Utterly Unique Floral Weddings
Utterly Unforgettable
You have the freedom to fully embrace your ideas, so that your wedding can be the work of art it deserves to be. My job is to show you exactly what is possible, even if no-one would ever believe it could be.
Uniquely Yours
Your wedding day should reflect your unique story.
During the planning process, I’ll get to know you as a couple, so I can start to understand the journey that has led you to this special day. Finding subtle ways to incorporate your story into the design for your wedding flowers will see that it is refined, fresh and completely original to you.​
Truly Rarified
No two weddings created by The Rarified are the same.
We take your vision for your wedding day, be it timeless or unexpected, and work to make sure that your day is more beautiful, more elegant and more refined than you ever could have imagined, adding flair, interest and honesty to create a truly breath taking result.
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Truly Rarified
No two weddings created by The Rarified are the same.
We take your vision for your wedding day, be it timeless or unexpected, and work to make sure that your day is more beautiful, more elegant and more refined than you ever could have imagined, adding flair, interest and honesty to create a truly breath taking result.
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You're in Good Hands
With more than 18 of experience and goodness-knows how many weddings under our belts, it’s fair to say our team have wedding floristry down to a fine art.
We’ve perfected our role behind the scenes, always planning ahead and making sure every detail, be it big or small, has been carefully considered, so you can rest assured that everything will run seamlessly on the day.
Your only job is to relax and embrace in the beauty of your day.
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"The floral arrangements exceeded our expectations, they were not only creative but elegant as well. All our guests commented on how stunning, vibrant and different they were. We were certainly blown away by Joanna's work!"
Andres Rojas, Groom
"WOW WOW WOW! We were so glad we went ahead with the lighting rig installation - it absolutely made the room! It pulled everything together and was a real statement! We were overjoyed! Thank you!"
"Joanna is an extremely talented florist! Her creations hands down blew us away! I cannot recommend Joanna enough! If you want flowers with the 'WOW' factor contact The Rarified you will not be disappointed!"
Laura Fletcher, Bride
"Joanna did our wedding flowers for us and we could not have been more thrilled! She created the perfect indoor garden, a vision I genuinely wasn’t sure we could create. She has a great eye and a real skill for creating the image you want but better! She’s also great at telling you where best to invest your money and creating an overall balance throughout your venue. You can relax and trust her, knowing there'll be no stress on the day and it’ll turn out to be beautiful. Couldn’t recommend enough!"
Isabella & Tom, Bride & Groom
"Joanna was absolutely wonderful as our wedding florist. From the moment we met her we knew she was going to be the right florist to create the vision we had for our wedding day. She really listened to what we had envisaged, but also came up with really useful suggestions and answered any queries. On the wedding day we were blown away with the stunning flowers that Joanna had produced. Her floral displays exceeded our expectations and our guests have not stopped commenting on how beautiful and elegant all the flowers were!"
Charlotte Day, Bride
Our Process
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Share Your Vision
The process begins with a 30 minute call where you can talk me through your dream vision.
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We’ll discuss colour ideas, favourite flowers and the feel you want to create across all spaces. We’ll also discuss the flow of the day and how we can move floral arrangements around to maximise their use on the day.
Let the Designing Begin
Following our chat, I’ll create a proposal to help you visualise the colour palette and design choices, showing how everything will come together.
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I’ll create a suggested investment sheet which we can refine and adjust as your plans and vision for the day become clearer.
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Working Together
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Once we have a plan in place and you can see the vision for your wedding flowers starting to take shape, we request a 35% booking fee to secure your date.
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We finalise your order and timings around 6 weeks before your date and then you simply need to relax and let us do what we do best – create something spectacular.
Get Wedding Ready
With over 18 years of experience in creating truly unique wedding flowers, I have a wealth of knowledge that can help with your planning.
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The Wedding Resources Hub is here to show you just what is possible for your wedding flowers, answer your questions, and get you inspired with everything from floral designs for popular venues like Middleton Lodge, Allerton Castle and Grantley Hall, flowers for seasonal weddings, colour palettes and more.
Frequently Asked
Take a look through some of the more frequent questions I get asked about wedding florals. To ask me your own questions, get in touch here.
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Yes, of course! Flowers are such a key investment for your day so let’s make the most of them.
We can be very clever with how we move things, designing items with this in mind. We can also create new designs from larger designs if time allows on site, such as roses from your wedding aisle being repurposed for your table centres.
Can our wedding flowers be moved around on the day?
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All fresh flowers are yours to gift and enjoy at home.
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We simply collect our hired vases and harvest the best of the flowers, bunching these for you the following morning. If your wedding is at home, we are happy to arrange flowers in your own vases to dot around your house.
What happens to the flowers after our wedding day?
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Do you work with
non-disclosure agreements?
Yes. Over my many years of working, I have signed many non-disclosure agreements so I’m very used to working this way.
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We really respect our client’s wish for a truly private event and are therefore only able to share a selection of our work online. We never post images of your flowers before your wedding day and will ask your permission to share images from your photographer following your day. We are in your hands.
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The million dollar question! Also such a hard one for me as a florist to answer without getting to know you as a couple and understand where your priorities truly lie for your day. This is the time to move away from e-mails and have a lovely conversation over zoom.
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I often find that 12% to 15% of your overall investment is a realistic place to start with flowers, with many of my clients falling into this bracket. If flowers are a key items for your day, this should increase to 20% plus.
I also find that couples often have a flower budget plus a styling budget. So much of what we offer would be considered as venue styling with candles, lanterns and loose fabric table runners all available. Some of your styling budget could therefore move across to your florals which needs to be considered.
How do I calculate my ideal floral spend?
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What advice would you give to couples planning their wedding?
My one piece of advice is to create yourselves a wedding design brief. Stick it on the fridge and use it to guide you through the crazy fabulous wedding industry you have now entered.
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A great thing to do is to individually write down the key elements you are dreaming about for your day. The feel, the colours, the elements you are most excited by, etc. Swap lists and read through each other's thoughts and ideas. Once you’ve combined your ideas into a master list, you can use this brief to navigate your priorities for the day.
