
We recently gathered in the Not So Secret Garden for a bridal photo-shoot to welcome the new very quirky glass-house that has been built and also celebrate the fabulous wedding vendors that we have in this area. James Green was the photographer for the day and what a marvellous job he did….

A stunning setting for our Photo-shoot
We started with a wedding cake created by my favourite cake maker Sandra Monger, her work is incredibly creative and I love seeing her creations every time we bump into her at weddings we have both worked on.

The Secret Garden inspired cake

How magical is this…
I wanted the bouquet to be something over the top and fabulous, a celebration of Autumn colours and filled with texture. Brides are certainly getting braver and going for the extravagant style bouquets, I think with style you have to be brave and go for it!
I filled it with chrysanthemum from our garden, scabious, roses dried artichoke (I know!) lots of eucalyptus and also lovely dyed gravillea…

Our Secret Garden bouquet

Our stunning bride
Our gorgeous bride Alina wore a Catherine Deane dress (which was actually a top and skirt) provided by the ever wonderful girls from Flossy and Willow.
My most favourite part of creating the flowers was to design a hairpiece for the shoot, I felt hugely comfortable as Rebecca did the hair and make-up for the day. She and I have worked together numerous times and I am always slightly in awe as she manages to secure my slightly bonkers creations into Brides hair without a sweat!