Victoria and Mark
A beautiful summer wedding, in July 2023. All photography used in this blog post are by Matt Horan Photography.

The staircase at Aswarby Rectory

Bridal bouquet

The fireplace at Aswarby Rectory
Aswarby Rectory is one of our favourite venues to work at. It is set in the beautiful countryside in Lincolnshire and is a beautiful Georgian house built in the 1820s, restored by Donna and Richard. It has stunning, original features, large windows which let in perfect light, even in the winter months and wonderful areas for flowering.
The Firelpace



The fireplace in the ceremony space is such a beautiful back drop for saying your vows. The one at Aswarby Rectory has simple lines and makes the perfect canvas to add your wedding aesthetic. It has a great height, so that anything on top of the fireplace is slightly over head. For Victoria and Mark we wanted to create a soft, whimsical, floral meadow feel. We created a soft S shape, by bringing the sides of the design up and by adding taller stems of ammi to either side creating a negative space and slight dip in the centre. This allowed us to place the larger headed focal blooms in the centre, giving it a more natural feel, having them slightly grouped and sitting lower.
The main focal flowers we used for this were shades of biege roses, margaret meril roses, majolica spray roses and dahlias. These, with the rounded heads and visible pollen centre, help create a cottage garden feel.

Staircase
The staircase at Aswarby Rectory is a personal favourite to flower. The spacing on the steps and spindles makes for the perfect dimensions to create an overgrown feel.



To create a floral staircase with a meadow like feel, we added lots of frothy texture with tall stems of cosmos and ammi. Working within the brief of whites, neutrals and slight pops of yellow we knew we wanted to include parts of the yellow by using the centre of the cosmos. With their delicate petals, and fluffy pollen centre, we felt they were one of the stars of the show. Margaret Meril is one of my all time favourite roses and felt lucky it was in season for this date. To add dainty texture and whimsical feel we also thoughtfully placed yellow butterfly ranunculus throughout. When creating staircase installations, we make sure to work on the steps themselves, so there is a beautiful view as guests walk up and down, and from the ground, looking at the arrangement through the spindles.



For centre pieces, in the stunning reception room Victoria and Mark went for long trestle tables. These sit so beautifully in the space. With the large windows at either end, fireplaces and the stunning wooden floor. For the florals we created bowls, mini bowls and bud vases. Each bowl was created individually. We don’t often work to flower recipes as we feel it restricts the creative freedom when creating designs. Each stem was thoughtfully placed to create a mini floral garden style arrangement. We like to keep centre pieces low, so nothing obstructs the view across the table, we did add a couple of light headed stems, taller than the rest. This simple touch creates a line for the eye to follow across the design, adds a natural and whimsical feel to the arrangements. The larger bowls are footed, white ceramic bowls. Cut glass bud vases and simple, straight edged mini bowls, using flower pins in the bottom.



The bridal party flowers are one of the most important parts of our job. Victoria’s bouquet was a favourite of ours. We used British grown cosmos and phlox for a really light feel. With Margaret Meril and shades of beige roses as the focal blooms. We use foliage delicately in our designs. Here we used small bits of ammi, to keep the light, frothy feel to all designs. All bouquets were finished with silk ribbons.



