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Bridal flowers in a vase on Monday

Now I really am cheating for my vase on Monday, but the flowers for my daughter's wedding were so sumptuous and gorgeous that it would be churlish not share them with you.  Anyway, that's my excuse and I am sticking to it!  The newly weds brought home as many arrangements as they could and their house has looked a picture over the past week!

The bride's bouquet of peonies, David Austen roses, lisianthus, wax flower, stock and probably a few other treasures tucked away in there!
The bridesmaids held a single white head of hydrangea
and the two little flower girls' wore headbands of wax flower.
Roses and peonies adorned the wedding cake.
There was a substantial and glorious pedestal arrangement
and a delightful collection of jam jars decorated the tables for the evening celebrations.




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  1. Wow, so lovely! Congratulations to the newlyweds!

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  2. Absolutely glorious, Amanda - the roses and the peonies are the absolute stars of course but those pristine hydrangea heads for the bridesmaids are astonishing too, so white!

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    1. I am an absolutely sucker for David Austen roses! The rest is icing on the cake!! A

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  3. What a beautiful display, Amanda. Of course you had to share it!

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    1. Glad you enjoyed them Kris! Flowers are fleeting but thank goodness they just keep on coming because I couldn't live without them! A

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  4. Definitely not cheating but creative thinking. You are simply doing your civic duty sharing them with all of us :) What beautiful flowers Amanda. Hope that the rain held off on the big day. Best wishes to the bride and groom for a long and happy marriage.

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  5. Thank you Anna! They certainly had the most amazing day to start their married life! A

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  6. Stunning, I can see where she gets her good tase from. Congratulations for the whole family x

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