Dahlia’s

Like many others I find it interesting to look at what is predicted to be big in the coming year. Of course we have to start with flowers! Dahlia’s are set to be the new peony and you can see why, they are big and blousy and come in many colours but there are also smaller, dainty varieties.  Cafe au Lait is a real wedding favourite.

Green was Pantone Colour for 2017 but I still believe it will continue to be popular this year with foliages taking centre stage too.

Eucalyptus garlands help to bring the outside in as do the recent trend in ‘glass’ or clear roof marquees. The leads on nicely to the style of flowers, the term ‘woodsy’ is turning up to replace meadowy or rustic. It just means a very natural style with lots of different foliages and textures.

And whilst the over sized bouquet will continue to be on many brides wish list, some may opt for a more simple design to go with the increasing number of smaller weddings, with guests all on one long table making it much more informal. Such gatherings are in pubs, industrial spaces or village halls and some couples are going for more of a family weekend affair.

Metallics will be seen adorning tables but more likely rose gold and copper with geometric shapes like these lanterns and copper flower ‘tins’. Cakes are also reflecting this trend along with marbling.

For bridal wear, separates appear to be popular which will be really useful as you can mix & match! This seems to be the case too for wedding themes as a wedding may be informal and laid back but the groom will be sporting a bow or black tie as was the case with a recent wedding of ours.  The lovely Apolline and Brian coming down from Rye Town Hall captured by Matthew Page

And we cannot forget the influence of this years Pantone colour – ultraviolet!  Hows this for a splash of colour courtesy of stylemepretty.com

So what will you choose?

It’s that time again at the start of a new year when there is a bit of a lull and therefore time to look back over the last year. It was certainly a busy one right up to the end. Blush was certainly popular along with greens and whites.

But it was also refreshing to have the a handful of colourful weddings interspersed. Chloe and Mark’s is a great example, they wanted a festival feel with a riot of colour. Nikki captured the day brilliantly as you can see and more on her website – nikkivandermolen.com/

This is a real vibrant mix for Emma’s bouquet.

Burgundy/wine/masarla, call it what you will popped up quite a lot in autumnal weddings often with blush; anemones, ranunculus and skimmia particularly providing the essential colour:

White anemone’s have to be the flower for our winter weddings and succulents made an appearance on quite a few occasions for buttonholes and in bouquets as can be seen in Nadine’s bouquet photographed by Matt Harquail.

And we cannot forget hanging arrangements, loved doing this ‘plank’ for Jo and Morgan’s wedding back in September as seen here in a marquee by weddingmarqueecompany.co.uk

So that’s a snap shot of our year. I will be returning to individual weddings in more detail in future posts.