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Winter. All British grown designs. It can be done if you’re willing to think outside the box and embrace the beauty of wintery stems. You’ll probably be able to tell from these pages and my instagram that I love using colour.
There’s something so joyful about designing with colourful hues and seeing those amazing natural colours come together in your palettes.
Winter is not a time where bold colour is plentiful, you only need to look out a window to know that! BUT there is colour and incredible beauty available during the colder months if you know where to look.
This brings me to G & D’s winter wedding.
The brief was vibrant winter colour, without being festive, so I put together this medley of gorgeous deep berry pinks, oranges and purples. A beautiful combination, pared with gorgeous bamboo silk ribbon, hand dyed by one of my amazing suppliers, Viv at Little Acorn Silks.
Slightly darker tones reflect the wintery season but that gorgeous orange and pink combo is one of my absolute favourites year round. The result was vibrant and relaxed without having too much contrast.
If someone tells you winter is only grey and British flowers are only for the summer just send them over this way.
V x
Tips for planning a winter wedding when using British grown flowers:
- You’ll need to be as flexible as possible when it comes to specific flower varieties. This is particularly relevant at the beginning of the colder season in November when some autumn blooms such as dahlias and chrysanthemums will keep going only until the first proper frosts hit.
- Trust your florist to pick whats best. Once we understand your style and vibe, the way to get the most beautiful flowers (all year around but particularly out of the main season) is to simply trust your florist to select what is growing beautifully in the week leading up to your day. You will get the absolute best of what the season has to offer.
- Embrace the season. There is nothing more beautiful than a frosty morning, when the branches are bare but we appreciate their beautiful forms against clear blue skies. Form and shape is particularly important for wintery designs. Make use of those incredible natural forms such as a budding branch or collection of wintery seed heads.
- Dried flowers are important! We always have a great selection of dried flowers, seed heads and grasses to add beautiful texture, colour and shape into our winter design work. Strawflowers were used across all the bridal party flowers above, featuring in the bridal bouquet, bridesmaids bouquets and buttonholes.
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