The Dotcom Mansion

Super Exciting!!!

 

 Next weekend is the Christmas in Coatesville house and Garden Tour where I am privileged enough to be able to design the flowers for the main Charity house and  the DOTCOM Mansion! The store I manage when I'm not doing wedding flowers at Vidabela is called Pickme flowers of Takapuna and they have kindly agreed to donate the flowers for the event. I have had a tour through the mansion to get the ball rolling and now comes the exciting task of planning the displays and putting it in action! Watch this space for photos and a glimpse at the mansion for your self!

Autumn Toned wedding flowers

This eccentic couple were married at the chelsea sugar factory with stunning views of the city behind them. The flowers were quite an unusual style with the bride asking for her bouquet to be held over one arm in a sheaf style and to have some flowers hanging down. She also wanted some willow weaved in and the colours were to be bright autumn tones. The finished product was quite beautiful and tied in with the theme of the day. The bridesmaids had similar bouquets only they were smaller and didn't have amaranthus hanging down. Flowers used here were green hanging amaranthus, chocolate anthiriums, parrot tulips, leucodenrons,and mango calla lilies. Photography by Ross Marchant Photography.

Delicate petals

                                         

 This bride choose to have all white roses and lisianthus in her bridal bouquets and used brightly coloured pink satin ribbon to tie in with her pink theme. Bottom picture shows the 2 sizes of petals I can provide for guests and flower girls to throw, or perhaps a cost effective way to decorate your aisle or tables.

Usual suspects

Yet another wedding with lisianthus, roses and Hydrangea! It's a popular choice, but always a stunning one.

Pretty in pink

Sarah tracked me down after I did wedding flowers for a friend of hers. Sarah and I were best buds when we were kids. We lost touch with each other and hadn't seen each other since we were 10 years old! So it was lovely to finally catch up over a wedding consultation for her own wedding. She sent me these gorgeous photos of her wedding captured by photographer Amanda Wignell, who's web page is www.awo.co.nz

Sarah had pink and white avalanche roses, white freesias, white lisianthus and mini cymbids in white with baby pink throat. The bouquets tied in with the beautiful full length brides maids dresses and I have to mention how gorgeous Sarah's dress was too! Love!
(Click on the photos above to see them in more detail)

Gypsophila wedding bouquets

 Gypsohila (or Baby's breath as it's commonly known) is making a comeback! But not in it's '80's' manner as we remember it, spread loosely with red roses! These days it's packed together in a tight cluster or framing lush roses like in this pretty wedding! The girls wore little clusters of gyp in their hair to tie in with the bouquets. It's a nice change and quite effective on mass.

Casual affair

Lisanthus and Hydrangea makes a simple, casual wedding posy. Mixed colours of lisianthus and lots of lush greenery in cute glass jars were made for the table centres.



Something a little different...

This wedding was a little different in that the brides maids posies were quite different to the brides. Deep blue hydrangea for the brides maids were to tie in with the royal blue shoes which were worn by all. The bride went for something softer with peach lisianthus and 'talea' roses, white hydrangea and 'brownie' roses.