EUCALYPTUS ON MASS – FEATURED IN SAVE THE DATE
“Eucalyptus on Mass demonstrates the simplicity but beauty of foliage. Featuring an incredible gown but Caroline Castigliano and a suit by Reiss.”
My role as a wedding planner doesn’t limit me to just dealing with paperwork. Planning weddings is an intricate process; from creating an initial design concept, mood boards, sourcing quotes and organising suppliers to ultimately delivering a perfectly balanced and timed wedding day. Putting together a beautiful design concept is one of the key elements in planning a perfect wedding and something I love!
As a wedding planner I get to hear lots of wonderful ideas brides and grooms have. I also have to be creative myself and come up with suggestions and design concepts for my clients. One of the trends I am still hearing a lot is that the bride wanting a really organic and natural look. I wanted to demonstrate how effective a wedding would look without using a single flower, just foliage!
The easiest job for me in planning this shoot was handpicking my suppliers. I get to work with and meet some amazing and very talented individuals with my job. It was amazing that everyone I asked jumped at the chance to work on this shoot…
I knew I had to use a fine art wedding photographer who shoots on film so Amy O’Boyle was the perfect choice. I absolutely love her romantic and light filled style and she’s amazing to work with. I knew she would capture the feel of the shoot perfectly but she’s absolutely surpassed my expectations.
The next task was to find the fashion for the shoot; Caroline Castigliano is one of my all-time favourite designers. Her gowns are exquisite and as her atelier is just down the road from my office I had to ask! Luckily I timed the shoot really well as Caroline had just previewed her “love is in the air” collection on the New York runway. Not being launched until later on in the year, we were able to feature a few of the gowns straight from the atelier; the Angelika skirt and Simona top are incredible and very on trend. Ella, from Blake Models looked amazing in the two piece and the grand veil finished off her look perfectly. John, also from Blake Models, wore a grey suit from Reiss which was a great colour against all the green in the shoot.
Flowers were probably the main focus of the shoot so I roped in Rachel from Catkin. She’s an artisan florist growing many of her own flowers in a walled kitchen garden in Lincolnshire. I absolutely loved the bouquet and crown for Ella. The eucalyptus was incredibly effective, the bouquet shape was amazing and the smell of the eucalyptus was great.
The details were just as important as the key pieces and pulled the look together. Sophie from The Confetti Cakery designed the cakes and confectionary; I wanted to show a wedding cake style that is very on trend so we designed a cake with obscure size tiers in a grey marble effect with a silver LOVE stencil and wedding cookies to match.
Nicola from Rose Press designed my logo so I had to ask her to come on board. She painted the beautiful artwork for the stationery and the design reflected the eucalyptus table arrangements perfectly. The invitation range really complimented the design concept of the shoot.
Save the Date Event Stylist dressed the tables with their goblets, and crystal drinks decanters and we used their rustic table for the cake which looked great.
I am a sucker for diamonds so I wanted to get some shots of a bride with an engagement ring and the groom looking super cool with a stylish watch. Scott from James Usher came down with an amazing collection of jewellery – I won’t lie, it was a huge distraction for all of us girls there!
Last, but by no means least, the multi-award winning hair and make-up team were essential to finishing off the models look. Jenni from Make-up By Jenni created a soft, dewy makeup look. She used soft and pretty warm hues with a hint of definition to enhance our models great bone structure. James White perfectly created effortless waves, a perfect style for the shoot.
Venue: Norfolk Lavender | Photographer: Hannah Duffy | Floral Design: Moss & Stone | Gown: Naomi Neoh | Suit: Moss Bros | Cakes: Emily Harmston Cakes | Stationer: Laura Elizabeth Patrick | Ribbon: Kate Cullen | Jewellery (ring and earrings) London Victorian Ring Company | Make Up Artist: Jenn Edwards | Hair Stylist: James White Hair | Lab: FIND Lab