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How we created our perfect intimate wedding

How we created our perfect intimate wedding I can fully understand the huge disappointment, anger and frustration that couples all around the world are feeling right now at not being able to say ‘I do’, or at least not how they had planned it. I pour my heart and...

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Rosé or Prosecco – choosing the right wedding florist!

Rosé or Prosecco - choosing the right wedding florist!As we wave goodbye to winter (I really hope that was the last bout of bad weather!) and we willingly welcome Spring, so approaches our favourite time of the year at SHF - the start of the wedding season! Over...

So You’re Getting Married This Year!

So you're getting married this year! Congratulations this is the year or maybe even the month you have been waiting for. As the ‘days to go’ countdown gradually becomes less and your big day approaches, you may be filled with a daunting sensation, mixed with panic...

As one door closes another opens

As one door closes another opens Happy New Year! We hope you all had a lovely relaxing Christmas and an enjoyable new year with friends and family. We had a truly magical break, our hands are now clean and our nails are back sparkling, after the full on run up to...

A Romantic Weekend in Paris – and a huge surprise!

A romantic weekend in paris - and a huge surprise! Hearing all about our couples’ engagements is just one of the perks of the job, and we’ve heard some great stories over the years. I am often asked what would you want on your wedding day, how do you visualise...

The Perfect English Country Wedding

The Perfect English Country Wedding A little throw back to what seems like ages ago now, but was actually only May at the beginning of the wedding season, and one wedding which we look back on with pure pleasure is that of Mel and James. When you are approached by...

Confetti in the Cotswolds

Confetti in the Cotswolds Having a weekend off during the height of the Wedding season doesn’t happen very often so when I see a gap in the diary, I always make sure we make the most of it! When my ever-supportive Alistair suggested we headed off into the heart of...

RAWRRR

RAWRRR This week we had the privilege of decorating a few of Oxford’s finest venues for a worldwide event hosted by Ordnance Survey; the ironically named ‘Cambridge Conference’ which took place over 4 days. Day one’s brief was to be classically elegant with a white...

Making Memories At Unforgettable Summer Balls

Making Memories At Unforgettable Summber Balls May and June play host to lots of special evenings amongst the Oxford Colleges. An evening where only black tie and elegant ball gowns are on the menu, drinks a plenty and thousands of students enter the doors into the...

Work Hard, Play Hard

Work Hard. Play Hard We hope you have all had a lovely Easter and have consumed your own body weight in Easter Egg Chocolate! Now that spring is most definitely upon us, the gardens are bursting with colour, the nights have pulled out and peonies have arrived at...

Collaboration before Competition

Collaboration before Competition Happy International Women’s Day Ladies! We hope you have already treated yourself to a glass of champagne to celebrate your total awesomeness! It was whilst on a creative day at BLoved Hive hosted by Kate from Nurture that I really...