August wedding flowers at Coed Y Mwstwr with Katrina and Gareth

Exactly one year ago today Katrina and Gareth were married at the Coed y Mwstwr hotel in Bridgend. A charming Victorian mansion set in a leafy, wooded hillside with far-reaching views across the verdant rolling pastures of the Vale of Glamorgan and beyond. Did you know the name means name means ‘the noisy wood’, it really is a perfect wedding venue.

Katrina came to me with beautiful ideas for her August wedding flowers, wanting to use lots of seasonal blooms. She wanted a sweet palette of peaches and creams with a hint of blue throughout the wedding, which I really loved. They wanted the look for their wedding day to be elegant and relaxed.

Happy Wedding Anniversary lovely people, it was an absolute pleasure working with you on your big day.

Now feast your eyes on this blog for some beautiful August wedding flowers inspiration!

Bridal party with their bouquets — Katrina and her bridesmaids with August wedding flowers at The Coed Y Mwstwr. Image by Paul Davies Photography

August wedding flowers bouquets

Katrina chose to have soft summer pastel flowers for the bouquets, she was really trusting with the designs and was open to my suggestions. I used lots of different roses - peach avalanche, milva peach roses, adore avalanche roses, bombastic spray roses and peach spray roses. I also used a touch of blue in myosotis and nigella which really lifted the bouquets and worked beautifully with the peach tones. Finally I used the stunning white scabious, tanacetum daisies and a touch of eucalyptus. I focused on using lots of different types of flowers to add texture and interest. They really were yummy and were the perfect August wedding flowers. The bridesmaids carried bouquets slightly smaller in size.

Bridal bouquet — Katrina’s beautiful August wedding flowers bridal bouquet

Close up flower details — All the gorgeous textures in the August wedding flowers. Image by Paul Davies Photography

August wedding flowers comb

Katrina asked me to make a hair comb of matching bridal flowers to wear in her hair during the evening celebrations. These are such fun to make and look so beautiful in the brides hair.

Flower comb hair piece — Katrina’s August wedding flowers hair comb. Image by Paul Davies Photography

Just married bride and groom — Mr and Mrs at The Coed Y Mwstwr. Image by Paul Davies Photography

August wedding flowers table centres

For the tables Katrina wanted a simple, understated look. They were dressed with a mix of beautiful August wedding flowers bouquets using the same flowers I used in the bridal bouquets. These were displayed in a simple jar, alongside a small tealight holder and a vase with a single rose stem. The tables were scattered with confetti which were heart shaped cutouts from maps. The top table was decorated with a mix and match of all the different types of flowers and candles. The overall look was really effective and proof that if you let the flowers do the talking the results will be beautiful. With the surrounding beautiful views this venue is hard to beat.

Table centre of August wedding flowers — August wedding flowers reception set up at The Coed Y Mwstwr. Image by Paul Davies Photography

Simple jar of bridal flowers — August wedding flowers in a jar at The Coed Y Mwstwr. Image by Paul Davies Photography

Coed Y Mwstwr reception flowers — Reception August wedding flowers at The Coed Y Mwstwr. Image by Paul Davies Photography

I was honoured to be a part of this beautiful couple’s wedding day. Katrina was thrilled with the flowers; her and her Mum's reaction was one I will never forget. It has been especially lovely seeing them both this weekend to celebrate Katrina’s anniversary; they came to one of my floristry classes, that means the world to me.

Thank you for the beautiful photos from Paul Davies Photography , I found it hard to choose which ones to use for this August wedding flowers blog.

August wedding flowers just married — Newly weds at the Coed Y Mwstwr. Image by Paul Davies Photography

The bride carrying her bouquet — The beautiful bride carrying her August wedding flowers at the Coed Y Mwstwr. Image by Paul Davies Photography

The newly weds — Just married with August wedding flowers at The Coed Y Mwstwr. Image by Paul Davies Photography

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Hi! I'm Anne-Marie, Petal Power is me. I run my event floristry business out of Creigiau, Cardiff.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anne-Marie is Petal Power Cardiff — Anne-Marie the face of Petal Power

Hi! I'm Anne-Marie, Petal Power is me!

I run my weddings and event floristry business out of my studio in Creigiau, Cardiff, South Wales.

I hope you have enjoyed reading this blog.

If you want even more prettiness take a look back at my page. You will find information on the latest beautiful weddings I have been lucky enough to be a part of.

Also, you can keep up to date with essential advice, craft ideas, my favourite seasonal wedding flowers and more.

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Anne-Marie xoxo

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I don't care! ⭐ That you have no idea about flowers ⭐ You don't have your whole wedding mapped out ⭐ Your design vision isn't clear This is perfectly normal! Most people don't know exactly what they want when we meet and actually that's how I prefer it! It's great when we collaborate and talk through everything together. We can deep dive into all this when we meet. If you want to work with me get in touch. For the beautiful @becca_hobbs4. If you want to see more of this beautiful wedding day I have written a blog. The link is in my bio. Venue @decourceysmanor Professional images @joelewisphotography Hair @wishboneandcomb Makeup @_jhmakeup

"As soon as I saw Anne-Marie’s work I knew she was the person I wanted to do our wedding flowers. She worked with us to help shape our ideas, and bring our spring wedding to life. The flowers were exquisite and so many people commented on how beautiful they were. She even came back the following morning to turn our flower boxes into bouquets so that we could give them out to family and friends. She really helped us to get the most out of our budget. She is incredibly skilled at what she does, and we highly recommend her.” Pop over to the link in my bio to see more of this beautiful wedding in my latest blog, or I can send you the link. Photographer @joelewisphotography Venue @decourceysmanor Hair @wishboneandcomb Make up @_jhmakeup Dress @timelesselegancebridal

Page 32! This month's @countyweddingmagazines Your South Wales Wedding Magazine has a four page feature of one of my weddings. It's a beauty and I loved every second of being a part of it. I am so pleased that Megan gave me a special mention and also told the story of how I helped her have her wedding outside. Anyway, go take a look - September/October Issue. You won't regret it. (Here's the link) https://www.yoursouthwales.wedding/free-download Images @timea.danci.photographer Styling @ohsocurious_hq Venue @llechwenhall Bride @megzdelight

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I still have some availability for this year and next year. If you have booked your wedding date get in touch to discuss your wedding flowers.

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