Your Cheshire & Merseyside Wedding - Mar/Apr 2020 (Issue 50)

Our experts offer stellar wedding-planning advice HOT TOPIC FOLIAGE AND FORAGING Our wedding will be a relaxed affair. How can we make our venue flowers less formal to reflect the chilled-out vibe? If you’re getting married in 2020, you’re in luck! The trend for bringing the outdoors in is set to continue this year and well beyond. Think foliage, think texture, think garlands and an abundance of scented draping eucalyptus. Speak to your wedding florist about creating a relaxed and natural feel by using a range of foliage in your bouquets, ceremony room and reception room. You need your bouquet to look as though your florist wandered through an English meadow, foraging for blooms. You can then follow this style through to the venue with foliage garlands, ceiling installations and centrepiece wreaths, with a range of candles. Rachel Peers, labeaufleurs.co.uk hollyrose.co.uk LOVE IS IN THE AIR How can we create a romantic and intimate atmosphere for our ceremony? Firstly, set the scene. For a good 20 minutes before the ceremony, entertain your guests with live atmospheric music of your choice, whether it’s popular, classical or just your favourite tunes. This will immediately enable those close to you feel involved. Alternate the more gentle tunes with other more lively ones so that there’s a contrast, but ensure the bride’s entrance is a slow number. Winter weddings in particular, have an ambience of their own if you’re clever with your lighting. Whatever the season, keep your colour scheme simple, and coordinated, to create unity, and flow. Flowers, décor, lighting, as well as music, are all key to your special day’s tone and success. Fay Wert, carltonensemble.co.uk 66