JUST ONE SLICE Do you have any flavour and design suggestions for a spring-themed wedding cake? There are lots of options available, here are my suggestions: ❤ Fruits are popular decorations and flavours. ❤ Flowers in light colours with a pop of vibrance would look wonderful. ❤ Buttercream cakes usually feature fresh or edible blooms. Fresh berries with herbs such as rosemary and mint are also popular. ❤ Fresh or sugar flowers look great on fondant cakes. ❤ Citrus and berry flavours are classic choices for spring and summer weddings. Most cake makers will incorporate these flavours in some way, for example, in flavoured sponges, buttercreams, preserves or curds. Holly Bordon | Cake expert www.hollydollycakes.co.uk SEASONAL ROMANCE What flowers are popular for spring weddings? Spring brides are blessed with beautiful blooms to choose from. Five of our favourites are: ❤ Daffodils are the quintessential spring flower! This trumpet-like bloom is available in shades of white, yellow, coral and orange. ❤ Nothing says spring like a big bunch of tulips. These versatile beauties are known for their distinct shape and vibrant colours. Heritage versions such as double tulips, parrot tulips, peony tulips or those with gorgeous frilly edges work well in bouquets, arrangements and buttonholes. ❤ Hyacinths have fragrant flowering bulbs that come in a wide variety of colours. Brides who would like blue flowers but want the real thing, not tinted blooms, should consider hyacinths. Its smaller cousin, muscari, is a great choice for buttonholes. ❤ Iris is made up of three outer petals, encapsulating three inner petals which stand upright. Available in purple, blue, yellow and white, it’s the inspiration for the fleur-de-lis symbol. ❤ Ranunculus has dense layers of paper-like petals. These romantic beauties come in lots of gorgeous colours, from bright and bold to soft pastel tones. No matter which wedding colours you’ve chosen, there will most likely be a ranunculus in a suitable shade! Monika Cruse | Florist www.flowersforflorists.co.uk www.novelfocusphotography.co.uk REGAL BEAUTY My hubby-to-be and I are having a Bridgerton-inspired wedding and would like to incorporate it into our styling. Do you have any ideas of how we can do this? All your style elements must work together when considering the theme for your wedding. To create a Bridgerton-style wedding, you need to ensure that you use only pastel colours such as regency blue, pale pink, gold and jewel. For the entrance to the venue, I would use a metal frame as an archway intertwined with foliage, roses, spray roses, larkspur, hydrangeas and trailing jasmine to create a stunning and sophisticated look. The wedding breakfast would benefit from large floral arrangements. Incorporate long tables with chiffon and silk table runners cascading onto the floor. Chiavari chairs with chiffon drapes would be an ideal choice that would create a graceful movement that would contrast well with silver candelabras with pastel colour floral arrangements. It’s important that you use only one of the solid pastel colours mentioned above for your linens at the venue and that the crockery is of the regency period style and in a harmonious hue. If this sounds like too much work, then search for a local wedding venue stylist. Not only will they be able to offer advice, but they can set up the venue for you. Colleen Stevenson | Wedding venue stylist www.distinctiveelegance.co.uk 82
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