Becky and Scott's colourful September wedding was a beautiful, vibrant celebration of late summer wild flowers. Using Scottish grown flowers I worked with Becky to choose an unusual colour palette of bright and contrasting colours which matched her urban venue and her love of bold colours.

For her flower crown we created a muted front with a riot of fun colour at the back. Her bridal bouquet meanwhile was full of late summer wild flowers grown in Scotland and finished with bright tassels of ribbon.

The couple collected brightly coloured gin bottles for me to fill with flowers and Scott created copper spirals to enclose the table centre design.

Venue: Barras Art and Design Centre, Glasgow

Photographer: The McGlynn Sisters

Natalie and Neil’s fairy tail summer wedding at Fasque Castle in Scotland was filled with delicate and romantic seasonal wild flowers in blush pinks, whites and dark deep reds. These dreamy tones really added to the romantic enchanted feel of the wedding.

Natalie’s bouquet was a loose, hand tied design with organically grown Scottish pale pink roses, dahlias, ammi and other seasonal wild flowers. We added variegated pitto foliage and astilbe and astrantia to create an airy frothy feel which contrasted beautifully with Natalie’s elegant and simple wedding dress.

We created mix and match rustic buttonholes with thistle and other elements of the bridal bouquet to tie in with the other wedding flowers and coordinate with the gorgeous blue tweed of the groom’s jacket.

I used a mixture of Scottish grown and Dutch flowers for these designs, adding in dried grasses to bring a soft, seasonal and romantic feel to the wedding flowers. For Natalie and Neil’s ceremony at the chapel in Fasque Castle we lined the pathway with jam jars of wild flowers hanging on shepherds crooks with streaming ribbon to tone in with the wedding colours. We made a wild and tumbling archway around the chapel doorway and inside the church tied posy pew ends to the rows and added foliage around candles in the window to soften the look of the interior.

Outside the main entrance to the castle where the guests arrived we created two wild urn arrangements on gold geometric stands to frame the doorway and provide decoration for the post ceremony drinks.

The reception was held upstairs in Fasque Castle where we created two beautiful wild mantelpiece arrangements, full of blousey roses, cosmos, dahlias, ammi and hydrangea. These created a great backdrop for photos of the top table and brought a touch of colour to the elegant but neutral toned room. We helped style the space with touches such as brass candlesticks, mixed coloured candles and coloured napkins which tied all the elements of the wedding together. On each table we added elegant glass bottles and bud vases of wild flowers surrounded by the coloured candles and placed heather and thistle on each place setting tucked into the napkin.

Venue: Fasque Castle

Photographer: Hayley Palmquist

Kirsty and Iain’s jewel toned August wedding at the beautiful Dalduff Barn was filled with seasonal wild flowers in pinks, purples, reds, corals and blues. These rich bright tones really added to the fun personal feel of this laid back sunny wedding and helped make the blank canvas spaces of the venue come alive.

Kirsty’s bouquet was a loose, hand tied design with organically grown seasonal wild flowers like roses, dahlias, gladioli, sweet pea, cosmos, nigella, sage and amaranthus. We finished the bouquet with beautiful trailing purple silk ribbon to match the bridesmaid’s dresses. Kirsty wore a matching half flower crown in the same colours as her bouquet to finish off her elegant boho look.

We created mix and match rustic buttonholes with elements of the bridal bouquet to match in with the other wedding flowers and the bridesmaids had matching posies which looked great against their purple and aqua dresses.

We used a mixture of Scottish grown and Dutch flowers for these designs, and for the reception at Dalduff Barn we dotted the tables with wild seasonal flowers arranged in gin bottles collected by the couple. We created a dramatic hanging floral installation about the top table to create a showstopping centrepiece to the room.

Venue: Dalduff Barn

Photographer: The McGlynn Sisters

Martha and Craig gave me total creative freedom with their wedding flowers. We used a mixture of Scottish and Dutch grown flowers in a bright bold "mexican fiesta" palette to create a fun colour pop look. Martha didn't want a traditional bouquet so I made a bespoke headpiece and corsage for her and a flower colour for Dotty the pug.

Venue: Woodside Warehouse, Glasgow

Photography: Neil Thomas Douglas

Ross and David tied the knot and the beautiful Cairns Farm set in the countryside near Edinburgh. We filled this barn style venue with lots of seasonal summer blooms in muted brights and used almost all Scottish grown materials.

For the ceremony space we lined the aisle with jars that the couple had collected and filled them with early summer flowers like nepeta, cornflower, aquilegia, valerian, foxglove, verbascum, campanula and cow parsley. These materials give a delicate frothy meadowy feel and drew the colour through the space. At the top of the aisle we created a feature stack of wooden crates with a wild flower style arrangement of seasonal summer flowers at the top and plants and greenery throughout. 

Above the signing table, we created a beautiful naturally inspired hanging installation on a birch branch which helped frame the space. At the entrance to the reception space we created another hanging piece to be viewed from all sides.

The grooms wore relaxed gathered style buttonholes of thistle, eucalyptus, lavender, wax flower and bunny tail grass to fit the muted brights colour scheme which looked great against the bluey gray of their kilt and suit jackets.

Photography: Kalisterscope Photography
Venue: Cairns Farm Estate

Kerri and Anton’s rustic summer wedding at the beautiful Harelaw Farm was filled with seasonal wild flowers in deep burgundy, white, blush and green and lots of touches of copper and rose gold.

I used Scottish grown wild flowers to capture the natural laid back feel of this rustic country barn venue and mirror the abundance of the summer season.

Kerri’s bouquet was filled with blousey romantic peonies, succulents, orlaya, sweet peas, birch and many other summer wild flowers. We added trailing burgundy ribbon to match the bridesmaid’s dresses and Anton’s buttonhole included burgundy spray roses, thistles, sanguisorba and scented rosemary.

The ceremony was held in the byre and we created two large wild urn arrangements to sit on the milk churns either side of the ceremony space. We filled these with seasonal touches like foxgloves, peonies, pampas grasses, alliums and birch foliage fitting with the country feel of the wedding.

For Kerri and Anton’s reception we lined the tables with gin and whisky bottles the couple had collected filled with seasonal wild flowers and placed on log slices. We also added some of these bottles in the bar and toilet areas and around the main barn on stacked crates and tables. Alongside the bottles on the tables we added jam jars of wild flowers which Kerri and Anton had collected and painted a beautiful copper colour to add a more modern look to the rustic table centres.

Venue: Harelaw Farm

Photographer: Lianne MacKay

Amy and Adam wanted a foliage only, wild, woodland wedding and gave me total creative freedom with their wedding flowers. We used a mixture of Scottish and Dutch grown foliage in a lush greens to create a fresh and natural look. In Amy’s bouquet I added grasses and poppy seed heads for texture and interest and made a her a beautiful greenery crown with foliage including eucalyptus (to tie in with their Australian identity), oak, and olive.

For the ceremony space in the wood I created a really wild, organic shaped birch arch with ferns and snowberries to bring it to life and simultaneously fit with the woodland surrounding but not blend into the background.

In the marquee we added foliage bunting and hanging foliage installations that really popped against the white of the marquee fabric and brought the outside in.

On the tables we added foliage runners and a mixture of foliages in assorted bottles.

Venue: Harvest Moon

Photography: Green Antler Photography

Fiona and Alasdair's rustic barn wedding was filled with blousey wild flowers, texture and even a bit of taxidermy. Fiona wanted to include feathers and wings in the design and was keen to include texture with elements such as succulents, alder cones and grasses. We opted for a loose flowing style of wedding bouquet to match her veil and gown and fit with the rustic setting. Using Scottish grown wild flowers I used blush and peach tones contrasted with pops of deeper red and burgundy to create a striking look.

"Melanie could not have done a better job with the flowers for my wedding! They were beyond anything I could have imagined. She was a delight to work with and I'm so happy she played such a wonderful part in our big day!" Fiona

Venue: Harelaw Farm

Photographer: Kellee Quinn Photography

Jane and Matt’s colourful September wedding at the beautiful Ardgowan House was filled with bright seasonal wild flowers in oranges and blues to match the unusual china Jane’s granny had lent her to use as vases for the wedding reception. These punchy bright tones really added to the fun personal feel of this laid back sunny wedding.

Jane’s bouquet was a loose, hand tied design with organically grown seasonal wild flowers like hydrangea, roses, dahlias, agapanthus, crocosmia and the zingy lime green of alchemilla mollis. We finished the bouquet with beautiful deep green velvet ribbon to match the bridesmaid’s dress and added her grannie’s brooch as the “something borrowed” of the traditional wedding rhyme. We used the same green velvet ribbon to tie a dainty flower crown of wax flower for her to wear after the ceremony as she let her hair down and danced the night away!

We created mix and match rustic buttonholes with thistle and elements of the bridal bouquet to match in with the other wedding flowers.

We used a mixture of Scottish grown and Dutch flowers for these designs, and for the reception in the marquee at Ardgowan Estate we dotted the tables with wild seasonal flowers arranged in the bright vases, bowl and jugs collected over many years by the bride’s grannie. The groom, Matt, is a keen cyclist so we created a flowery table plan on hanging bike wheels at the entrance to the marquee.

Venue: Ardgowan House

Photographer: John Elphinstone Stirling

Louise and Matthias’s beautiful summer wedding at Rowallan Castle was like something from a fairytale. It was filled with gorgeous seasonal pastel flowers and personal touches with the couple’s family helping to collect vintage bottles and candlesticks and even cut log slices for their wedding décor. Being in July it was perfectly timed to have the best of the summer flower season available.

Louise and Mattias were looking for a soft romantic feel to their wedding and we stuck to muted colours of pastel blues, whites and pale pinks in the best seasonal flowers available. This worked really well to create a romantic and elegant feel which worked perfectly in the stunning castle setting. As always we used mainly Scottish grown flowers but added some imported Quicksand roses to perfectly complement the couple’s colour palette. Blue is a difficult colour to find naturally but a great way to incorporate it is through details like candles, blue glass bottles or linens.

Photography: Joy Story Photos
Venue: Rowallan Castle

Joanne and Ewan's summer wedding at Sloans in Glasgow city centre had a beautiful pastel palette and used a mixture of Scottish and Dutch flowers to give a soft, blousey, romantic feel. Joanne's bouquet was finished with delicate heirloom silk ribbon wish caught the wind beautifully in her photos.

“Thank you so much for all of the beautiful arrangements and buttonholes...there were so many compliments on the flowers and I couldn’t stop looking at my bouquet ... Your designs are exceptionally beautiful, the movement and feel of the flowers was exactly what I was looking for... You’re incredibly talented and I won’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone getting married.” Joanne

Venue: Sloans, Glasgow

Photography: Zoe Campbell Photography

Seonaid and Craig's laid back barn wedding was filled with soft pastel shades and lots of foliage. Seonaid's unusual bouquet featured succulents and a large tillandsia airplant as well as lots of wild flowers grown in Scotland.

"Thanks so much Mel for making my flowers for the wedding they were so beautiful and everyone commented on how different they were. The air plant is surviving well and looks lovely in our living room". Seonaid

Venue: Dalduff Farm

Photographer: Linzi Russo

Laura and Mike’s colourful festival style wedding on the shores of Loch Insh in the Scottish Highlands was filled with warm bright seasonal wild flowers in pinks, oranges, corals and yellows. These punchy bright tones really added to the fun festival feel of this laid back wedding.

Laura’s bouquet was a loose, hand tied design with organically grown seasonal wild flowers like yarrow, cosmos, sweet peas, roses, dahlias and billy buttons. We added texture with berries and bunny tail grass and finished off the look with streamer style coral silk ribbon which looked great in photos where the breeze caught it. She also wore a colour pop boho style flower crown with flowers from the bouquet to finish off the look.

We created mix and match rustic buttonholes with elements of the bridal bouquet and other wedding flowers such as berries, billybuttons, sweet william and mini sunflowers. This pick and mix look was bright and fun and perfectly suited the laid back festival feel of the wedding. These warm coloured tones really worked well with Mike’s floral tie and pocket square.

I used a mixture of Scottish grown and Dutch flowers for these designs, and for Laura and Mike’s reception at the Loch Insh Outdoor Centre we dotted the tables with blue glass bud vases filled with bright coloured seasonal flowers and created ribbon and foliage hanging backdrops for the dividers between the booths.

Venue: Loch Insh Outdoor Centre

Photographer: Hannah Love Photography

Antonia and Andrew's summer wedding at Crear had a beautiful airy pastel palette and used a mixture of Scottish and Dutch flowers to give a soft, blousey, romantic feel. Antonina’s bouquet was was filled with scented flowers and foliage, and eucalyptus and olive as a nod to her Italian ancestry.

We added light foliage to the beams in Crear, foliage runners and bottles of wild flowers to the tables to create a summery laid back feel. At the church we decorated an existing gateway to create a wild flower arch for the couple and guests to pass through, and added pew ends and vases of seasonal flowers inside.

Venue: Crear

Photography: Emma Case Photography

Courtney and Andy’s summery wedding at the Barras Art and Design centre in Glasgow was filled with seasonal wild flowers in delicate whites and fresh greens.

We used mainly locally grown Scottish flowers to capture the natural laid back feel of the venue show off the abundance of the summer flower growing season.

For Courtney and Andy’s ceremony created a dramatic hanging piece above the ceremony space with huge headed peonies, hydrangea, lush foliage and trailing amaranthus. This wild and abundant display framed the space providing a focal point and contrasted really well with the industrial setting. We lined the space either side of the aisle with bottles of seasonal wild flowers to create a summer meadow feel.

Courtney’s beautiful summery bridal bouquet was a soft, romantic shape with blousy and frothy flowers such as peony, roses, eucalyptus, sweet peas, nigella and phlox. We finished the bouquet off with beautiful hand dyed heirloom silk ribbon which trailed in the breeze.

For the reception we decorated long wooden trestle tables with sage coloured cheescloth runners and dotted the wild flower style meadow bottles from the ceremony along the tables. We also added eucalyptus sprigs to each place setting and dotted some foliage in between the bottles.

Venue: Barras Art and Design BAaD

Photographer: Neil Thomas Douglas

John and Lisa’s super cool micro wedding at the Monachyle Mhor was filled with seasonal wild flowers in muted tones with pops of pink and yellow.

The couple loved geometric shapes, interesting textures and clean lines and I used a mixtures of Scottish grown and Dutch flowers to create their look.

For their loch side ceremony the couple and their family had built and amazing geometric copper wedding arch which we decorated with two focal sections of flowers and foliage.

Lisa’s unique bridal bouquet was a joy to make with its focal Tillandsia air plant adding interest and drama. We also included craspedia, cosmos, eucalyptus, dahlia, Japanese anemone, tweedia, poppy seed-heads, campanula and snowberry.

I made a matching artificial flower wand for their flower girl and funky little buttonholes with craspedia and Dianthus “green trick” which looks a like a little clump of green moss.

For the reception in the shipping container at Monachyle Mhor the couple had created science inspired test tube and copper vases which we filled with seasonal flowers to match the other wedding flowers.

Venue: Monachyle Mhor

Photographer: Harper Scott Photo

Laura and Fergus’ bright August wedding at Monachyle Mhor in the Trossachs was filled with lots of fun colours and seasonal summer flowers grown in Scotland.

Laura and Fergus were keen to keep things as sustainable (and colourful) as possible which is right up our street so we used all Scottish grown flowers in vibrant rainbow colours. Laura’s bridal bouquet were full of summer favourites like sunflower, cornflower, crocosmia, scabious, alchemilla mollis, roses and dahlia and we added trailing streamer-style ribbon in lots of rainbow colours for a fun festival feel.

For Laura’s hair we wired up lots of small headed colourful flowers for her hair stylist to weave into her hair for a relaxed boho look. For Fergus and his groomsmen we created matching colourful buttonholes with bright flowers inspired by the bridal bouquet such as eryngium (thistle), aster, rose buds and even a mini sunflower in the groom’s buttonhole to tie in with Laura’s flowers.

For the ceremony we decorated our popular wooden circular moongate arch with Scottish grown seasonal foliage using foam free mechanices. This created a perfect focal point and backdrop for the ceremony on the front lawn at Monachyle Mhor.

In the barn the tables were dressed with lots of seasonal wild flowers in bottles and bud vases collected by the couple and surrounded by colourful ribbon backdrops. Along the main beams in the barn space we added lots of branches of seasonal foliage like beech, birch, oak and alder to create a magical woodland feel in keeping with the rustic setting of the venue.

Photography: Sophie Lake Wedding Photography
Venue: Monachyle Mhor

This wedding was full of magical personal touches and fun jewel tones. The hall is a great blank canvas style venue and the couple made lots of crafty diy elements to really bring the village hall to life: they even built their own arch frame, which we decorated with flowers as a showstopping centrepiece for the ceremony.

Laura and James chose velvety rich jewel tones of purples, blues, burgundies and hot pinks as their colours for the flowers and we used a mixture of dried and fresh Scottish grown seasonal flowers. As their wedding was at the start of September we could still use lots of summer flowers but some more autumnal blooms and dried flowers were also available.

For the ceremony the aisle was lined with wood slices and gin bottles that the couple had collected and filled with fairy-lights and we then filled with dried Scottish wild flowers. We used Scottish grown and dried flowers such as lavender, larkspur, achillea, statice, thistle, salvia and grasses for a rustic, wild flower look.

The bride, Laura, had a relaxed bouquet in a loose hand tied shape inspired by seasonal wild flowers in the jewel tones of their wedding theme. She wore a delicate flower crown of rosebuds, thistle and hydrangea among other materials which contrasted beautifully with her amazing pink hair. Meanwhile the bridesmaids had smaller posies of flowers inspired by the bridal bouquet which looked great against their dark green dresses.

The groom, James, wore a relaxed bunch style buttonhole of thistle, heather, dried lavender, rosemary and pittosporum bound with twine for a rustic touch.

Photography: Ross Alexander
Venue: Killearn Village Hall