Church in Co. Cavan on a beautiful sunny day. By coincidence, it was also my 4th Wedding Anniversary (which wasn’t a sunny day, at all!!) and it was lovely to spend such a special day working at a wedding with such a fab couple – it also transpired later that afternoon when I was talking to the priest in Kilmainham wood, that the church I was married in (Kinlough, Co. Leitrim) and Kilmainham Wood, shared the same diocese!

Lorraine chose a fab colour palette, pink and lots of it! Her own bouquet featured dark pink calla lillies and germinis, and the bridesmaids carried posies of pale pink germinis, roses and white calla lillies, with the 2 cute-as-button flowergirls carrying mini posys of gerberas.

While I was completing the last of the setting up in the church, which included wrought iron aisle stands and the candelabra with centrepieces), I was able to enjoy listening to the very talented Fionnoula Monks running through the wedding pieces on her harp. When I discovered that the entrance piece was to be Pachebel’s Canon in D, I knew I had to stay and see the bride arrive, as it was the same entrance music that I walked up the aisle to, also played on a harp.

Lorraine’s reception was held at Cabra Castle – an awesome building, such history and so impressive as you drive up, set in beautiful surroundings…I wanted to get married all over again! We provided a FairyLight Backdrop behind the top table and I had a very nice lunch in the bar! Of course, a special mention here for Oscar, the resident Wolfhound – the size of a small pony and only 9 months old, the most placid dog i’ve met – he really is fab!

I stayed to watch Lorraine arrive and kept myself hidden in the choir gallery, I have to admit, I got very emotional listening to the entrance music and watching the flowergirls, then the bridesmaids, finally a stunning Lorraine arrive on her Father’s arm. There may have been a few tears! I left the wedding determined to go home and watch our own wedding DVD and relive the happy memories. I still cannot find it!

http://www.fmonks.com/index.html

Filed under: aislestands,candelabra,candelabra hire,candelight,candles,pew end decoration,pink gerbera bouquet,pink rose bouquet,wrough iron candelabra — Tags: bay trees, bridal bouquet, cabra castle, candelabra, gerbera, kilmainham wood, lily, pink wedding flowers, rose, wolfhound, wrought iron aisle stands — Sinead @ 3:43 pm on April 30, 2010

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Brooklodge Wedding

10th July 2009

It is often said that business and pleasure should never be combined, well I beg to differ!! One of my best friends – Rachel married Andrew on 10th July 2009 in The Most Sacred Heart Church, Aughrim, Co. Wicklow. I was honoured as a guest and charged with the floral duties !

The day before the wedding, armed with a carload of flowers and tools, I made my way down to the wonderful Brooklodge. After checking in I went down to the church, introduced myself to Joe the ever-friendly sacristan and got to work! Later that evening I prepped the bouquets and alter arrangements and first thing on the morning of the wedding after the best irish breakfast i’ve ever had – finished the bouquets with navy velvet ribbon and diamonte pins, made up and detailed the buttonholes, brought all florals to the various hotel rooms, checked all was 100% in the church and then I was free to be a guest!

The brief – ivory avalanche roses, simple, no fuss and that’s what was provided ! Candelabra and aisle stands kindly provided by Aisling at Elegance & Grace as the RosieDays stands were being used at another wedding that day!

A simple unity arrangement and vases of flowers for the alter, Bay trees for the front door, romantic candles with trailing ivy and flower detail for the window sills, outside stair rails draped with tulle and ivy and simple organza pew bows with navy ribbon finished the decoration of the church.

A video montage here:

Rachel\’s Wedding at Brooklodge

Filed under: avalanche rose,brooklodge,candelight,candles,pew end decoration,wedding flowers,wrough iron candelabra — Tags: aisle stands, aughrim, avalanche rose, brooklodge, white rose bouquet — Sinead @ 12:55 pm on October 5, 2009

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Light the way!!

We at Rosiedays pride ourselves on being able to fulfill all Wedding Floral Needs! With that in mind, we are now able to provide stunning Candlelight finishes to your Church or Civil Ceremony and Reception.

Available to hire are dramatic 7ft tall, 5 Arm Grand Wrought Iron Candelabra supplied complete with high quality candles and natural ivy and can be provided with or without trailing floral centrepieces.

To complement the Grand Candelabra, we have Wrought Iron Aisle Stands, supplied decorated with natural ivy and again can be supplied with or without a floral arrangement.

Sinéad & Lorraine will set everything up at the location and remove all after the ceremony or reception. Rosiedays is fully insured on all their products.

For the ceremony – create a stunning impact with our beautiful Vintage Silver Candelabra! Standing at 90cm tall, with 5 arms and supplied complete with candles – they really do add the WOW factor! Can be supplied with or without trailing floral centrepiece arrangement and optional mirrored base with tealights.

Filed under: candelabra,candelabra hire,candelight,candles,wrough iron candelabra,wrought iron — Sinead @ 4:43 pm on October 3, 2009

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Mount Argus by Candlelight

Lorraine and I were busy yesterday setting up for a wedding in the awesome Mount Argus Church in Kimmage, Dublin. In the youtube clip here you will see images of our Grand 8ft Tall Wrough Iron Candelabra, normally with 5 arms (my fault, I forgot the centres!!) with floral display, and our individual wrought iron aisle stands dressed with natural ivy. We can also provide the individual stands with a floral display.

A problem we have encountered lately is Churches that will not allow brides to hire candelabra etc. due to the risk of naked flame. RosieDays have now available LED pillar candles – completely safe and very realistic, so you can have the dramatic decor without the safety concerns !!

(Excuse the photo quality, i’m still fighting with my camera !!)