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Here is a selection of Q&As from Your Herts and Beds 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@yourhertsbeds.wedding
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Blooming Beautiful
| Q | What is your advice on a spring wedding? |
| A | Amy Thabit says: Spring is such a beautiful time to get married, and our advice would always be to take full advantage of what's happening around you in nature. Embrace seasonal blooms such as peonies, ranunculus, poppies and orlaya, as these can be sustainably sourced from UK growers. Nothing looks quite as spectacular as fresh, seasonal flowers grown close to your wedding venue. Similarly, design a colour palette that incorporates a little of your surroundings. For example, opt for green that chimes with the outdoors and brings a little of the outside in. Lavender hues are synonymous with spring and can be incorporated with alliums and irises, both in season. Pastels look incredible at spring weddings, as do more muted palettes of whites and creams, which add a sense of freshness after a long winter spent indoors. |
Amy Thabit, Lace & Lemons
Big-Day Blooms
| Q | How can I get the best out of my wedding floral budget? |
| A | Lesley Symonds says: Flowers are expensive; they're very labour-intensive in growing and creating wonderful wedding designs, so the best way to get the most out of them is to try to use them for more than one job at a wedding. This works well if you're having both your ceremony and reception at the same wedding venue. So, a flower arrangement for the registrar's table and meadow designs on the aisle can be used afterwards on the top table, and table centerpiece flowers could be used to decorate the aisle. Pew ends in little bottles can become part of a tablescape or be used to decorate windows or the bar area. Pedestals and broken column designs can be moved to decorate the reception room. Making your florist aware will help them design arrangements that can be easily moved and reused. You will also need to discuss your plans with the venue to see if they'll move things for you or if your ushers or bridesmaids need to assist. Reusing flowers can sometimes be risky. For example, if you use table flowers to line the aisle and they get knocked over, you might miss a table centrepiece! |
Lesley Symonds, Woburn Wedding Flowers
