Autumn-toned Native Wedding Flowers
A small, elopement style wedding in April called for just a bouquet, boutonniere and a floral crown for the bride. The ceremony was to take place in a bush setting on Mt Wellington. Very "low key and boho" with just a couple of close family members as witnesses to the event.
Inspired by the seasonal colours, and I couldn't resist the autumny tones of magnolia foliage which tied in beautifully with the creamy White Ice Protea and the Birdsnest Banksia I used as the main flowers.
A mix of great textures was important for the unstructured style of the bouquet. I used flowering tea tree, banksia foliage, and budded wattle foliage as some of the textural elements.
The leucadendrons I used were the fine, purple-tinged Galpinii, tall slender Discolour, and the rich dark tones of the Burgundy Sunset, almost black in autumn.
Other flowers used were the smaller Banksia Brownii, and a white Protea Repens. The leafy, wild look was brought together by using a limited colour palette, and making the autumn tones really stand out. I used dried leucadendron cones to repeat the brown colour of the magnolia leaves. Such a satisfying combination of colours and textures.
The grooms simple boutonniere used a magnolia leaf, a zigzaggy banksia leaf, burgundy sunset leucos, budded wattle and a leucadendron cone.
The floral crown was more leafy than floral. I used lots of budded wattle foliage, with its bluegreen colour and fabulous wayward sprigs. I added the yellowy green banksia Brownii foliage, which is a very fine zigzagged leaf. Sprinkled through was the flowering tea tree, which being lemon-scented is always a delight to work with.
The asymmetry of the crown is really flattering. I used the dark burgundy leucos and the dried cones to weight the crown to the left.
It was a real treat to be involved in this wedding, and I wish the lovely couple every happiness.
