From design to delivery, here's how we create your wedding flowers.
Planning
- 4–6 weeks prior to your wedding we will co-ordinate the team required to create and deliver your wedding, including florists and drivers.
- We will then look at the logistics for the day and liaise with the events team at your venue.
- If there are any sundries, e.g. vases, we will order these well in advance.
- The brief for creating your arrangements and the set-up will be prepared.
Ordering
- We start by calculating the number of stems we need to create all of your wedding arrangements and then add a 5% buffer for any stems that might be anything less than perfect.
- For harder-to-source varieties, we work with our network of growers and suppliers to secure the best suitable stems available for the brief.
- In general, we order the flowers to arrive three days before your wedding. This gives us time to deal with any availability issues and ensure your flowers are blooming to perfection on your big day. For flowers that take longer to bloom, such as peonies and freesia, we bring these in earlier and carefully coax them into bloom — not too early and not too late.
Taking delivery of the flowers
- Our flowers are sourced through a network of growers and suppliers, with deliveries planned around the needs of each wedding.
- We check everything has arrived against our order list and carefully go over each stem, conditioning it and looking for any signs of damage.
- The flowers are wrapped loosely in paper to protect them while allowing room to bloom.
- The flowers are then placed in water and kept in a cool room.
- We keep an eye on them over the next few days, seeing if anything needs help speeding up or slowing down the blooming process.
The day before your wedding
Our talented team of florists will create your arrangements to match the design brief, taking care and time to ensure every stem is perfect and the arrangement matches your vision.
The day of your wedding
- Our team will come in early to check everything over, bind the bouquets and package everything ready for transportation and delivery.
- If there is any on-site installation we will work with the venue on this and aim to be finished at least one hour before your guests start arriving.
- If any of the arrangements need to be moved between the ceremony and reception then we will brief this in with your event manager.
The day after your wedding
- If needed we will return to the venue to collect any hired items.
Explore our wedding flowers by Gardenia, including Pre-designed, Bespoke Simplicity and Bespoke Luxury options.
