Celie and Aran wanted the church and marquee to feel distinctly different, which gave us two palettes to play with across the day. The ceremony took place in the village church where Celie grew up, so we kept things soft and classic, filling the space with cream, pale pink, peach, and just a touch of lilac. But we absolutely didn’t hold back on scale. We packed the windowsills and aisle with flowers, then built the altar up in great, rambling layers of foliage, roses and dahlias, reaching into the stonework and towards the stained glass as though the garden had found its way inside.

Back at Celie’s parents’ farm, the marquee was where everything became much more vibrant. Deeper burgundy, red, orange and cerise brought a colourful nod to Aran’s Hindu heritage, with dahlias, cosmos and malope sourced from five different British growers, including varieties the family’s own gardening team grew especially for the wedding after nearly a year of planning together! We layered oak, hornbeam, ivy, hops, beech, birch and pink-berried spindleberry around the king poles, with smilax and ivy trailing overhead, while below, generous floral bowls and bud vases filled the tables between glowing coloured candles. It was such a fun gear change from the church’s soft, familiar palette to the marquee, where we could turn the colour right up and really let the party begin.

Colourful English Church and Marquee Wedding Flowers

Venue: Family home

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