Autumn has to be my favourite time of year, I myself got married in September, I vividly remember the crunchy autumn leaves swirling around my ankles. I absolutely love Halloween even more than Christmas, I always decorate the house and throw a party for my nieces and nephews (it gives me an excuse to make my legendary ghost brownies and don my witches hat.) I just love a pumpkin and who doesn’t melt at the sight of a pooch dressed as a bat?! Stay tuned to the socials to be spammed with pictures of Barns in full Halloween garb. Now I adore all the colours of autumn and I always get so excited to do a wedding in true autumnal shades but when a beautiful bride came to me, her wedding date the 25th October and said her colour scheme was rose gold I was inspired, I mean the thought of rose gold pumpkins, hello! She had one request ‘include orchids’, now that is a brief I can run with.

I spent a day carving and spraying about 50 pumpkins and knobbly gourds of various shapes and sizes. The flower list was pure perfection, cymbidium orchids, snowberries, sweet avalanche roses, memory lane and dahlias (obviously dahlias, you can’t get married in October without them!) Stunning urns bursting with blooms at the entrance, pumpkins, lanterns and petals adorning the aisle. Rose gold pumpkins full of orchids and roses on the tables, a real Cinderella wedding! I couldn’t wait to see the pictures and they did not disappoint! The brides dress was simply stunning, possibly my favourite ever, a delicate champagne colour soft chiffon skirt and intricate lace bodice with a full length veil (of course). The bridesmaids were in a dusky rose perfectly complimented by the orchids, it all came together and was as lush as a perfectly spiced pumpkin pie! Visit my insta page to see the wedding reel for pure pumpkin inspo.

As I said autumn vibes are my fave but I love that each bride I work with has a vision, utterly unique and always something new. Over the years I have done lots of October weddings and on the whole they are rich oranges, burgundy peppered with peachy tones which are just stunning but always a treat when a brave bride lets you make rose gold pumpkins!