Living Decorations

If you're like me and love flowers but hate seeing them wilt and die then read on. I'm going to try and inspire the use of living plants within your wedding. This to me seems like a great idea; the plants will look wonderful throughout the day and what's more they can be taken home to brighten up inside and out or could be given to guest as wedding favours. That's doubly useful! There is the obvious example of William and Kate who did it best when they brought trees into Westminster Abbey! And what I loved most about this (apart from the obvious bold, beauty of it all) was that the trees were then taken and planted in the garden of their holiday home in Wales to be enjoyed by their family for many generations to come. This may be a little out of some people's wedding budget but it is possible to do it on a smaller scale.

Let's begin with the more obvious ideas; planted centrepieces. This I think is probably the easiest to do yourself as you can do this is your home. For a chef a herb themed centrepiece wold be perfect! If you love the Mediterranean these orange and lavender boxes may be ideal for you.

And now for some other more unusual uses of living plants... How about in your bouquet and buttonhole? Using succulents is very fashionable at the moment and it's not surprising! These plants look amazing and can be happily re-planted after use. Potted plants could be used to line the isle as you walk down it. You could use pots of strawberries too; a nice little snack for your guest. And if you're lucky enough to get married outside in a beautiful garden you may need very little decorations as it is!

If you can't use living plants then try to use seasonal and organic flowers where you can as its so much kinder to the environment. 

But isn't it just lovely knowing that you'll be able to show your children your wedding flowers years and years later when they're happily growing in your garden!