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Autumn Wedding Flowers

Date: December 12, 2011  Author: Chelle Leave a comment

Choosing your flowers by their season is a wonderful way to theme your day. Be inspired by the seasonal countryside for your Autumn Wedding Flowers and find a sensational choice of colours, scents and styles. By choosing flowers that are in season you can create a truly timeless and connected feel for your celebration with flowers that evoke the romance of the season.

Beautiful fragrant garden flowers combined with herbs and foliage can create the most fabulous scented and sensual autumn bouquets. Scented garden roses can be are complemented with Mint, Rosemary, Cotinus, Ivy, Senecio, Rubus, Rose Hips, Eucalyptus, Sages and Scented Geranium. Pretty rose buds add an extra delicate feminine touch to the overall effect. this

Many flowers are now imported so are available all year round but if you’d like to include seasonal blooms in your wedding flowers you may like to consider our choice for Autumn below:

Amaranthus, Arum Lily, Astrantia, Cleomes, Cosmos, Dahlia, Dendrobium Orchid, Euphorbia, Gladioli, Helenium, Hydrangea, Hypercom, Narcissus, Nicotiana, Rudbeckias, Scabious, Sedum, Skimmia, Snapdragons, Sunflower, Tulip, Zantedeschia, Zinnia

wedding flowers dec 2011 Autumn Wedding Flowers

Mixed Summer Wedding Flowers

Date: October 30, 2011  Author: Chelle Leave a comment

Choosing your flowers by their season is a wonderful way to theme your day. Be inspired by the seasonal countryside for your Mixed Summer Wedding Flowers and find a sensational choice of colours, scents and styles. By choosing flowers that are in season you can create a truly timeless and connected feel for your celebration with flowers that evoke the romance of the season.

Many flowers are now imported so are available all year round but if you’d like to include seasonal blooms in your wedding flowers you may like to consider our choice for summer weddings.

A beautiful bouquet with the air of flowers just picked from a country garden. A delightful mix of fragrant old fashioned roses, foliage and herbs would be perfect for an informal country style wedding. Scented garden roses, Cosmos, Hydrangea, Peonies, Scented pinks, Lavender and Scented Geranium have been combined with a fragrant array of foliage and herbs including Mint, Rosemary, Oregano, Sages, Thyme, Cotton Lavender, Jasmine and Honeysuckle – flowers that fill your senses with their unique look, texture and exquisite scent.

A mix of English roses, Sweet peas, Hydrangeas, Honeysuckle, Jasmine, Astrantia and the delicate lime green Alchemilla mollis create an abundant display with a country garden feel – perfect for an outdoor reception or a wedding with an informal country garden theme.

Other flowers and foliage to choose from include: Beech, Calla Lily, Continus, Cornflowers, Dahlias, Delphinium, Eucalyptus, Foxgloves, Gladioli, Ivy, Lilies, Marigolds, Pheasant Bush, Phlox, Rosemary, Rubus Trails, Sages, Scabious, Senecio, Snapdragons, Sunflowers and  Sweet William.

wedding flowers sept 2011 Mixed Summer Wedding Flowers

Choosing the right Wedding Photographer

Date: October 25, 2011  Author: Chelle Leave a comment

Choosing the right wedding photographer for your wedding

At the last count there were approximately 70 wedding photographers in the Swindon area alone. So it is no wonder that choosing one for your wedding is a daunting task.

The majority are very good but there are also some that are “not so good” and there are those where you get exactly what you pay for!

 So how do you make sure that you have found the right one for you?

Here are my top tips for finding a great Swindon Wedding Photographer:

  1. Do your research! – Look on the internet, go to wedding fayres and find a wedding photographer whose style suits the type of photography you like. Some photographers will claim to be able to shoot all styles (Reportage, Formal, Documentary, etc.) just to get your booking.  At JMW Imaging we tend to shoot an eclectic mix with John shooting the more formal images added to Michelle’s documentary style, this unusual style works for us and our clients love it.
  2. Once you have trawled the internet and wedding fayres select a few wedding photographers who you think satisfy your criteria and arrange to meet them Face to Face. Their images may be wonderful but you might not hit it off and if you don’t get on you then there is a possibility that you may not get the images you want.
  3. Ask the photographer if you can see a full wedding; they may not be allowed to post the full wedding on line, but when you visit them they should quite happily show you a fully edited wedding for a previous client.
  4. Is the photographer insured? With all the meticulous planning that goes with a wedding it is possible for things to go wrong.  Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance helps to protect both you and the Photographer in the event of a mishap.
  5. Is the photographer qualified? Recently there has been a spate of articles in the national press about poor wedding photography. If a photographer is serious about his craft and the work he produces he is likely to be qualified or accredited to one or more of the professional organisations. This does not mean that a photographer who is not qualified nor accredited to a professional organisation is not any good, but you should have additional peace of mind with the ones that are.

For the record John is a qualified member of the SWPP & The Guild of Professional Photographers; Michelle is qualified with the SWPP & The Royal Photographic Society.

These are just a few pointers to help you find the right Wedding Photographer for you. If you’d like more information about JMW Imaging please contact us.

Summer Wedding Bouquet – July

Date: August 22, 2011  Author: Chelle Leave a comment

Whenever you think of love you automatically associate the word with hearts and roses. These versatile flowers are probably the best known and loved flower in the world.

Roses are available all year round, they come in an amazing variety of beautiful shapes and stunning colours and what’s more some of them have an incredible fragrance – adding that extra special something to the atmosphere at your wedding.

The sheer romance, variety and beauty of the rose are good reasons to choose this bloom. They also have the ability to lend themselves to every style of wedding from romantic country garden to effortless sophisticated city chic.

The fragrance from the roses is the icing on the cake!

wedding flowers july 2011 Summer Wedding Bouquet July

All roses symbolize Love, but their colours have special meaning. Roses can impart either a formal or a casual atmosphere, depending on the varieties and colours you choose. Incorporate roses and rose petals into every loving step of your wedding. Use the list below to choose the shade that best matches the feeling you want to convey.

Red – Love, passion, respect and courage

Yellow – Joy, friendship and freedom

Pink – Happiness, gratitude, appreciation and admiration

Cream – Thoughtfulness, charm and graciousness

Orange – Admiration, fascination, enthusiasm and desire

White – innocence, purity, secrecy, reverence and to honour those who are deceased

So if you haven’t already chosen your wedding flowers then the rose could be the perfect option for you.

Although roses are available all year round via import it’s worth remembering 2 important factors:

1. Home grown ones will be cheaper when in season

2. Prices are likely to increase at certain times of the year due to specific events such as Valentines Day and Mothering Sunday.

 

Next month I will take a look at some mixed seasonal summer bouquets.

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