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DARK AND DRAMATIC FLORALS AT ELMORE COURT

Fi Passey

As the days start to shorten and we reach for woolly jumpers again, I thought I'd share one of my favourite autumn weddings with you all. Charlotte and Dave were married at Elmore Court near Gloucestershire and whilst it wasn’t a Halloween 🎃 👻 wedding, there was lots of dark and moody styling as black is the bride's favourite colour. This wedding is a great example of how unique and personal your wedding can be when you eschew trends and safe choices and follow your heart ♥️ .


The personal flowers were a celebration of deep purples, balcks and touches of reds and dusky pinks. Charlotte's bridal bouquet was a statement design with a natural cascade. It featured luxurious orchids, King Proteas, velvety red roses and textured amaranthus. The bridesmaids wore one shoulder black dresses and I made smaller hand-tied bridesmaids bouquets for them which really popped against the black. Her daughter had a tiny posy to carry too and I crafted a modern floral wrist cuff for the mother of the bride.




The ceremony took place in the Music Room at Elmore Court and I created a large urn display for the marble table and surrounded it with candles for lots of flickering light and ambience



The couple wandered the grounds in the last of the autumn sunlight and photographer James Fear captured some incredible images.



The party was held in the Gillyflower with long tables complete with bud vases and candles. A huge moon gate with a neon "To the Moon and Back' sign made a wonderful photo backdrop for guests and we covered it with abundant florals.



The wedding was featured on UK Wedding Venue finder site Coco Weddings. Click here to read the how story of this stunning wedding. Here's just an extract of Charlotte's wedding planning experience.

"We wanted our day to be both relaxed and fun, but equally elegant and timeless. We were heavily inspired by the season – getting married on the first day of October, cosy autumnal vibes felt most fitting. We wanted the wedding to be authentically ‘us’. Black is my favourite colour, so I knew that I wanted to include as many black aspects as possible to stay true to my everyday style. We chose to have gold and plum accents to really emphasise the dark and moody theme, with lots of twinkling candlelight. Like a big, warm (but glamorous) hug!

The lovely Fi from Corky and Prince was our florist. I have never been very knowledgeable about flowers, so I went to her with just a vision and a colour scheme, and she expertly guided me through the world of seasonable British florals. Who knew that you could find black flowers?!

I knew that I wanted long, banquet style tables, and these were covered with black candles in gold holders and scattered with greenery. These were interspersed with single stems in a variety of different glass holders – we had amber apothecary bottles, clear bud vases and even brown glass beer bottles, which was inspired by a table display we saw at one of Elmore’s open days. "


Credits

Dress Designer Mikaella Bridal

Doughnuts Pippin & Co

Festoon Lighting Every Event Hire

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Fi Passey

Creative Wedding & Event Florist

Email: hello@corkyandprince.com - please enquire about weddings and events via the Contact Form. 

 

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Mobile: 07740 589640

Location: Kempsford, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire 

Photography with kind permission from Jessy Papasavva, The Vedrines, Weddings by Nicola and Glen, Siobhan Beales Photography, Imogen Xiana Photography, Jessica Raphael Photography, Chris Greenwood Photography, Alicia Victoria Red Maple Photography, Poppy Carter Portraits, Emily Rose Hamilton Photography, Clem Stevens Photography, Sammy Taylor London, Harry Michael Photography, Courtney Louise Photography, Courtney Marie Photography, Katharine Yiannaki Photography, James Fear, Imogen Eve Photography, Rachel Jane Photography, Katie Ingram Photography, Veronika Joy Fine Art Photography, Charlotte Wise Photography, Tara Statton Photography, M&G Photography, Joanna Briggs Photography, Jennifer Jane Photography, Benjamin Wheeler Photography, Eva Nemeth, Veronika Joy Photography, Oobaloos Photography, Big Eye Photography, Marcus Rice, Copper & Blossom, Tanli Joy Photography, Jasmine Skye Photography, Damian Wills Photography, Steven Casey Photography, Chris Allerton.

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