I had been dying to do an art gallery wedding for ages so I was more than a little bit excited to hear from Lemin about her wedding to Kevin at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. 

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It was only fitting that the arrangements drew inspiration from the art world, so we based the flowers on the beautiful floral still life paintings from the Dutch Golden Age.

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Following the opulent, sprawling arrangements in the art of de Heem and Ruysch, we used a mix of strongly coloured flowers, such as tulips (of course), delphiniums, dahlias, roses, carnations and snapdragons – even the butterflies loved the bride's bouquet. 

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On the guest tables we recreated still life scenes with footed vase arrangements placed on draped and gathered velvet and surrounded by popular props of the era: heirloom fruits, shells, candlesticks and hourglasses.