DIY flowers There’s a big trend in wedding flowers, rather than forking out on professionally designed florals, why not do it yourself! There are a gazallion blogs full of advise on line to encourage you to do it yourself, this blog is written as a slight antidote to all of those how-hard-can-it-be people out there…. […]
Is anyone “helping” you to choose your wedding flowers? Last week I had a consultation with a lovely lady, let’s call her Susan. We had previous to our meeting talked over the phone a few times and to me she sounded like the ideal client. I loved the location of her wedding, a venue I […]
The latest addition of the Magazine Wedding Ideas is featuring a wedding we flowered last August at Warren House in Kingston upon Thames. Jade and jack were the perfect couple to work with. The chose a summery mix of blush and peach flowers with little pops of orange and yellow. We managed to get hold […]
How to hold a wedding bouquet (the correct way!) We at R&M love a royal wedding, there seems to be a lot of them happening lately. They adorn St George’s chapel with the most sumptuous floral arrangements and have scores of adorable little flower girls and page boys. The whole world is watching and a […]
How exciting was it to see the royal wedding. As a wedding florist I was glued to the screen trying to get a first glipms of the wedding bouquet. The chapel looked absolutely stunning and well done to the gorgeous Philippa Craddock for pulling that off but for a lot of brides and for me […]
Wedding colour schemes, and how to fit in those wedding flowers (and how not to go too overboard!) I have declined to do a wedding once, actually I have said no to a few wedding enquiries over the last few years and it was usually for the same reason; the colour scheme. As a florist […]
Getting married in the winter is getting more and more popular. Is it the games of Thrones effect? Or shall we blame the concept of Hygge. It really doesn’t matter as getting married in the winter is a great idea. In January some venues offer discounts as it is such a quiet time after Christmas […]
Autumn is our favourite season for wedding flowers. There are often days in September and October where the weather is good and the backdrop of autumn coloured leaves in the trees make for some stunning wedding photos. The colour palette for autumn flowers allows for some richer and deeper tones. You can still get some […]
We do a lot of weddings here at R&M, and get enquiries for wedding flowers in all kinds of budgets. Some brides nip to the registry office and have a few jam jars on the table at the pub afterwards, some brides want flowers absolutely everywhere. We always place the wishes of the bride first […]
I had the nicest wedding consultation with Helen last year. The initial enquiry was for yellow roses with white September Daisies which isn’t one of my favourite flower combinations but I did my homework and prepared some lovely images of alternative flowers; Rose domes in greens, creams and lemons or romantic posies made with clouds […]