A July Wedding Bouquet

​  Over a season I make so many wedding bouquets & just like the wedding couples, every one is different. ⁠
  I'm not following a strict recipe used every time. Instead, I select locally grown flowers & foliage at their very best here that week, that month. ⁠
  While working on a wedding bouquet, I'm totally absorbed. Selecting stems in chosen colours, varieties & shapes. Taking note of special requests & scents. Moving the bouquet round in my hands to position those stems, checking they're where I want them. Next morning, any final tweaks are made & the ribbon trimmings added. ⁠
  Of course, I love to see those bouquets captured artistically by the talented Photographers attending a wedding. But once the bouquet is ready, few are photographed properly here. Time is of the essence on wedding morning. I must get that bouquet delivered on time! ⁠
  So most are given a quick phone snap in front of my workshop wall or perhaps the hedge. Never mind the poor lighting, dreary backdrop or my not-so-stylishly dressed arm! ⁠
  Unsurprisingly, those quick snaps rarely make it on yo social media. They're lost in my phone, simply an 'aide memoire'. They help me remember a couple, what I made & exactly what was flowering on their wedding day.⁠
  And this is one of those 'lost' bouquets, I made it for Ruth last July. I rediscovered it when looking for reminders of flower availability. This helps me plan my planting & sowing schedule in 2026. Yes, I keep written cutting lists but a visual record is much more vivid for me. ⁠
 I notice the first scented 'Ispahan' Roses & white Agapanthus. Both very early last Summer. Lavender Sweet Peas. The last of that batch of Corncockle & Nigella. All added into the plan again for this year. ⁠
  Looking forward to cutting them again soon for this years events... Let me know if you or somebody you know would love our locally grown flowers for that special touch too.⁠