the wedding and event collection.
Grown ecologically in our St John's Hill garden studio, our fresh cut stems are harvested to order for DIY weddings, intimate celebrations, local florists, and culinary makers across Whanganui.
Designed and grown just for your day.
We grow our botanical and floristry flowers for lasting memories and heirloom objects. Likewise, your wedding flowers are planted, tended to and designed just for your day. From petal to ribbon, varieties, hues and textures a reflection of the season and place where you marry.
We want to help you have the most beautiful day to remember, in the most uncomplicated way possible. All we will need from you is to ‘save your date’, select your bucket quantity, any add-on items you need, and your colour palette. The flowers themselves are planted by us, chosen by the season and selected by what is beautiful in the garden when the day arrives.
As I allocate flowers specifically for each wedding, advance booking very early is highly recommended to avoid disappointment. However, if the date is free, smaller elopement sized weddings can usually be accommodated with 4 weeks notice from a ‘designer’s choice’ garden palette.
Curated Wedding and Event Flower Buckets
Thoughtfully harvested and conditioned in our St John's Hill studio, each Designer's Bucket is curated to your chosen colour story for effortless, natural wedding and event arranging.
Designed for couples, hosts, and stylists who want the relaxed beauty of garden-gathered flowers without the guesswork of a generic bulk mix. Rather than cutting whatever is most abundant, we compose every bucket like an unarranged floral recipe—balancing statement focal blooms with airy spire stems, delicate textural fillers, and fragrant culinary herbs.
Cost: $160ea (additional requests or ratio changes may change this price)
Palette Directions Available:
Soft & Romantic. Blush, cream, and gentle garden pastels.
Botanical White & Scented Green. Crisp whites paired with lush, aromatic foliage and herbs.
Moody Plum, Terracotta & Copper. Rich, warm-toned seasonal blooms for depth and drama.
Wild Garden Brights. Joyful, vibrant seasonal colour with a bit of romantic whimsy.
What Is Inside Each Bucket (50–60 Stems):
Focal Blooms (~35%). Seasonal hero stems at peak opening—such as heirloom dahlias, sweet peas, garden roses, or ranunculus.
Secondary & Spire Texture (~40%). Movement-rich stems including larkspur, cosmos, snapdragons, and ammi.
Scented Herbs & Foliage (~25%). Aromatic rosemary, scented pelargonium, mint, and garden branches for lasting fragrance.
Studio Care Guide. Includes printed conditioning instructions and hydration tips so your stems look crisp from Friday afternoon through Sunday brunch.
Yield & Planning Guide:
One bucket comfortably fills 6 to 8 bud vases or 3 to 4 medium table bowls.
For an intimate 50-guest wedding (tables plus ceremony accents), we typically recommend 3 to 4 buckets if you are arranging all of your own items.
Booking & Pickup Details:
Limited Harvest. We accept a maximum of two wedding bucket commissions per weekend during the October–April season to ensure every stem receives individual care.
Collection. Harvested, hydrated, and ready for collection from St John's Hill, Whanganui on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning ahead of a weekend event.
How to Book. Fill out the enquiry form below with your wedding date and preferred palette to confirm studio availability.
Personal Wedding Floral add-ons (Bucket Orders Only).
Personal Wedding Floral Add-Ons (Bucket Orders Only).
Bridal Bouquet — $170 (soft, natural garden-tied style with plant dyed linen or silk ribbon)
Bridal Party Posy — $95 (smaller matching hand-tied posy for bridesmaids)
Buttonholes — $30 each (little seasonal blooms and scented herbs)
Wrist or Pin-On Corsage — $45 each (delicate botanicals on ribbon)
Spray-Free Edible Flowers & Culinary Herbs (From $18 per punnet). Harvested fresh to order for Whanganui cake decorators, caterers, and home bakers.
Natural Petal Wedding Confetti ($22–$105). Dried, or fresh if available.
Choose the colour palette for your buckets that best suits your day - or leave it up to us to decide.
How it works.
Choose only the add-on pieces you need from our curated menu of flowers.
Make your choices, complete the ordering form and leave the rest to us.
We harvest and create using the very best flowers available from the garden (and trusted local colleagues if needed).