Walking
into Rosella Antonelli’s floral design workshop on a cold, wet late autumn day
here in the Roman countryside was better than taking a hot bath with a glass of
Prosecco and my favourite book!! Talk about a child walking into Santa's Wonderland - I was
immediately struck by the harmony of the colours, although they varied so greatly,
and the style of the non-floral items that she uses to complete each styling project,
many of which reflect my love of the vintage,
shabby chic, romantic look so accurately. We sat down to talk surrounded by
flowers, crystal candle shades, silver candlesticks, glass bowls with floating
candles and flowers, cushions and drapes. I was in heaven!
Rosella is
a floral designer who works with love and passion to produce her creations. She
has worked for several years in the wedding and events sector, designing and
making her floral creations and providing all the finishing touches to bring
the style of each event together. Flowers, foliage, candles, crystal, silver candelabras,
voile, muslin, silk and fine linen are all components used to create the right
atmosphere wherever she is asked to work, indoors or outside, from grand villas
to country farmhouses.
Colour is
very much a part of Rosella’s wedding creations (just to provide an opposite point
of view from the one I told you I was given last week, where white reigned
supreme!), but one piece of advice Rosella gives to brides is to choose a
bridal bouquet that is suited to the bride’s height and colouring. Don’t drown yourself with a bouquet that is
too big for you or drain your colouring with colours that are too strong for
you to take. It is also a good idea to choose a bouquet that is comfortable to
hold, as you will need to hold it throughout the day, or at least until you toss
it to your single female guests (if you can bear to part with it!).
Rosella
will be working with us to create floral decorations at future Country Weddings
Italy weddings. Daniela and I immediately felt at home talking to her, and we
soon realised we were all talking the same “language” in terms of work ethics and philosophy and love of quality service. Another warm, talented person to add to our
growing team! All the flowers in this post are Rosella’s creations - you could have them at your Italian wedding too!
