Romantic spring wedding flowers for a multicultural celebration
The brief: vibrant spring wedding with a cultural fusion
This spring marquee wedding embraced a romantic and elegant design, using colour to create impact within the neutral canvas of the marquee. The colour palette featured pinks and dramatic red accents, symbolising prosperity and auspiciousness in Sikh culture. The bride, who particularly loves apple blossom, also wanted to include roses as a personal touch, as it’s her name!
Venue: at-home marquee wedding in Leicestershire's Countryside
Our Midlands-based couple, R and R, chose a marquee at home to blend two cultures for their spring wedding. Their day was a beautiful fusion of Jewish and Sikh traditions, and undoubtedly one of the most incredible celebrations we’ve had the pleasure of designing for as wedding florists!
With family and friends arriving from around the world, it was important to have a large space where people could gather, mingle, and celebrate. The paddock next to the Groom’s family home in Leicestershire was the perfect location—plenty of room for a marquee for 250 guests and a lawned area with seating should the sun shine—which it did in abundance!
The marquee backdrop provided a neutral space where we created a chuppah for the ceremony in a pink and red palette that honoured the Groom’s Sikh roots. Blending the two cultures into one design was important to the couple.
Spring wedding flower arrangements
The bride was accompanied by her father and two flower girls, each wearing a floral headband. The groom and his best man wore navy suits, perfectly coordinated with pastel pink buttonholes.
Inside the marquee, the aisle was lined with meadow arrangements featuring tall stems of apple blossom, which the bride loved.
The apple blossom continued into the abundant floral chuppah. Designed in an asymmetrical, garden style, it was transformed after the ceremony into a floral photo booth. The addition of a chaise lounge made it the perfect backdrop for couple and family portraits.
“[Fran] came to us with lots of great ideas, such as a flower meadow down our aisle and cascading flowers down our chuppah for our ceremony. She creatively repurposed these for a floral photo booth after our ceremony was over so we could enjoy them for the rest of the day.”
— R & R | 2022
Floral Wedding Chandelier
The standout feature of this wedding was the floral chandelier—a show-stopping 3-metre diameter hoop of flowers suspended above the circular bar. Positioned at the entrance of the marquee, this breathtaking chandelier was filled with sweet peas, adding a delicate fragrance to the air. Guests were in awe when they walked in, and the chandelier was lit as the sun set, continuing to shine throughout the evening party.
For the reception, tall flower arrangements on stands and low central bowls highlighted the high ceilings of the marquee, while the colours at a lower level created balance. The vibrant pinks, reds, and lush greenery tied the design together beautifully.
Seasonal flower choices
The wedding took place in late April, which is early in the British flower-growing season. To ensure an abundance of spring wedding flower arrangements, the wedding was a blend of British-grown and imported flowers. The entire design included approximately 40% British-grown flowers and foliage. The British-grown selection included:
- Ranunculus – The queen of spring wedding flowers, with layers of ruffled petals in a whole rainbow of colours
- Apple Blossom – A delicate bloom that’s elusive, as it is not commercially grown and only flowers for about a week each year
- Stocks – Clove-scented columns of flowers with crinkly blooms
- Birch Tree Foliage – Delicate, airy branches with teardrop-shaped leaves
- Apple Mint – Fuzzy foliage with a fresh, fragrant scent, perfect for bouquets
If this looks like your perfect English country garden wedding flowers, please get in touch to check our availability.
Meet the team behind this spring marquee wedding
Wedding Florist: Limewood Flowers | Planner: That Black and White Cat | Photographer: The Springles | Marquee: Good Intents Marquee
