Your Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wedding - Apr/May 2019 (Issue 76)

70 S ummer White and green have always been popular choices for wedding flowers, giving a pure and calming effect. For early summer, choose astilbe, roses, eustoma, campanula, alchemilla mollis and dianthus mixed with British-grown foliage such as hedera, euonymus, and viburnum. – Sandra, Lark Rise Flowers As summer arrives, the shades of flowers get brighter and we start to incorporate peonies and sweet peas into our bridal work. These both add fragrance, but the peony steals the show with its gorgeous layers of petals. Throughout summer, we make countless milk churns and urns, adding stocks and delphinium to these for added height and impact. Sunflowers and zinnias are favourites, with bold colours and lots of textures. – Emma, Signature Flowers Summer brides have an array of beautiful blooms to choose from. Sensational summertime flowers include roses, peonies, hydrangeas, gerberas, tea roses, sweet peas, stocks, dahlias, delphiniums and beautifully bright sunflowers. Peonies are a true favourite among brides (and of ours) because of their amazing fluffy look. These blousy blooms are quite precious but have a short seasonal window, limited to late April through to June. Keep it local by opting for classic British-style summer blooms: blousy English garden roses, delicate sweet peas, dahlias, sweet william and delphiniums will be widely available over the summer months and can create a real statement in your big-day blooms. – Lucy, Seventh Heaven larkriseflowers.com larkriseflowers.com larkriseflowers.com larkriseflowers.com larkriseflowers.com