Beautiful Bridal Bouquets

Sarah’s bouquet, captured by Lucy Dracott.

If I had to choose my favourite piece to make as a wedding florist, it would undoubtably be the bridal bouquet.

While I love making all your flowers, from sweet little buttonholes to impactful meadow backdrops, there is something so special about the bouquet.

After all, you’ll be carrying it close to your heart through some of the most magical parts of the day - quiet moments with your nearest and dearest as you travel to your ceremony, walking down the aisle to meet your love, and in the photographs that you’ll cherish in years to come.

Whenever I open a wedding gallery sent to me by one of my lovely couples (or their wonderful photographers), my eyes are always drawn straight to the bridal bouquet. So I thought I’d share some of my favourite bridal bouquets, and why I loved them.

An airy, colourful June bouquet

With gorgeous tonal colour and an airy quality, this was a stand out bouquet of 2024. Highly scented garden roses were interweaved with delicate larkspur and tiny daisies, as a nod to the beautiful bride’s name.

Finished with floaty pastel poppies and sweet peas in both soft and saturated shades, the effect was ethereal yet modern. It was a bouquet that danced down the aisle, perfect for the most gorgeous bride and her relaxed, fun London wedding in Crystal Palace.

Daisy said: ‘The flowers were absolutely beautiful. I had so many compliments on my bouquet’

Daisy’s bouquet, captured by Curious Rose Photography

A luxurious jewel-toned Spring bouquet

Full of big blousy blooms, enhanced with twinkly little details, this May bouquet felt luxurious yet natural.

Bride Sarah wanted her wedding flowers to be full of jewel tones, with a little blush weaved in for a timeless feel. I used an abundance of butterfly ranunculus, anemones and the very first roses of the year to create fullness in the bouquet, adding aquilegia and deutzia for movement and air.

This bouquet truly reflected Spring and I loved making it!

Sarah’s bouquet, captured by Lucy Dracott Photography.

An early Summer bouquet in soft pastels

This bouquet (and wedding in general!) got a lot of love when I shared it on my instagram. A frothy pastel confection full of blousy garden roses and sweet peas, as well as scented philadelphus - a fleeting but stunning June flower.

The bouquet was finished with pale pink corncockle and pastel poppies, to make it dance, and trailing naturally dyed silk ribbon.

Along with the soft pinks and peaches, I included just a touch of blue with love-in-the-mist flowers, which perfectly set off the peeling blue paintwork in the amazing venue, the Asylum Chapel.

Designing your bridal bouquet is always a holistic process, taking into account your dress, venue and much more to curate flowers that fit perfectly into your day.

Mia said: ‘The flowers were completely stunning… one of my favourite parts of the day!’

Mia’s bouquet, captured by Eclection Photography

A frothy pink May bouquet

The brief for this early May bouquet was to create a wild, garden-gathered feel for Jenna’s intimate wedding at home. I blended a few ruffled ranunculus with sweet rocket, cow parsley, tiny forget-me-nots and beautifully scented lilac - all picked straight from my cutting garden.

My bouquets are often very flower-heavy, but the touches of green here really set off the pale colour palette, and reflected perfectly the abundant greenery of a May cottage garden.

Jenna said: ‘My bouquet was perfect and smelt amazing!’

Jenna’s bouquet, captured by me.

A colourful late Summer bouquet

Lovely Lucy wanted a bouquet full of late Summer colour for her fun and colourful wedding day. With the last garden roses, beautiful dahlias, dancing cosmos and plenty of trailing vines, this bouquet had so much movement and I loved watching it bounce in Lucy’s hands!

The bouquet also contained a single hydrangea, a nod to the favourite flower of a loved one. I tucked this special bloom to the back of the bouquet, so it could be close to Lucy’s heart and visible to her as she carried her bouquet. I love incorporating sentimental touches like this - flowers can evoke such memories and emotion, and I go to great lengths to source stems that hold meaning for my brides.

Lucy’s bouquet, captured by Jade Marie Photography.

An August dahlia filled bouquet

Proving that a bridal bouquet doesn’t need roses to be completely stunning, this pinky peachy creation was a real celebration of the dahlia - perfect for Miriam’s late Summer wedding.

Flowering oregano and phlox brought the scent, while the cosmos and scabious created an airy quality, and trailing jasmine and clematis finished the bouquet beautifully. This palette really made my heart sing - sometimes sticking to just one or two key colours can be so impactful.

Miriam said: ‘I’ve had the flowers dried and framed, as they were so beautiful I couldn’t say goodbye to my stunning bouquet!’

Miriam’s bouquet, captured by me.

A winterey foliage bouquet

Being a strictly seasonal florist, I don’t do a huge number of Winter weddings (there aren’t many British flowers around in Winter, and I choose not to use imported blooms for environmental reasons). But every now and then I receive a unicorn brief - a bride who wants her wedding flowers to truly reflect nature in Winter.

Sarah was one such bride, trusting me to create a bouquet using only Winter ingredients like foliage, berries and seedheads. Scented eucalyptus, flowering shrubs, peachy nandina berries and delicate ferns were bound together with a pale gold naturally-dyed silk ribbon, for a bouquet full of texture and movement, and absolutely authentic to the late November day on which it was made.

Sarah’s bouquet, captured by Luke Bell Photography.

A blousy early Spring bouquet

April is one of the most exciting times to be a seasonal florist, with the cutting garden suddenly exploding with colour after its Winter slumber. And this bouquet contained some of my very favourite Spring blooms.

Luxurious double tulips (including the famed variety ‘La Belle Epoque’) were a perfect alternative to roses, which aren’t in season in April here in the UK. Frilly ranunculus and perfectly freckled hellebores added depth and colour, while the twisty stems of fritillaries and spiraea gave the bouquet its all important movement and airy quality.

Jessica’s bouquet, captured by me.

Looking for a beautiful, romantic, sustainably sourced bridal bouquet? Find out more about my wedding flowers or get in touch now. I’d love to make something special just for you.