Flowers! What are you having & how did you choose florist?

Hi Beccak, I live in cornwall and my flowers are being done by a florist in Newquay. Where are you getting married? X

Oh, hi! I'm getting married in Mevagissey (where there are no florists); not sure if that'd be too far from Newquay..? I've never actually ever spent much time in Cornwall, just fell in love with a venue, so the geography isn't my strong point!

Aww how exciting! I live in St Austell which is about 6miles from Mevagissey! Newquay is then 20mins away, the florist is happy to drive to St Austell the morning of the wedding for A small delivery charge. They are a lovely family run business and have been very helpful to me so far! (I'm not very good with flowers but they spent ages showing me and grouping flowers together)!

I am getting my bouquet made, a crystal one so I haven't been to a florist. Sorry not much help x

Aha, sounds like I've now found my local informant then Nicksy88! Your florist sounds lovely and exactly what I need; could you send me their details please? I think there's a private message system on here if you don't want to post on the forum.

Yeah of course. Any questions you have feel free to ask! Must be difficult planning so far away! They are really lovely, I'll send u their details and phone number and they are on Pinterest too.

Just to let you know peonies are in season May/June time. I'm getting married in September and peonies were a must for me so they're having to be imported from abroad at a cost of anywhere up to £10 per flower...if they're something you really want them be prepared to pay a lot for them as they'll be out of season for your wedding.

Oh and also I was told peonies won't really work for buttonholes as they're (a) quite big and (b) a very delicate flower which might end up looking a little dishevelled after congratulatory hugs etc!

The first thing you need to do is visit a few local florists and ask if they can do the wedding. Once you've found those who can fit you in, make an appointment to visit them to discuss things and they can come up with some suggestions for you. Peonies are one of the most expensive flowers available and have a limited season in May/June. Whilst peonies are large flowers and too large for buttonholes, florists can use the buds of peonies which are fine. They do come in whimsical colours so lots of varying shades of pink to choose from. Hope that helps.

Hmmm yes, after posting this last night I discovered that peonies would be out of season which is a shame. Apparently David Austin roses look quite similar in that they are nice and fluffy, and are available all year round, so might go with them instead.

Something like this

You will be able to get 'wild looking' flowers at a florist wholesalers but not actual wild flowers because these aren't commercially grown for florists to use. You can, however, get artificial wild flowers which are extremely realistic.

Gorgeous bouquet! David Austin have some fabulous varieties and they do look similar to peonies. They are quite pricey too but worth it. If you have a look on their website, they used to have a catalogue that you could request with all the different varieties in.

Gulp! Any idea on a rough price range I should be expecting for a bouquet like that?

Has anyone seen any artificial bouquets with flowers like these?

With David Austin roses, I would say around the £70 mark. To be honest, for realistic artificial flowers, it would be about the same for a florist to make. It's quite a large bouquet so you could getaway with less flowers which would bring the price down a bit.