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Ten fabulous photos from Confetti Daydreams - A Wedding Blog and go-to bridal resource for swoonworthy bridal inspiration with a touch of flirty fun. Romantics at heart, they’re not afraid to break tradition and be a little bit silly. They’ll guide you through your wedding planning journey while inspiring you to discover how to bring your own individual flair to your special day. Their editor, Storm, daydreams about pink, sparkles, ruffles and beautiful blooms all day long. She’s obsessed with bringing you bridal fashion exclusives, practical wedding planning advice, useful downloads and all around dreamy wedding inspiration.

Christmas trees aren’t the only game in town when it comes to adding natural botanical decor to a home. As holiday wreaths go up, we love the idea of replacing the faux with fresh protea and greens. A bountiful protea wreath enhances festive décor and adds a sense of luxury and organic authenticity to a home. Our wreaths are carefully created using daily harvested, fresh-cut flowers and foliage to ensure longevity. But what can you do to help ensure the longevity of your wreath once you’ve placed it in that special place? Follow these simple steps: Water your Wreath... Whether a wreath is hung in the heat of your house or the cold air outside, these winter environments are dry, and the flowers have no source of moisture. You will need to adjust the amount of water your wreath requires based on where you put it. A wreath displayed outside in a cool climate will require misting once a day. A wreath kept outside in a warm climate, or displayed indoors will need frequent watering o...

Another Society of American Florists’ (SAF) Outstanding Varieties award winner: Eucalyptus Tetragona. This fabulous foliage was dubbed Best in Class - Decorative Foliage during the 132nd Annual Convention in Maui, Hawaii. The entry was among the 184 different varieties from 20 farms. Judges scored each entry based on color and commercial appeal, stem and foliage, bloom form and size, and overall presentation. The judging panel included three retailers, three farmers and three wholesalers. Floral Management Magazine's November issue cites, “Looking to shake up Christmas? Look to ‘Tetragona.’ The variety’s stems have broad, aromatic, gray-blue green leaves with a very prominent central vein. Judges loved the silvery-white tones along the length of the stems and leaves and said the foliage would be ideal in formal bridal bouquets, especially those with a silver color theme. Flowers are grouped in threes and have masses of white stamens grouped together in the four corners of each f...

For her Guy Fawkes night wedding in the Sussex Countryside Naomi chose a very natural, rustic look and a simple colour scheme of whites and silver. Here are Naomi's wedding flowers. Naomi's bouquet of white hydrangea, white ranunculus, bouvardia and freesia with white gypsophila. The look is very natural, textured and very pretty.  Bridesmaids carried simple bouquets of white hydrangeas and gypsophila and the flower girl carried a mini version. Buttonholes were white rose with fine eucalyptus leaf and berry. Fitzleroi barn in West Sussex set up for the wedding breakfast with tall rustic style floral centrepieces in whites and silvers on a cream metal stand. I've used white hydrangeas, lisianthus, astrantia, freesia and gypsophila mixed with textured eucalyptus leaf and berry with ivy trails to create the look. Fairy lights on the beams and massed tea lights at the base of the centrepieces help create a magical atmosphere for a winter wedding....

The Society of American Florists’ (SAF) Outstanding Varieties Competition has always been a great way for us to help increase visibility and demand for the flowers and foliage we grow, especially for the ‘newer’ varieties. During this year’s annual SAF convention in Maui, wholesalers, florists, designers and farmers awarded Serrruia ‘Best in Class’ in the Other Cut Flower category, and we were Thrilled! Floral Management Magazine’s November issue states, “Attendees and judges alike had one thing – weddings- on the brain when discussing the prize-winning protea. “I love this one for its texture, white and pale pink color and vase life,” which can extend up to four weeks, said James McArdle of McArdles’s Florist and Garden Center in Greenwich, Connecticut. “I see it being a great filler in a low and lush arrangement.” Mitchell said ‘Blushing’ would be the ideal flower to show a bride who wants to blend an “edgy and cool” aesthetic with soft, feminine colors. The unique beauty also deli...

Pinita just recently entered the Protea scene and has done so with quite a splash! Considered a hybrid queen, this flower is a blend of P. magnifica (queen) and P. longifolia. Pinita has a medium-to-large bloom with a slightly waxen appearance, obviously more longifolia influence and lacking the woolly beards of the magnifica. The floral bracts are beautifully flushed and tipped in a bright chili-pepper pink, then shading to cream at the base. The central peaked dome is heavily tipped with black, providing for a strong and interesting contrast. Pinita looks great mixed with other protea or combined with an array other colorful flowers and foliage. Here's are just some of the lovely ways we've found her being displayed!

A gorgeous, modern but natural, early October scheme at the Tithe Barn in Petersfield, here are Gemma's wedding flowers. Gemma's stunning bouquet of white hydrangeas with Anna roses, dusky pink lisianthus, hot pink freesia and silvery eucalyptus.  Ladies' corsage of white rose and astilbe spires with pale peach spray rose Groom's buttonhole of white rose with deep pink freesia and foliage Bridesmaids carried a smaller version of the bridal bouquet, a lovely mix of white hydrangeas, Anna roses, lisianthus and freesia in shades of pink and a little foliage. Ceremony flowers at the Tithe Barn in Petersfield, a vase of flowers decorates the ceremony table and behind the brick arches are decorated with a tall lantern and church candle with a wedding themed tumbling design using white hydrangeas, pink rose, lisianthus and freesia and mixed foliages in front. The brick arches at the Tithe Barn in Petersfield decorated with a lantern and candle and a long and low design of w...