Aisle Be Yours Wedding Services

Cool Green for an Elegant Summer Wedding

2010-07-26T03:20:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of doing the flowers & dressing the wedding of Aaron McCauley & Laura Baker on 24th July 2010.

The colour scheme was Green, Ivory & Silver & looked absolutely stunning. Bridesmaids wore Ivory Grecian style dresses complimented with Green Cymbidium Orchid bouquets and accented with pink crystal butterflies & pink pearl stems

On her return to the reception Laura wore a Wrist Corsage to match her bouquet on a pearl wristband

Decorations also carried the green theme with green gel, floralyte & Cymbidium Orchids. Oversized Martini Glasses & Fishbowls. Ballons were tied to jars of sweets which delighted the guests both Children & Adults!

MoreTable pics of the day can be seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aislebeyourscom/sets/72157624580420360/

Table Decorating Ideas

2010-07-22T03:14:00.000-07:00

The main focus at the Wedding Breakfast is the Table. Many Brides struggle when doing a Venue visit what the room will look like decorated. Here are a few ideas & advice to help you decide. If the room has very tall ceiling then a tall arrangement will be perfect, if the budget doesn't stretch then balloons can be used to give height.

Always keep the tablecentres either above or below eye level so that guests can talk to each other across the table without feeling like David Bellamy peering through the undergrowth!

Elcott Park Hotel , Newbury. 10/7/2010

2010-07-20T07:06:00.001-07:00

Elcott Park Hotel , Newbury. 10/7/2010
Originally uploaded by Aisle Be Yours.com

A stunning setting for a Beautiful Country House Hotel. Set in rolling countryside, this Spa Hotel is the perfect choice for a relaxed wedding day thanks to the excellent Wedding Coordinator Peter Browning & his Staff. The Bride chose Chocolate as her colour them, mixed with green bring the outdoors in...

Vintage Dreams

2010-01-20T06:35:00.000-08:00

Vintage style is making a massive comeback into the world of weddings. Glitzy Hollywood of the 20', 30's,40's & 50's are everywhere this season. Muted tones are showing in flowers, Dresses & also Venue Styling.

Oversized Martini & Cocktail glasses spilling with flowers or Ostrich Feathers Billowing from tall Lily Vases are the Order of the day it seems.

Why Choose Artificial

2009-11-11T10:44:00.000-08:00

Silk or Artificial flowers are becoming more & more popular for weddings & Celebrations due to the superior quality offered. Gone are the days of plastic dew drop roses in Garish colours to be replaced by flowers so botanically correct in every detail it is hard to tell the difference. Available in a vast array of colours and always in season you can have virtually any flower in any colour at anytime of year and unlike Fresh Flowers they are always in season.

If you or your Guests suffer with Hayfever they are perfect and you have no worries about allergies spoiling your big day.

You can purchase your flowers well in advance of your Big Day so no surprises or panic on the morning of the wedding if they are not what you expected.

For weddings abroad they are perfect, lightweight & easy to transport, they can be transported as hand luggage and a tried & tested method of transportation is a large Hat box which works perfectly.

The cost of silk is marginally cheaper than Fresh but due to the excellent quality of the flowers they are now becoming comparable to Fresh. The advantage of silk is that they can be kept indefinitely if they are stored or displayed correctly.

To store your Silk Flowers before your big day always use Acid Free Tissue paper & keep them in the box they arrive in, away from damp & direct Sunlight, which will fade them.

All of our flowers & foliage are of the highest quality and you will amazed at the detail on each flower making them indistinguishable from the real thing.

Having Artificial flowers means you have a lasting reminder of your Big day without the additional costs of having your Bouquet Preserved after the event. This can be costly and add to your floral budget.

We hope we have helped in your decision between fresh or Artificial Flowers if you require any help in choosing please contact us for advice.

Cnristmas is nearly upon us...

2009-11-05T06:18:00.000-08:00

I love the warm, cosiness of Christmas, the candlelight,big fluffy throws and snuggled up on a sofa with a hot chocolate & all the decadence of Gold, Red & Green. A Christmas Wedding is the perfect time of year in my mind to incorporate the gorgeous colours available, not forgetting the cost-cutting as most venues decorate for you!

Aisle Be Yours Wedding Services: A Day in the Life Of a Venue Dresser

2009-11-04T04:53:00.000-08:00

Aisle Be Yours Wedding Services: A Day in the Life Of a Venue Dresser

A Day in the Life Of a Venue Dresser

2009-11-04T04:17:00.001-08:00

Every Wedding or Event is different but each one is special to the Couple & to us. To give you an idea of what is involved in a typical day we thought we would give you a look behind the scenes at Aisle Be Yours

The planning starts months before the actual day and the week running up to the Event is spent chasing up suppliers & tying up loose ends, picking up last minute supplies & keeping the Bride calm!

Day Before:

Up at 6am, check emails & start the round of phone calls with a cuppa in one hand & phone in the other.

Pick up all the bits & peices from the Bride

Calm down irrate Bride who can't find box with Tiara & Jewellery in!

Grab a quick lunch on the go and check all boxes, timings for the day.

Phone call from Mother of the Bride, can I make another Buttonhole as Aunty Doris is coming after all.

Arrive home at 10pm and check all boxes and make buttonhole for Aunty Doris.

Grab a bite to eat & a cuppa and fall into bed with notepad & pen in case I remember anything during my restless night's sleep.

Day of the Event:

6am Start, slice of toast, cuppa & check emails & phone calls.

7am showered & dressed in uniform ready to start the days work.

8.30 am Arrive at Venue with boxes & cake, meet coordinator who informs us she has been waiting to clock off! and ont be there for the wedding.

9.00 Start setting up the 120 Chair covers & tie bows, after getting the chairs needed from 3 floors below in a lift for 4 people!

10.30 Blow up Balloons & palce in situ while trying to avoid the Air Con popping them all.

11.30. Ceremony Room. Place petals down the aisle , Order of service on Chairs & check Music is at the right point in machine.

11.45 Back to Reception Room & arrange all the Mirrors & Table centres, Place cards, Favours, Gifts for Kids & Bridal Party. Set up Cake on wobbly cake stand & hope noone opens the door and blows all the petals onto the floor. Place Table Plan on Stand , attach swag to front of Top Table.

1.oo Start welcoming Guests whilst showing the DJ & Casino people where to set up.

1.15 Ensure all guests are seated in the Ceremony Room, whilst trying unsucessfully to get Uncle George out of the bar.

1.25 Meet up with the Bride & Bridesmaids who are hiding behind a wall until all the guests have gone into ceremony room

1.30 Take place at the back of the Ceremony Room to shed a tear as my Bride who I have worked with for 18 months finally becomes a Mrs.

2.00 Ensure Welcome drinks are available and Guests are in position for photos.

3.00 All Guests seated in Reception Room for Wedding Breakfast, time to grab a quick sandwich at the bar whilst the speeches are on. End up playing on the floor with 5 kids, 20 balloons & a few coloring books!

5.00 All guests have dispersed to the Bar or their rooms to freshen up for the Evening reception. We noe sweep into action to clear the room & set up all over again for the evening.

7.00 Welcome Guests & show them to the Reception room, Aunty Doris asks if I do 80th Birthday Parties , so give her a card whilst the Bridesmaid asks for one as well.

8.00 Off to the bar for a sit down, kick my shoes off (which are by now feeling like they are welded to my puffy, aching feet )& a coffee.

12.30pm Guests are now almost all gone except Uncle George who is still telling the same story he was telling at 1pm! Time to swing into action and remove all the chair covers, take down the Twinkle backdrop, load all the table decorations into the car, pick up all th left over favours, placecards, gifts, coats, handbags, cameras and anything else that is worth keeping & place them into a box for the Bride to sort out. Finally leave the venue at 2am and drive 2/12 hours back home to a dejected looking dog, lights blazing in every room (thanks kids!) and legs & feet that feel like lead ready to start all over again in the morning.

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Black & White Delight

2009-10-23T10:03:00.000-07:00

Black & White has been a trend for this seasons weddings & there is also a lot of enquiries for Next year where Black features in the colour scheme.

Orange Wedding Theme

2009-07-22T01:21:00.000-07:00

Black & Gold Theme

2009-07-22T00:56:00.000-07:00

A stunning theme of Black & Gold

Beautiful Village Wedding ~ Lucie & Chris

2009-07-16T12:29:00.000-07:00

We had the pleasure in dressing a gorgeous wedding set in the beautiful Village of Kingston Seymour nr. Bristol.

Lucie & Chris had asked for an informal, Cocktail themed wedding complete with Cocktail Bar & chillout area. There was also a kids area, where we sat & did crafts making peg dollies & puppets.

The food was a cold buffet with a spit roast of chicken followed by individual, strawberry & lemon tarts.

Here are the results...

Beautiful Lemon & Lime Theme

2009-07-16T11:27:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Lemon & Lime Theme featuring Roses, Cymbidium Orchids & hand wired Lime Pearls, finished with a Lime Green Organza Ribbon & Bows.

Marie Curie Bristol Brain Game 25/6/09

2009-07-02T05:23:00.000-07:00

We had the pleasure of helping and attending the Bristol Brain Game in aid of http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/

Fantastic eveing with Celebs, Eddie Large, Richard Hope Hawkins, Bush , Troy & Paulina from Heart FM, Dave Prowse aka Darth Vader, and lots of Marie Curie Nurses all giving up their time.

Latest Designs

2009-07-02T04:53:00.000-07:00

Beautiful package of Ivory & red Phalenopsis Orchids with red Roses & Red Lillies.

Weddings & Heat!

2009-07-02T04:51:00.000-07:00

With the mercury Rising to 81degs I am busy packing boxes for an Outdoor wedding on Saturday. Fingers crossed the weather will stay dry for the Bride. Beautiful village fete themed wedding.