A Riot of Summer Colour

As our summer starts to draw to a close I have this superb photo shoot to share with you all.

A riot of summer colour…

A riot of summer colour for the photo shoot at Lords of the Manor. Featuring floral creations by top florist Lilyfee Floral Designs.

The newly refurbished Lords of the Manor was the perfect location. Elegant and stately with a vibe very much for this generation.

To see the refurbishment in more detail visit Lords of the Manor or check out this blog.

Lords of the Manor

You will find Lords of The Manor, a quintessentially Cotswold manor house, nestling in the hills of Upper Slaughter. With both formal and informal gardens that have been lovingly tended for over 350 years and a gentle stream meandering through wild flower meadows.

As a recommended florist at Lords of the Manor, Clare loves nothing more than meeting with clients and helping them to interpret their wedding day thoughts through their floral colour and style choices.

The RSA Design Awards Clare has won are reflected in her interpretation and design inspirations, helping clients to realise their wedding day dreams.

It was in this inspirational location that I teamed up with Lilyfee Floral Designs. The brief from Lilyfee was to create photo shoot for Lords of the Manor that would unashamedly show off both the hotel and the skills and creativity of their Wedding Team. Bringing in seasonal colours with free-flowing designs, gorgeous bridal gowns and of course diamonds. Lots of them!

The Flowers

The inspiration was the glorious colour palette that the English summer season offers. The foam free floral designs incorporated the vibrant jewel like coral tones of both the Coral Charm and Coral Sunset peonies. Florist Clare then added a symphony of bright and bold contrasting blooms for a result that was stunning riot of colour and a joyous nod to the surroundings we found ourselves in.

The Wedding Dresses

And of course, the dresses…. oh my goodness the dresses…

Wedding Days of Cheltenham provided the bridal gowns all courtesy of Enzoani to compliment and create the wow factor in the images.

Wedding Photography at Lords of the Manor

As the recommended photographer at Lords of the Manor, I know the house and the grounds incredibly well. I was chosen to be the photographer on this shoot because of my knowledge of light and being able to see and harness light.

This meant that even though the days of the shoot were scorching hot with strong sunshine, I was more than qualified to create soft elegant images to showcase the huge amount of work that went into this shoot and to capture the romantic mood of the brief.

Foam Free Wedding Flowers

Foam Free is a key phrase at the moment and one the floristry world is coming together to solve.

Clare took this opportunity to highlight the importance of moving away from using floral foam in floristry. Floral foam or oasis as it’s also known, is not biodegradable. Alternatives are a must and the way forward for us all. All of the floral displays featured in this shoot are foam free. From a style and future trend note; the foam free movement is leading towards softer, more relaxed and less structured floral designs.

For this shoot Clare teamed bold mixed colours and a loose style which can be adapted to suit your own wedding day.

A few carefully placed hand tied clusters of flowers can make a huge impact, with doorways and entrances also being dressed with large clusters of flowers tied with gorgeous ribbons to add movement.

The RSA Design Awards Clare has won are reflected in her interpretation and design inspirations, helping clients to realise their wedding day dreams.

As a recommended florist at Lords of the Manor Clare loves nothing more than meeting with clients and helping them to interpret their wedding day thoughts through their floral colour and style choices.

Urn arrangements can also be moved to ensure that they can be enjoyed throughout your whole day.

Make Up & Hair

Madeline of Wedding Paint created the elegant hair styles and make up to compliment both the venue, the dresses, and the flowers. The softness of the make-up colour palette perfectly complimented the boldness of the flowers.

Exclusive Cheltenham jeweller Beards also joined the team and ensured that we had a bounty of diamond necklaces, rings, earrings, and their very own family heirloom tiara for the photo shoot. Our model Charlotte looked like a princess and we were in heaven just ooooohing and ahhhhing over the pieces.