Flowers for a wonky wedding cake

I work with a local Brighton cake designer, Fay Miller of Pink Rose Cakes by supplying her with fresh flowers for her wonderful cake designs.

I was recently involved in a bit of a show-stopper wedding cake which Fay was keen to showcase her skills, when it comes to producing quirky designs, by using a mixture of creative sugar decoration and fresh flowers.

The brief was 'truly tropical flowers to match the wedding theme'.  The bride's flowers included roses, gerbera, double lissianthus, mollucella, shamrock blooms, Singapore orchids, and the theme was purple, pink, white, lime and orange! 

Absolutely my most favourite colours and very 'on trend' for this summer! 

Obviously, when thinking about flowers for a cake, it's not a good idea to choose any with delicate stems which aren't that happy out of water, and large blooms (unless they are the only flower being used), so I suggested a mixture of orange roses, fuchsia pink mini gerberas, purple Singapore orchids and looped Dracaena leaves (lime tips).

The cake was made up of 5 different tiers, each cake was a different flavour, marzipaned and then iced. Each tier was then decorated with a different design and made 'wonky' by inserting specially cut polystyrene wedges in between each tier and decorated with fresh flowers.

Fay was actually attending the wedding, so I delivered the flowers to her the night before after conditioning them and making up some of the looped lime tips and suggested ways of wiring each stem so Fay could do her creative magic on the day.

The result was absolutely stunning! 

Wedding Flowers for a Late Spring Wedding

Here's some ideas for a late Spring wedding, using a mix of seasonal flowers and foliage and some old favourites which are available all year round.

A popular request for this year, a romantic over the arm bouquet using strong contrasting colours and super fragrant Eucalyptus.  This style of bouquet suits a slender cut dress and great for taller brides.

 

A small hand tied bridesmaid posy suitable for flowergirls and younger bridesmaids, using white Avalanche roses and Hosta leaves bound with ivory organza ribbon, secured with diamante pins.

It's traditional for the groom's buttonhole to pick out one of the main flowers of the bride's bouquet.  Here's an old favourite using an orange mini Gerbera with a small Hosta leaf for foliage.

Moving onto the wedding venue, it seems that simple is the key word this season with Gypsophilia making a resurgence.  Here's some simple tied bunches which decorated the aisle chairs for a wedding I did in St Phillips Church in Hove.

And for the reception, simple square glass vases with a hint of Brighton beach using orange mini gerberas.

 

 

A tall vase filled with seasonal flowers is perfect for your cake table.  Here a simple vase filled with glass marbles, sets off an arrangement of beautiful blue Delphiniums, steel grass and heart shaped hosta leaves.

And, for a finishing touch you could add fresh flowers to your place settings.  Here I've used a white Avalance rose wired together with small Delphinium florets, to create this pretty napkin tie.

  

Visit my website for more wedding flower ideas.  Fuchsia Flower Design