Weddings, home and abroad

Happy summer everyone! I hope the sun has been shining wherever you are.

I've recently had a week in Italy with one of my daughters. We visited the Amalfi coast and it was wonderful, guess what we stumbled across? Three weddings, one in Amalfi, and two in Sorrento. The Italians seem to get married on any day of the week!

Italian Weddings

The amount of flowers that were used to decorate the church in Sorrento was phenomenal.

It was lovely to spot this old VW Beetle ready to whisk the couple away after they had been showered with confetti and rose petals.

Petals, rice and pasta ready to be thrown.

Like our tradition of throwing confetti over the newlyweds, guests at Italian weddings also wait outside until the couple comes out and then showers them with rice, coriandoli (confetti), pasta and even white rose petals. There are many different interpretations for why rice is used, but most agree that it’s wishes of prosperity and wealth, and perhaps even fertility.

The white and blue colour scheme of flowers chosen in this Italian wedding, were white eustoma, white gyp, white roses, white chrysanthemums, blue hydrangea, yellow golden rod, asparagus fern and fountain grass.

June weddings in Devon and Cornwall.

Apologies for not sending out a floristry newsletter in June I had a busy month with 4 weddings. Here are some little snippets of what I got up to.

Two were held at the beautiful Ever After venue. A boutique elopement wedding venue at Grenofen, Tavistock, Devon. PL19 9ES.

Its the perfect location if your looking for a intimate ceremony. It caters for up to 6 guests and 10 in the warmer months.

Wedding 1.

Beautiful pastel summer flowers for Charlottes bouquet. Photographer @clarekinchinphotography

Wedding 2.

A palette of lilac, purple, toffee and a hint of blue, a lovely combination. This display on the arch gets moved to the wedding breakfast table after the ceremony. @clarekinchinphotography

Wedding 3.

The third wedding was held at Trevenna Barns, St Neot, Liskeard. PL14 6NR.

Trevenna is a family farm in Cornwall, open for beautiful barn weddings, celebrations and events in lovingly restored barns.

Classic white and green flowers for the newly weds Ellie and Will.

Hanging foliage and flowers in the wedding breakfast barn. Vases filled with white flowers on the tables.

Wedding 4.

The last wedding was held at Kingston Estate, a magnificent Georgian mansion set in the heart of South Devon. Kingston Estate, Near Totnes, Devon. TQ9 6AR.

The arbor for the outside ceremony, decorated with a foliage swag; floral wreath and table centre. This will be moved to the top table after the ceremony. The bride and groom hired my milk churns which added impact. The chairs had floral hoops attached. Photos by me!

Stephanie wanted peonies in her bouquet with a touch of blue.

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That's all for this months flowery stuff!

Love Emma xx

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