Enjoy the Picnic

I felt really privilaged to be a part of Rachels special day, I have known Rachel for years from going to Primary School together but the journey of life takes us on different paths to built us to the people we become. Our paths met again after my husband and I got married as we began attending the church Rachel attended.

Rachel didn’t miss a thing when it came to organising her wedding, she thought of absolutely everything, she had the detail down to a tea. She is a very creative girl and it certainly shone through.

I absolutely loved her picnic theme wedding so one thing that we certainly needed a lot off and Rachel had a lot of was baskets, I lost count as to how many we were working with. 

We kept Rachels flowers county chic and the perfect material we used to accesorise this look was hessian.

I loved Rachel’s bouquet, it was so natural.

Now for the bridesmaids bouquets it would have been so easy to go for similar versions to Rachels on a smaller scale but why do that when you have a basket theme to work with, but instead of using a predictable basket we decided that I would make one out of hessian and lace which was something I was looking forward to the challenge of doing 🙂

The bridesmaids baskets had flowers cascading out of them.  I hadn’t seen the girls dresses, but when I did, the style of their flowers worked an absolute treat!

Was lovely to do buttonholes that were a wee change from a traditional rose, Rachel was a brave lady and left it up to me, so I made something to compliment the bridal flowers.

Rachels Mums Flower

Flower Girls Baskets

The church was stunning, Rachel had done a fab job in sourcing some of the most gorgeous baskets to decorate it. 

Here are some snaps of the displays outside and inside the church and the pewends also.

Then on the railing going to the church hall, this wonderful bride came in with something to me to fill which really is the best idea of recycling I have seen yet.  So what to you think you could do with a beans tin?

Class idea or what :).

I got a real sence of satisfaction out of seeing this wedding come together and the joy on Rachels face when she seen her flowers made it all so worthwhile. 

I am truly blessed.