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What is in season for weddings
The flowers in your wedding bouquet often depend on when you marry. Some blooms only look their best for a few months.Spring and summer give the widest choice, with roses, hydrangeas and sweet peas all in good supply.
Autumn and winter weddings lean on proteas, dahlias and foliage, which hold up well in cooler weather. Tell us your date early and we will guide you.
Spring And Summer Blooms
Spring and summer are the easiest months for a wedding bouquet, since roses, lilies, gypsophila and sweet peas are all easy to source. Our tip: choose two or three main flowers and let the rest be filler, so the bouquet still looks full if one variety is short that week.
Choose flowers that are in season and your bouquet will look better for less money. That is the best advice we give every bride who asks.
Weddings later in the year call for different flowers. Come autumn, proteas, dahlias and chrysanthemums take over, and they hold up better in transport and in the heat of an afternoon reception. Ask your florist what is looking good that month rather than fixing your heart on one flower too early.
Talk To Us Early
The sooner you tell us your date and colours, the more choice we have. Popular dates get booked out fast, and some flowers need to be ordered weeks ahead.
Mixing In Season With Favourites
If you love a flower that is out of season, we can often still get it, just at a higher cost. Mixing one or two favourites with what is in season keeps your bouquet special without pushing up the price too much.
There is no single right answer for wedding flowers. In the end, the best bouquet is one that suits your date, your venue and your own taste, built from blooms that are happy to be cut that week.
