Your Sussex Wedding - December 2020/Janaury 2021 (Issue 88)

FLOWERS 59 SEASONAL STUNNERS Q: How can I reflect the season in my wedding flowers? A: For a summer wedding beautifully soft country-style bouquets brimming with scented seasonal blooms such as peonies, roses and freesias are perfect. Eucalyptus is also a gorgeous addition, to bring in some greenery. Likewise, for the spring what could be better than a bright, lifting colour scheme to welcome in the season? When it comes to the autumn, nothing sums up this time of year as well as sunflowers. These large sunny blooms can’t help but make everyone smile! When the winter closes in, think warmth with a stunning red palette complete with fairylight backdrop paired with lights in vases for an extra wow factor. Ivory, white and gold also work a treat for a mid-winter wedding, adding a bit of glamour. Annabel Grange, Butterflies & Bows www.butterfliesandbows.co.uk A MOMENT IN TIME Q: Is there some way I can keep my fresh-flower wedding bouquet forever? A: Yes absolutely! Preserve your flowers after your big day and either have your whole bouquet designed to sit inside a bespoke box frame or perhaps have just part of it in a frame and have some paperweights created for friends and family too. Ideally your flowers will be received by the preserver within a couple of days after your event while they’re still fresh. They’re then photographed and the bouquet carefully dismantled for all the flowers and foliage to be preserved in 3D. Meanwhile, you’ll be invited to choose your design and frame. I always work with my brides’ ideas, as well as the wedding’s theme, to create a design especially for each one. Marina Hudson, Actual Flowers www.actualflowers.co.uk @Butterflies.Bows