How to style the most stunning floral installations for your stately home wedding
Strikingly beautiful floristry can elevate a wedding more than anything else. Sweeping, statement floral displays will wow your guests and look sensational in your wedding album. For a stately home wedding, it’s essential to choose flowers and arrangements to do more than just complement the space: they should take inspiration from your venue’s aesthetic and bring your wedding vision to life in the most beautiful way. To create unforgettable installations, work with an experienced designer who specialises in flowers for stately home weddings. I had the loveliest chat with luxury wedding florist Jemma Khan, whose advice for couples is golden.
This blog was inspired by two pieces written by Jemma on her beautiful website: A Guide to Wedding Flower Installations and Your Stately Home Wedding: A Guide to Florals and Styling
What is a wedding floral installation?
Floral installations bring a sense of artistry and atmosphere that goes far beyond traditional arrangements. They’re large-scale, sculptural designs created specifically for a location. These statement pieces are typically fixed in place and crafted to suit the unique shape, features, and mood of your venue. Well-chosen wedding flower installations can highlight a stately home’s architectural features, create beautiful photo moments, and tie the whole floral scheme together.
Think of installations as floral art: a grand arch to frame your vows, cascading flowers down a staircase, or greenery suspended from a ceiling. They are often more complex to design and install, but the impact is unforgettable.
How flower installations elevate stately home weddings
The grandeur of stately home weddings means high ceilings, vast rooms, and dramatic staircases. Make the most of every inch of your venue by using the venue’s existing architecture, grand fireplaces, sweeping staircases, and decorative ceilings—as a focal point for floral installations. Tall statement pieces can draw the eye upwards, complementing tablescapes and smaller arrangements used elsewhere.
Appreciate, respect and take inspiration from your wedding venue’s architecture and decor
This is where hiring a florist experienced in stately homes becomes so important. Jemma Khan understands the challenges and opportunities a stately home wedding location brings: from incorporating your venue’s gardens’ own seasonal blooms into your indoor arrangements, to working under strict conditions to preserve the venue itself. The owners of stately homes care deeply about preserving their venues’ features, from centuries-old flooring to humidity levels and more!
Bridgette Ibbotson Photography at Holesfoot Cumbria
Yes, you can have sustainable wedding flowers in a stately home
When I spoke to Jemma Khan I learned so much about wedding floristry, not least the steps taken to provide sustainable flower installations and arrangements with as little waste as possible. Seasonal, eco-conscious designs not only enhance the romance of your chosen estate but also reflect thoughtful values, ensuring your day feels both indulgent and responsible. Jemma works without floral foam, sourcing seasonal flowers designed to last: even for three-day wedding weekends where flowers can be repurposed. She even offers a bunching-up service after your wedding, gathering used flowers into beautiful bouquets to be taken home.
Where do wedding flower installations work best?
Every stately home wedding venue is different. A visit will show you the heart and soul of the space you’ve chosen: perhaps a grand entrance hall, breathtaking ballroom or exquisite courtyards are a highlight. Many have sweeping staircases which suit floral installations perfectly. Your stately home wedding florist will advise you where to place flowers to the greatest effect for your specific venue.
Types of wedding flower installations for luxury country houses and stately homes
Flower arches: can be can be full and abundant or wild and asymmetrical, depending on your style.
Use flower arch installations to complement entranceways, grand gates and church steps, or as a backdrop to your ceremony.
A “broken” arch means two asymmetrical pieces, for a more natural, romantic look
Cascading flowers: down a grand hallway staircase or at the entrance to your venue, these are luxurious and dramatic, perfect for heritage homes and elegant manor houses.
Analogue and Light at Capesthorne Hall
Desiree A North at Tortworth Court
As an experienced stately home florist, Jemma Khan has designed wedding flowers at some of the UK’s most breathtaking estates, including Chatsworth House, Dorfold Hall, Birdsall House, and Boughton House.
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