Show Stoppers!

We recently took part in a wedding fair at the D4 Berkeley Court Hotel on 21st and 22nd May. I got to meet lots of lovely couples planning their wedding and enjoyed meeting Brendan Courtney and Jules Fallon of 1st Options Modelling, along with all the fab fellow wedding suppliers attending over the weekend. Pictured below are Suzie Mahony of Suzie Mahony Designs – fabulous handmade hats and headresses, Pamela Farrell of Farrell & Chase Stationery – gorgeous bespoke Letterpress stationery, Beverly and Sandra from Amazing Cakes (I managed to avoid stealing samples until late on Sunday afternoon!), Caroline & David Moloney of The Finishing Touch – Ireland’s first wedding planning service devoted to same sex marriages and civil ceremonies! Also pictured is a stunning dress, modeled by Irma of 1st Option, A Vera Wang gown retailing at €15,000 but available from Olivia at Discount Designers for €2,900!!! Although I have no pictures, I also met the lovely Aoife of Fifibelle shoes who specialise in shoes for larger shoe sizes!

Lorraine and I prepared for the wedding fair on the day before (Friday) as Lorraine (lucky girl) was heading off on her Summer Holiday on the 22nd, we decided to create 6 Bouquets for our stand, keeping things nice and simple, bouquets that we know brides will choose over and over again..a pomander of roses and we displayed 2 Grand Candelabra, 2 Aisle Stands and created a fab unity arrangement featuring sample personalised unity candles, now available at RosieDays. We also brought along one of our FairyLight Backdrops, now available for hire at RosieDays.

The first bouquet above is a handtied posy of double white crystal blush calla lillies with scented purple freesia, it was one of the most popular bouquets on the stand over the 2 days! The 2nd bouquet above is a handtied teardrop bouquet using avalanche roses, white bouvardia and crystal blush calla lillies, italian soft ruscus and fatsia leaves and finished with ivory organza on the stems.

The bouquets above are the ever-faithful bouquet of White Roses, simple finished with soft greenery and diamonte detail, and a slightly more quirky combination of GrandPrix Red Roses and deep purple lisianthus.

The last 2 bouquets are pictured above. On the left, my favourite of the show, a feast for the senses! Handtied bouquet of lavender, lisianthus, freesia, agapanthus and purple roses, with sage, rosemary and lavender foliage creating the most heavenly scent! Finished with deep grey satin ribbon handle. Finally, on the left, another very popular bridal bouquet, simple, elegant, timeless deep red roses, with a ruscus collar and finished with black satin and organza handle and matching bow.

Filed under: aislestands, candelabra, candelabra hire, fairylight backdrop, lisianthus, wedding fair — Tags: berkeley court, bouqeuts, discount designer, fairylight backdrop, farrell and chase, pomander, red rose bouquet, roses, scented bouquet, the finishing touch, unity arrangement, unity candles, wedding fair — Sinead @ 1:19 pm on May 30, 2010

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SpringField Hotel Showcase

On 20th and 21st February we took part in the Wedding Showcase at the Springfield Hotel, Leixlip. As we are the florists taking part in their “Elite Package” offer we were there to talk to brides and their grooms who had booked or were thinking of booking their wedding with the Springfield – and further afield!!

Over the weekend, we displayed our 90cm Vintage Silver Candelabra in the dining room which had been set up with full dressing for weddings – complete with chair covers and organza sashes – a nice extra to have included in your wedding package! We also displayed our Ivory “Chandelier” candelabra.

Pictured below are the sample bouquets that we created for display at the showcase. An elegant white calla lily and ruscus hand-tied teardrop bouquet, posies of mixed pink roses, a cute flowergirl wand and pomander, white and red rose posies and my favourite of the day- the pale yellow and ivory rose bouquet!

Filed under: candelabra, candelabra hire, springfield hotel, teardrop bouquet, wedding flowers — Tags: bridal bouquets, candelabra hire, flowergirl wand, pink roses, pomander, silver candelabra, springfield hotel, vintage candelabra, wedding bouquets, wedding fair, wedding flowers, yellow rose bouquet — Sinead @ 9:53 am on March 8, 2010

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Floral Fashionista!!

Lorraine and I were invited by Confetti Magazine to take part in our 2nd Fashion Feature with the magazine, this time – the Summer Edition. The theme for the shoot – “Feeling Floral”.

The Stylist – Alexia McInerney, contacted me with the brief – vibrant colours! Fresh clean lines and a summery feel! So we got to work! We were asked to create an unusual hair piece, a corsage for wrist and lapel, 3 bouquets and a centrepiece arrangement.

The shoot took place in the Seafield Hotel in Gorey – a really beautiful Hotel with amazing Spa and Thermal Suite – I got to enjoy a blissful 2 hours alone in the pool, sauna, steam room and hot tub! The food is fab and I’m keeping the hotel in mind for a mini-break during the summer!

The roses we used were a beautiful summery orange “Marie Claire” – a stunning two-toned deep yellow/orange rose that opened in near to a star shape. Buttery Yellow “Ilios” and 3 different pink tones – Deep pink two toned “Amalia”, Bright Pink “Aqua” and pale pink “Barbie”. I also used pink, green, yellow and white cymbidium orchids to create an amazingly colourful teardrop bouquet.

For the centrepieces, we used mixed orange and red toned Germinis for a topiary arrangement and for the candelabra centrepiece, a mix of the 3 pink roses and creamy vendella roses.

The hair piece was created using an open “Barbie” rose and surrounded by deep purple lisianthus, individually wired in place. We also designed an over the shoulder corsage using a mix of the yellow and orange roses.

Amy got a quick lesson in how to wire gerberas when an emergency bouquet was needed at the end of the shoot and we had to disassemble the gerbera centrepiece arrangement!! And I’m still traumatised over letting the “Bride” balloon go – I wonder if they managed to get it down from the Foyer Ceiling yet!!

I have below some of my own shots from the day – we will publish the “official” shots when the magazine goes to print!!

Special thanks to Amy Furlong, Photo Shoot Co-ordinator, as welcoming as always and thanks for the night away in the fabulous Seafield Hotel! Thanks to Kip Carroll, Photographer, a pleasure to work with again, to Dara in Frilly Frocks Drogheda and the hair and make up girls – Changing Faces and Bridget’s Hair Salon – lovely to work with you all!!

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: bridal bouquets, candelabra, centrepiece, changing faces, confetti, fashion shoot, frilly frocks, gorey, pomander, seafield hotel, silver candelabra, stylist, wedding dress — Sinead @ 9:52 am on February 23, 2010

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Eimear & Derek, 7th November 2009

A Scottish Groom and a Sligo Bride, who both arranged this wedding from Chicago U.S.A.! A pleasure to work with, Eimear was stunning on the day (and the groom scrubbed up well too)

The Church was St. Patricks in Curtlestown, Enniskerry, a quaint stone building set against the backdrop of the Wicklow mountains. We began by installing the Grand Wrought Iron Candelabra that were dressed with beautiful full central arrangement of Ruscus, Avalanche Roses, Thistles and lucious trailing greenery.

The Alter Unity Candle arrangement carried through the theme of thistle and roses, and also had deep purple lisanthus to add an extra depth of colour. We trimmed the Pew Ends with Organza Tulla wrapped around Avalanche Roses and Thistles, our luxurious Satin Covers for the Bride and Groom’s Chair completed the indoor decoration, and with a finishing touch, a pair of Bay Trees Dressed with Ivory Tulled graced the church doors.

The bridal bouquet was created in the hand-tied style, using avalanche roses, deep purple lisianthus, gorgeous delicate singapore orchids and of course, a hint of thistle as a nod to the Scottish element of the day! The Bridesmaid, who wore a gorgeous, handmade purple dress carried a complementary bouquet of roses, thistle and lisianthus. For the gorgeous flowergirl, we created a pomander ball of white chrysanthemums and deep purple lisianthus buds.

Of course, while we were in Enniskerry, a business lunch had to be had in Avoca cafe in Powercourt