RAF Museum 1st April

LK Lily were invited to create flowers for the VIP dinner to mark the RAF’s 90th anniversary. On the anniversary day itself, 1 April, there was a flypast over London at 1300 hours involving Typhoons and the Red Arrows.

Additionally at the VIP dinner at the RAF Museum later that evening an aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and a number of Typhoons performed a further flypast. The climax of the celebrations will be at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire in July.

Flowers and Gifts

Monday 14th April. Back in the shop. The best job ever!!!! Sorting out the new stock when it arrives....just like Christmas!!!!

We have a new range of baby gifts, Nature's Purest an organically grown, naturally coloured cotton nursery collection.

Our other exciting new range is from La La Luna including a beautifully packaged range of scented candles and porcelain collection.

Holiday to Scotland

After a hectic March (and a removal of a wisdom tooth) The family holiday was up to Scotland for a few days. My boys love to roam through the wood next to the family home.

Ah! Peace and quiet!

Snowy April 2008

Sunday 6th of April we had 2 weddings to deliver. And once more we woke up to snow!!!!! This wouldn't be surprising but for the fact we had a beautiful spring day, the day before.We delivered both sets of bouquets and then dressed each Synagogue in turn.
The photograph below was from Elaine and Fraser's wedding at Oaks Lane Synagogue in Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex.

The Landmark Hotel, Marylebone.

Sunday 23rd of March, Easter Sunday. It SNOWED! We started at 4am as we had lots of wired bouquets to create for the bridal party. Laura carried a wired shower of ice pink and white roses with white freesia. Her 3 bridesmaids carried a "carmen" style cymbidium orchid. This is created by wiring lots of individual orchid petals around a central orchid(or in this case 3 central orchids) The overall look is of one larger flower.

The ceremony took place at 3pm in The New West End Synagogue, St Petersburg Place, Bayswater. The chuppah was dressed with white Arum Lilies and roses with a simple folded effect of leaves around the 4 poles...tucked within the leaves were flickering candles(battery operated ones!)

The wedding reception was held in The Landmark Hotel

Our table centres were tall vases with blossom and contorted willow branches all dressed with delicate glass tea light holders. At the base of each display were more tea light holders nestled in white roses and double Casablanca tulips. Some of the tables had low displays of a similar styling but with a central multiwick candle.

The top table had low flower displays with similar contents to the guest tables, with small pedestal displays framing the table.

Eltham Palace.

On Friday the 21st of March we headed south of the river to Eltham Palace for Vanessa's wedding. We are on the recommended list of suppliers at Eltham Palace, Chiswick House and Audley End, all English Heritage properties and all absolutely stunning in their own different styles.

Vanessa chose Arum lilies to suit the Art Deco style of the Round Room in Eltham Palace. With spashes of red to tie in with the drapes in The Great Hall. The tall vases had blossom, lilies, eucalyptus adn details of James Storey orchids with a garland of ivy and fairy lights up the outside of the vase.

The Ivy Hill Hotel,Margaretting, Essex.

On Thursday 20th March we created flowers for an intimate wedding in the conservatory at The Ivy Hill Hotel.

Andrea carried a posy of mixed tones of red roses.

The table vase and registrar's table had a wonderfully vibrant mix of red, hot pink and magenta flowers.