Your West Midlands Wedding- April/May 2020 (Issue 67)

46 CAKE Allison and I designed the wedding cake to go with our colour scheme. It was a three-tier cake, each tier is a little bit taller than they would usually be to make the cake look more elegant. Hannah, the florist, then used white orchid flowers to decorate; however, Allison can make flowers out of sugar too. VENUE The new owners of Ashton Lodge Country House have fully refurbished this exclusive-hire venue. Its private location is set in three acres of grounds overlooking the Warwickshire countryside and boasts 14 bedrooms, stunning Edwardian ceremony room, a marquee that holds up to 150 guests, and a new bridal suite! The catering is equally delicious, prepared by the Chopping Block. HAIR, MAKE-UP, ACCESSORIES Jess and her mum always deliver the look a bride wants; our model had two looks, loose and down without the veil and then a small up do. The length of her hair also complemented the big skirt of the dress; the make-up was a bit darker and heavier to work with the black colours of the shoot. BRIDALWEAR Becky, the owner of a lovely bridal shop in Warwick, has provided us with a white dress from the Hayley Paige collection, the dress is called Andi and looks fantastic. FLOWERS The flowers were modern and minimalistic including dried flowers, grasses and feathers. Hannah is a local supplier and owns a little flower shop in the heart of Warwick, she’s incredibly creative and always super helpful – I tend to hire her for all my couples. The bridal bouquet included ecuadorian roses, anthuriums, bleached ruscus, chocolate cosmos, berries, pampas grass, phaleanopsis orchids and cotton flowers. The ceremony arrangement used dried thistles, pampas grasses and cotton flowers in vases, with the fireplace arrangement using dried palm leaves, ecuadorian roses, anthuriums, grasses and phaleanopsis orchids. The buttonhole was a mini orchid with chocolate cosmos, bleached ruscus and grasses. The table centre was educadorian roses, chocolate cosmos, dried palm leaves, cotton flowers, pampas grass, peacock feathers, berries and bleached ruscus, anthuriums and white double anemones. The individual vases used chocolate cosmos, berries, Ecuadorian roses, white double anemones, anthuriums and grasses. 46