Autumnal Wild Flower Wedding at The Engine Works
Eleanor and Ali’s autumnal wedding at Glasgow’s Engine Works was filled with seasonal colours and wild and natural touches to complement the warm brick interiors of this iconic Glasgow wedding venue.
Autumnal fresh and dried wedding flowers
The bride and groom were both really keen to keep their flowers as local as possible to reduce the carbon imprint of their wedding. We like to keep things as seasonal and sustainable as possible too so we sourced all the flowers and foliage from Scottish growers and used a mixture of fresh and dried ingredients which really suits the autumnal feel of October weddings when nature is busy creating seeds and beautiful dried grasses outside. The couple chose a gorgeous rich autumnal colour palette with a pop of purple that really worked with the tones of the venue such as the beautiful red brick wall in the main hall.
We worked with seasonal locally grown flowers that were blooming in October such as gorgeous Scottish grown dahlias, chrysanthemums, cosmos, sunflowers and rudbeckia among others. We also included interesting textures such as rosehips, clematis seed heads, autumnal foliage, teasle and grasses.
The bridal bouquet
Eleanor’s bouquet was in a relaxed and natural front facing shape and included a stunning dried artichoke head which added a sculptural quality to the design. Her bridesmaids all had smaller wild flower style posies inspired by this piece and the bridal bouquet was finished with gorgeous hand dyed silk ribbon in a rust colour to fit in with their gorgeous bridesmaids’ dresses. The super cute flower girl had a special dried flower wand to match.
Autumnal buttonholes
For Ali and the groomsmen’s buttonholes we used dried lavender for a hint of purple alongside autumnal box foliage and rosemary, dried eryngium (thistle), dried bracken and rosehips to complement the bridal flowers and give a pop of autumnal colour against their jackets. We bound these natural style buttonholes with twine for a rustic earthy look.
Celebrating the season
For the ceremony the couple placed two large wild arrangements we’d made on whisky barrels either side of the aisle to frame the space. We used lots of locally grown seasonal materials such as sunflower, apple foliage, dahlia, autumn hydrangea, verbascum, physalis and grasses. This was a really effective backdrop to the ceremony, and the colours really worked with the earthy tones of the brick wall behind. We used large stoneware vases for these designs which complemented the colour palette and these designs could then be moved to the main engine hall after the ceremony.
A RELAXED AUTUMNAL FEEL
For the table flowers for the wedding reception we created smaller versions of the ceremony vases also in earthenware vases. These carried the colour palette throughout the space and set a relaxed autumnal theme for the dinner.
A UNIQUE VENUE
You can see from the gorgeous photos by Ross Alexander how gorgeous the bride looked with her autumnal bouquet and the venue as always looked unique. Every Engine Works wedding we’ve done has been unique and it’s a great space for really making a wedding personal to you. You can see an example of a spring wedding we styled there here.
If you’ve been inspired by Eleanor and Ali’s autumnal Engine Works wedding and want to organise your own wild flower wedding get in touch or have a look at some of our other recent blog posts for ideas and inspiration. You can check out more autumn wedding ideas in our wedding gallery.
All images by Ross Alexander
Venue The Engine Works