English Wedding Ideas

Everyone loves having a good nose at other people’s wedding pics to get wedding ideas and inspiration so its no surprise that there are many blogs and sites out there dedicated to showcasing real life weddings. I like to have a look at the little personal touches that other couples have made to their wedding – the way that they have decorated the venue, the wedding theme that they have chosen, the favours, the flowers, the music, the invites…. With so many weddings around every bride wants to differentiate their wedding from their friends so sites that post real life wedding articles and shots are really popular. I especially like littlemisswedding.co.uk, who recently covered a lovely rustic wedding in Yorkshire and also there are some great posts and inspired ideas over at Stylemepretty.

I am looking for brides who are happy to share their ideas and tips, and showcase some of their wedding shots, so if you know of anyone that would like to spread the love (and their unique wedding ideas!) please do let me know.

When planning your wedding bouquet what fun to involve your bridesmaids and make it fun, bonding session. I find that seasonal flowers look and feel best for example at this time of year you might want to include sweet peas (which smell amazing) and garden herbs, such as mint. In Shakespearian times they would often use herbs in bouquets and if you look closely you can find that different herbs have different symbolism such as Rosemary for rememberance. There is also the aromatherapy benefits – what could be better for your wedding bouquet than seasonal english lavender with its calming fragrance.

I chose to go for seasonal berries, white roses and evergreen leaves at my winter wedding and it was great fun for us all to make these them together in the morning. We used lots of holly from local fields to decorate the venue – its great to source local and seasonal flowers and foliage – not only does it keep costs down but its green too and fun to be surrounded by things from place that hold special memories. I used Britt at Flourish and Green – she was fantastic, the flowers looked amazing and such a lovely girl to work with.