My Wedding

"The beginning is always today" - Mary Shelley

Today is an accumulation of yesterdays. They don't exist; although they may have.

We strive tirelessly to surround ourselves with beautiful things: Things old, things pretty, things ordered. I find myself inspired by the gifts Nature gives us, but why must I re-order them? I honestly don't believe it is because they are in any way imperfect in their honest form. But inspiration. It is inspiration that forces me to attempt, through fey and with folly (no less), to create and to grow ideas just as our world around us does.

Today, I had the pleasure of taking a little from Nature, a little from the past and a little inspirational help of an old friend to create the setting for my own wedding. After weeks of planning and plotting, threading and weaving, picking and potting, as with all creations they must remain unfinished. Perfection should never be an ideal intended to be achieved - although inspiration it may give. But perfection implies that there is nothing to follow. Tomorrow will always bring new ideas, new opportunities and new beginnings.

Women's Weekly Cookbook cakes by The Vintage Cake Kitchen.