A chat and a cuppa with. . .
ELSIE MO FLOWERS
Summer is coming to a close and those chilly evenings are drawing in.You’ve spent all summer flicking through wedding magazines for ideas and gazing at those flamboyant summer blooms of tasteful pastel shades. When it comes to Autumnal floral inspiration, it’s always a little thin on the ground!
However, Autumn weddings are beautiful if you take advantage of all the season has to offer, rather than looking at what it doesn’t. The venues are often cheaper (major bonus) and it conjures up romantic cosy images of blankets, bonfires and fairy lights in the evenings with the benefit of the warm sunshine during the day, paired with fabulously rich colour schemes that you can get away with in an Autumn setting. So pack away those summer mags and start looking around you for inspiration!
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Also, there are so many beautiful foliages that should be considered. They add endless arrays of extra colours and textures that will enhance your floral designs, along with moss, twigs and feathers, for very little money.
Although personally I love them - reds, oranges and browns aren’t everyone’s cup of tea on their wedding day. However, don’t think that just because When it comes to flowers, most of your Autumn has come around already this desires are fairly easily obtained from is what you’re limited to, not by any abroad, but that said there are many means! A little imagination more benefits to sticking with can go a very long way. Don’t what’s in season: The blooms “Don’t be be shy about going to more are stronger and at their peak of afraid to go than one florist; get quotes quality, they’re cheaper whether to your florist and ideas and find one you they’re grown locally or from with nothing feel good about working abroad,and of course supporting but a colour with. Tell them what your your local economy and scheme. Take budget is and negotiate what reducing our carbon footprint advantage of they can do within it. is always a consideration along their knowledge with keeping our British flora and ideas and I have worked with many and fauna happy. go from there.” couples over the last ten years as a florist. Some have After the peak of the summer had very set ideas of exactly period we start to lose all what they want, but most don’t, and those blue shades, the sunflowers all of them have needed at least some and the cottage garden, shabby chic guidance when it comes to availability. inspired themes start to get a little Don’t b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