After the latest announcements from the Prime Minister and First Minister many couples are faced with a decision about whether to postpone their wedding for a few months (or more) or to go ahead with a Micro Wedding and plan a bigger celebration once all Coronavirus restrictions have eased. With many couples already having had the heartbreak and headache of postponing and reorganising their wedding several times it’s not surprising that some are opting for a Micro Wedding now. In Scotland under the current Covid-19 restrictions you can still have a wedding ceremony with 5 people (including the couple) but no reception.
Small is beautiful
In early December I was lucky enough to provide the flowers for Gillian and Chris’ colourful Micro Wedding in Glasgow city centre at the Montrose Street registry office. Their original wedding plans had already been disrupted several times by the pandemic so they decided to push ahead with micro wedding and what a beautiful and joy filled day it was!
Silver linings
One of the unforeseen upsides of the pandemic is that these small weddings are so extra special because we often haven’t been able to see or mix with any friends and family so even seeing them for a short and socially distanced time feels so very very precious.
Colourful and fun flowers
The bride and groom were inspired by the beautiful colours they saw when visiting some gardens in Valencia one year and wanted their wedding flowers to follow this bold bright style so we concentrated on zingy greens, fuscia pinks and oranges with hints of purple. This was a great way to lift the spirits in a dark December and really fun to work with.
Making the wedding personal
When planning a micro wedding all normal wedding rules are off. You don’t need to worry about what your great Aunty Veronica will say, you don’t need to have traditional flowers, chair covers or anything else you don’t want. You can do it your way and make the day really personal and special to you and your partner. You do you!
The bridal bouquet
For Gillian’s bridal bouquet we used peachy Juliet roses and bright orange Naranjina spray roses alongside tulips, clematis and freesia (the bride’s favourite), anemones, snapdragons and rose hips for seasonal texture. The bright colours worked really well against the darker green and zingy lime of the skimmia and bupleurum foliage. We also made a cute wand version of the bridal bouquet for Gillian’s niece who had the very important role of flower girl.
Colourful buttonholes
For the boys we created mix and match buttonholes to tie in with the bridal bouquet using eucalyptus and skimmia foliage, thistle and little elements like rose hips, aster, statice and spray rose to bring pops of colour to the design. These were finished with two contrasting ribbon colours which looked great against the dark colour of the groom’s suit.
Inspired?
You can see from the gorgeous photos by Simon’s Studio how happy the couple are on the day to finally get married and be able to spend a day celebrating each other. If you’ve been inspired by Gillian and Chris’ Micro Wedding and want to organise your own get in touch or have a look at some of our other recent blog posts for ideas on how to have your own elopement or micro wedding.
All photos supplied by Simon’s Studio.