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On a late spring afternoon some ten years ago
Charles Hudson
paused outside the local churchyard on his way home. Strewn around the
lych-gate lay the debris from an earlier wedding. Tiny wet pieces of
coloured paper, sodden and mucky, had turned the church entrance into an
eyesore.
Passing beneath the lintel it was a different story, as the
path to the church was clear. Although it seemed a shame that the
celebrations
could not have started as the happy couple stepped out of the church, Charles
appreciated why so many churches ban the use of
confetti
within church grounds.
On arriving home some petals fell from the flower bouquet
Charles was carrying for his wife and he experienced a
'eureka'
moment, the idea of Real Flower Petal Confetti was born.
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After experimenting with many flowers, delphiniums were
chosen for their ability to retain their shape and colour when dried by a
delicate
natural
process that Charles had evolved, using just sunshine and fresh air.
Charles
Hudson's Wyke Manor estate is now the British centre for real flower confetti.
He has planted many original designs in his flower fields and his
Delphinium Union Jack
even made The Guinness Book of Records.
The demand for new colours has been
so great that Wildflowers, Natural Rose petals and a myriad of Coloured Rose
petals, for those with adventurous colour themes, have been added to the
collection.
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