Roisin & Linus’ INTIMATE AUTUMNAL COTTIERS WEDDING
Roisin and Linus’ autumnal wedding at Cottiers was filled with seasonal colours and wild and natural touches to complement the cosy atmosphere of this iconic Glasgow wedding venue.
Autumnal colours and seasonal wedding flowers
The bride and groom wanted their wedding flowers to be as sustainable as possible which is right up our street so we sourced all the flowers and foliage from Scottish growers. The couple chose the beautiful rich autumnal colour palette and we worked with the flowers that were blooming at that time of year such as gorgeous locally grown dahlias, chrysanthemums, cosmos, sunflowers and rudbeckia among others. The couple were also keen to include interesting textures so we used lots of seasonal gems like rosehips, clematis seed heads, autumnal foliage, teasle and grasses.
Roisin’s bouquet was in a relaxed and natural front facing shape finished with gorgeous hand dyed silk ribbon in a rust colour to fit in with the autumnal feel of the flowers and looked great in their photos at Glasgow university cloisters were it floated about in the wind.
Seasonal buttonhole
For Linus and the groomsmen’s buttonholes we used autumnal coloured box foliage with rosemary, small headed eryngium (thistle), dried bracken and rosehips to complement the bridal flowers and give a pop of autumnal colour against their jackets. We bound these natural style buttonholes with twine for a more rustic earthy look.
Creating a backdrop
For the ceremony we hung a giant hand woven seasonal wreath from the famous Cottier’s pulpit. This was a really effective backdrop to the ceremony, really setting the scene and looked great with the stage lighting provided by the venue. It was also then behind the top table for the wedding reception so could be enjoyed for the full day. This wreath was hand woven with vines as a base and used sustainable foam free mechanics to include lots of gorgeous fresh and dried flowers and foliage such as rosehips, old man’s beard, chrysanthemum, bracken and teasle.
From aisle to table
Down the aisle we created a loose foliage runner to give a woodland feel. This was re-purposed by the venue to add to the tables as a runner which were arranged banquet style down the venue.
A COSY FEEL
We also filled stoneware and brown glass bud vases and ink pots with matching autumnal wild flowers and grasses and dotted these down the tables and around the venue space to carry the colour palette throughout the space. These vintage vases really added to the cosy feel and blended in with the earthy tones of the couple’s autumn colours.
You can see from the gorgeous photos by Martin Venherm how atmospheric the space looked with the autumnal flowers and twinkling fairy lights. If you’ve been inspired by Roisin and Linus’ earthy autumnal wedding and want to organise your own get in touch or have a look at some of our other recent blog posts for ideas and inspiration. You can check out more autumn wedding ideas in our wedding gallery.
All images by Martin Venherm
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