John and Lisa were due to get married the week that the UK entered it’s first lockdown, so after many bumps along the way and much replanning they finally married in September 2021 in a beautiful low key micro wedding at the stunning Monachyle Mhor in the Trossachs.
THE BRIDAL BOUQUET
Lisa loves geometric shapes and clean lines as well as house plants so we chose materials with striking architectural shapes for her striking alternative bridal bouquet. The focal piece was a huge tillandsia air plant that she could keep after the bouquet had finished. It has great movement in its “leaves'' and is a really eye-catching piece to have in a bouquet.
We also included fun elements like craspedia or “billy buttons” for a pop of colour, and snowberry and poppy seed heads to continue the circular clean lines look. For foliage we used striking shapes like sword fern and eucalyptus which also has a nice crisp geometric shape to it.
SEASONAL PASTEL FLOWERS
Lisa and John’s colours changed a bit over the course of the many lockdowns as they re-planned their wedding for a different date, season and venue but ultimately we went with beautiful soft pastel shades. The airplant and eucalyptus added a lovely sage tone and we also included Scottish grown seasonal flowers like campanula, Japanese anemone, dahlia, cosmos, poppy seed heads, scabious, white buddleia, tweedia and snow berries.
BUTTONHOLES AND FLOWER WANDS
For John and the gents we made buttonholes of craspedia, snowberry, dianthus “green trick” and mixed foliage and we made a small flower wand for their daughter to carry and weave her magic on the day!
SETTING THE SCENE
John and Lisa’s family were really involved in the DIY elements of the day constructing a striking copper archway that echoed the surrounding shapes of the mountains. The ceremony took place on the little beach at the loch just down from Monachyle Mhor and guests arrived at the stunning location by walking through a beautiful woodland. We decorated the arch with two placements of seasonal Scottish grown wild flowers that went with their pastel geometric theme including chrysanthemum, cosmos and dahlia.
THE WEDDING RECEPTION
The intimate wedding reception was held back at the hotel where we filled quirky copper and test tube vases made by the couple and their family with seasonal Scottish grown flowers to create a striking minimalist look.
This was a really individual and striking wedding, made all the more special for the family’s involvement in making the vases and arch. If you’re looking for a way to involve family this can really make the day more personal and if you make your own arch you can then take it away and grow plants like honeysuckle, clematis or roses up it in your garden (if you’re lucky enough to have one).
If you’ve been inspired by John and Lisa’s pastel micro wedding and want to organise your own get in touch or have a look at some of our other recent blog posts for ideas and inspiration. All images by Harper Scott Photo.