How to Plan Your Spring Wedding Flowers | Whanganui

What to expect from a seasonal garden-grown wedding bouquet in the Whanganui region.

While the garden on St John's Hill rests beneath the few July frosts we receive, spring is quietly gathering momentum (or perhaps we hope?). Our sweet peas are beginning to surface, ranunculus are ever so slowly showing signs of upcoming blooms, and with it we prepare for the first signs of the wedding season, just around the corner.

Given the slowness of winter, if you're planning a spring wedding in Whanganui or the wider Manawatū-Rangitīkei region, it’s one of the best times to start thinking about your flowers. Booking early means your date is secured and a spot in your headspace is freed up, leaving you free to enjoy the anticipation as the garden comes to life and planning ramps up.

so, which Flowers naturally Bloom During a New Zealand Spring?

Spring is one of the most exciting seasons in the cutting garden. Rather than relying on imported or commodity (auctionhouse) flowers, we work with whatever is naturally flourishing, creating bouquets that reflect the character of the season.

Depending on when you're getting married between September and November, you can expect flowers such as fragrant sweet peas, heirloom anemones, ranunculus, flowering branches, tulips, daffodils and fresh eucalyptus foliage. Each week the garden changes a little, so every bouquet is unique, shaped by what is at its absolute best.

Hellebores start in our winter garden and are a joy in early spring bouquets. Sweet little pansies add a pop of happiness.

If you ask me, it's this seasonality that gives garden-grown flowers their natural movement, fragrance and sense of belonging to the season and occaision.

Choosing Seasonal Rather Than Specific Flowers

One question we're often asked is, "Can I choose the exact flowers in my bouquet?"

Our approach is not that tightly held.

Rather than selecting individual flower varieties months in advance, if you go with a grower/florist like ourselves you'll select a curated colour palette and bouquet style. From there, we design using the best of our flowers from the garden that week.

It means your bouquet won't be identical to anyone else's. Instead, it will reflect the season, the weather and the abundance of the garden on the days leading up to your wedding. Every year you reflect on your wedding, you’ll also see and smell those same beautiful blooms around you.

Every bouquet reflects what is showing off in the garden that week.

A Simpler Way to Order Wedding Flowers

Not every couple wants weeks of consultations or lengthy design proposals (I know this from personal experience). Many of us simply want beautiful, thoughtfully designed flowers, transparent pricing and an easy way to order.

That's why we decided to take on a small number of weddings ourselves and offer a collection of ‘ready-to-order’ wedding flowers that can be purchased entirely online.

Our collection includes:

Bridal Bouquets – naturally styled, hand-tied bouquets featuring the best of the season.
Buttonholes & Corsages – delicate floral details for the wedding party.
Table Flowers – relaxed garden-style arrangements, ready to place straight onto your reception tables.

You can mix and match the table flowers and bouquets to use at your ceremony and reception. Simple, yes. Cost effective, yes. Beautiful, yes.

Simply browse the collection, choose your preferred colour palette, select the pieces you need, and reserve your wedding date online.

Planning a Spring Wedding?

Because our flowers are grown on a boutique (read: micro) scale and every bouquet is made to order, we accept only a limited number of weddings each week throughout spring.

If you're planning a wedding between September and November, we'd love to be part of your day.

Browse our online wedding collection to explore our seasonal style, view transparent pricing and reserve your wedding flowers when you're ready.

Curious about what's flowering in the garden each week? Follow along on Instagram, or explore our seasonal wedding collection to see how the garden shapes every bouquet.