to reflect the colours of the tipis. I included some cool blues and greens using succulents and eucalyptus, but I wasn’t too strict, and really didn’t want to become an obsessive bride!” The tipis, set amidst the Dorset
the lampshades took so long to make – the girls worked on them whenever there was a quiet day in the shop and all in all they took a really long time”… well that’s definitely one of the perks of the job!
Favourite moment? “The whole day. It sounds cliché but it’s true! It was perfect – I wasn’t stressed out, I was relaxed and I loved every minute of it. If I had to choose I’d say my highlight would be when I was walking down the aisle and saw Noel for the first time. We’ve been together for so long so I thought… Wow it’s actually happening!”
The newest member of the
Keane family is due to arrive in January so many congratulations to the newlyweds!
Mr and Mrs Stones Jessie Stones née Copper married Ashley on 25th May 2013 in St John’s Church in Milborne Port, Dorset. After the ceremony the happy couple plus all 180 guests walked up the country lane to the Bowling Green - the garden of a private house on which huge tipis had been set up and adorned with stunning floral décor and sparkly, sparkly fairy lights ready for a foodie’s dream reception! Jessie has been a florist for
almost ten years. She opened her shop The Poundbury Florist seven years ago, having met Ashley just one year previously. When planning her wedding blooms, Jessie started with lush coral peonies. She also went for a touch of vintage, donning a 1950’s style bespoke gown which was designed especially for her. “I wasn’t too tight on the colour
scheme for my flowers. I love the coral peonies so just worked from there, using mostly warm pinks, oranges and also some browns
countryside, were adorned with foliage, flowers, bunting and paper lanterns in various shapes and colours. “We wrapped the poles of the tipi in eucalyptus garlands and wrapped jam jars in lace and filled them with stems of white and blue scillas. I wasn’t too fussed about the particulars as it all added to the rustic feel I was aiming for.” From handmade terracotta name
tags to favourite childhood books made into mini wedding favours to the feast of fresh fish all caught in local waters by the groom himself; the Stones’ wedding was all about the little details. “I wired succulents into my bouquet but I also dug holes into the OASIS®
of the table
arrangements and planted whole succulent plants into them so that guests could later take them home… I had phone calls weeks later from friends telling me how well their succulents are looking!” Hearing about the edible
delicacies on offer at the reception was also enough to make our mouths water… “We had a tiered ‘cake’ made
of rounds of cheese! It had just a single succulent as decoration. We filled mini jam jars with chutney, homemade by us with fruits and vegetables from our garden, to go with the cheese, and gave them
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