27/11/2025
Not wanting to overload my feed with wreaths and Christmas tunes, after all there’s twenty seven days left for this as I write in which to immerse ourselves in the festivities.
Let’s talk about Winter weddings, more often than not these can be ridiculously romantic and supremely stylish, there are those who want minimalist style, cool shades, abundant foliage and wintry textures, others want the full complement of festive colour, purples and red berries more often with a side of gold or silver metallic accent. The latter works best the closer you marry to the 25th.
Me, I’ll do whatever you want me to create but personally, d opt for a wintery vibe; the cooler shades of green or pure white hellebores, a white cyclamen and a berry be that mistletoe or hypericum, a variegated ivy with a creamy berry is always classy and a touch of navy blue from a steel berry and viburnum for the boys boutonnières. It is the season of eucalyptus so I love to add it in its many forms wherever possible, add a flower for a touch of luxe but only a few, the season of the paper-white is here but I appreciate the luxury of a rose, crisp white, an early anemone or even a single amaranthus. Whatever you do, keep it elegant. In the season of noise and busy, sometimes a quiet simplicity commands more attention and speaks volumes.
I’m in the studio making wreath bases for this weekend’s wreath workshops, moss and wire, buckets of foliage and berries galore. Gathering all the natural elements my wreath makers will need to kick off the season that is Christmas, over the years I’ve gone from baubles and bling to simple and sophisticated, adding in pops of colour from berries and ribbon. Such a pleasure to watch 16 moss rings turn into completely individual creations, same set of ingredients but each with a different personality, a bit like hand writing, we all write the same word with the same ink but the variations are manifold.
