The Hillcrest Bridal Fayre

To have and to hold....

We pick and choose our Bridal Fayres very carefully and not one of those business that is at every event you go to.  We prefer to be a little more exclusive.

And, that is why we choose The Hillcrest Hotel every year.

Today we have dressed both of the rooms up at the hotel but for those of you that could not make it, I took a few snaps so you could get a chance to see our new table centres.

And, I will stop rambling on now and let my pics do the work.

So, any thoughts?  We love feedback from brides and event planners so don't be shy, leave a comment and tell us what you think?  

Take care.... Paula x

Wedding Flowers and The Hillcrest Hotel, Widnes

Clare and Alan put 100% into organising their wedding.   From their chair covers to table centres to table swagging and bridal bouquets, they trusted us with it all.  Clare chose an aubergine colour that we complimented with white calla lily, purple lisianthus, freesia and orchids.

Check out the flower decoration in The Hillcrest Hotel, Widnes.  We think we did ok... do you?

A selection of purple lisianthus, white freesia, white avalanche and orchids.

And the bridal bouquet with all of the flowers chosen.

An adult wand for the bridesmaids to compliment the brides bouquet.

The centrepiece, one of our many vases we have for hire, the large martini glass with a fresh floral design inside.



The Bride and Groom also made some other great choices, these ice sculptures were fab!!

The top table was swagged with organza and roses.



And we wouldn't want to leave the cake table out.  We decorated both the flower stand and table to match the other designs.

The view of the room in The Hillcrest Hotel, Widnes.

Thank you Clare and Alan for choosing us.....  we hope you had a great day and look forward to getting lots of pics from you.

with lots of love Paula x



The wedding at Chester Zoo..

Joanna and Paul got married at Chester Zoo, and to compliment her dress, Joanna wanted a Red Rose shower bouquet.  Here is what we made her.

Grand Prix Roses with Burgandy Spray Roses, Ivory Spray Roses and Veronica.

And for the bridesmaids, an adult wand with Avalanche Roses and Burgandy Spray Roses.  The stems decorated with a sheer Burgandy ribbon and bow.



And, for the groom, a Grand Prix Rose complimented with Orchids and Spray Roses.

Joanna, it was lovely to deal with you, you have such a quirky character.  Hope you both happy forever... lots of love Paula x



The Pinks are back again....

So, you girls are just loving the pink at the moment.  Sweet Avalanche Roses, Dolce Vita Roses,  Mimi Eden Spray Roses, Dendrobian Orchids and Lisianthus all feature in this wedding for Helen.

I have to say, I do have a soft spot for Pink weddings but then, I do for White weddings, and Red weddings.. Oh, you get the picture!!

Enjoy....

A close up of the shower bouquet to illustrate the impact this particular mixture of flowers gave.

Helen's shower bouquet, we thinked she liked it!!

A close up of the delicate colour the Sweet Avalanche Rose has and how this complimented the colours in Helen's bouquet.

And, how it looked in the overall shape of the handtied bouquet that her bridesmaids carried.

The grooms buttonhole was designed with a Dolce Vita Rose, Dendrobian Orchid and Lisianthus... all of which were in Helen's bouquet.



And, we didnt manage to get pictures of the venue in Wigan but here are the flowers lined up like soliders waiting to go and do their job for Helen's big day....  Hint Hint Helen... come on, I know you have only been married for a day or two but send us the pics wont you??  ;)

With Love.. Paula xx

How the American Brides do it......

So, I am that obsessed with flowers that not only do I play with them all day!!  I then talk about them of an evening with my friends in America.  Anyway, weddings are always a big focus 'cause we love to explore our creative side, it's what we do best. 

 I always notice that the American brides puts a lot of focus on her flowers in their venue, whether it be a tall design with the WOW effect or a low cube with just some really beautiful blooms.  From Orchids, to Roses, to Gerbera and Molucella.

I wanted to share some of the American trends for the English brides to look at so I kindly asked three florists if they would mind me sharing their pictures, just to give us English a taste of what our friends over the pond are doing.

I would like to thank Cathy from Sprout Flowers in Worcester, Adam from Belvedere Flowers in Philadelphia and Brandon from Enchanted Florist (cool name by the way) in Ashland in Oregon.  Brandon also does great websites for florists and other small to medium business and I must say, he does a fabulous job.  If you need a website, please check out his site www.epicflowers.com

Anyway, now for the pics..... Please leave some comments if you have any...

This is a selection of vases with different blooms in.  I particularly like the cylinder vase in the centre with blooms of Dendrobian Orchids.  The lighting in this picture is fabulous, don't you think?

And, what about this one.  A mixture of green roses with foliage and berries.  So fresh and inspiring.

What can I say about this one??  Just WOW!!  Imagine walking into your reception with these on the tables, the impact would be enormous...

This is one of my favourites I must say.  The impact of a uniformed row of cubes with luscious red roses is fantastic...Red Roses, Anigozanthus and much more..

More Red, fantasic peonies and roses and even the foliage has accents of Red.  Gorgeous, don't you think?

How about this for an E shaped table?  Classic and Elegant with just a few blooms.  Beautiful.

Simple and elegant but you cannot deny that this is all about the flowers, pure indulgence.

And, I had to take this picture when I seen it.  Mostly because I wanted to eat it but look how the flowers have made this cake look fabulous.....

What can I say... I love flowers, they are my life, they make everything look beautiful and if you want to make your wedding stand out from the crowd, you have to let them be a big part of it.













White Calla Bouquets

Some examples of White Calla Lily bouquets that we have done...

From shower bouquets, to handtied bouquets to overarm sheaths....

White Calla Lillies with White Avalanche Roses and White Dendrobian Orchids in a shower bouquet.

Handtied bouquet with White Avalanche Rose and White Calla Lily

White Calla Lillies with Grand Prix Roses in an overarm sheath.

Elegant wrap of White Calla Lillies in an overarm sheath.

Handtied bouquet of White Calla Lillies edged with White feathers.  Detailed diamante broach in the centre.

Trailing bouquet of White Calla Lillies and White Avalanche Roses.

Contemporary trailing bouquet with White Calla Lillies and a mixture of foliage.

Handtied bouquet of White Calla Lillies.


Shower bouquet of Pink Calla Lillies, Dolce Vita Roses and White Dendrobian Orchids.