Your Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wedding - April/May 2023 (Issue 100)

Fable Flowers, Buckinghamshire  The team are seeing a resurgence of smaller more delicate bridal bouquets. Textural and airy, the petite garden-style bouquet is all about quality over quantity. This means ditching heavy greenery and opting for delicate grasses teamed with pretty focal flower varieties such as cosmos, scabious and clematis.  Expect bright, bold colour palettes this summer, particularly a bright mix of orange and coral set off against deep purple and lilac hues. This works particularly well in mid-to-late summer with dahlias, garden roses, delphiniums and clematis all in season. Remember that bright colour themes balanced well can still look refined and elegant.  Early summer brings a bounty of seasonal flowers and colours. The florists at Fable Flowers love working with textural blooms such as ammi, larkspur, scabious and nigella which all add an element of interest, giving that magical element to a bouquet. Book it: www.fableflowers.co.uk; www.facebook.com/fableflowers; www.instagram.com/fableflowers FloralCelli Event Flower Specialists, Oxfordshire For wedding flowers this year, the popular floral choices are still classic white and ivory tones teamed with plenty of mixed foliage, which suits any colour theme that couples may choose for their decoration and other accessories, such are bridesmaids’ dresses, suits and favours. Book it: 01295 279 475, www.floralcelli.co.uk; www.facebook.com/Floralcelli; www.instagram.com/floralcelli_flowers www.gettyimages.co.uk  It’s all about seasonality this summer - work with the florist to find out about the more unusual stems that are in bloom for the big day. British flowers are becoming more and more popular because wedding couples value sustainability as the Fable Flowers team do. Fleeting seasonal gems are the magic ingredient. For summer blooms, pick bupleurum, alchemilla, ammi and lysimachia. 54

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