It's All About The Wedding!

There’s less than 2 weeks to go till the big day for Jim and Jess and it’s definitely an exciting time for everyone involved here at Shropshire Petals. Emotions are charged, confetti is flying and more and more wedding stuff seems to be magically appearing in the petal shed.

As this is the wedding of the future Mr and Mrs Bubb we’ve all got stuck in to help them in whatever way we can.

So where do I start… Well I thought I’d catch up with Rose, the mother of the groom and original Mrs Bubb, who has been extremely involved in all things wedding.

Rose has been growing the flowers for the wedding in her back garden and has been trialling a few different types so that they will be just right for the special day. Here’s what she had to say…

1. I hear you are growing the flowers for Jim and Jess’ wedding – What are you growing?

I’ve decided to try growing some flowers that I haven’t grown before. I’ve chosen Cosmos, which are an annual stock, Marigolds, Larkspur, Bells of Ireland and Geraniums for the tubs.

2. You’ve done a few trials. How have they gone?

I’ve tried a few different things out because you can’t always say for certain what’s going to happen. I sowed them individually as plugs to start and then potted them up - as you can imagine there were pots everywhere! Eventually I got them into garden beds and covered them with fleece as they grew. It was very challenging trying to hold the fleece down in the wind but as you can see I got inventive with some bricks

There are also some trial colours that we are experimenting with for the confetti, but as yet they are still to prove themselves…

3. Has it been an easy or difficult process? Has anything gone wrong?

Because of the unusual season I have found it a little bit difficult to grow the plants. I do have a backup plan though… If these plants don't flower I can always go to a wholesaler and luckily I have already found an alstroemeria grower not too far away. I also have some friends who have very kindly offered their garden flowers too as ideally we would like really natural looking flowers.

4. How involved have you been in the wedding in general?

Well I have been helping friends with their children’s weddings for many years so feel really lucky to be helping Jim and Jess organise their wedding now. These friends and I have become known as ‘the flower ladies’ as we always come a few days before the wedding to help out.

Also the night before the wedding I am preparing a meal for both families as it’s a good chance for us to spend some quality time together before the big day!

5. What has been your favourite part so far?

I’ve enjoyed every part of it so far. I’ve really enjoyed helping to prepare the service and the hymns as well as speaking with the vicar and the organist who we know well. 

6. So apart from the flowers, are you helping to make anything else for the wedding?

I’m helping to make a lot of the decoration for the church which will all be very natural. We are planning on using a lot of our own wheat in the arrangements to compliment the flowers. They’ll also be wheat sheaves and wheat and lavender to decorate the pew ends. I’m also trying my hand at the bouquets. I have never made bouquets before but I am really looking forward to making them.

Another way Shropshire Petals is featuring in the day is through Jim and Jess’ choice of table names. They’ve decided to name all the tables after our different confetti mixes! Very fitting, don’t you think?

When I first heard about this I started to wonder whether the guests would have a connection to their table in some way...

Are you always dressed up the the nines? Maybe you’ll be on the “Tuxedo” table. Are you a diehard Prince fan? Off to the “Purple Rain” table you go. And for the slightly more mature guests, only “Timeless Elegance” will do.

We think it’s a great idea to have the confetti mixes as the table names. It’s different, it’s fun and if nothing else it’s sure to get people talking about what they mean! I wonder what other wild and wacky table names have been used at weddings over the years… As always we love to hear your ideas and stories so if you've had any particularly quirky ideas for table names let us know about it on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

It’s been lovely chatting with Rose and really getting an idea of how she and Shropshire Petals are contributing to Jim and Jess’ wedding. 

We wish Jim and Jess all the best for their approaching nuptials. No doubt a bit of pre-emptively confetti will be thrown around the petal shed in celebration!

Bye-bye for now!

Love as always SP xx