Garden-Inspired Spring Wedding Flowers with Magnolia at Center Stage
The brief: light and elegant spring wedding with eco-friendly floral design
This Stubton Hall wedding embraced a light, elegant spring garden feel, with flowers featuring a harmonious blend of mid-tone colours accented with white and green. The couple requested seasonal, locally grown flowers, with an emphasis on eco-friendly, low-waste arrangements. The bride particularly loved jasmine, ranunculus, narcissus, and anemones and wanted to include them if available. With the groom in an antique rose pink suit and bridesmaids in sage green satin, every colour was on the palette—provided it was a mid-tone—to preserve the refined feel of a black-tie wedding. As eco-friendly wedding florists, this was truly a dream brief to receive!
Stubton Hall weddings
Stubton Hall is a magnificent 19th-century country house wedding venue located on the Nottinghamshire-Lincolnshire border. Even before H met M, she knew she wanted to be married at Stubton Hall. Known for its grand columns at the entrance and stunning interiors full of original features, the venue offers the perfect backdrop for an English countryside wedding. And let’s not forget the beautiful high ceilings and iconic staircase!
After 10 years together, the couple decided it was time to make their dreams official and chose an early spring wedding. The wedding styling was kept neutral to allow the colours of the flowers to shine through.
The flowers: grand staircase floral installation and magnolia glore
For the wedding, the couple envisioned a grand staircase adorned with light floral installations to reflect the season. Initially, cherry blossoms were planned, but a storm destroyed all the blossoms just a week before the wedding. As I walked around my village wondering how I would break the news to H and M, I noticed that all the magnolia trees had started to flower, which perfectly matched the bride’s vision. The couple trusted me completely, allowing me to surprise them with a breathtaking magnolia installation.
The branches cascaded through the bannisters and draped down from the first floor, creating a show-stopping feature that harmonized beautifully with the groom’s pink velvet jacket.
For the bridal party, I created a bouquet with the same flowers used throughout the arrangements, resulting in a luxurious and fragrant bouquet. The bridesmaids’ bouquets were without greenery, providing contrast to their green dresses. The groom’s party had individual buttonholes in colours that matched the palette.
The flowers brought colour to the white ceremony room, with mini meadows dotted around. These were later moved and transformed into a large installation in front of the top table for the reception.
Reception tables were adorned with central bowls filled with flowers, each arrangement individually designed to reflect different tones within the colour palette. The creative freedom allowed me to showcase each flower’s unique curve and trail, ensuring a unique touch for each table, rather than using identical designs.
Flower choices for a March wedding at Stubton Hall
The poor weather and the early March date posed a challenge for flower supply. To ensure an abundance of flowers, this wedding featured a mix of British-grown and imported blooms. The British-grown selection included:
- Ranunculus – the queen of spring flowers. Layers and layers of ruffly petals in a whole rainbow of colours
- Tulips – in lots of colours, grown locally in Lincolnshire
- Daffodils – pastel yellow ‘ice follies’ grown in Cornwall
- Flowering currant – an unusual wedding foliage only available locally grown. Scented round leaves and delicate pink trailing flowers
- Jasmine – after scouring all my suppliers I sourced one stem of flowering jasmine that the Bride had her heart set on
- Anemones – wonderful round flowers with a striking face. The first handful of flowers from my Nottinghamshire grower
If you’re envisioning a sustainable floral design with a English-garden feel, we’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch to discuss your floral brief.
Meet the team behind this Stubton Hall Wedding in Lincolnshire
Wedding Flowers: Limewood Flowers | Venue: Stubton Hall | Photographer: Kazooieloki | Hair: Perfect Silhoutte Hairdressing | Makeup: Kokoshka Makeup
