Sorori Design - a florists tale uncut!!

Showcase Berkeley Castle!!!!

2011-10-07T14:46:00.000-07:00

WOW - this is a beautiful place, Berkeley Castle is a stunning wedding venue which I have now had the pleasure of working in for the last 5 years. The Great Hall is the main room used for both civil ceremonies & wedding breakfast. It closes to the general public when there is a wedding so becomes exclusively yours for the duration. Caterers that I work with at the venue are Napier Catering who offer a 5 star service!!!!! Check out my website for more pics & contact details www.sororidesign.co.uk

Wedding Season!!!

2011-03-26T14:09:00.000-07:00

Two Spring weddings in the sunshine today!!! Kingscote Barn & Eastington Hall, happy brides having a happy day which is great!!!!1

Happy New Year!!!!!

2011-01-05T13:21:00.000-08:00

One of my resolutions this year is to try & keep you all up to date with the help of my blog!!!!
I've been rubbish up to now I know, but I'll try harder I promise!!!!
Not much has happened over Christmas, I did a lovely Vintage Wedding at Kingscote Barn just before though, it looked amazing!!!!
Flowers included Amaryllis, Avalanche Roses, Hydrangea & feathers, net & beads with candelabras as the centre pieces. You can see the pics on my Face Book page Sorori Design.

Another pretty wedding took place in October at Berkeley Castle, it was based around pumpkins & seasonal foliages & berries.

The Team - as promised!!!

2011-01-05T12:57:00.000-08:00

My Sister Lorna (florist) & my daughter Lauren!!

Jan, Mum in Law & chief helper!!!

Myself!!! Husband Andrew & son Charlie (bless him)

Ellie - the boss!!!!

The Village Show - along with other things!!!!!!

2010-09-05T13:31:00.000-07:00

This last week has all been about carrots & chrysanthemums ( & lots of other veggies & flowers!!)
The local village show in Oldbury on Severn is an annual event, we have entries for lots of classes from children as young as 4 years old to the older generation of nearly 90 years young!!

It's very much a local event with "create a vegetable alien" being one of the classes to " the heaviest marrow". There is plenty of input from villagers but I must confess there could be alot more. I would really like lots more childrens entries & local parents please make a pie or some jam & join us for a little "Jam & Jerusalem" it really is good fun when you get going!!

Only one wedding this weekend, Alderley in the Cotswolds, the ceremony at The Hare & Hounds in Westonbirt. A very happy bride loved her bouquets & when we held them up to the bridesmaids dresses you couldn't have got a better match!! She was chuffed to bits :) Woodland theme with Memory Lane & Sweet Avalanche roses, ivy & snowberries, very pretty, pictures to follow

2010-08-25T13:33:00.001-07:00

Vintage Style

2010-08-25T13:30:00.001-07:00

A busy few weeks......

2010-08-25T13:25:00.000-07:00

Wedding season!! It's seriously manic at the mo... trying to juggle husband, kids & flowers :) I think I'm doing ok.
All the weddings have been amazing, from marquees at Frampton Court to Medeival Banquets at Berkeley Castle & then the Vintage Wedding which was beautiful!!!
On market day last week my day started at 4am & off to buy flowers, I grow as much as possible but could never grow it all!! the cutting garden is mainly English flowers, sweet peas, larkspur, dahlia & cosmos to name a few. These are topped up with flowers from an importer in Bristol called Flowervision. They import from all over the world, I try to buy Fair Trade if I can & also keep an eye on carbon footprints!!!
After market it was back to get the flowers into water, make up table decorations, buttonholes & bouquets, cook some tea, kiss my little boy good night & off to do a wedding consultation in Bristol, home about 8.30pm then check my emails..... It's a good job I've got a good team but thank God it's not that busy every day!!!
As the blog goes on hopefully there will be a better picture of my life as a florist :)

At last - I'm blogging!!

2010-08-13T16:18:00.000-07:00

Sorori Design Cutting Garden

Life as a freelance florist is pretty hectic at mo, juggling family, flowers & friends. I've set up this blog to give you some insight into my mad world, I hope you enjoy!!
Most of my time is spent in my cutting garden & organising beautiful bridal flowers in lovely venues such as Kingscote Barn, Berkeley Castle & The Barn at Berkeley to name a few!!This is all done with the help of my faithful team:
Andrew - Hubby :)
Lauren - Daughter :)
Charlie - Son:)
Lorna - Sister:)
Jan - Mum in Law :)
Caroline - Friend :)
Pictures to follow !!!!!!!,