choosing wedding flowers

How to choose the right florist for your wedding

As with anything creative, each florist will have their own style and the best way to know if they’re right for you is to start with their website. The pictures and the writing should speak to you. You might not be able to find exactly what it is that you want, you might not know what you want but you should feel connected and a warmth with it.

The next step is to have a nose at their social media pages. In this modern world, I have alot more pictures on instagram and pinterest than I do on my website. On my instagram page you’ll find lots of pictures of weddings that I have done and if you look on the story highlights (the circles at the top of the grid) then you’ll get to know me a little more and your venue if it’s one that I regularly decorate. My own Pinterest account is a little different to instagram in that it isn’t only my work but also a feel for what inspires me. The easiest way to find my board is to click on the link at the bottom of my website. At the top of the page you’ll see four boards that are created by me with photos of my own work for you to look through. Underneath you’ll find inspiration boards which will again give you a feel about what I love.

If you like what you see then get in touch with that florist. Send them an email to ask if they are available on your day. It also really helps in this initial message to confirm your venue and if you know it, your budget. If you have any details about the arrangements that you know you’d like, tell them. If you’ve seen any pictures you like, send them.

This is the really important bit……you do not have to have pinterest boards or know flower names! If you like a florists website and flower style then get in touch to check they’re available on your date and arrange a consultation. They will take it from there!

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Me hugging a bride with her wedding flowers



How to choose the right wedding flowers for you

Some people know exactly what flowers they love and want on their day but most of us have no idea.  If this is you and you don’t know where to begin then start with Pinterest.  It is so visual and so easy to use.  Just open an account and type in some search words, like ‘rustic wedding bouquet’ or ‘earthy autumn tones’.  Then start collating lots of images into a board, anything that catches your eye that you like.  Consider your life, your home, your clothes, What colours draw you in and make your heart smile?  It doesn’t have to just be wedding related because it can all help to build a picture of what you want even if you don’t know it yet. 

A few days later go back to that board and take out anything that doesn’t flow with the feeling of everything else there.  Please don’t worry about what the flowers are called, that is the florists job. They will take the inspiration from your pictures and create it in their style.

This is what will give you those flowers that will feel uniquely you and that you will love forever.

Here are a few images that I’ve saved in one of my pinterest boards named ‘Botanical Green’