And the Winner is...
We still can't quite believe it but we have recently won the Floral Design category at the VOWS 2009 awards - one of the most competitive categories with over 1000 nominations from across the country.
We were delighted at being nominated for the Vows Award for the second year in a row, particularly when this is only our third year in business! Winning this award meant so much to both of us and for the first time ever we were both completely speechless, yes I know that's hard to imagine me (Laura) speechless - but there is a first for everything.
Congratulations to all of our fellow nominees and winners.
We would like to take this opportunity say a massive thank you to all our brides and grooms who voted for us, we've loved working with you all. Secondly, we would like to thank everyone at the Scottish Wedding Directory and all the team at the VOWS Awards, especially Liz Howells, you certainly know how to organise a fabulous party.
Here's some pictures of us receiving our award in front of 500 people at the Hilton in Glasgow:
Image: Brian McDonough
Image: Ross @ Scottish Wedding Directory
Vows Awards 2009 - Nominated Again!
A quick news update to say a huge thank you to all the Brides & Grooms that voted for us in this years competition, we are thrilled to announce that we have been nominated & shortlisted once again for a Vows Award in the floral design category.
Now we can look forward to the ceremony at the Hilton Glasgow on the 9th of November, fingers crossed!
News Update / Autumn 09
Hi everyone, sorry it’s been so long since we last updated our “news” section but it’s been a very busy year! We’ve had such fun working with all our lovely brides, decorating fabulous venues throughout Scotland. We keep joking that we must have visited every wedding venue within a 50-mile radius, but sure enough one always pops up that we haven’t been to!
Favourite venues this year include the regal Dalhousie Castle and the gorgeous Norton House Hotel, Edinburgh. The picturesque Cruin at Arden, Loch Lomond, the very trendy Abode Hotel and the stunning Oran Mor Glasgow. We have to say the most unusual, yet fabulous, has been Edinburgh Zoo, and just in time to see the Penguin Parade!
Not only have we been kept busy with our wedding work we have also enjoyed providing flowers for photo shoots and events. One of our favourite events this year has to be a dinner dance for BP at the exquisite Mar Hall where the brief was regal opulence, the colour scheme plum, gold and cream. Here we used stunning gold candelabra and storm lanterns decorated with orchids, roses, wax flower, berries and lush us foliage. The room looked spectacular!
On a personal note, Jayne married David in April at New Lanark Mill Hotel; a fabulous day was had by all! We have some great photos on the gallery! Jayne wanted to, say a huge thank you to all her suppliers, especially Lynne Cooper and all the staff at New Lanark, her photographer, Linda from Absolutely Fabulous, Carol from Charlotte Grace, she loved her Sassi dress! Kirsty from Fairycake cards, her make up artist Alexis Miller the extremely talented Graeme Scott for his wonderful classical guitar playing and jazz trio. Finally a massive thank you to Berketex brides for saving the day and getting her identical bridesmaids dresses after Capri Skies let her down 6 weeks before the wedding!
Other exciting news, Laura and Craig are expecting a wee brother or sister for Jack. We weren’t lying when we said we’d been busy!!
Smiths Tribute Night
Working with the Scottish Wedding Directory is always a pleasure and we love helping them out with flowers for their shoots, we were recently involved with a Smiths Tribute night at King Tuts organised by Liz to raise funds for the Chemotherapy Day Area, Cancer Unit, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. A great night was had by all and they raised over £4000.
Vows Awards - Nominations Announced
We are delighted to announce that we have been nominated for a Vows Award this year and look forward to the ceremony at the Hilton Glasgow on the 2nd November, fingers crossed!
What a Summer!
What a great summer we had, apart from the terrible weather! Working with all our lovely brides has been such fun, although chaotic at times. We have been working non stop, filling fabulous venues, with beautiful flowers.
This year we have visited many venues for the first time, from as far north as The MacDonald Resort Kinloch Rannoch, Roman Camp Callander and Dunblane Hydro to amazing venues in the East, The Marine Hotel, North Berwick, The Balmoral Edinburgh, Dirleton Castle, Edinburgh Botanic Gardens, Balbirnie House, Glenrothes and the very stately Dundas Castle.
In the West we have had the pleasure of working more than once at the luxurious Hotel Du Vin - One Devonshire Glasgow, the fabulously trendy Lighthouse Glasgow, the newly renovated Cameron House, Loch Lomond and the stunning Lodge on the Loch, Luss, to name a few. As you can see we travel well!
We Kicked-Off 2008 With Wedding Flowers at Some Stunning Scottish Venues & A Spectacular Football Event
We have had a busy start to 2008 with lots of Winter and Spring weddings. In recent months we have visited many beautiful venues throughout Scotland, some of our favourites being; Marr Hall, Renfrewshire, Atholl Palace, Pitlochry, The Prestonfield, Edinburgh, Houston House, Uphall and the new castle at Glenskirlie.
Again, this year we were involved with the Shieldhill Castle wedding fair where we enjoyed chatting to lots of brides-to-be. A big thanks to Alistair and the team, a great day was had by all!
This month we had the pleasure of designing flowers for the Scottish Premier League Awards dinner in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery. A spectacular venue! A big thanks to Lucy at World Events and Colin and his team at the Gallery for all there help.
Scottish Wedding Directory
We have been busy preparing bouquets to feature in the latest edition of The Scottish Wedding Directory (out in July). Our flowers will feature in two sections, the bridal fashion shoot and within the wedding flowers inspiration section.
Our submissions for the Bridal Fashion section include:
- A traditional hand-tied bouquet with a contemporary twist! Long stemed "grand prix" red roses framed with ivy trails.
- A simplistic hand-tied bouquet of white tulips framed with pussy willow.
- A contemporary bouquet of "schwarzwalder" black calla lilies with beargrass.
Our bouquet for the Wedding Flowers section features a funky contrasting mix of orange and cerise! Flowers included "poison" pink roses, mango calla lilies, cerise pink gerbera, orange dutch tulips, bearsgrass, finished with cordyline and aspidistra leaves.
Shieldhill Castle Wedding Fair
We had a great time this weekend manning our Wedding Flowers stand at the Shieldhill Castle Wedding Fair, meeting plenty of brides-to-be in the luxurious surroundings.
For those that have never been before, Shieldhill Castle is a great Scottish Wedding venue. Ideally situated in the picturesque Upper Clyde Valley Shieldhill boasts fantastic views across the gardens to the countryside and hills beyond. Your Ceremony can take place in the Chapel and the reception takes place in the permanent marquee which caters for up to 200 guests.
A big thank-you to Susan for arranging the day, inviting us along and making sure everything ran like clockwork. We are looking forward to decorating the Castle with beautiful wedding flowers over the coming months!
