A Guide To Choosing Your Wedding Flowers

The tradition of using wedding flowers dates back to Roman brides, who decorated themselves with garlands. This symbolised new beginnings.
However, if you don’t have the necessary knowledge to choose the right flowers for your wedding, there are three professional wedding florists who can help you. They also share their tips and tricks on how to avoid making mistakes.
Wedding Flower Advice From the Experts

You have many options when it come to wedding floristry.

The Bridal bouquet is an essential styling element for your wedding attire. Consider shape, size, colour, and other factors.
Floral Crowns or Hair Flowers are great choices, especially if your love boho chic.
You can have your best girls participate in floristry by creating a Bridesmaids Bouquet. They can be mixed and matched, but should complement your bridal bouquet.
Groom & Groomsmen Boutonnieres usually consist of one to two flowers with additional foliage. These are a symbol of honour that bring together your wedding party attire.
The ceremony and the pew florals will bring life to your entire wedding day, no matter where or when you walk down that aisle.
Floral Arches make a great way to say ‘I do’. You can choose from a classic wooden arch with classic roses or a more modern circular metal design.
Entrance flowers are a great way to invite your guests to your wedding celebrations.
Flower arrangements for table centrepieces can be as simple as a leaf or as dramatic as a central display.

Here are some things to keep in mind when choosing wedding flowers

It’s now up to the florists to share their expertise on how to make your wedding blossom spectacular.

Pinterest is great for inspiration but it is not the best way to express yourself. While I am not a fan of themes, I believe in uniqueness and personal touches.

To modernize a color scheme, I recommend a colour palette rather than one. To add interest and contrast, you could use different tones of pink such as peach, raspberry pink and baby pink.

“I recommend that you use seasonal flowers and foliages for your wedding day. This is not only a smart choice for your finances, but it also makes it easier to see the season and time you were married in when you look back at your wedding photos.

We use British grown flowers whenever possible. We also grow our own in our cutting area, which gives us the most unique and interesting stems to enhance our designs. They are also better for the environment because there is less transport involved. Therefore, they are fresher and have a lower carbon footprint. Also, you should work closely with your florist to ensure that the flowers chosen reflect your vision for your wedding.

When choosing wedding flowers that match your wedding budget, our best advice is to focus on what you really love and to cut down on things that don’t matter. You can opt for wrist corsages for the bridesmaids or massed gayophila bouquets if you want a delicate, fully wired bouquet for your shower like Kate Middleton. This will cost around PS500.

You can also have your photos taken under an arch of flowers in front of the church. If the arch displays are on foam garlands they can be moved to decorate other areas.

If people truly love flowers, they will understand the importance of stunning arrangements. Our advice is to reduce other aspects of the wedding. Gorgeous flowers can be used as centerpieces on tables, and they don’t require any other accessories than cutlery or glass.

How to avoid making a mistake with your wedding flower arrangements

Before you let yourself be swept up in the wonder of the pastel hued roses and the many types of greenery, here are some floral faux pas to avoid.

Avoiding booking with your florist too early is one of the biggest mistakes and pitfalls. If they are booked up you can easily miss them. We have already taken bookings for 2022. COVID means that we will be taking bookings next year. It basically means that we have two years worth (I hope!) of weddings. ).

A florist is a great resource for helping you transform your space. It is important that you feel comfortable with the style of your florist and that you trust that they will interpret your vision. Check their Instagram for previous work. Then let them do their thing ….. Florists are passionate about flowers!

Pinterest is a wonderful tool for wedding planning. But bear in mind that many images are from large budget weddings. Also, flowers are in season in different parts of the year. So use it as an inspiration and not to duplicate it all.

“My main advice is to be careful with your budget. Don’t spread it too thin. If you have PS500 to spend on a church wedding ceremony, I would recommend a statement arch design that can be used for photo background and one arrangement inside. This will make it stand out from the crowd.

Although I strongly believe in the importance of having exactly what you want on your big day, I would listen to other suppliers and florists. They are experts at weddings and have done many.

Relâche! That’s my final piece of advice. Couples have an unrealistic vision of their big day. A PS10k wedding budget will never look the same as the one you saw on Instagram. It will look stunning, regardless of how you manage it.

“I often tell people their wedding flowers will be remembered for many years. It sounds a little lofty and perhaps a bit boastful, however, if you are passionate about flowers, it is possible and what we florists want. It’s true, I am reliably informed by the mother of the brides that this is what actually happens.

Begin your flower-sending journey to the wedding

You can really make your wedding day more beautiful by choosing the right flowers. Start conversations with florists as soon as you begin planning.