Friday, 19 April 2013

My love affair with Lavender

I have just finished planting 300 lavender plants in the gardens of Cortijo Pedro Jimenez so I thought I would share some beautiful lavender wedding inspirations with you.  It is one of my favorite plants due to its pretty muted tones, wonderful fragrance when fresh or dried and of course it is very easy to grow, a definite bonus as I´m not very green fingered!  It works well with so many colour schemes and adds a touch of feminine romance to so many different elements of your wedding day.  Sadly it is not available in our peak summer weddings here but is in abundance at this time of year and late summer. Here are some very pretty images and ideas to inspire you, enjoy x
















Photography Credits : KT Merry, Elizabeth Messina, Lane Dittoe, Krista Fox Photography

Saturday, 13 April 2013

Getting married in Spain and surviving the heat

So you have decided to book your wedding in Spain and we don’t blame you as who wants to risk the wonderfully wet and cold weather of the great British Summer.  Now you just need to make sure that your wedding guests don’t melt in shock of the heat of a Spanish Summer.  Here are some of our favorite ideas to keep your guests cool and refreshed throughout the day, ensuring they party long into the night!


Wedding Fans – an absolute essential and available in a wide range to suit all wedding styles.  They are also great as doubling up as favors for your guests and can be personalized with a simple gift tag or even printed with your order of service or your menus.


Paper Parasols – not only practical but also very pretty and can offer a welcome bit of shade for your guests during your wedding ceremony.


 Lemonade Stand – what is more cooling and refreshing than ice cold homemade lemonade, loved by both adults and children alike.



Cooling Station – our favorite idea and a fun and thoughtful addition to any cocktail hour to greet your guests with after the ceremony.  You can include ice cold towels, refreshing facial sprays in cucumber, mint and lavender,  buckets of ice cold drinks or vintage glass dispensers filled with your favorite chilled cocktail. Fans, insect repellents and sun screen are also a nice practical touch along with some flipflops for any tired feet.


 Refreshing Cocktails - With Signature Cocktails being all the rage this year we love these simple Prosecco and Ice Lolly Cocktails.


Ice Lollies - Lastly and another of our favorites are these super cute and super yummy Mojito Popsicles.

Monday, 4 March 2013

Prettiest Wedding Inspiration - Watercolours and Caligraphy

Occasionally I come across a wedding that makes me sigh and swoon and want to get married all over again. Julie Song´s wedding on www.stylemepretty.com is one of these weddings. I first saw this wedding last year and have been meaning to blog it ever since so I could share these beautiful images with you but have been a little too busy sunning myself on my winter holidays. Back in Spain now and making the time to share some of my inspiration with you so here it is in all its gorgeousness. What I love most about this wedding is that Julie designed and made all of the stunning stationary and signage herself as she is an extremely talented caligrapher and we hope to work with her on some of our own weddings this year.



        

        

      


      

     


      

     

       

      


Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Wedding Decor & Styling for 2013

Well it´s the time of year when Rachel Rose Weddings start planning the designs for this year´s weddings and I am very excited about some of the recent additions I have purchased for our décor range so I thought I´d share some of my inspiration for the styling of this year´s weddings with you.

I am having a major love affair with Chandeliers and will be incorporating them wherever possible.


Beautifully decorated ceremony areas are top of my agenda




I just adore old oak wine barrels and will be using them at our more rustic weddings as cocktail tables, bars  and maybe even a cake table if I can persuade Fiona. I´m also toying with the idea of painting some white and adding a little bling for some of our more glam weddings.




Beautiful cakes and unusual cake tables.  I am busy restoring and painting some pretty pieces of furniture to be used as cake and dessert tables or even cocktail bars




We will be creating some very pretty and comfortable lounge areas that can be incorporated within your cocktail hour or evening party.




Happy New Year to all our wonderful couples from 2012 and to all our very excited couples for 2013!

Photo Credits: StyleMePretty, Pinterest, Elizabeth Anne Designs