HOT TOPIC Stellar wedmin advice from those in the know SELF-RAISING FLOWER We love flowers and want to incorporate them into our cake design. What do you recommend we look for? Incorporating flowers into your wedding cake design is the perfect way to seamlessly tie your big-day bake into the overall feel and style of your day. As a sugar-flower specialist, 95 per cent of the wedding cakes I make have some floral elements, all made from sugar to match my couples’ flowers – they’re my favourite thing to create. Choosing sugar flowers for your cake, rather than fresh flowers, gives your cake designer more flexibility to create something truly bespoke as the sugar blooms will be made in sizes and compositions to fit your bake perfectly. Sugar flowers also make ideal keepsakes, as they’ll last indefinitely. What’s more, there are no seasonal restrictions with these. So, if your favourite flowers aren’t in season at the time of your wedding, having them created in sugar is the perfect way to ensure you can have your beloved blooms in your favourite colour on your wedding day. Another popular trend at the moment, which I love, is the use of edible flowers. I use fresh, organic, edible flowers to create pressed flower designs – a beautiful way to bring a floral element to your wedding cake. Chelsea Prior | www.chelseabuns.co.uk YOUR PERFECT MATCH We’re searching for a wedding photographer and don’t know where to start. What do we need to know when looking and booking? I’ve been in the industry for more than 20 years and the way to find your photographer has changed so much over the years. You have a lot of options, but the easiest way is to use a search engine and look for “wedding photographer Kent.” You’ll then have several decisions to make from there. Recommendations from your chosen venue are always useful as they’ll be the ones who know the best places to shoot on the day, but it’s not always necessary and you may find a photographer whose personality just suits yours. This is an important part of your decision-making as you don’t want a grumpy photographer with you for nine hours of this most wonderful day! Social media and websites have to be the most utilised methods of deciding on a photographer, and again it’s a reflection of style and personality. You should ask prospective photographers about their experience, style, awards, knowledge of the venue and view the wealth of images on their website. You’ll get a sense from this of whether they’ve shot at a lot of different venues and how experienced they are. Finally, you’ll get a feel for your photographer and know they’re going to capture those images that make you say “wow,” and sum up your day perfectly. David King | https://davidkingphotographer.co.uk https://davidkingphotographer.co.uk https://rebeccacarpenterphotography.com EXPERT ADVICE 71
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