In recent weeks I celebrated my wedding with family and friends. Looking back, it was a lot of fun to set up the reception space and create all the graphic art for the menus, invites, posters etc. The reception turned out even better than I could have ever imagined. It was challenging as I found myself having to imagine the space when creating all the decorations. In the end, I had my fingers crossed that everything would look nice once set up.
With over 50 candles to house, my talented father created all the candle holders, which gave a lovely touch to the setting. He also helped to build the seating chart, which I decorated with greenery from the farm. We used bush oranges and Schinus molle ‘Peppercorn Tree’.
For all the flowers, we wanted the bouquets to have a whimsical and wildflower appearance. We selected a colour scheme of peach, pinks, nudes and hot orange. To be truthful, we had no colour plan from the get-go, we just chose what we loved at the time. The talented team at The Willow Branch, located in Drouin, Victoria, took our ideas and created a floral art masterpiece. I have listed below what was used in all the flowers.
| White Freesia Daucus Queen Anne’s Lace Thryptmene spp Serruria florida Blushing Bride Rosa Cappuccino Rose Rosa Chiffon Rose Rosa Christobel Rose Rosa Summer Love Rose | Peach Ranunuculas Hypericum x inodorum Mixed nude shades of Lisianthus Eryngium Sea Holly Italian Ruskus Eucalyptus spp. Cineraria Dusty Miller. Peony spp. |
Until next time, happy gardening!
By Bonnie-Marie Barnsley
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