Whilst cutting flowers this morning, I started to think about the detail we go to when deciding what we wear and how we curate our wardrobe for an important event or wedding, and yet how often clients decide what flowers they want based on their favourite colours, which aren’t necessarily always the right colours, when used all at once…
Of course your favourite colours are always welcome, but deciding how to pair for example blue into your scheme should be considered, not an after thought. As seen in todays arrangement (medium bowl design - used for dining table scapes & focal points, email for a quote) blue within a cooler palette is easy on the eye, it has an ethereal quality, naturalistic and effortless. There’s nothing jarring about the introduction of a soft lemony shade of yellow or a hint of muted mauve. Whilst we have plenty of pink & orange growing at the moment, it’s important not to throw everything but the kitchen sink at a colour story just because we have it to use.
Stine Goya ‘Farrow Dress’ in ‘Mocha Brown’ displayed here with Medium Footed Bowl design - email for quote.
When designing a colour story for a wedding or event, it’s really helpful knowing what your idea’s are for your day. What your likes and dislikes are, what colours your bridesmaids/groomsmen etc are wearing, what the venue looks like. This information really starts to build up a visual that can then built on and contemplated with great detail. It’s not necessary to have the colours that are being worn within the flower particularly, in-fact creating that colour story with contrasting colours, textures and considering light/dark is what will make a design elevated. That play on light and dark seen here with a rich dark brown dress, contrasted with bright shades and airy, delicate details.
More often than not, the most successful colour stories are those which are paired back, sticking to one tonal aesthetic or limiting the palette to 2 or 3 colours. It allows for breath and space between the flowers within our designs and yet is still completely unique in execution.