Wedding to wreaths - flowers get a second life!
February brought one of our favourite evenings at the shop so far - a dried flower wreath workshop with a very special twist. Every single flower in the room had already had its moment in the spotlight, as part of one of our most stunning wedding bookings to date.
We host our dried flower wreath workshop around five times each year, and it’s one of our favourites. It’s colourful, lively and occasionally a little chaotic, in the nicest possible way! Everyone goes home delighted with what they have made, and even if people attend on their own, by the end of the event, everyone is chatting and laughing like old friends.
I was so excited to hear from Charlotte, one of our dried flower wedding clients. Charlotte and Alex got married in September 2025, and their wedding was our largest to date. Whilst she wanted to keep her bouquet, flower crown, buttonholes and bridesmaid posies intact (they last for years), Charlotte asked if it would be possible to commission us to make wreaths from the aisle flowers and table arrangements that we had created. Whilst we would have been very happy to do so, I suggested that we go one better, and that she and her friends come along to the shop, so that we could teach them to craft their own.
Charlotte selected 13th February (Galentine’s Day!) and arranged for seven of her close friends to attend with her. Whilst we suggested fizz, the group opted instead for tea, coffee and soft drinks, and we supplied party nibbles such as crisps, popcorn, vegan tiffin and Tunnock’s caramel wafers to keep their strength up!
The bride and her maid of honour delivered the flowers 10 minutes before the wreath workshop began, and we were so happy to see them again. Five months later, the flowers were in perfect condition, and the colours popped against the red tablecloth. Ami and I were snapping so many photos as we prepared the table together.
We settled the workshoppers in, and I introduced them to the Canterbury shop, and told them about the team, Mama T’s garden, and the path that led to our dried flower wedding adventures. I showed them the process, advised on flower shape choices, and off they went! There’s always a tentative nature at the start of this workshop, but after a few minutes, participants are happily chatting and crafting away.
Charlotte had picked beautiful, freshly autumnal shades for her wedding – oranges, whites and yellows with hints of lilac to lift it, and to match the bridesmaids’ dresses. This gave a lovely palette to work with, and it was so interesting to see how the bride’s team selected the shapes and colours for each wreath.
I always say that there is a stage in dried flower wreath-making where it feels like everything is going wrong, but it’s important to keep powering through the doubt. One of my favourite things about the wreath workshop is that there is always a wild difference in the finished wreaths, despite everyone using the same materials. You can really see people’s personalities shining through their work.
If you are interested in attending one of our dried flower wreath workshops, check the dates here, plus there’s more information on our dried flower weddings here.
If you would like to enquire about booking a private wreath workshop, for a wedding, a hen party, a birthday, a work event or any other celebration, get in touch at happyglorious2012@gmail.com.
Wedding photos by Peter Reynolds Photography