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Pink and Purple Florals in a Contemporary Styled Wedding Shoot

Pink and Purple Florals in a Contemporary Styled Wedding Shoot


Emily Hepworth
Emily Hepworth Updated:
8th of March 2023

Pink and Purple toned wedding florals, Oriental Fans, Ruffles and Lace. These elements create a stunning wedding design. We adore this gorgeous contemporary wedding shoot at No 1 Abbey Row in Malmesbury. 

Pink and Purple Florals in a Contemporary Styled Wedding Shoot

A handpicked selection of wedding suppliers came together to decorate No 1 Abbey Row, a beautiful venue on the Cotswold and Wiltshire border. This small but mighty team pulled together the creative ideas of Emily Hepworth, a florist at Persephone Violet. An elegant mixed pink palette with some purple elements pulled all the styling and floral design together. Also, some unusual elements, for example, the bridal fan, certainly made this styled shoot unique.

Pink and Purple Florals in a Contemporary Styled Wedding Shoot

Bridal Looks

The day started with bridal preparation. Holly from Holly Andersen Hair and Make up brought along friend Kerry to model the three Lilian West dresses (provided by Becky at Event Style). Firstly, there was a beautiful lace dress with long sleeves and a V-neckline. An over the top floral circlet and a big, flowing boho-inspired bridal bouquet complemented this look. Holly then created a loose romantic curl for the flower crown to adorn and stunning natural styled makeup for this look. Secondly, there was an elegant and understated plain dress. A low bun and boho style bridal bouquet finished this look. Finally, there was a V neck dress full of detail with wide straps, a low bun with a floral comb paired with the boho bridal bouquet. A relaxed and beautiful look. 

Pink and Purple Florals in a Contemporary Styled Wedding Shoot

Venue Decoration

Whilst Holly was busy working with Kerry in the bridal suite, Sally-Anne from Photography by Sally-Anne was capturing lots of preparation shots. In the Garden Room, all the other suppliers were busy creating two possible table looks, a stunning cake and ceremony backdrops

Pink and Purple Florals in a Contemporary Styled Wedding Shoot

Ceremony Space

No 1 Abbey Row is a wonderfully neutral venue that can carry off any look. Interesting botanical materials in bottles were placed on the window sills. The pegboards were also dressed with large over the top leaves – Monstera, Fatsia and Philodendron. 

A triangular archway was adorned with stunning florals and large tropical leaves. A gorgeous ceremony backdrop and the perfect photo opportunity. Lanterns, candles and a Moroccan style rug were used to finish styling the archway. The Arch and styling props were provided by Becky at Event Style and florals by Emily at Persephone Violet. The arch could become a photo booth at the reception. So, this is a good way to recycle ceremony specific floral designs to make the most of them throughout the day.

Pink and Purple Florals in a Contemporary Styled Wedding Shoot

Table Decoration

Two round tables were decorated with linen and props from Richardson Event Hire and No 1 Abbey Row. One table was decorated with an eco-friendly low table centre made entirely from wooden spoons. The bamboo wooden spoons had flowers fed through them to create the floral centrepiece. Beautiful ribbed glasses from Richardson Event Hire gave the perfect textural addition. The coloured candles placed into No 1 Abbey Row’s beautiful brass candle holders finished the tablescape perfectly. Wild raspberry and Purple Iris napkins sat on lovely charger plates. This gives a real air of luxury to the table.

On the other table, a tall floral design sat upon a riser stand (provided by Event Style) with turquoise napkins and flowing chair backs. A gold runner added a bit of glitz to the table. Also, the gorgeous cross back chairs looked really in keeping. 

Pink and Purple Florals in a Contemporary Styled Wedding Shoot

The Cake

Kim at Kimmi's Cake made an expertly iced four-tier wedding cake. She then teamed up with Emily to decorate it. This is where collaboration works so well between wedding suppliers. Each person brings a different idea, skill and style to the table. A spacer was used at the bottom as well as between tier two and three to design with the flowers.  So, a simple decoration idea can be very impressive, as seen here. 

Pink and Purple Florals in a Contemporary Styled Wedding Shoot

Suppliers for the styled shoot

Venue: No 1 Abbey Row
Flowers: Persephone Violet
Photographer: Photography by Sally-Anne
Styling: Becky from Event Style
Styling: Richardson Event Hire
Beauty: Holly Andersen Hair and Make up
Cake: Kimmi’s Cakes
 
To sum up, every supplier brought an idea, thought or skill to enhance the shoot in some way. So, the beautiful shoot outcome created here would not have been possible without everyone working together. A styled shoot is certainly a great opportunity for networking and trying out new ideas that couples do not usually opt for. This shoot certainly pulled lots of different elements together to create an unusual look that would be impressive for many weddings. Above all, we hope that this styled shoot provides lots of inspiration for future couples!
 
Take a look at more photographs from the shoot below.
 
  
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
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Emily Hepworth

About the author


Emily Hepworth

Emily Hepworth runs Persephone Violet a multi award winning florist in Malmesbury. Emily is a Master qualified florist with over 15 years of industry experience. Emily is also the editor and main contributer of a Floristry industry magazine and enjoys being creative in a number of ways.

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