Grosvenor Hilton, Edinburgh, wedding

Emma was married at the Edinburgh Hilton in Edinburgh. I have delivered flowers to the hotel before but this was the first time I had to set-up flowers in the reception venue. She had a meal for close friends and family and I decorated this table with a variety of fish bowls that contained rose, thistle and clear pearls. For the evening do, small fish bowls adorned the tables.

Her bouquet incorporated rose, gypsophila, thistle and delphinium. The blue of the delphinium tied in with the bridesmaid's dress.

The bridesmaid's bouquet was like the bride's bouquet but minus the delphinium.

Table arrangements - fish bowls with rose, thistle, beargrass and clear gel pearls.

Cake topper - spray rose, delphinium and thistle

Gift bouquet, corsage and wrist corsage

Rose, calla and dendrobium orchid shower bouquet

A substantial shower bouquet using white flowers (rose, calla and orchid) with greenery.

 

Five hand-tied bridesmaids' bouquets

   

Two gift bouquets 

Flowers for the Princess Royal

I created some vase arrangements for Princess Anne's visit to Queen Margaret University. Her visit marked 75 years of Occupational Therapy education in Scotland. 

The arrangements were QMU themed in colour: I used blues and whites - rose, thistle, antirrhinum, delphinium and eustoma.

Dalmahoy Edinburgh, calla bouquets, rose and thistle bridal bouquet

 Delphinium, rose and bouvardia pedestal

 

 Thistle and rose bride's bouquet

 Calla lily bridesmaids bouquets and calla lily flowergirl bouquets

 

Wedding at The Quay, Musselburgh

Denise chose a rose and thistle shower bouquet for her wedding at the Quay in Musselburgh. Her bridesmaids carried hand-ties of rose and thistle. Her mum e-mailed me shortly after the wedding:

Hi Heather, 

Just a short  message to say  a massive thanks to you.

Our Flowers were amazing, everyone was talking about them.

So thanks so much.

I  loved them and Denise was over the moon, we will  pass on to others your info.

Cheers

Bridget

 

How to make an aqua packed bouquet

I was asked about how to make an aqua packed bouquet. I made these diagrams when I was a student on the city and guilds course:

Cut two rectangles of cellophane. The rectangles should be slightly larger than the pieces of tissue paper. Cut a square of cellophane.

Take one piece of cellophane and lay a piece of the tissue paper on top. Fold the cellophane as shown (point to middle of short side) and wrap around the bouquet.

 

Turn the bouquet round and repeat with the other piece of cellophane and tissue paper.  

Secure the cellophane/tissue paper just above the tie point with sellotape. 

Now lay the bouquet on the square of cellophane and bunch up the cellophane to the tie point. Secure with sellotape. 

Finish the design with a ribbon. 

Carefully pour water over the middle of bouquet until the water reaches approximately 2 inches.

Royal Scots club wedding

Avalanche rose and white thistle hand-tie bouquets. 
Pale pink rose, pink bouvardia and purple eustoma aqua packed gift bouquets.
Pink eustoma and spray rose corsages mounted on a eucalyptus leaf. 
White hydrangea and beargrass fish bowl table centres.