LILLY & WILD FLOWER DESIGN Based in Berkshire and covering weddings and events throughout the UK, the talented team at Lilly & Wild leave a trail of floral magic with their dried and silk flower arrangements using the highest-quality blooms. Along with luxury bouquets and floral arrangements, they also install permanent installations and balloon displays. 07703 443 046, www.lillyandwild.co.uk Images of Velvet & Blooms courtesy of www.jamieedward.co VELVET & BLOOMS Velvet & Blooms is a florist based in Henley-on-Thames offering bespoke blooms and workshops for weddings and events. This is just one example of their seasonal winter bridal bouquets. 07769 352 801, www.velvetandblooms.com HIRE HEAVEN Taniece Simmons, the owner of Buckinghamshire-based Hire Heaven has been a qualified florist for many years and she also offers a venue styling service with new items available to hire. She tells us, “With flower costs and prices hitting an all-time high, a majority of fresh flowers are grown and imported from Holland. I always recommend using fresh flowers for the bouquets which are the main floral focus that will feature in the wedding photographs. To decorate the venue, I suggest using artificial blooms and provide two ranges of large artificial flowers available for hire. Both ranges consist of matching table centrepieces, archways and floral garlands that can be used to decorate the ceremony and top table.” Hire Heaven also offer a service where they can move flowers around the venue to optimise their use throughout the day. Taniece tells us, “You pay to hire the installations so use them as much as you can throughout the day. Arches can be moved from the ceremony venue or the church to the reception room and placed behind the top table or at the entrance to the venue. The following day, we will take it all away. There’s no fresh flower wastage - a cost-effective way to make your venue look fantastic.” 07922 397 489, www.hireheaven.co.uk 56
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