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Autumn Oranges in September Wedding

Scott & Jason got married in early Autumn at Pangdean Barn just on the outskirts of Brighton on a gorgeous sunny day, which quickly turned to a rainy day! The great thing about a lot of barn venues is that they have licences for outdoor weddings as well as indoor. Pangdean Barn is always prepared for whatever weather may arrive – expected or unexpected! We were all set up outside but then moved indoors in the end. It is just as gorgeous indoors with their magical feeling twinkly fairy lights and lanterns with candles in, it’s lovely and cosy. 

These guys  were such a treat to work with, they completely trusted me to choose and work with the seasonal flowers that I thought were best. I worked within a colour palette they chose and then had a great time with my lovely local grower here in Sussex choosing some beautiful dahlias, garden roses, amaranthus, caledula, rudbeckia, ammi, hawthorn berries, snowberries and some eucalyptus. From further afield we used spray roses, lisianthus, craspedia, alstromeria and crocosmia.  

The below photos were kindly shared by Scott and Jason and were taken by Artasia Weddings

Below are some pictures I took on the day before we moved the ceremony indoors. I love this colour palette, it’s such a nice transition time of year as it’s still warm but you are getting the autumn shades coming through too.

Thank you Scott and Jason for allowing me to be part of your day!

Pretty pastel flowers at Pangdean Barn

Claire and Phil had a lovely late summer wedding here in Brighton at one of my favourite venues Pangdean Barn. A pretty seasonal mix of pastel shades of pink, lilac and soft blues were used to make the flower arrangements. We used some wonderfully scented flowers including one of my favourites which is flowering mint, it as the most delicate pretty lilac flowers with beautiful scented leaves. I love using mint as a foliage, it comes in a whole range of colours from darker purple to bright emerald green.

We used lots of locally grown flowers from here is Sussex and the rest of the UK too. I much prefer to use British grown if I can as it makes me feel really connected with the process. Most flowers come to us via Holland and a lot are flown in from around the world. It’s really nice to be using something that is grown right on our doorstep. I should note however that not all was British grown here, I topped up with some from Holland such as clematis, lisianthus and wax flower.

Thank you to the lovely Sara Reeve Photography for providing these photos for me. It’s always a pleasure to work with Sara, she takes really great pictures.

Natural Autumn Style

Pangdean Barn Foliage Garlands

Autumn wedding flowers are a joy to work on! I loved working with this late summer/early Autumn colour palette of oranges, mustard yellows and plenty of textured foliages. Desiree and James organised their whole wedding at Pangdean Barn via email  as they are based in New York. We worked from pictures and talked through ideas and finally met when they were over much closer to the wedding date. I often work with couples who live far away or can’t meet up for one reason or another – this is when Pinterest really comes in handy!

Desi and James were so lovely to work with, in fact I even met up with them for a coffee when I happened to be over in New York the following month! The whole wedding had such a laid back vibe and their wedding style really reflected that, with lovely textured garlands of foliage placed down the centre of long banquet style tables the whole look really suited the barn. Looking over the professional photos by Paul Read Photography there was so much love, laughter and happiness throughout the whole day.

Thank you Desi & James for sharing these amazing pictures from Paul Read Photography

Bridal bouquet

Below are some more photos I took myself of the bouquet. We used dahlias, craspedia, chasmanthium grass, crocosmia, ammi, snowberries, rudbekia, lisianthus, september flower, solidago with olive foliage, eucalyptus parvifolia and dainty white limonium.

Thank you Desi and James for choosing me to be your florist!

For more Autumn wedding flower inspiration check out these blog posts which are based around Autumn flowers.

Pangdean Barn Spring Wedding – Katie & James

Spring wedding flowers in Brighton

What a beautiful wedding to start off this year’s wedding season with a Pangdean Barn Spring wedding! I love working at Pangdean Barn, everyone is so lovely and welcoming and it is a really pretty location – and not to mention nice and local to me just outside of Brighton!

The spring flowers were in full bloom and ready to be made into fabulous wedding bouquets. Katie and James chose a really pretty mix of seasonal flowers in pale blush pinks and whites with loads of loose and lovely rustic style foliage. The bouquets featured, tulips, ranunculus, roses, wax flower and eucalyptus.

For the tables at Pangdean we used rustic log slices and placed jam jars of pretty pink and white spring flowers which fit in nicely with the barn’s low key relaxed feel. We also decorated the table plan (which was made out of an old door!) with garlands of eucalyptus and gypsophila.

How it all begins, buckets full of beautiful blooms…..

The above photos are my own. The beautiful pictures below are from lovely local Brighton photographer Sara Reeve. If you’d like to see more pictures from this wedding check out Sara’s blog post on her website Sara Reeve photography  – they are really beautiful pictures. Thanks Sara for letting me use them on my site.