MATCHMADE IN HEAVEN We’re completely unsure of what cake design to go for, we like so many on Instagram/Pinterest it can feel quite overwhelming. If you were given completely free rein on a cake design, what would you opt for, we’re looking for some inspiration! If I was given free rein for a wedding cake, I would go for a natural more muted colour background, with a range of beautiful handmade flowers to give that pop of colour and focus point. I think its lovely when the flowers on the cake tie in with the bride’s bouquet. Becky Coverdale | Becky’s Cake Bakes | www.beckyscakebakes.co.uk THEMED TRANSPORT With TV shows and films influencing wedding themes, think: The Crown, Bridgerton and James Bond. What cars do you suggest would work for different genres? One of the most popular TV series to become a fashionable wedding theme is Peaky Blinders. Set in the early 1900s the fashion is timeless, lending to the bride dressed in sophistication and the grooms party in tweed suits and flat caps. Our 1920s-style Landaulette and Beauford Roadster have graced many weddings channelling this theme; not only used for the transportation but also providing a fabulous backdrop for the wedding photography. Kevin Kitteridge | Silverline Limousines www.silverlinelimousines.com SUSTAINABLE CHOICES With the increased awareness of sustainability and choosing wedding suppliers with good policies. How do we ensure our wedding flowers are as eco-friendly as possible? We can all do our bit to help climate change and protect our environment by choosing to be more mindful of our choices and choosing eco-friendly and sustainable. I’m starting to get more and more enquiries from people who want to use seasonal and British flowers for their weddings. It’s extremely important not to use floral foam as it contains micro plastics that get in to the water and don’t break down over time. Florists are starting to use moss and chicken wire in place of the traditional floral foam – the RHS has now banned all use of floral foam in its shows! To be more eco-friendly is to choose locally grown flowers to cut down on land or air miles. A quick internet search, or by using Flowers From The Farm website – an organisation which promotes British Flowers – can help couples find a local grower. These local growers generally use sustainable and regenerative methods. A couple can rest assured that when they put their face into a bouquet of roses it’s only the perfume they inhale and not a cocktail of chemicals which are all too readily used in imported flowers. If someone wants a rose in a winter bouquet, it’s a florist’s responsibility to educate their customers to what else is available seasonally that isn’t flown in from Africa or South America. Offering blooms that are just as beautiful but grown in the UK and don’t cost the earth both literally and figuratively. Lucy Spencer | Hall Lane Flowers | www.instagram.com/hall_lane_flowers 90
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