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Here is a selection of Q&As from An Essex Wedding magazine whether it be about flowers, hair and makeup, fashion, wedding themes, health & beauty, cakes, stationery, legal advice. If you would like your question answered by our experts, please email it to editor@anessex.wedding
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Floral Focus
| Q | I want my nine bridesmaids to have beautiful bouquets, but we're on a tight budget. Do you have any ideas on how we can save money? |
| A | Victoria Makepeace says: Many brides are now opting for bridesmaid bouquets that can double up as beautiful centrepieces to help with their wedding budget. If you stop to think it's very true that the bridesmaids never have anywhere to put their bouquets after the photos have all been taken so by simply providing beautiful vases in the centre of each guest table will not only free up your bridesmaids hands for helping with all their extra duties but keeps the flowers happy and fresh in water and every table looks beautifully perfect and completely in keeping with the overall wedding theme. |
Victoria Makepeace, Simply Stunning Flowers
Green with envy
| Q | I want my wedding to look very fresh with loads of foliage everywhere (but not necessarily flowers). What suggestions do you have? |
| A | Cheryl Slater says: Lots of different foliage can give a wedding visual impact. Because foliage comes in a many different tones and shades of green it creates depth. Popular greens include eucalyptus, olive, soft ruscus and pistache which give good coverage but also adds texture to the designs. Jasmine tendrils and ivy look amazing trailing from a bouquet, a table decoration or a larger installation such as arches, moongates and garlands to beams. These blank areas at the wedding venue can be filled with fabulousness and will soften hard lines. Use of ferns, soft and wispy, are great for a whimical, meadow like wedding giving a wild and wonderful aura. Greenery functions like a neutral tone which allows working with a wide variety of colour schemes easy. Foliage can give any wedding the wow factor without any flowers used! |
Cheryl Slater, Cheryl’s Flowers
Luxe florals
| Q | We're having a 1920s-inspired wedding and would love to incorporate the era into our decor. What flowers will create a luxurious atmosphere? |
| A | Sian Hardingham says: That's easy, luxury, scented, garden roses with velvety petals. Flowering jasmine for the dreamy smell and the softness. A real mix of textures in a elegant, romantic bouquet finished with silk ribbon. |
Sian Hardingham, Hollington’s Floral Design
Money talks
| Q | We want to book a florist but are panicking about the budget getting out of hand. Is there anything we can do? |
| A | Gillian Fautley says: We are now offering seasonal flower packages for 2023-2024, to help our couples stay within budget. It starts with you choosing a colour selection, before deciding what you want for your big day. Our Willow Package, for example, is just £1,000, and includes a teardrop or luxury handtied bridal bouquet, four bridesmaids' bouquets, two corsages, groom's special buttonhole, five groomsmen's buttonholes, an alter or top table arrangement, six tall hired stand designs, eight pew ends and a pedestal for the ceremony and entrance to your wedding breakfast. We even have a Rosa package for just £250, which features a handtied bouquet, two bridesmaids' posies, four rose buttonholes and two spray rose corsages. |
Gillian Fautley, Courts of Rayleigh
