Getting married is undoubtedly one of the most exciting times of your life and planning your wedding is just the most wonderful thing, albeit maybe a little stressful at times! When you start forming plans for the ceremony, the reception, the bridesmaids dresses, the flowers, the cake etc it is easy to get…
We’ve had a very busy couple of months with lots of weddings – all of them so different but such a joy to work with every bride designing their perfect flowers! A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of making Sara’s bouquet for her wedding to Paul at the very lovely Pangdean…
I’m excited! The tide is definitely turning – more and more florists and flower arrangers are ditching the floral foam and reverting to tried and tested methods for arranging flowers. I’ve recently been on two courses to learn how to arrange flowers using chicken wire as a base and it is amazing what can be…
Loving this fabulous new trend for weddings – no flowers just gorgeous scented Eucalyptus foliage Cinerea and Baby Blue Eucalyptus overflowing from these lovely large glass jars lining the aisle at The Harbour Hotel, Brighton for Franki & Josh’s wedding this weekend The windowsills were adorned with clear glass bottles simply filled with…
Well, in my last post I wrote about the perils of floral foam and appealed to everyone to STOP using it! I’ve lots of designs which I regularly use and none of them use foam – here are some ideas and tips on how to create them for yourself. All of the vases and accessories…
I was very relieved to read a great Instagram post today, written by internationally renowned florist Shane Connolly, about the excessive and worrying use of floral foam. It is a widely ignored problem that the industry tries to hide; forever promising Eco friendly alternatives that never actually come to market, and continuing to use colossal…
Chez Fleur will be at Cuckfield Local Market this Saturday at The Talbot Inn courtyard from 09.30-12.30 selling fabulous hand tied bouquets together with jam jars filled with brightly coloured British flowers. If you bought a jam jar posy last month remember to bring the jar back this month and save 50p on your next…
Special End of Term offers – looking for gift bouquets for teachers, colleagues or thank you gifts? Order now from Chez Fleur & SAVE! Why not get together with friends and order together – for a limited time* you can take advantage of these fantastic prices: Order 1 bouquet for £35 Order 2 bouquets for…
Chez Fleur are looking forward to Saturday 10 June when they will be selling fabulous locally grown British flowers at Cuckfield Local market in the courtyard of The Talbot Inn. Don’t miss out – come along between 9.30-12.30 to buy gorgeous hand tied arrangements and posies featuring sweet peas, cornflowers, peonies and more! If you…
