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Choosing a wedding bouquet

Start with the room, the season and the dress. Everything else follows.

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A hand-tied bridal bouquet of cream garden roses
Tied by hand at the Petal & Stem bench.

A wedding bouquet is easiest to choose when you stop looking at flowers and start looking at the day. The room, the time of year and the dress tell you most of what you need to know.

We begin there, then work outwards: the bouquet first, then buttonholes, then the flowers for the table. Keeping the palette connected is what makes the whole day feel considered.

Before anything is finalised you will see a sample arrangement, so there are no surprises on the morning. If you love something that is out of season, we will say so honestly and suggest what is beautiful instead.

You do not need a mood board to begin. A colour you love, the date and the place are plenty.

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