All The Magic of Christmas for James & Claire's Festive Wedding at Hoghton Tower

I loved this Christmas Wedding, Hoghton Tower is such a splendid venue, my heart always flutters when we drive through gates and see the tower in all it's majesty on top of the hill, knowing the fires will be roaring and a warm welcome awaits!!!

Our Bride & Groom James & Claire were an absolute joy to work with, they wanted traditional but with a bit of a twist, we concocted some fabulous colour blends for them that worked incredibly well with their deep violet Bridesmaid's gowns.

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It really was all so magical, rich seasonal blooms with Christmas Berries and foliages not only looked wonderful but filled the air with the fragrance of "Mulled Wine" fresh Spruces, Rosemary, Bundles of Cinnamon sticks, fresh Roses and lots more loveliness besides were all used to create a beautiful ceremony space in this historic space. 

On the Registrars table a candlelit swag took centre stage with two glorious candelabras framing the table

At the other end of the aisle the historic table where the piece of beef was knighted and became "Sir Loin" many, many years before was dressed with a sumptuous candlelit designs

 Hurricane lamps surrounded by Christmas wreaths of Hydrangeas, Roses, Berries, Fir Cones and seasonal foliages and herbs, the heat from the candles helped to circulate the fragrances

 We'd lined up all of the Corsages and Boutonnieres on the windowsills ready to pin them on to the very special guests as they arrived

 An exquisitely sweet scented Freesia, Rosemary and Hydrangea Corsage

 Black Calla Lily and Viburnum Tinus Berries and deep darkest red Rose Buds

 Our seriously  handsome Bride Groom the lovely James was wearing spectacular Boutonniere of Red Holly Berries, Ivy, Heather, Skimmia, Avalanche Rose, Viburnum Tinus, Hydrangeas and Albiflora Berries a design created to match his Bride's Bouquet perfectly

 Groom's Christmas Boutonniere

 Claire's beautiful Bridesmaids were wearing Aubergine gowns and carried Christmas Bridal Bouquets to tone

 The Christmas Bridesmaids Bouquets in rich and vibrant jewel tones, a collection of Roses, Lissianthus, Berries, Hydrangeas, Thistles and Albiflora were all so gloriously textured

 Our Beautiful Bride the super stunning Claire arriving with her very proud Dad

 Inside the Great Hall the guests were all awaiting the arrival of the Bridal Party

 Huge Congratulations to Claire & James from all of the team here at Flower Design Events

 Claire's Christmas Wedding Bouquet had all of the ingredients of the season fresh Mistletoe, Holly Berries, Ivy, Roses, Spruces, Eryngium Thistles, Eucalyptus Globes, Albiflora Brunia, Skimmia, Viburnum Tinus, Strobus and fresh Heather

Whilst the Bride & Groom and their guests enjoyed the festivities the Great Hall was being transformed into this magnificent Banqueting Hall

The Registrars table design found it's new home on the Top Table 

 The beautifully simple and elegant wedding cake was topped by a miniature version of the Brides Bouquet with tiny nosegays of fresh flowers arranged around the base

 The beautiful Christmas Wedding Cake Topper of Holly Berries, Heather, Rose Buds, Berries and Hydrangea Florets

On the dining tables a combination of high and low table centres, our fabulous Baroque candelabras topped with rich and luxurious fresh Roses, Hydrangeas, Berries and Mistletoe

 The fabulous Hurricane Lamps surrounded by wreaths of fresh flowers and seasonal foliages were the low option and very splendid they looked too

Our work here was done, huge thanks to Claire & James for choosing Flower Design Events to create their fabulous wedding flowers for them