*Wedding* Elaine & Billy ~ 10th October 2009

Elaine and Billy were married in the little church on Clissold Park on the 10th of October. Elaine wore a vintage frock and requested a natural, wildflower feel for her flowers.



Elaine's bouquet was a gorgeous Neptune's dream of blues and creams; using full cream roses, ocean-blue hydrangeas, spiky sea holly, star-like eupatorium and little spruces of vibernum berries which shone like jewels.



A particular favourite of Elaine's were the sea holly (thistles), so we used these for the buttonholes, which were worn by ladies and gents alike.



The bridesmaids carried a single head of grand blue hydrangea each; perfect, just as they are.

Congratulations, Elaine & Billy!

*Angie & Tom* ~ 26th September 2009 <3

Angie and Tom held their intimate wedding in the beautiful piano room at Burgh House, and moved onto a private dining room in a nearby restaurant. For this they needed versatile flowers, which could be used first to decorate the venue, and later to adorn the table during dinner.

Their colourscheme was shades of purples, which conjoured images of velvet and night-skies...



We decided to make a trio of vases, each taking different shades from the colourscheme; ranging from creamy shades with avalanche roses, bouvardia and freesias, to lilac gentiana and trachelium, given depth with velvetty purple lisianthus, and real richness with the darkest shades of almost black cosmos and shiny vibernum berries, all complemented with crisp, frosty senecio sprigs.



Angie's bouquet used a sumptuous mix of these flowers, finished with a twist of ivory taffeta ribbon and pearl pins. And for the boys, an unfussy mix of white freesias, vibernum berries and icy senecio.

*Christening* "Welcome to the World, Maddy!"

Little Maddy was Christened on the 12th of September 2009, and had a party at the Duke of Cambridge afterwards to celebrate.



Maddy's Mum, Sarah requested pretty girly flowers, without using screamingly bright pinks, so we called on the services of our old favourites, the Sweet Avalanche roses. We teamed these with big, blousy double lisianthus, foxtaily lysamachia and sweetly scented freesias, to give a fluffy, feminine, frivolous feel to the festivities.






Two medium sized arrangements for the buffet table were complemented with little table arrangements in terracotta plantpots; a cost effective and supercute solution!



Welcome to the World, Maddy!

Leti's Lovely Local Wedding ~ 12th June 2009

Leti was married at the start of June, right in the heart of peonie season. Any bride would be a fool not to have peonies if peonies are available, and Leti certainly was no fool!




For Leti's bouquet, we used blushing pink peonies (to match her fantastic pink shoes) with full sumptuous 'avalanche' roses, rosemary and lavender. Not a fan of frills and froo-froo, Leti chose to have her bouquet finished with a simple knot of raffia. Beautiful, unfussily English chic.




Leti's bridesmaid carried a similar bouquet, this time with the emphasis on the roses, and a looser feel was achieved by using more of the inbetweenies; the lavender and the rosemary.



As you entered the Unitarian Church where Leti's service was held, you were greeted on either side by the glorious sight and scent of huge white 'Shirley Temple' peonies, softened with lacy white agapanthus.



... And as you walked down the aisle to your seat you were given a hint of the bridal bouquet, where pew ends lined either side of the Church with 'Sweet Avalanche' roses, 'Aqua' roses, lavender and rosemary, again tied with simple knots of undied raffia. (You'll have to excuse the amateur photographics here... Gingerlily's camera was M.I.A on the day!)



And finally, at the front of the church, two grand statement vases celebrated the day, overflowing with peonies, roses, agapanthus and veronica, floating like great happy clouds.

19. Steph & Lee ~ 6th June 2009.

Steph came to me several months ago all bubbling with excitement about the beautiful wedding she was planning. It was to be a fantastic mix of old and new, and she had been tirelessly collecting vintage cake stands for months in preparation (all except the ones her grandmother had kindly lent to her).

Steph came into the shop and perused the selection of flowers we had, and also collected pictures from magasines of blooms she liked. Together we were able to design a theme which fitted perfectly with her ideas... Sweet Avalanche roses, Old Dutch roses, delicate spray roses, and to complement the purple bridesmaid dresses we used lavender and sweet peas, all interspersed with English garden herbs for foliage; rosemary and sage.





Steph's bouquet used all the flowers, whilst her bridesmaids had a fluffy mix of heady sweet-peas and spray roses.



For the boys, an Old Dutch rose with a purple freesia was all that was needed, whilst the flowergirls each had a Sweet Avalanche rose wired for their hair. Mums had matching corsages of Sweet Avalanche and spray roses.



For the tables, each cake stand was uniquely decorated with a selection of the flowers, and finished with a handmade church candle in soft pink or cream.




















And for the final touch... we arranged a few grand Sweet Avalanche roses to make a very pretty cake into an absolutely irresistable one!




Steph and her new husband are sunning themselves in Bali at the moment the lucky beggars, but hopefully we should have some more photos of the big day on their return.

18. Susan and Darren ~ 23rd May 2009

Susan and Darren were married at the beautiful St Georges Bloomsbury church on the 23rd of May.

Gingerlily arrived to adorn the pews with simple tied bunches of white flowers, and were fortunate enough to have the singer who was singing for the service practising whilst we worked. I'm slightly ashamed to say she brought a tear to my eye!



Susan chose some of my favourite flowers, bouvardia, white thistles, spray roses and sweetly scented freesias, all in gorgeous classic whites with silvery foliage (eucalyptus and sage).




The bridesmaids had delicate wrist corsages containing Old Dutch Roses, spray roses and freesias, whilst the flowergirls carried pure white bouquets of freesias and akito roses.















The reception was held in London's exclusive Soho House! How exciting! The grand venue needed just a touch of Susan's own style, and a hint of rustic charm to contrast with the oh so glam surroundings and the hussle and bussle of Old Compton Street. We achieved this by using little tin flowerpots for each of the tables, overflowing with the same combination of white flowers.... a cool and sophisticated look with an injection of country calm.

Beautiful Hand-Tied Bouquets for Everyday Special Occasions.

A little taster of what we do here at Gingerlily.

We have a traditional style... I mean properly traditional, before all those 70's carnations and 80's gypsophila came along!

We like wildflowers and English classics, and stock seasonal flowers when they are in season (we don't like mutants!).

These photos will show some examples of the style and quality you can expect from Gingerlily.

We price our bouquets honestly... totting up what each stem costs. Many florists add a charge for putting the bouquet together, but here at Gingerlily we consider it a privilege, so our promise to you is that we will always give you flowers to the full value of your order, no sneaky charges!

We also stock a range of beautiful houseplants and orchids, which we will happily wrap and deliver to your loved one today.

0207 424 5118.