Where to even begin. When Kate @loveandgatherings gets in touch and @paulaohara is shooting, along with the most epic team, count me right in!
This shoot is currently featured in @image.ie magazine.
Photos: Paula O'Hara
Concept/Styling: Kate at Love and Gatherings
Venue: Castle Leslie
Model: Danielle from Not Another Agency
Hair: Lisa Babikian Hair
Make up: Orlaith Shore Make up
Cake: Cove Cake Design
Stationery: Romeo and Jules Bespoke
Here are a few shots by Kat Mervyn of a fun shoot with my floral friend Viv from FlΕs Botanical, Olivia Muldoon (hair and make up), Oonagh from Style Academy Model Agency, with dresses from Ivy and White Bridal and The White Gallery. Hair crowns by Rachie (https://www.instagram.com/crownsandstems/) X
At the start of every year I like to do something or go somewhere to inspire and motivate myself for the busy wedding season ahead. This year I flew to Oregon to take a 1:1 class with Madison at Hart Floral. I have followed Madisonβs work on Instagram for a number of years, so it was lovely to meet her in person and work alongside her in her studio space in Portland.
Hanging out and getting creative with fellow wedding vendors is not only a heap of fun, but it also allows us to experiment, and try new ideas to inspire our future brides. Delighted to have been involved in this shoot with some of our industry favourites - Photos by Paula OβHara | Hair Lynette Murray | Make up Jennifer Ireland | Dresses The White Gallery | Venue Parkanaur Manor House | Model Style Academy Model Agency | Hair accessories Blue Meadow Bridal.
This is a long overdue blog post and one I wish I had documented much, much more. For three of our winter seasons I freelanced for some of Melbourneβs top event florists, including; Fleur, FlΓ΅s Botanical Studio, Badlands & Co., Cecilia Fox, North St, The Road Stall/Bunched Together, Floretta, and I Heart Flowers. I not only avoided the frost and snow for a few years, but I made some lifelong Flos friends, as well as being able to bring home some inspiration from the other side of the world!
At the weekend I had the absolute pleasure of making the flowers for my oldest and dearest friend, J's wedding, in a small community called Birr, just outside London, Ontario.
I have known Jonty since we were young pups back in our school days, and I could not even imagine a more compatible life partner for him than Michelle! I am so delighted for the two of them!
They got married in their back yard, in front of what seemed like a never ending wheat field, followed by a buffet meal reception (also in their back yard), with all of the guests dancing from the golden sunset into the wee hours of the next morning.
The day was just like a dream from start to end. Here are a few cheeky snaps from their perfect day by Mint Photography... X
So we thought it would be cool to document what we get up to behind the scenes the morning of a wedding, and fortunately for us, our lovely, talented photographer friend Grant Jones was happy to oblige! X
2016 has a lot up its sleeve for this little company! There are some really challenging and exciting bespoke weddings coming up, a pair of extremely talented and experienced helping hands joining the team in the very near future, as well an ever changing fresh take on contemporary floristry!
I had the absolute pleasure of working recently with the incredibly creative, self taught florist, graphic designer and director of Floretta, Grace Camobreco Reyes (www.floretta.com.au). I worked alongside Grace and her amazing team of top Melbourne based freelance florists at her Brunswick East studio, Victoria.
Together we created arrangements for a number of large weddings and it was so refreshing to watch and learn a completely new style of floristry, as well as using delicious locally grown flowers and foliage, that I had only ever swooned over before on Pinterest! Grace's natural eye for design is next to none and her love for what she does is truly infectious! It was such an awesome and often challenging experience from which I learnt so, so much in such a short space of time.
Here are a few photos of some of the weddings we worked on during my visit down under;
With all the lovely Autumnal colours surrounding us at this time of year, it would be rude not to capture them, and what better way to do so than at a candlelit Autumn banquet! (Photos by Simple Tapestry). X
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