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An abundant festival of pink wedding inspiration

Posted on by Becky Henderson

Abundant Festival of pink florals wedding inspiration with british flowers in a wedding venue

Hi, I’m Becky, the creative director and owner here at Laurel Lime. Recently, I was privileged enough to be asked to be part of a photoshoot to provide wedding inspiration for in a real wedding venue, using British flowers, that would have the theme – ‘Abundant festive of pink’. It was a trye explosion of pink and it was glorious and I can’t wait to tell you all about it.



pink wedding inspiration with british in season flowers

I was first contact by Paulina Walsh , who was the photographer and planner for this creative work.  She and Cleo from Primrose Avenue , who is a wonderful sustainable British wedding florist based here in the West Midlands, dreamt up the idea of working with pink to transform a local wedding venue into a festival of pink florals.

Paulina, who is also midlands based, was one of the most relaxed photographers I have ever met and it was wonderful to work on a project with fellow local wedding suppliers. When Paulina approached me, she and Cleo were clear on the brief – beautiful, abundant, and all things pink! 

luxury chair with flower bouquet of pink peonies, roses and sweetpea flowers, with pink ribbon.
Inside a marquee, a long table decorated for a wedding breakfast, with pink flowers, and lots of green foliage hangs from the ceiling. A 3 tier white wedding cake with pink flowers sits at the end with a meadow of pink flowers on the floor in front of it.
An abundant festival of pink wedding inspiration. Wedding breakfast table with white table cloth, gold cutlery and gold rimmed wine glasses and plates with pink napkins, and stationery accents

Abundant pink florals with British flowers

Knowing how important it was to have abundant pink florals, the venue needed to be just as beautiful.  Cleo had chosen the historical 100 acre country estate – Alrewas Hayes set in the heart of England, with it’s beautiful lakeside room set up to accommodate the large wedding breakfast set up.

Pronounced ‘Awl-ree-was’, the estate dates back to the 18th century, and has been hosting weddings for over a decade and is a licensed for civil ceremonies and partnerships.

Bride looking at a tall floral vase display of pink flowers, behind is an arched window.

Model bride is wearing the Rosalind Earrings

festival of pink

Cleo wanted to capture the British countryside with her modern approach to floral design and bring the outdoors inside. It was important to ensure that the colours were bold, but still captured a timeless romantic and abundant vibe.

pink wedding inspiration

Using a meadow design of locally grown flowers lining your guest seating gives you the beauty of a softer, more informal feeling, but with the impact of colour, and if you choose right, wonderful floral scents.

Bride and groom (in pink suit) standing in a ceremony space surrounded by an abundance of large pink flowers on display, next to the guest seating.

Bring pink into the bridal party outfits. Groom wears a pink tux from Suits You Sir

The wedding breakfast table filled with a festival of pink blooms and colourful crockery and drinks.

 

Woman with dark hair in a low, messy bun. The back of her head is decorated with a large flower hair vine, She holds a pink flower bouquet over one shoulder.
Dark haired bride in loving pose with groom. Their heads are touching, and eyes are closed. The groom wears a black bow tie, and velvet pink suit jacket.

Jewellery and accessories complement an abundant festival summer wedding

I wanted accessories and jewellery that wouldn’t stand out and clash with the bridal gowns. The first gown had a very tight fitting boned bodice with sparkling white sequins and chiffon sleeves. And as the groom would be wearing the most divine pink velvet tux, I wanted the accessories to blend.  So, rather than choose a necklace (and we couldn’t have a bracelet with the sleeves), I chose the Rosalind Earrings to ensure movement, and delicacy. The antique gold accent around the large Swarovski pearl seemed the perfect partner.

The model bride, Lexi, was styled with a soft low bridal bun, with wispy fly aways; so having a more unstructured headdress, that would flatter the hair and flowers. For this I chose the Seraphina floral hair vine .

Modern Renaissance bridal look complementing the opulent flowers

Bridal Look two was Modern Renaissance to complement Alrewas Hayes Orangery and décor, including it’s stunning mural, and large marble fireplace. 

This look did not need a headdress. Hollywood waves, and deep red lipstick gave way to a simple fitted bridal gown.  I chose the Tallulah clustered pearl earrings as the only accessory. Bold, floral and elegant.

Dark haired woamn with hollywood long hair curls, She wears a wedding dress in ivory, with large straps and bows. She stands in front of a large oil painting of flowers.
Dark haired woman with hollywood long hair curls, She wears a wedding dress in ivory, with large straps and bows. She stands in front of a large oil painting of flowers.
Dark haired woman with hollywood long hair curls, She wears a wedding dress in ivory, with large straps and bows. She stands in front of a large oil painting of flowers embracing a groom with a black dinner suit.
Dark haired woman with hollywood long hair curls, She wears a wedding dress in ivory, with large straps and bows. She stands in front of a large oil painting of flowers.
Dark haired woman with hollywood long hair curls, She wears a wedding dress in ivory, with large straps and bows. She stands in front of a large oil painting of flowers.
Dark haired woman with hollywood long hair curls, She wears a wedding dress in ivory, with large straps and bows. She stands in front of a large oil painting of flowers embracing a groom with a black dinner suit.
An abundant festival of pink wedding inspiration. Wedding breakfast table with white table cloth, gold cutlery and gold rimmed wine glasses and plates with pink napkins, and stationery accents and large vase display of pink flowers
Display of large pink flowers on a wedding breakfast table
Wedding cake in white. Three tiers with sugar flowers in shades of pink.
Ceremony room filled with light. A ceremony space in the middle is flanked either side with large floral pink displays and 2 wooden doors. Each side has sets of guest seating with a meadow of flowers parallel.
Orangery room with arched windows to the left. A tall white urn sits in front with a large bouquet of flowers. On the floor in the centre lies an abundance of pink flowers in a flower meadow.

The full team of bridal suppliers and venue

Planning and Flowers – Primrose Avenue
Photography and Planning – Paulina Walsh
Venue – Alrewas Hayes
Styling – The Two Hummingbirds
Make up SJM Beauty
Hair stylist Oh you pretty things
Accessories Laurel Lime Bridal Hair Accessories
Cake Cotton and Crumbs
Dresses Wedding Belles of Four Oaks
Stationery Love Flora Studio
Suit Suit You Sir
Models: Elliot and Lexi

Do you love this style of wedding? Want more wedding inspiration? If you’d like to read about some real bride weddings, why not read about Dominique’s Pendrell Hall  country house wedding. If you’d like to browse more of my 2023 collection of accessories, then 

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“Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.” – John Lennon

Becky Henderson