...here are a few images from recent orders, the seating plans have been produced on a thin canvas but you do also have the option of traditional mount board...the rest of the collections related to these images can be viewed at our main site http://www.vickytrainor.co.uk/ ...
...just working on the camelia collection using a summery mix of pastels and brights - thought you may be interested in seeing how the collection can work if you opt for a more personal palette...
In a previous post, back in February, I talked about my love for sweet peas. It is a mixture of childhood memories - when I used to spend every Sunday morning at my grandads allotment picking crops for hours - and also their sweet simplicity and scent. Anyway, this spurred myself and a client (hi Emma) to grow some from seed and have ready for her July wedding - and it has worked, so now we have large crops to place in small porcelain vases for the centre of the tables as well as positioning them on napkins. Soooo if you are getting married next year and are working to a bit of a tight budget then you may want to consider growing your own flowers and get the whole family involved so you are not just relying on your own bloom!!!! The other bonus is that I now have a wall of sweet peas situated in my favourite spot of the garden so I can enjoy their colour and scent in the early evening.....heaven.....has anyone else grown their own florals for their day or an occasion?
I thought I'd post these photographs that I took in the studio this morning, it has been an extremely frustrating couple of days as the temperature rises outside and the perfect summer days form, and we are confined to the squareness of the studio.....soooo the sunshine rewards us this morning by casting the shadows from the tree outside onto the walls and brings a bit of the outside in..........now we are just hoping for the ice cream van to pass by!!!!!
...had a real indulgent day in the studio today, collating ideas for next years collections and focusing on strong colour palettes to introduce to each new design. I spend hours in my garden studying the wonderful colours that nature blends, this simple pleasure has inspired the new colour collections for next years designs, (even though half of the collections are still yet to take to the drawing board). So, using this selection of colour, I will escape for two weeks in August to produce new sketches and watercolours ready for 2010/2011....will post the developments here. Two new collections have already been designed and I will let you have a sneaky peak at some point this week....
...a few pics from the french corsage collection, these were taken in the studio last month as we were working on late spring weddings. Looking out of the studio window and it looks like this summers strong colour trend that you may wish to adapt will be grey, more grey with possibly a little soft grey thrown in......more rain anyone???....
...just opened the latest edition of Perfect Wedding and we are thrilled to see that the new apple tags were selected for the 'most desired' reception product for July.....some of you may be reading this blog because you have been directed to here by the feature, for those of you who haven't, here is a sneaky peak of the leaves using the Cartmel Collection in Summer if you haven't seen them for the first time....these can be produced using any of the collections, let me know if you require a sample...
Here is an order, in its making, from the Vintage Bouquet Collection in Duck Egg. I always love how the stationery looks while it waits in the studio to be moved to the next process of scoring or cutting or folding or packing...and the Peonie Collection waits its turn...
I have spotted this idea here and there and think it is a wonderful, inexpensive, simple idea to have a fabulous backdrop of fabric that keeps the theme of the day running through your photographs and bring a splash of colour and decoration to the venue... you can then reuse the fabric to make cushions to remember the day as you lounge around in your new 'marital home'...
The French Corsage Collection has proved to be a success this year, the above show the collection with vintage shell buttons and lace, samples are now available. Please note that as all of the buttons are vintage no one sample will be the same.
You can tell it is the busy season by the lack of postings that I do at the moment!! Will hopefully take some photos in the studio over the next few days and will post lots next week.
Why is it that every time I find a wonderful and creative florist they are always based in America, here are some images from Brooklyn based Nicolette Camille, her use of colour is simply beautiful and each peice is perfectly crafted to perfection...
...I've had a few days away from the production line and have spent the time trying to declutter and re-organise....I am not one to admit to loving laundering and ironing, I know some find it therapeutic, I know my Mum does...so I thought I'd treat my collection of linen tablecloths to a little time out of there dark box to be aired and ironed, and I did find it strangely relaxing...and my youngest loved her new and constantly changing embroidered tent as she hovered under the ironing board - I know it's not the safest place to keep your child.......
There is wonderful sentiment behind their choice of flowers within all the arrangments. Ad Ren tulips and Avalanche roses were selected to symbolise their two nationalities coming together as tulips are so synonymous with The Netherlands and roses being the national flower emblem of England. The bridal bouquet contained 11 roses, as, in the language of roses 11 signifies "you are my treasured one". All arrangments contained green tinged lisianthus plus sprigs of rosemary for fidelity and dark green eucalyptus for protection.
"We were so lucky with the weather on the day - it was one of those crisp spring days; a slight nip in the air but nonetheless bright".
...as it is raining, and I can't indulge in the garden, 
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