The Diary of a florist – Part 2

Thanks for all the interest in the behind the scenes blog post I wrote! It seems you are all interested in what it is that goes on behind the beautiful blooms. Catch up here if you’d like to read part one. We left of at Thursday where I have done the majority of the prep View article

The Diary of a Florist

A week in the life of a wedding florist I thought I’d write this post to try and give everyone a little behind the scenes look at what actually goes into creating your wedding flowers. There are probably a lot more processes than you think! I’ve divided this into two parts as it got a View article

Environmentally Friendly Wedding

5 easy steps to make your wedding day more eco friendly Bettie Rose Flowers is lucky enough to be based in Brighton and Hove which is a really environmentally conscious place to be. There are so many initiatives for greener ways of living here and it feels like many people are wanting to join in View article

My top 10 spring wedding flowers

Spring is a beautiful time of year to get married and there are so many floral treats to choose from. It’s always a good idea to go seasonal with your flowers, that way the blooms will be at their very best and also at their best price too. Don’t worry yourself that peonies are out View article

Going Green – Part One

Exploring greener ways of working in floristry I’ve been a florist for a long time, and really it has only recently entered my awareness just how much of a footprint our industry makes. I’ve long been pretty upset about the amount of plastic and cellophane used in the floral industry, flowers get delivered to shops View article

November wedding flowers

Inspiration for a winter wedding November was a busy month for weddings and it is a lovely time of year to get married. The autumn colours are still holding on yet we are starting to see the winter/spring flowers arriving so there is plenty to choose from. Below are 4 weddings from this November – View article

September Flowers | Wedding Flower Ideas

My guide to a September Wedding September is a beautiful time of year, it can still be gorgeously warm or it can feel decidedly Autumnal – either way I think it’s a great month (of course that has nothing to do with it being my birthday month…) Here are some of my favourite seasonal flowers View article

Meeting Your Wedding Florist – What to Expect

I think a lot of people feel pretty clueless about the whole process surrounding wedding flowers, they feel worried about not knowing anything about flowers or not knowing the names of any. Don’t worry! Us florists are here to help, we can guide and advise you with colours and seasons as well as budget. And View article

My favourite alternative wedding flowers

5 alternative wedding flower ideas I wanted to write a little post about flowers that get a bit forgotten about in the world of weddings. There are such strong trends within the wedding industry and you see the same flowers and colours featured time and time again. Of course there is nothing wrong with being View article

Ranunculus – the perfect Spring wedding flower

My thoughts on this wonderfully versatile flower Ranunculus are probably my favourite flower, although this changes regularly and if you ask me in September I’ll definitely say Dahlia. One of the things I love about them is that they are extremely versatile. They can be soft and feminine in peach and pale pink and with View article