Wednesday, 25 August 2010

Vintage Style

A busy few weeks......

Wedding season!! It's seriously manic at the mo... trying to juggle husband, kids & flowers :) I think I'm doing ok.
All the weddings have been amazing, from marquees at Frampton Court to Medeival Banquets at Berkeley Castle & then the Vintage Wedding which was beautiful!!!
On market day last week my day started at 4am & off to buy flowers, I grow as much as possible but could never grow it all!! the cutting garden is mainly English flowers, sweet peas, larkspur, dahlia & cosmos to name a few. These are topped up with flowers from an importer in Bristol called Flowervision. They import from all over the world, I try to buy Fair Trade if I can & also keep an eye on carbon footprints!!!
After market it was back to get the flowers into water, make up table decorations, buttonholes & bouquets, cook some tea, kiss my little boy good night & off to do a wedding consultation in Bristol, home about 8.30pm then check my emails..... It's a good job I've got a good team but thank God it's not that busy every day!!!
As the blog goes on hopefully there will be a better picture of my life as a florist :)

Friday, 13 August 2010

At last - I'm blogging!!

Sorori Design Cutting Garden
Life as a freelance florist is pretty hectic at mo, juggling family, flowers & friends. I've set up this blog to give you some insight into my mad world, I hope you enjoy!!
Most of my time is spent in my cutting garden & organising beautiful bridal flowers in lovely venues such as Kingscote Barn, Berkeley Castle & The Barn at Berkeley to name a few!!This is all done with the help of my faithful team:
Andrew - Hubby :)
Lauren - Daughter :)
Charlie - Son:)
Lorna - Sister:)
Jan - Mum in Law :)
Caroline - Friend :)
Pictures to follow !!!!!!!,