Posts Tagged ‘Sussex Wedding’

Not Snow Globes but Flower Globes!

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

flower-globesAt this time of year we are always extremely busy with consultations. We love meeting brides and grooms’ for the first time and hearing their ideas of what they want for their special day. There will often be something that they have seen on our website www.vintageflowerhouse.co.uk which they simply love and want to base their arrangements on.

We always tailor every design to the individual couple so that their flowers are completely unique. But there is always a design on the website that people seem to love and this year it’s all about the Flower Globe!

This beautiful design proved incredibly popular in 2009 and 2010 looks to be the same once again. The fishbowl has been around for years and is seen on many table tops at weddings; twisting calla lilies is always a favourite wedding display. But I think now brides’ are looking for something different and this design is the way forward.

It makes a modern vase look beautifully vintage. It is important to use rounded flowers so that they compliment the shape of the vase. For an Autumn and Winter wedding look to use Hellebores, with ranunculus. Bring in some stunning anemones and berries-snowberries if available- it will be a winter delight for your guests. For the sunny months bring in fabulous hydrangeas and combine them with stunning peonies and pastel roses. This summer display will capture the feeling of vintage romance in a single vase.

If you would like a design consultation with The Vintage Flower House team contact us now http://www.vintageflowerhouse.co.uk/contact-us/

 

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Delightful December

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Happy Christmas from The Vintage Team!What a fantastic month it has been so far and with three days to go before Christmas this will be our final blog for 2009.

Over December we have had the pleasure of setting up beautiful flower arrangements for a range of Sussex venues, including Ockenden Manor, Buxted Park, Handcross School and the Kings church in Eastbourne to mention but a few. It has been so fantastic to be part of so many different events.

Each one has been very different but all very beautiful and wintery. The Ockenden suite looked very grand with our silver candelabras, as did the hall at Handcross school. With the tables set in a banqueting style it looked almost Harry Potterish. The Orangery at Buxted was filled with candle light, with shabby chic displays and the large dramatic arrangements on the stage of the Kings church certainly made a statement. It has been really wonderful to of worked on so many different projects and we would like to thank all of our clients for working with us throughout 2009.

2010 looks to be a very busy year once again and we really look forward to getting stuck in, in the New Year.

But for now we will be closing from the 22nd of December through to the 4th January. So it just leaves me to say on behalf of The Vintage Flower House team we would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas and a fantastic New Year.

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Chic City Bride

Monday, July 6th, 2009

The Vintage Flower House is proud to be featured on the website ‘Chic City Bride’ dedicated to providing information and suppliers which can help you to create your sophisticated and elegant wedding. To read the article follow the link to Chic City Bride

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Summer Holiday Flowers

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Orchid Arrangement

Orchid Arrangement

I can’t believe this weather!! What a shock to the system. It is as if we are living in a tropical country! But last week I was actually in one.  I had the wonderful opportunity of going to Thailand for a week. So I snuck away from the team at The Vintage Flower House and went for a couples of days to the electric city of Bangkok and then off to the exquisite island of Koh Phangan. Both were wonderful experiences, but very different.

When I have the opportunity of going anyway in the world I always look out for-that’s right-flowers. The humidity and heat of Thailand is spectacular-well pretty similar to this actually! So it was really interesting to see the types of flowers that are grown out there.

Heliconias draped the flower beds along with lots of different wonderful exotic leaves, rich in greens and purples.

However in the hotels one flower dominates- the Singapore orchid otherwise known as the Dendrobium orchid. These beautiful flowers either in white or purple were everywhere. From small reception table vases to large urns they looked spectacular and really portrayed that exotic but pretty look very cleary.

The great thing about these wonderful flowers is unlike some of their family members such as Vanda and Phalaenoposis orchids these are much cheaper, and the white flowers in particular look just beautiful in wedding work.

So if you are looking for an orchid themed wedding don’t over look these stunning flowers. They will give you that orchid look without blowing your budget.

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