MY MONTH IN FLOWERS WITH WHITNEY BROMBERG HAWKINGS, FLOWERBX
May 2022: Extraordinary Wedding Flowers - My Top Tips
Welcome to My Month in Flowers, our column curated by FLOWERBX founder Whitney Bromberg Hawkings. At FLOWERBX, every month of the year is celebrated for its own unique floral beauty; from summer to winter - and back round again - there is something to be cherished in every season.
To mark the start of wedding season, this month, Whitney shares her top tips on how to style wedding flowers, from creating arrangements that feel authentic to you, to showcasing why seasonal is always best.
How to…Choose Your Dream Wedding Flowers
When it comes to choosing wedding flowers, it is natural to feel overwhelmed. With so much to plan - from colour palettes, to varieties, to design - it can often feel like a monumental task. But remember, flowers are supposed to spark happiness and deliver beauty, so the process should be enjoyable. When we work with brides (and grooms!), I have a few fail-safe tips I share with them that should help everything fall into place.
Only ever choose flowers that feel like ‘you’. Your wedding day should be an extension of your own unique style, so try to avoid spending hours scrolling on Pinterest. Your perfect flowers will always be your personal favourites, fact.
Wedding flowers should feel timeless, but that doesn’t have to mean traditional. Avoid tapping into fads, or anything too trend-led, and let a classic tonal palette that feels true to you be your guide. The best wedding flowers are those that feel current, whatever the decade.
Seasonality is everything. Not only are seasonal flowers the kindest to the planet, they are also going to look and feel the most beautiful on your day. Do your research, then celebrate the varieties that are in season whatever month your wedding is planned.
How to…Plan a Floral Design that Works
Creating a show-stopping floral moment is important, but not to the detriment of curating a day that works in practice. Your flowers should fit around your guests, not the other way round. I’m a huge believer that wedding centrepieces can wow in many forms, and the largest aren’t always the most impressive! Here are some key thoughts to reflect back on.
Even at more intimate weddings, you can create the illusion of a bountiful display with a few textural tricks. When working with bud vases, choose vessels of different heights, widths, and shapes to give your arrangement some depth - needless to say, our Bailey bud vases are fabulous at this! In a similar spirit, bud vases look their best when filled with stems of different lengths, and a mixture of dainty and blousy flowers.
Save those bigger show-stopper arrangements for strictly off the table. As mentioned, practicality at any event is as important as aesthetic - if not more so - so use these bolder displays for framing entrances or staircases, and enjoy them at their most impactful.
A cohesive venue is key, and flowers play a massive part in that. Floral aspects should be borrowed from one another, and followed throughout your most intimate and grand details, from archways to button-holes! A venue that feels considered will always end up looking polished, while one that has too much going on will take away from the magic of your special day.
How to…Find Out Which Flowers Are in Season
A question I hear a lot is - how do I know what is in season for my wedding dates? - so at FLOWERBX, we have made it our mission to demystify floral seasonality. We like to think of it in a similar way to when buying fresh produce or groceries; those that are in season are as nature intended, and will look their most vibrant, smell their most fragrant, plus - importantly- have done little damage to our planet.
We are so blessed to have a year full of flowers that wows from January to December, with each month offering its own take on botanical beauty. So, when it comes to choosing your wedding flowers, always remember to work with the seasons, not against them. Need some inspiration? Take a look at our Floral Calendar.
If you want more on weddings, something new is coming at FLOWERBX this month. Keep an eye on our Instagram feed next week to find out more about what is about to launch!
