August Wedding Flowers from your Somerset Florist

Seasonal British Flowers, August 2023

This summer has gone a bit pear shaped

Oh dear, as soon as the 6 weeks summer holidays started, the heavens opened and the rain has poured!
Sorry to always start with the weather update… tends to be top of mind for florists and flower farmers alike.

But it all plays a huge part in how we deliver your flowers!

Adapting your wedding flower plans to suit the weather

So I went to work with my good friend Emma from Flowers By The Dungaree Gardener on a wedding she was flowering up recently.
This was a big wedding, in grand Ramster Hall, and it was a fabulously full on day! Emma did an incredible job with the brief the bride gave her, the autumnal colours were stunning, the mix of dried and fresh flowers added wonderful texture, and the planning panned out perfectly.

It was a Thursday wedding so we were setting up on the Wednesday. Because it wasn’t a wedding right out our doorstep, we actually set up on site, collecting our flowers from near by flower farmer Cate at Field Flowers . It was a wedding full of amazing installations, tall table pieces that really had the wow factor, and bud vases dotted on every surface, not to mention a flower arch that was set to go outside….

Just one problem….

The forecast was looking really quite wet.

A good florist can think on their feet!

So we walked the couple around the site and discussed various options, taking into consideration where they were having their confetti shots, and where guests would be wandering around that, meant the arch was going to have the most impact.

In the end we decided to create it in the ceremony room – guests would filing in through a door the opposite end of the hall meaning it would really give the wow factor as stood right before them, and the guests would file out through the arch on their way out. Simply magical.

The ceremony hall was in full use for the rest of the wedding allowing guests to use it as a picture backdrop throughout the day and into the night.

There’s always a solution!

A few pictures to give you the vibe… but the wedding has only just happened so you’ll have to keep an eye on Instagram for the full display.

What flowers should you have at your wedding?

You may be wondering about the different kind of installations you could have, arches seem really popular right now after all. Or maybe you hadn’t thought much past the bridal bouquet… heck! What if you aren’t sure where to start at all?

Don’t worry – I have got you covered!

I have put together a simple list to make the flower choosing process super simple.

Ultimate Wedding Flower Checklist for all Budgets

I have now compiled the ultimate list of every floral arrangement you could dream of having at your wedding – It has been separated out into pieces you might consider for the smallest elopement to the grandest of affairs and everything in between.

Of course, at the end of the day, the choice is completely yours! If something isn’t on the micro-wedding list but you have your heart set on it, add it in! If you want a big wedding but the simplest of flowers then go for it! You do do, I’m just providing the ideas.

And the best bit? This list is totally FREE DOWNLOAD that I am giving to you.

Download it here!

Now, onto those beautiful blooms of the month:

Seasonal British Flowers: August

~ Ageratum – small frilly round flowers in purple
~ Alstroemeria – always
~ Antirrhinums – snap dragons, various coloured stems of frilly flowers
~ Astrantia – small starry flowers in pinks, burgundies, and whites
~ Belladonna Lilies – Multiheaded mini lily flowers on one stem
~ Calendula – orange marrigolds, very bright and happy
~ Campanula – small purple bell flowers on a spike
~ China Aster – Not dissimilar to Ageratum, small round frilly flowers in various shades
~ Chinese Forget – Me – Not – tiny blue flowers for pops over colour
~ Cosmos – delicate blousy blooms that float in in a bouquet
~ Crocosmia – red drooping buds that add a punch
~ Dahlias – all shapes, sizes, and colours, these are the flowers of the moment
~ Echinacea – similar to a sunflower on a micro scale, but come in deep oranges and purples, with large balled centres, beautiful for the cottage garden feel
~ Feverfew – daisies
~ Gladioli – very tall spires with large frilly blooms, great for single variety arrangements
~ Helenium – similar to echinacea
~ Iris – delicate droopy petaled flowers in various two toned colours
~ Lysmachia – spikes of tiny white flowers
~ Monarda – slightly scruffy little round blooms for the wilder look
~ Ornithogalum – round balls of small start shaped white flowers
~ Phlox – balls of little flowers in a various colours. Look out for Creme Brulee!
~ Rudbeckia – small yellow sunflower like blooms with spikey yellow petals and brown centres
~ Salvia – small spires of tiny flowers, see clary sage for a particularly beautiful variety
~ Scabious – despite the name these are fave of mine, beautiful cottagey little flowers
~ Sunflower – needs no introduction, brings the sunshine with them
~ Sweet Peas – coming to the end of their season now
~ Veronnica – similar to Lysmachia, spikes of tiny flower clusters
~ Zinnias – as zingy as their name!

Are you ready to book your flower chat with me? Let’s get the buds blooming – enquire here!

I can’t wait to chat!
Esme x