Looking for advice re flowers

[jennyh]

Hi

I am looking to get some advice from budding florists and gardeners. We're looking for affordable, seasonal flowers for a early Sept wedding. I can't afford to spend a fortune and so looking for some tips on cost effective ways to get attractive and impressive table centre-pieces and bouquets that aren't hugely expensive.

If anyone has any advice on this then do send me links or info. We would prob be after white and yellow but not too fussy! Also happy to use lots of leaves and grasses etc to bulk them up but not sure which ones.

Thanks!

Jenny

[womanofdulwich]

if you are getting married in the countryside you can use things like cow parsley.Are you thinking of planting stuff yourself to grow?

[Twirly]

This site might be useful: http://www.flowers.org.uk/public/display_September.php if you click on the flower name you get a thumbnail image.

I did the flower centrepieces for our wedding, 2 years ago this April. Used tank vases from Ikea and ordered the flowers from John Allan - he was very helpful, and delivered them to the flat for me. I did pay someone else to do the bouquet though because of what I wanted.

[TheWinglessBird]

Hi Jenny,

I'm currently studying at the Covent Garden Academy of Flowers.

If you're looking for a large supply, you should take a day out to visit New Covent Garden Market.

[kham]

Hi Jenny,

I am Floral Designer with over 20 years experience, I am based at the Forest Hill Supermarket 110 Forest Hill Road. I get most of my work through words of mouth. I will be more than happy to assist you, do not hesitate to pm me if you have any questions.You can visit me on Facebook under Flowerbycam.

Regards

Kham

[jennyh]

Thanks for the advice everyone. Great ideas re growing them and I hadnt thought of that, trouble is we have only got a small garden and not very many beds or space plus I'm not hugely green fingered so think I would worry about getting it wrong! It's a local wedding but don't really mind the countryside element so will consider that. Doesn't cowslip smell a bit unpleasant though or am I thinking of something else?

[peterstorm1985]

Cow parsley (Cowslips are primrose type flowers - wrong time of year) does have an odd smell - some like it, some don't.

[BeccaL]

Agree on getting vases from Ikea (very cheap) and then filling - can't remember exact costs now but I'm pretty sure when we got married 7 years ago we didn't spend more than ?200 on flowers and that was for 15 tables plus a bouquet plus a few buttonholes. Square vases with a few flowers (roses and lisianthus) and some greenery. Indacos at the Forest Hill end of Lordship Lane did ours - were very helpful and a good price.

[theasidonio]

Jenny, You can buy florist foam from ebay very cheaply and make your own centrepieces very easily. A friend bought florist foam balls which she placed in martini glasses to make these centrepieces. You could do the same thing with flowers....

[kham]

Hi Jenny,

What flowers do you required and what is your budget for your wedding? why not pm me and see what I can do.

Ps..I don't normally charge consultation fee.

Kham