Viv & William at Portavadie Marina

What a lovely wedding this was. Viv and I had a lot of fun planning it. Viv's theme was 'a marrying of the tartans'; Viv's tartan was the Manx, which has a pretty soft blue with a dash of yellow, very suitable for a Spring wedding.
Viv wanted a very natural look bringing the outdoors in and a suggestion of the surrounding sea. The palette she chose was soft lilacs and lavenders, blues and a touch of yellow for Spring along with her tartan.

We filled vases with coloured water and crushed cello to give a wavy feel and and then suspended some shells in.

The weather was kind  and everybody was able to walk to the marquee from the wedding ceremony which was just what Viv and William had hoped for.

All loaded up and heading for the ferry from Tarbert to Portavadie...

Work in progress...

Bouquets are all tied up and ready to deliver. A quick photograph on the decking before taking to Viv and her maids.

One of the favorite aspects of my work is delivering the brides bouquet, always a very special moment.

Congratulations to Viv and William. May they know many happy years together.

Initial 4 images are courtesy of Viv & William; other images by Gill and George Stewart, and all photos were edited by George John Stewart.

Laura & Duncan on The Isle of Gigha (and The Anchor Hotel, Tarbert)

Laura and Duncan live in the beautiful harbour village of Tarbert. They were married on the Island of Gigha, which has a special significance for Laura and then caught the ferry back to the Anchor Hotel in Tarbert for their reception, where a good time of celebrations were had by all.

Some little red berries on the buttonholes to compliment the MacGregor tartan.

Unusually, Laura arrived at the church on her much loved horse! Her maids wore a soft sage green and carried avalanche roses, eucalyptus and some freesia. Laura's bouquet was the same, but larger and had some sparkly pins studded through the roses. Laura was the easiest of brides to work with; she is very organised and has a lovely sunny disposition.

The fishing village of Tarbert - so pretty. The Anchor Hotel can be seen just left of centre, next to the bright yellow frontage.

Laura, wishing you and Duncan every happiness and many blessings in your new married life together. Gill.

Thanks to Laura for the photograph with her bridesmaids.

Lee & Neil at Balinakill Country House

Lee chose a pallette of whites and greens, a cool and sophisticated styling. lees bouquet was a cascade of white phalaenopsis orchids and her bridesmaid ivory roses with some waxflower for softening.

Lee wanted something quirky for Neil's buttonhole, as he is a hunting, fishing and shooting type, I decided to incorporate two fishing flies into his buttonhole; they worked well with the thistles and Lee was delighted. 

We finished all the buttonholes of with some gorgeous tweed that Lee had brought; they looked fantastic with a contemporary Scottish feel.

The weather had been cold and wet but the sun shone on their day and everything looked beautiful. I have never seen Balinakill look so lovely. a fantastic choice for a wedding.