Lucy & Will’s Boat House Wedding, Carreglwyd, Ynys Mon

Written By Rebecca Eyre

  • Style: Modern classic

So where to begin? Lucy contacted me back in 2019 (I think) to talk about her wedding flowers. An A-frame ceremony backdrop, lots of foliage and amber bottles were the key bits that I remember. Two years later and wedding florals had moved on. Cue more blooms and lots of love for caramel and toffee pops.

Carreglwyd is a rambling estate on Ynys Mon, nestled in a woodland, with stone barns and a very special boat house, where you can get married, overlooking a lake. As well as weddings and private events they also have a music festival so the vibe is definitely relaxed.

Lucy had a stunning dress made by Emma Beaumont Atelier. It is a classic silhouette, with striking floating sleeves. Given the simplicity of the dress, we decided against trailing ribbons, and picked a mix of blousy roses, phlox, hydrangea, lisianthus, summer grasses and sweet peas in nude and caramel tones. I used a mix of British grown and dutch flowers to get the look. For the bridesmaids, smaller versions of Lucy’s bouquet worked well against there muted dresses.

Bride walking with bridesmaids.

Mocha lisianthus, dried grasses and kangaroo paw made for interesting and texture filled buttonholes for Will and his gang.

The setting for the boathouse ceremony, was really special and it was important that any flowers worked with the surroundings. I met Lucy, Will and her parents at Carreglwyd a couple of months before the wedding and it really helped us worth through the flowers ideas, in situ, taking on board practical considerations. All the ceremony flowers were reused at the entrance to the reception Barn and a to make a photo booth backdrop. The rugs from Hire Love, really lifted the deck. Lucy and Will had also thought ahead and bought loads of umbrellas. I cannot emphasise enough, to any couples planning an outdoor wedding, do this!

The other key area of decoration was the barn for the reception. The 3 iron chandeliers were covered in foliage and it really brought the space in. As the barn was almost at capacity there was no need, and no room, for any other floral statement. The textures and attention to detail was evident on the tables too. With brass cutlery, cheese cloth linens and different coloured glasses.

Another takeaway for me, almost a year on, was Lucy and Wills stoic and positive attitude when it came to the weather. It was a day with frequent down pours but this didn’t crush their spirit or the outdoors, garden feel they wanted for the day. Umbrellas for guests, super stylist Indian parasols around the bar - meant the ceremony went ahead, as planned on the pontoon and the drinks reception went ahead as planned on the lawn. When I went to collect all the vases on the Monday they raved about the party and how the weather meant the reception was cosy and atmospheric and the dance party fantastic as everyone was pretty much in the one place.

Thanks for sharing the day with us Lucy & Will!

table setting

Here are Lucy’s top tips:-

  • Don’t let anyone tell you that flowers are not worth it, or that nobody notices them. My wedding flowers are without a doubt one of my favourite things about our wedding and you should spend your wedding budget on what makes you happy.

  • Chose arrangements that can be moved around for different parts of the day to really make the most of them.

  • Chose a florist that works from both a creative but also a planning and organisational perspective… The beautiful and detailed Mood Board helped me envision the flowers. Also meeting at the venue, with the you, helped us think of ideas.

  • Ask your photographer to capture the details.

Enjoy the pics….

Rebecca Eyre
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