HOT TOPIC Wedding worries Our experts solve your problems HOLD ME CLOSE My wife-to-be and I are getting married next spring and would like some shots that reflect the season. Do you have any suggestions? Spring weddings are perfect for capturing photographs as its the season of growth and new life, with the world bursting to life with flowers. Depending on the month you’re getting married in, you’ll have a huge selection of blooms growing, so take advantage of them and look for areas of your venue with plants in abundance or take a trip off site to find some beautiful flowers. My favourite month is late April when the cherry blossoms bloom. These pink and white flowers can be used to create a frame, included in your bouquet or featured throughout your décor. This is also the time when bluebells spring to life which can add a lovely carpet of colour to your portrait shots. Kate Richards www.katerichardsphotography.com ECO-FRIENDLY FLOWERS We want beautiful flowers at our wedding, but also want them to be sustainable. Do you have any suggestions on how we can do this? Your wedding flowers play a huge part in your day, as they bring life, scent, colour, emotion and a sense of celebration and occasion. You can have all of this and still be sustainable. Chat with your chosen florist about seasonal options. Blooms that are in season have been grown without the use of extra heat, thus not using power to grow them. Ask them about the methods that they use. A sustainable florist would never use floral foam as it’s incredibly bad for the environment. There are compostable and biodegradable alternatives out there and old-fashioned mechanics are now in fashion again. Flower frogs, chicken wire and mossages all work just as well as floral foam and are planet friendly. If you’re getting married between February and October, then there is the option to use British farmer’s flowers. There is a website called Flowers from the Farm (www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk), which lists all local growers. When you choose your florist just ask them where they source their blooms from. Here at Wild and Fabulous Flowers, we try and be as sustainable as possible, and we work with local growers to source seasonal options. Rhian Rees www.wildandfabulousflowers.com www.heartfulloftea.com www.katerichardsphotography.com EXPERT ADVICE 61
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