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Weddings<br />
Bridal<br />
Blooms<br />
Claire Cowling, of Thrive Floristry,<br />
talks all things flowers<br />
What trends have you seen emerging<br />
so far this year?<br />
Lots of our weddings have been very<br />
natural, informal and rustic in style, with<br />
gorgeous country garden flowers such as<br />
garden Roses, Astrantia, Campanula and<br />
Hydrangea. There have been round tied<br />
posies and longer flowing shower<br />
bouquets too.<br />
What do you predict will be<br />
popular next?<br />
Carrying on with the country themes<br />
and styles, natural, intricate and delicate<br />
bouquets, along with compact designs that<br />
feature more ‘blousy’ flowers, plus more<br />
technically styled designs, which are perfect<br />
for a bride looking for something totally<br />
unique.<br />
Which flowers are best for<br />
which seasons?<br />
Nature produces the most exquisite<br />
selection of blooms in their natural seasons,<br />
and as a florist, it’s so nice to embrace<br />
this. spring: Narcissi, Tulips, Fritillaria<br />
and Hyacinth; summer: blousy Roses,<br />
Hydrangea and Peony, teamed with delicate<br />
Astrantia; autumn: beautiful berries, Dahlia,<br />
Crocosmia; winter: Anemone, Ranunculus,<br />
cones and winter foliages.<br />
What’s best if you’re on a budget?<br />
Keep it simple. Flowers arranged informally<br />
in jugs and jars can look really cute. Budgetwise,<br />
you can spend a few hundred pounds,<br />
or many thousands. At Thrive, we always<br />
suggest checking out your local florists’<br />
price lists, writing out a list of the designs<br />
you’d like and seeing what you can afford.<br />
Think about the style too - compact designs<br />
will be much more expensive than loose and<br />
informal designs. Make your florist aware of<br />
the style you’d prefer and the budget your<br />
aiming for, and they will suggest the best<br />
designs for you.<br />
What are your top tips for when<br />
people are choosing a colour scheme<br />
of flower?<br />
Pinterest is great - it helps build a reference<br />
library of designs, styles and colour schemes<br />
- so useful to show to your florist. A true<br />
professional will be able to suggest the<br />
perfect flowers to match or compliment<br />
your colour scheme and style, plus those<br />
that are in season.<br />
Which are best for pressing?<br />
Roses! Spray roses are perfect for both<br />
drying yourself and professionally. At Thrive<br />
we work closely with a company that can<br />
freeze-dry your bouquet - a process that<br />
works for a huge array of materials. We’ve<br />
begun creating the cutest products in<br />
house too: a beautiful, stylised sketch of a<br />
bride carrying a miniature version of your<br />
bouquet, encased in glass.<br />
Do you suggest a complementing<br />
look throughout?<br />
We love to carry the same flowers and<br />
colour schemes throughout; right from<br />
the bridal bouquets and buttonholes to<br />
church decorations and venue flowers - it<br />
looks gorgeous, plus it enables you to place<br />
designs in the church, then to move them<br />
to your reception venue. This is something<br />
our expert team at Thrive can do for you,<br />
to take all of the stress out of it and let you<br />
focus completely on your special day and<br />
enjoying every moment.<br />
Thrive Floristry<br />
Tel: 01359 231009<br />
www.thrivefloristry.com<br />
<strong>Velvet</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> | <strong>September</strong> <strong>2016</strong> 115
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