When I first met Emily we talked through what she might like in her bouquet and we went through photos of what she described to me. However on looking through she kept picking out images with gerberas in, these were not in her brief, at all. On further discussion it transpired that other florists had warned her off gerbera as not suitable for weddings and in particular bouquets!! I hear this a lot...... I am here to tell you they work fine. Yes they are not the longest lasting flower out of water (neither are some of the other popular wedding flowers) but treated well (a florist should know) they will last the day out.
They are probably my second biggest ask after roses and I feel they work perfectly well for all your wedding designs.
Emily's bouquet was therefore her favourite flower, gerbera. We did struggle to match the colour, coral can be difficult as there are not the same amount of varieties as say pink but we got there in the end and these were gorgeous blooms.
To support the heads they were given a collar of salal and the heads each had a diamante pin to add sparkle.
The three bridesmaids who wore full length coral dresses carried a mix of ivory and coral gerberas.
All bouquets together
The flower girls carried a single coral gerbera with ivory ribbon trails and with the stems completely wrapped for little hands.
The groomsmen each wore a germini buttonhole with a salal leaf
and the ladies wore a buttonhole of a germane, gyp and mixed foliage.
All our buttonholes are delivered on a board and may be labelled if required. This helps the venue staff when dishing them out to guests.
These photos were kindly given by Emily's photographer Mark Pugh. To see more of his work click here
If you love gerbera and would like them for your wedding flowers please get in touch today to book a consultation. We are always happy to use this gorgeous bloom either on it's own or with others.
The ceremony and reception flowers will be here tomorrow.
Sandra x
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