Flowers for 2012

I have been speaking to Lisa of Dream Day Flowers about trends for flowers for 2012.....here you will find what colours are most popular this season including what particular flowers you can choose to stay on budget!

Lisa, what are the most popular colours making their way this year?

Most brides seem to be having lots of fun with colour this year.  Cadbury’s purple is still about but not as big as 2011.  Vintage themes are very much in vogue this year.  So softer colours and less formal arrangements.  Blue’s are making an appearance this year from Navy to paler blues.  Navy like black can carry any flower colour.

And for flowers....what is big on trend this season?

Roses are always a big favourite with brides, with such a range of colours to choose from.  Flowers can have an emotional meaning and this can give a bride a reason to pick them.  If you have a favourite flower it is lovely if we can include it into your special day. Hand tied bouquets are still the brides favourite with the shower bouquet making an occasional return, depending on the dress.

To give brides ideas for table centres what would be your advice for giving the wow factor at different venues?When thinking about table centres you will have to take your venue into account. If the venue has low ceilings maybe use lower table arrangements to make the room feel more spacious. If you have a very light high ceiling at your venue, you could have very high arrangements filling the space.

You do not need to have the same arrangement on each table, you could do half tall and half in the lower style. Just remember it can distract conversation if flowers are in your guest’s eye line.

If you wish to include candles in your arrangements remember to ask your venue if the use of naked flame is allowed.

Also flowers can be arranged not only in vases etc, the vintage look is coming back this year. The use of jam jars, tea cups and plant pots look different. These could be given as gifts at the end of the wedding.

The all important question - how do brides stay on budget this year?

It is always hard when planning a wedding to have a budget and stay within it. I feel with the flowers is to choose a florist who you feel comfortable with. It you have a budget that is fixed you should tell the florist from the start. This would help them to guide your flowers choice.

If you choose flowers that are in season at the date of your wedding always helps. January to April will have an abundance of spring flowers, Tulips, Hyacinth and Daffodils. Tulips come in many wonderful colours, Hyacinths smell beautiful. From May onwards the summer flowers appear, giving you a huge selection

For my customers I always have a free consultation to discuss their actual needs. If you are having your ceremony and reception in one place, find out if you can use arrangements more than once, for instance by using a piece for the registrars table and putting it on the top table afterwards. Find out if you are paying for vase hire, I loan my vases free of charge.

Lisa of Dream Day Flowers can be contacted through Facebook, twitter or website: http://www.dreamdayflowers.co.uk/

Wedding Gown trends for 2012

For help and inspiration for wedding gown trends for 2012 we have added some images below to guide you on your way.....

Soft Lace  - Vintage inspired, soft feminine lace is huge on trend for this year. With the added embroidery of sparkle intertwined into the material, this look is elegant and timeless. Thanks to the royal wedding of our now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, lace has become modern and sophisticated once again. OK so material has been taken care of....moving onto shape? 2 styles of lace gown are very popular this year, as seen here on the left a fishtail design with lace up detail of bodice at the back is the perfect gown to show off your toned figure. For those of us who prefer showing off our waists but hiding our hips, a soft empire line skirt is the perfect solution.

Colour - the slightest hint of colour is making an appearence for 2012. As you can see here on the right, the beautiful sweetheart A-line gown has a tint of champagne, thee colour for your wedding dress should you wish to opt out of the more traditional ivory or white. With a lot of the catwalk designers you can see them bringing in this soft champagne / coffee colour scheme especially Vera Wang  - having seen this first hand from a wedding we coordinated earlier this month.

Textured Materials - Organza tiered gowns and fishtail feathered skirts are becoming on trend this season. The bolder bride who can feel sexy and carry off this designer feel gown are becoming ever more popular!

Belts - Crystal and diamante covered belts are thee designer accessory for your wedding gown this year.. They add enough embellishment to a plainer gown for those of us who are not to crazy about the "sparkle".....or become your own designer and add a bit of sparkle to your gown yourself! A lot of our brides are adding diamante to the back panel of their wedding gowns which looks gorgeous!

Bridemaids -  Asymetrical one shoulder gowns are proving a favourite with bridesmaids for spring and summer 2012. In soft material such a chiffon this makes for a floaty vintage theme inspired wedding complete! Popular colours are again purples, greens and blues.

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Welcome to 2012 with Your Wedding and Events!!

We promise to be more on the ball with our blogs...a new year....a new us!

Ok so for 2012 we have lots to look forward to...clients weddings for "on the day management" and our full coordination service. We have linen bookings to set up, wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses to fit and steam...and not to forget our corporate events to organise and manage. Wow 2012 looks to be an exciting year so far!!

We plan to bring you new and exciting blogs throughout the year - shining a light on our industry and testing new products and services...just for you!

Our first blog of 2012 introduces us to our company, what we do and what we can offer you. I know a few of you already know us but for everyone else Hello and Welcome!

We are Your Wedding and Events Consultant. Breaking it down.....we consist of:

Your Wedding Dress

Our bridal boutique situated in the picturesque town of Helensburgh, 5 minutes from the breaktaking views of Loch Lomond. We showcase beautiful bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses including veils, tiaras, shoes and all accessories including occasion bags and guest wear.

Your Wedding Consultant

Professional and bespoke wedding planning. We have found our "on the day management" to be a popular package with our brides and grooms to be. This includes being involved with your wedding approx 4-6 weeks prior, contacting your suppliers and confirming all your last details...this allows you to put your feet up and relax...enjoy the last few weeks leading up to your big day with friends and family. We will take care of everything and be there on the day to run your wedding the way you wish us to.

Altertanively we also offer full and part coordination services where we are involved with the planning of your wedding. This can be as little or as much as you wish, and as we work with some of the best suppliers in Scotland...our exclusive discounts are passed straight to you!

Your Wedding Consultant Linen Hire

We are excited to launch for 2012 our linen hire. This includes everything from chair covers, sashes, table cloths to napkins. Worried that your chairs are too big to cover??? No Problem!! We can offer a manufacturing service meaning we can cover any chair in any style! This also means we can offer sashes in a range of colours...and if we dont have the exact colour to match...we will make them! Our linens are very competitevly priced...so make a visit to our boutique today to view our choice of colours for your wedding.

Your Events Consultant

Moving onto our corporate side of events. We work on a freelance basis meaning companies will make use of our event coordination services when they require an event to be organised. Our portfolio ranges from product launches to gala dinners, from team building days to corporate meetings and conferences. We have experience in events which we are very proud of and look forward to expanding in 2012. We also work with larger events companies on a freelance basis which we are very excited about and keen to progress.

Summer is....nearly here!!

The sun has got his hat on...hip hip hip hoorrraay! Well, he did, short lived....BUT we are moving in the right direction! Spring/Summer sunshine is slowly creeping in... enough for us to fish out our summer clothes, sunglasses and flip flops from the back of the wardrobe :-) So in celebration of British summer time here are a few ideas and themes for a perfect spring/summer garden wedding.

Sunflowers, roses, gerbera's  - All perfect to give the right feel to a summer garden wedding. Bursting with colour, texture, smell - photo's here show how various effects can be made from using these collaborations. 

Using such simple but elegant flowers still give the wow factor to your big day. White wicker ceremony chairs each with a single gerberaa placed on seat....organza ribbon tied around the aisle seating, string quartet playing pachelbel's canon as the bride takes her first steps towards her groom.....bliss!

Photographs courtesy of Dream Day Flowers.

Ceremony venue - a house / castle wedding with an elegant marquee - ivory swagging, wooden flooring, white linen with the white wicker chairing each with a varying height of table decoration to really make the first impression! 

Chandeliers hanging from the ceiling will help create an elegant but effective atmosphere. Glass will catch the natural sunlight during the day through big open windows....with dimmer switches turning down soft lighting in the night time. 

Photograph courtesy of Boturich Castle

Colour, Colour, Colour!! Corals, Buttermilks, Sages, strawberries... perfect for a garden theme wedding!!

Same is not always best option!

I have found a few brides trying to find the best suitable options for bridesmaid dresses. The same problems keep occuring " One bridesmaid is quite heavy busted, but then my other bridesmaid is quite short, and my maid of honour is tall and a size 8". On a lot of occasions, one style of dress will not suit each bridesmaid, and this is where brides struggle. A solution? How about having each bridesmaid in exactly the same colour, but different styles of dresses. This will not only complement your best friends but also look fab in your wedding pics! If one bridesmaid is heavy busted - why not try a one-shouldered design, or a design which has thicker strapes as part of. A bridesmaid whom is quite short - I wouldn't advise for them to have a 3/4 length dress as this will highlight their height. Really try and go with body shapes - if they are quite curvy, perhaps a lace up design which will pull in their waist to highlight their fabulous curves.

Having something different on your wedding day makes the day that little more "perfect". Not everybody likes matching everything - this can sometimes look too much, so instead try mixing things up slightly!

BRIDAL FASHION SHOW AND EXHIBITION

Bridal Show being held at The Commodore Hotel, Helensburgh on


Thursday, May 27th at 7pm.

Come along and enjoy a glass of bubbly while talking through your wedding

plans with our friendly and professional companies including Let’s Party,

Helensburgh Flowers, Jennifer’s Cakes, Chocolate Days and much much

more!

Bridal Fashion Show showcasing exquisite bridal gowns and bridesmaid

dresses by Your Wedding Dress, Kilts by Stewarts of Helensburgh and

mother of the bride and guest-wear by The Pink Gallery.

Entertainment by Addict Audio will have you up on the dance floor strutting

your stuff along with our models! This will be a quirky and vibrant event

not to be missed!

Everything you need for your perfect wedding day is under one roof. Collect

new and exciting ideas from our suppliers as you view The Commodore

Hotel venue set for a wedding.

Fantastic prizes to be won in our raffle and don’t forget our fabulous offers

available on the night!

Tickets are priced at £5 available from The Pink Gallery and Let’s Party,Helensburgh.

Event is in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Our Fashion Show at Strathblane Country House

Just a small selection of photographs captured at our fashion show at Strathblane Country House Hotel. More photographs can be found at http://www.yourweddingconsultant.net/. Professional photographs to be added soon.

Kirsty

What we have to offer

Ok so the weather has finaly managed to make an appearance, even just for a day, it is the start of our summer in Scotland! Imagine having your wedding reception outside in one of the most breathtaking locations in the world - Loch Lomond. Ok so the weather isn't perfect all year round, but hey that is what makes it such a magical location - you can experience four seasons in one day,and still make time to have your photographs outside!!

Your Wedding Consultant has access to one of the most breathtaking wedding venues that Loch Lomond has to offer. Boturich Castle now launches their marquee weddings, situated high up looking down on the Loch, this is one wedding venue you cannot afford to miss! With a blank canvas inside, you can really make this your own. Any colour scheme and themes that will really make your guests go wow!

Room decoration can be provided by our local team of experts being All Dressed Up or Let's Party of Helensburgh. Give your guests something different with new company Chocolate Days - delicious chocolate fountain!!

Call Your Wedding Consultant and Your Wedding Dress now to make an appointment for your free consultation.

Kirsty

Fashion - a look at how the high street trends are having an impact on our wedding plans!

With the fashion world going into a frenzy with the nude / vintage look new for this season, this is being carried into our bridal world too. A lot of lace wedding gowns with big girly bows are making an appearance this season, you can imagine wearing this with your bridesmaids in short cut dresses with netting underneath for a prom-style look, while you set your doves free! Tea-party dresses with gorgeous over-the top vintage style corsages or hair pieces will really make you "on-trend" as a guest this season.

Cupcake wedding cakes are becoming ever more popular, really flying the flag for the "british tea-party" feel, again you can imagine sitting in a gorgeous park on your tartan rug basking in the sunshine, while you make your way through your scrumptious picnic!

Your Wedding Suppliers

I feel working as a wedding consultant, that I have the best job in the world! Not only do I get to see how happy a bride and groom are on their wedding day, after assisting in their wedding plans, but I also work with some of the most fantastic wedding suppliers in Scotland, and what is more perfect than that?!

Jennifer Millar is such a hidden gem in the west coast of Scotland. Her wedding and occasion cakes are the best I have seen...and the yummiest!! Below you will find a sample of her work.

We also have another of Jennifer's cakes in our window, which has already drawn in so many customers. Her work is out of this world and her prices are so reasonable, quite a bit lower than many big names in the wedding industry.

Another one of my favourite suppliers I have the pleasure of working with is All Dressed Up, chair cover company. Victoria and Maragaret are mother and daughter team who have taken the wedding industry by storm. Their business has exploded onto the scene, and they deserve every bit of praise!

Your Loch Lomond Wedding

Why choose to get married in Loch Lomond?

Couples looking to be married around Loch Lomond are spoilt for choice with quirky and vibrant wedding venues. From four and five star modern hotels right on the shores of Loch Lomond, to welcoming castles surrounded by 140 acres of woodland sitting up high overlooking the whole of Loch Lomond, everyone can find their perfect venue to celebrate their wedding day in style. A lot of couples fly off to exotic locations all over the world looking for their perfect venue, away from busy city life, in peaceful surroundings with friends and family enjoying every moment of their special day. All this and more is available right on your doorstep – welcome to Loch Lomond.

The village of Luss became famous from the televisions series of “Take the Highroad”, even though this finished many years ago, thousands of tourists pass through Luss each year, some even looking for the “Loch Ness monster”, only to find out this can only be found 3 hours north within the cairngorms national park! Loch Lomond is well known for many myths and stories, which makes it such a magical place. Lots of brides and grooms fall in love with Luss each year, especially for its quaint church which has the warmest welcoming available to everybody all over the world.

The weather in Scotland is always a talking point with many persons visiting here. Loch Lomond surrounded by hills and mountains, especially Luss can often draw the weather inwards. In one day you can experience the four seasons, making it such a magical location. The warmest time when you can really rely on the weather is spring time around April and May. This is such a colourful time of year to be wed with daffodils and tulips in full bloom, the ground is dry and the sunshine just takes the “crisp” off the cooler weather.

A winter wedding is also beautiful on the bonny banks with the panoramic views of Ben Lomond peek covered in snow sitting up high in the distance. A warm shrug required for the brides and bridesmaids venturing outside for photographs, welcomed inside by warn open fires sipping on a glass of mulled wine.

Loch Lomond offers the perfect backdrop for any wedding, any style, any time, any place.

Your Wedding Cake

Creating Your Perfect Wedding Cake

At Your Wedding Consultant, we have access to the best wedding cake suppliers in Scotland. This is the tastiest part of the whole selection – the cake tasting

Traditional wedding cakes were fruit only; however now modern times have moved onto include Madeira, chocolate sponge and even lemon drizzle. You have spent time choosing the correct ingredients, the gorgeous icing and decoration, so don’t let it go to waste, our advice is have a selection of each, that way every guest will find something that will add to their whole experience of your wedding day!

Your Wedding Dresses

Exciting news!!! I am now launching into exquisite bridal gowns by two well-known designers: Benjamin Roberts and Mori Lee. I will also be offering bridesmaid dresses by Mori Lee - not the typical "two-piece" though, something quite modern and quirky! I will be holding an open day within the shop where prospective brides will be able to see the dresses on our models and even win themselves 10% dicount off their chosen gown. A very exciting move with the business and I cannot wait!