Beautiful pastel summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor.
This wedding I am sharing with you today is actually one from the archives; but it looks as fresh and beautiful today as it did then. Some weddings just stay in your head, play over and over in your memories and these beautiful summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor is one of them.
Emily and Mike were married on a perfect summer August day; in a beautiful church near to where their family live. They then moved to De Courceys for their wedding reception and party. De Courceys is a hidden gem; a family-owned and managed venue in the gorgeous Pentyrch countryside just outside of Cardiff. It is such a lovely venue to work at; the team there are always so friendly and helpful.
These images by Sophie Collins Photography are truly stunning, you will see what I mean. Now feast your eyes on this blog for some serious wedding flowers inspiration!
Summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Bridal party holding their summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Bridesmaids bouquets full of summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Bouquet close up details of summer bridal flowers. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Pastel summer wedding bridal bouquets.
The first time I met Emily and Mike we clicked straight away and I was so thrilled to play a part in their beautiful day. At the time it was the biggest wedding I had worked on which was really exciting.
They wanted to use lots of soft coloured seasonal blooms in their flower arrangements. Of course, for the bouquets I had to use the stunning Sarah Bernhardt peony as one of the flowers, so pretty with its many frills. Usually, this beauty is the star of the show but in these pastel summer wedding flowers the champagne dahlias and those vuvuzella roses are fighting for the attention. I also used hydrangea, ammi, white stocks, peach tacazzi, sweet tacazzi, sorbet avalanche, white naomi and creamy twister roses, my favourite tanacetum daisies, scented mentha and sage, with a touch of eucalyptus. The bouquets had lovely bounce and movement. The bridesmaids carried smaller versions of Emily’s bouquet. All the bouquets were decorated with long trailing ribbons that danced beautifully in the breeze.
Pining on the buttonhole for summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Buttonhole detail with Lego figurine for summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor, close up of men’s buttonhole. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Men’s buttonholes for pastel summer wedding at De Courceys Manor.
The groomsmen wore buttonholes comprised of small posies of herbs and foliage, including rosemary, lavender. sage, hebe and eucalyptus, they smelt beautiful. Simple but really effective.
Lego played an important part of the day and was incorporated into the wedding stationery. Mike’s buttonhole included the Batman Lego figurine holding lobster thermidor; (you need to watch the Lego Movie to get this reference.)
Milk churn of summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Church entrance of Summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Floral heart of summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Ceremony pastel summer wedding flowers.
The ceremony was held in a beautiful church in the valleys where the family lived. Pastel summer wedding flowers decorated the entrance. Milk churns were positioned either side of the entrance adding a floral welcome to the guests. The rustic door was given a little makeover with a stunning floral heart. I love making these, they are so effective and are easily transported to be used at the reception venue.
Inside the church was adorned with jam jars of flowers tied to the pew ends. I also supplied a basket of dried petals in cones to use as confetti, a much more sustainable version than paper or plastic.
Summer wedding flowers at the church ceremony. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Summer wedding flowers and confetti cones Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Just married with summer wedding flowers. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Reception flowers for pastel summer wedding
The flowers for the wedding breakfast downstairs were just beautiful. Emily and Mike wanted the flowers at De Courceys to look natural and spontaneous, as though they had grown from where they sat.
The guests were welcomed to the venue with a large, long and low arrangement which sat across the mantlepiece at the entrance to De Courceys. They were invited to find their seat with this beautiful table plan made by ByJo wedding stationery which was adorned by florals on the corners.
For the tables, Emily and Mike chose these rustic crates as a key part of the reception floral designs. This look was in keeping with the flowers from the church ceremony, all of which were transported to be reused in the reception room. Each table flower display included a Lego figurine, again supplied by the clever ByJo.
For the top table I made an all-foliage garland that cascaded down the sides of the table. The bridal bouquets were placed in vases across the length of the table.
Entrance to the venue with summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Seating plan with summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography. Table plan by ByJo wedding stationery.
Summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Top table of summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Table centrepiece of summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography. Table number by ByJo wedding stationery.
The urns from the church were place in the reception room. The jars of flowers were dotted around the venue at key moments. Each mantlepiece was decorated with flowers. Emily and Mike totally went to town on the florals… my kind of wedding!
Jar of summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Milk churn of summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor mantlepiece display. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Mantlepiece arrangement of summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
So, there you go. A truly stunning pastel summer wedding, full of flowers and love. A huge thanks to Emily and Mike for sharing their wedding photos and credit to Sophie Collins Photography for all the beautiful images. I honestly found it hard to choose which images to use, they are all so beautiful; that’s why there are so many! To see more wedding flower inspiration for your big day, check out my website gallery here!
Well, what do you think of these summer wedding flowers at De Courceys Manor? Are they what you are looking for? If you would like to discuss your wedding flowers get in touch here.
After the ceremony at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
The new Mr and Mrs at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Table centre flowers at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
Flower details and stationery at De Courceys Manor. Image by Sophie Collins Photography.
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Anne-Marie is Petal Power
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