Wedding themes

I haven't written for a while due to busy wedding times in the shop and a much needed summer holiday. Now I am back and thinking about weddings coming up and the rapidly approaching year count down to my wedding.

Being a florist people will have a high expectation for the flowers so unless I submit to the rebel in me that say why not shock them and have no flowers I best get thinking!!

In my experience most people start off by thinking about a theme whether it might be as simple as a colour or the whole effect such as a place that inspires them, i.e Moroccan with hot coloured flowers, garlands and drapes, Moroccan music and food. New York with red, white and blue, big red apples and stars and stripes everywhere. Perhaps they might want it to have a really wacky theme like a beach with sand and palm trees, big arrangement incorporating tropical fruits and ice sculptures! If you are like me and try to live your life in an ethical and 'Eco-friendly' way this might inspire your day.

So how can I make my wedding as ethical and Eco-friendly without making it too hippy. I want a really sophisticated look to the day and show all that you don't have to wear a potato sack dress and eat out of bowls made of leaves to make a really amazing ethical wedding day. Or at least be able to off set the honeymoon carbon footprint!

Starting with the flowers I did a bit of research into seasonal flowers for September that can be sourced in the UK... not the most difficult but not quite as much as perhaps mid summer would be. I found this website really helpful
www.flowers.org.uk/public/flowers-by-month.php

So I have quite a few to go through I just have to decide what to do with them! I like the thought of big voluptuous vases and troughs of flowers and foliage. Bright colours to contrast with black tablecloths and shiny silver cutlery. The guest will be in black tie so we need to add some spice and colour into the day and the photos! I still don't know what exactly I want to have bouquet wise, perhaps a hat of flowers instead as I am sure if I was to carry a bouquet I would be fiddling and re-arranging all the way up the isle! So I feel I am getting there with the flowers.
Now there's the dress to think about!
To be continued....