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An Autumn Wedding at Cowdray House

It was a glorious Autumn morning for Krisztina and Graeme's wedding at Cowdray House on 8th October 2016.  

If you look through this journal you may have seen that I was the florist for the very first wedding held at Cowdray House, at the end of June this year. Well, this wedding included the first actual civil wedding ceremony at the house.

Autumn is a great time to get married and at Cowdray House the views from the ceremony room out to the garden are spectacular with all of the colours of Autumn represented in the landscape.

The flowers also included colours from the Autumn landscape mixed with pink and peaches and the last flush of the English roses.

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The ceremony room at Cowdray House

The ceremony room at Cowdray House

The wedding reception in Buck Hall, Cowdray House, Midhurst, West Sussex

The wedding reception in Buck Hall, Cowdray House, Midhurst, West Sussex

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categories: Cowdray, Weddings, News, In season
Tuesday 10.25.16
Posted by Karen Watson
 

June wedding at Cowdray House, West Sussex

It's been an extraordinarily busy Summer and I have some catching up to do on this journal. Apologies!

Now, I posted a photograph that I took of Miranda, my gorgeous bride whose reception was at Cowdray House at the end of June, but I didn't post any of my other photographs so I aim to address that in this journal entry.

It was a fabulous wedding and the Lewis family were an absolute dream to work with. It's always such a huge pleasure for me to work with such lovely people on these really important occasions in their lives. Helping to create great memories through flowers and styling, it's hard not to be swept up in the happiness wave. We became firm friends in the run up to the wedding and we've met up on several occasions since and I know we'll always stay in touch.

The Lewis's wedding was one of the first weddings that Cowdray House had hosted and Sian and Jayne, who hosted the weekend on behalf of the house, made sure it was a huge success. Jacaranda Catering provided the food and a team to run the event over the weekend, led by the amazing Minty Moore and I hear that the food was superb. If you're looking for a caterer for a wedding or an event, do get in touch with them, I often work with them on events and the clients are always really delighted with their excellent food and brilliant service.

My team were superb (Nia, Sue, Rob, Alyson and Stuart) and we had a great time making and installing the flowers. We all went on to make and install the floral decorations at another large private party the day after so it was a very busy few days, but fun too.

Here are a few of the photographs that I took on the morning of the wedding.

Happy memories. 

 

Entrance to Buck Hall

Entrance to Buck Hall

Entrance Hall Flowers

Entrance Hall Flowers

The Morning Room

The Morning Room

Morning Room Flowers

Morning Room Flowers

Buck Hall Wedding Breakfast

Buck Hall Wedding Breakfast

Candleabra in Buck Hall

Candleabra in Buck Hall

Buck Hall

Buck Hall

Miranda leaving for the church

Miranda leaving for the church

Beautiful Miranda

Beautiful Miranda

St Mary's Church, Easebourne, Midhurst, West Sussex

St Mary's Church, Easebourne, Midhurst, West Sussex

Milk Churns down the Aisle of St Mary's

Milk Churns down the Aisle of St Mary's

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categories: Weddings, Cowdray, Events
Sunday 09.04.16
Posted by Karen Watson
 

Tatler 8 Best Farm Shops in the UK

It was fabulous to see that the Cowdray Farm Shop in Midhurst was recognised as one of the 8 Best Farm Shops in the UK by Tatler. 

I provide all of the flowers and plants for the Cowdray Farm Shop. You can actually see them in the photo below, which is by the super talented Kerry from Whippet Snippets.

The Cowdray Farm Shop is an incredible farm shop and well worth a visit. It's located on the beautiful Cowdray Estate, Midhurst, which is in the centre of the South Downs National Park. It's easy to find as it's located just off the A272 at Easebourne, Midhurst,  in the glorious Cowdray Park.

With a superb butcher selling estate reared meat, a fabulous bakery, amazing cheese counter that sells Neal's Yard cheese (try the Stichelton!) and the freshest, seasonal flowers and plants delivered daily by my own company, the farm shop is a great asset to the local area and an excellent place to shop. 

The cafe is a great place to visit, the food is always really delicious, the team are always friendly and the service is always really good. On a sunny day the patio is the best spot in town and I often meet friends and clients there for a healthy salad and a fresh 'green' juice. 

Cowdray Farm Shop

 

 

 

tags: Cowdray Farm Shop, Tatler, Flowers, Midhurst, South Downs National Park, Cowdray Estate
categories: Cowdray Farm Shop, South Down National Park, News
Thursday 05.05.16
Posted by Karen Watson