Deborah Guest Cakes created our three-tiered cake . It was decorated with buttercream, a personalised name topper, and finis hed with real botanicals flowing down. As this was our fourth wedding date, I wanted a statement piece that was present in the ceremony and around the venue. Our stylist, White Violet, handmade a large fabric display stating ‘love always wins’ to help remind us that yes, it was a long stressful ride to get here, but it doesn’t matter because the love was and always will be there. I really wanted a wild botanical theme, so our centrepieces went all the way down our three long tables. They were overflowing monstera leaves, ferns and other tropical leaves. We had large candelabras that also lined the centre of the tables. Our florist, Wild Bunch Alcester, went to town with my request for wild tropical flowers and decorated the arches and signage with flowing greenery. With green and gold as the theme, there wasn’t much boldness in the colour scheme, so we decided to go bright with the bouquets, bringing in tropical blooms full of pinks and purples. We looked at various venue and knew we wanted something very light and airy. When we came across Cider Mill Barns, we spoke to the owner, Adrian, who was still in the process of building the space. We visited the site, which was only a shell at that stage, and saw the potential with what he was trying to create. We could sense his passion and attention to detail and knew it was the right property for us. It was a risk that was well worth it as it turned out beautifully, with every last detail carefully thought out and planned perfectly to fit around the events of our wedding day. I’m a graphic designer, so I created the table plan myself and had it professionally printed with a forest green background. This was then secured onto a gold grid and decorated with wild botanicals from our florist. 38
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