Rustic Christmas Door Wreaths in Brighton

December is here and my thoughts turn to winter foliage and getting ready to create some traditional rustic Christmas Door wreaths.

A tradition thought to have started in ancient Rome, Christmas wreaths are usually formed in a circle to signify eternity and are hung on the front door to represent happiness and luck for the New Year.

I start to deliver these festive decorations to businesses and individuals in Brighton & Hove during the first week in December and take orders for delivery right up to Christmas Eve.

All my wreaths are constructed by hand onto a wire frame, bound with fresh moss and decorated with fresh evergreens.  They are designed to last right through the festivities into the New Year, spraying them with a mist of water every couple of days ensures your wreath looks fresh and fragrant!

Choose from one of the designs below - I personally deliver FREE within Brighton & Hove.  Delivery charges apply outside Brighton in the Sussex area. Prices start from £25.

Contact me via Twitter @FuchsiaFlowers or contact me via email through my website for more information or to order yours today!

Fuchsia Christine

Civil Partnership flowers in Brighton

Planning a Civil Partnership this Summer? Are you perplexed by the overwhelming choice of flowers, themes and colours available?

Here's a few ideas to inspire you.

 

 A stunning Candle Table Design using Gerbera Daisies, Ranunculus and White Veronica

 

A Simple Glass bowl on a mirrored plate with Mero Star Lily

 

Vintage Teacup & Saucer with Large Garden Rose

 

Heart Garland with Romantic Red Roses

 

Small vase design with Purple Dendrodium Orchids

 

Small galvanized bucket with Tangerine Tulips

 

Pretty Wrist Corsage with Pink Illusion Roses*

 

Small Square glass vase with Gerbera Daisies & sea pebbles

 

Gerbera Buttonhole

 

Plate Setting with White Avalanche Rose and Delphinium florets

 

Hair Flowers using Illusion Roses, Purple Eustoma and Hydrangea florets*

 

Wonky Wedding Cake with fresh Gerberas, Roses and Orchids

All flowers designed by Christine at Fuchsia Flower Design 

Wonky Wedding cake design by Pink Rose Cakes - flowers supplied by Fuchsia

*Photography by Paul Fletcher 

All other photography by Fuchsia Christine

If you're looking for a Civil Partnership florist in Brighton contact Christine by email today

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floral Brights for a Spring Wedding

If you're getting married this Spring, think big and bold.  Grand styling and contemporary containers with rainbow colours, and bold brights.

Big blooms to create a theatrical feel, supersized blooms; hydrangeas, Shamrock Blooms. Ranunculus, tulips and carnations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabulous Forsythia, tantalizing Tulips. . .

Out and about this week - loving the burst of spring flora emerging all over Brighton & Hove. . .

Spring shoots are starting to emerge. . . . . at last

Apart from the weekly supply of wonderful Narcissus (all varieties of British daffs), there's been little evidence of new growth in my garden this past 3 months and getting anything to germinate has been difficult to say the least! 

But, at last new shoots are emerging and the start of this year's tomato crops!  By this time last year, they were shooting up and flowering. . .   I think there will be lots of green tomato chutney come September!

Patiently waiting for warmer weather and the start of the spring wedding season. . .

Busy putting together some designs for a summer wedding still wrapped up in my winter layers and thinking; this time last year I was preparing for my first wedding of the season - a civil ceremony at The Seattle hotel down in Brighton Marina. . . .   The weather was considerably warmer!

Flowers for Mother's Day 2013

The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations can be traced back to the ancient Greeks.  During the 17th century early Christians in England celebrated a day to honour Mary, the mother of Christ, and later included all mothers.  Named Mothering Sunday and celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent, this day honoured all mothers in England.

During this period the underprivileged classes worked as servants for the wealthy and, as most jobs were located far from their families, the servants ‘lived-in’.  On Mothering Sunday, the servants were given the day off and encouraged to return home to spend the day with their mothers.

This year in the UK, we celebrate Mother’s Day on 10 March which still ties in with the Christian calendar’s 4th Sunday in Lent, when many churches give the children in the congregation on Mothering Sunday, a little bunch of spring flowers to give to their Mothers as a thank you for all the care and love throughout the year.

Flowers still remain the most traditional Mother’s Day gift and a great opportunity to buy some of the fabulous varieties of spring flowers now coming into season.

I love this time of year when all the spring bulbs start poking through – there’s nothing more heart-warming than a bright, simple bunch of daffodils.  There’s lots of other great flowers available at this time of year too – here’s a few ideas for some simple Mother’s day flowers.

Counting down to the big day?

-->Did he/she pop the question on Valentine's Day?

Now the fun begins. . . . 

Planning a wedding requires high levels of organisation and many, many to-do lists!


Give yourself enough time - depending on the size, allow between 9 and 12 months to plan your wedding.  

There's lots of elements to consider - this will provide a useful planning checklist.



Starting now and counting down. . .


12 - 9 months before the wedding date

·       Set the budget
·       Set up a filing system for details and receipts.
·       Choose the wedding date
·       Draw up a guest list
·       Decide on the type of ceremony religious or civil.
·       Meet religious minister/registrar to discuss ceremony
·       Choose and book venues for wedding and reception.
·       Obtain menus and cost estimates
·       Investigate photographers and entertainment
·       Choose the best man, bridesmaids, pageboys and ushers.
·       Make appointments to try on wedding gear
·       Look into florists and check seasonal flowers.
·       Look into honeymoon ideas and destinations.
·       Book time off work for the wedding and honeymoon.

Look out for next post. . . . 

Christmas Door Wreaths in Brighton

A tradition thought to have started in ancient Rome, Christmas wreaths are usually formed in a circle to signify eternity and are hung on the front door to represent happiness and luck for the New Year.

All my wreaths are hand-made from fresh pine and decorated entirely using natural materials.  Each wreath is constructed on a 30cm wire base which is covered in fresh natural moss.

This is one of my favourite times of the year being surrounded by the aromas of Christmas outside in my workshop creating beautiful wreaths which last right through to the New Year. 

Go on - treat yourself! 

A chink of sunshine for Louisa & Casey

The wedding took place at the Crockstead Farm Hotel, Hallam Nr Lewes on what turned out to be a fabulously sunny October day.  Louisa rang me a couple of weeks previously following a referral from her local flower shop.

As a freelance workshop based florist, my busiest time for weddings is usually during Spring & Summer, so I can normally accommodate late comers during the 'off peak' months running up to and including Christmas!

Louisa didn't have a colour theme, as such, but mentioned that she liked the idea of using blue flowers and also mentioned that Casey's favourite colour was orange - a particular favourite of mine and a winning colour combination!

Louisa's dress was fitted and stunning, with some subtle diamante embellishment which I incorporated into the bouquet design by securing the hand-tied design with double satin ribbon and diamante pins.

The ceremony was taking place at the Crockstead Farm Hotel, a romantic venue nestled in the heart of the beautiful Sussex countryside, so the Bride chose a country-style, naturally hand-tied bouquet using a mixture of blue and orange flowers, with fragrant foliage including flowering mint and Eucalyptus.  Louisa's two adult bridesmaids held a smaller bouquet using the same flowers.

Buttonholes were supplied for the Groom and Groomsmen, chosing flowers from the main bouquet with smaller accent flowers and matching foliage.

Flowers Used: Delphinium, Crocosmia, Freesia, Eustoma, Alstromeria, September Flowers, Veronica, Flowering Mint & Eucalyptus Parvifolia

Relaxed, happy and married. . .

The summer months have passed with alarming speed.  Today I've been feeling particularly Autumnal and my thoughts are beginning to turn to Christmas and this year's door wreaths and garland designs.

But before I start posting for the festivities, I wanted to share some fabulous images of Fay & Laurence's wedding, which took place on Friday 7th September in the beautiful setting of The Captain's Club Hotel by the river in Christchurch.

I've been working with Fay from Pink Rose Cakes for some time and was honoured to be asked to provide her personal bridal flowers for her marriage at the beginning of September.  The brief was as relaxed as the wedding - natural, simple & stylish.

The Groom's favourite colour is Pink, and Fay loves the contrast of bold primary colours which include deep purples and hot pinks.  So, working with this pallete, the cake (which the Bride designed and created herself), the Bridegroom, Best Man (the groom's eldest daughter), the Bridesmaids and the Flowers were themed to fit the brief.

The main photography was by fabulous local Brighton photographer Paul Fletcher who also captured the civil ceremony a couple of days before at Brighton Register Office.  All other photography on this page is by yours truly. . . .

Image by Paul Fletcher Photography

Image by Paul Fletcher Photography

Cake designed and created by Fay - all flowers are sugar crafted and entirely edible

Fresh Flowers used: Illusion Roses, Hot Pink Spray Roses, Hydrangea Macrophylla, Purple Eustoma, Flowering Mentha, White Veronicas, Eucalyptus Parvifolia