A December wedding, held at Steeles Island Retreat in Southern Tasmania called for fresh summery natives. The brides dress was a deep blue and the rough colour scheme of the wedding was blue and yellow. In terms of colours for the flowers, the bride loved vibrant reds, yellows and deep greens, pincushions and gum nuts.
Perfect colours for summer natives!
The larger flowers I used for the bouquets were pincusions in red and orange teamed with orange Banksia Ericifolia. The dark rich burgundy of summer Safari Sunset Leucadendrons provided contrasting tone. The lime yellow leucadendrons with the silvery central cones are Leucadendron Pisa and I used gum nuts from Corymbia Ficifolia.
Bright sunshine yellow Kangaroo Paw really brightened up the bouquets. I also used the last of the Berzelia Button Bush, in its fluffy white flowering stage and, just seen peeping out are some orangey-green cones of Leucadendron Goldstrike with the outer bracts removed. For the foliage, I used Tasmanian myrtle beech - a gorgeous rich green. Some flowering Agonis Flexuosa provided beautifully draping foliage as well as little white highlights. And a lovely last minute find of some acacia in bud really added something special in the way of texture.
All together, the bouquets made real statement of colour. I love this fresh summery look.
The profusion of foliage had a draping effect I really loved, but its difficult to capture in the pictures. I think these colours would have really popped with the navy blue dress!
For the boutonnieres I used more gum nuts, teamed with the yellow Kangaroo Paw, L. Safari Sunset and L. Pisa, all backed by some of the myrtle and acacia foliages. The grooms boutonniere stood out with the addition of some Berzelia.
I love that little touch of texture that the acacia buds provide! It's the little details that really make wedding flowers special.
The fresh, vibrant, summery colours of seasonal natives really make an impact. I hope the bride and groom had a wonderful, memorable day.
This is all so beautiful! You are a master in creating these flower arrangements, all so full of delicious color and lots of texture. Never boring and always with that special touch that is truly yours! :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the explanations you give us, the teaching that goes with it, thanks!