September and October are extremely popular months to get married and many brides love to have flowers in rich autumnal colours at this time of year. This particular bride chose her wedding venue because of the spectacular Virginia creeper which covers the walls of the hotel in crimson leaves in September.  

The bride carried a natural hand-tied bouquet of velvety red and burnt orange roses, shiny rose hips, twisted willow tips and mixed autumn foliage in reds, greens and browns to create a wild look.

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The imposing staircase leading to the ceremony room was decorated with a fresh autumnal foliage garland highlighted with red and orange roses and red berries. Large statement arrangements of willow branches, hydrangea, gladiolus, roses and crab apples greeted guests at the entrance to the ceremony room and framed the ceremony table where the bride and groom exchanged their vows. 

The reception took place in the impressive wood paneled library. The bride wanted to continue with the same floral theme but did not want the designs to be too traditional. The top table was framed by floor standing silver candelabras with similar flowers arranged around their arms.

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We made hand-tied arrangements of roses, berries and autumn foliage presented in glass cube vases for the tables.  The guests were delighted to be able to take these home after the wedding as a memento of the day.

The finishing touches included sprigs of berries tucked into every napkin, fresh red spray roses on the three tier cake and candles, berries and foliage arranged loosely on the mantelpieces to create a ‘just picked’ look.

Photo by: CMD Photography