Question 1

We're having an autumn wedding and want to incorporate our theme into our flowers. Do you have any suggestions?

Accepted Answer

Autumn is a magical time for a wedding with crisp blue skies, warm and rich colours in the leaves changing colour, beautiful soft sunlight and pictureperfect sunsets. If you'd like to capture autumn in your ceremony, consider reds, golds and burnt oranges amongst the colours for your wedding flowers, with lots of texture to reflect the changes in nature at this time of year. These colours can be complemented beautifully with jewel tones for table dressings and bridesmaids' dresses. The heroes of autumn blooms are dahlias, which flower from early autumn until the first frost and come in a beautiful range of colours and shapes, from the plate-sized Café Au Lait to the small dainty pom-pom varieties perfect for buttonholes or pocket meadows. Other flowers at this time of year, such as sedums, rudbeckia, asters, snapdragons and chrysanthemums, provide a fantastic backdrop for the striking dahlias. Adding texture to autumnal wedding flowers will bring the season inside. Sturdy bronze copper beech leaves, ferns and spiky rich echinacea cones will bring depth in colour and texture. Why not introduce some of these elements as a centrepiece along with tactile moss, shiny fresh apples or pears and a rich velvet fabric? Perhaps use log slices or tree stumps to stand candles in hurricane vases. Another way to add texture is to mix dried flowers with fresh blooms, which may be in each arrangement or include showstopping touches, such as a dried flower cloud, arch, wreaths or a flower wall. With the evenings coming earlier, candles can be a beautiful way to illuminate any space. If real candles aren't allowed, LED versions are a great option. Natural feathers again add texture and can be a real statement in bouquets; the colours of feathers, such as pheasant, again reflect warm autumnal hues and add a boho feel to arrangements. If the weather is good, why not get married outside to embrace the season? What could be a better backdrop for saying your vows than nature's rich colour palette?

Question 2

We're trying to plan a wedding that's true to us, but we're getting overwhelmed by trends and feeling pressured by the 'must haves'. What advice can you share?

Accepted Answer

It's essential to build trust with your key suppliers! Get to know them, and they'll get to know you too. Try to filter out the noise and everyone's opinion, trusting your choices and vision throughout the process. Ask yourself regularly if your decisions reflect your personality and values. For example, is using local suppliers important to you? Are you passionate about sustainability, or is colour your thing? Your day should be unique, styled and created for you. In our experience, couples come to us with a mood board and ideas from other weddings; whilst this is a great starting point, by building a relationship along the journey and trusting your key suppliers, you'll end up with a bespoke and truly memorable wedding experience not just for you but also your guests. We've worked with all types of couples with different themes to bring visions to life. One recent review stated, "After a lovely visit to Sutton Lodge, we chose Nicole and Saffron to flower and style our wedding day. Their purpose and values are right up my street, and learning about the flower farm made everything even more special. Their love for our venue, The Willow Marsh Farm, gave me every confidence they would smash it. So, I left most things in their court, making my life completely stress-free! Wow, I was blown away by the results. I couldn't have ever imagined how perfect everything was. The floristry style was dreamy and so detailed, it meant so much."

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