Your East Anglian Wedding - August/September 2020 (Issue 44)

Local experts tackle your wedding worries HOT TOPIC TO THEME, OR NOT TO THEME We’ve just started planning our wedding and already I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed. There’s so much to choose from, it’s hard to stick to a specific theme and I’ve found myself falling in love with lots of different things. How can we link it all together? Antony says: Above all it’s important to be you and to be comfortable with your choices. It’s your day, for you to enjoy. Guests will get more out of the wedding if it reflects you as a couple rather than fitting in with any set theme or trend. Sustainability is going to be big for weddings next year and you can incorporate this into your day, as much or as little as you like. We’ve seen a huge uptake in people hiring larger items such as games and furniture made from sustainable materials and by hiring you’re not adding plastic and other items to landfill that have only been used on the day. We’ve also seen a rise in demand for wedding props to hire made from natural materials like wood, cotton and hessian. Antony Lamb | Prop hire | www.vintagepartyware.co.uk SAY IT WITH FLOWERS We want our wedding to be as eco-friendly as possible. How can we reflect this through our wedding flowers? Laura says: Although traditional blooms remain popular, there’s been a distinct shift in emphasis towards sustainability in line with growing concern about the environment and conservation. With couples increasingly looking to make their big day as green as possible, rustic country-garden themes are finding favour, using seasonal, locally grown, pesticide-free blooms. There’s also been a revival in the use of dried flowers. To make your displays and arrangements as eco- friendly as possible, think about upcycling and re-use glass jam jars or sauce bottles for the table centrepieces. Go back to basics with natural materials instead of satin or poly ribbon as the finishing touch to your bridal blooms or table arrangements. Raffia, hessian or twine will add an eco-twist to your bouquet and will look great too! Laura Turner | Florist | www.floralauraflowers.co.uk www.toddunsworthphotography.co.uk 88