Real brides’ bouquets from our archives to inspire your day! There’s loads more wedding flower ideas on our Pinterest…

The loveliest spring wedding flowers

Peonies flower from late April / early May into June in the UK. The fact that our peony season is so short makes these blooms all the more special!

There’s too much advice about wedding planning online: we cut through the fluff and AI-generated nonsense, and share our favourites with you right here on English Wedding!

We’ve shared 300 wedding planning advice blogs in the last couple of years alone. Here are our best bits! (Tap the titles to read more)

1. It’s never all about the bride!

Whether or not there’s a bride at your wedding, couples should be equal partners in everything: your wedding planning journey shouldn’t be made alone. Parts of the wedding industry exclude couples which don’t fit the bride + groom model. We think that’s wrong and we’ll be happy to see it change!

Finding the perfect wedding ring is an exciting and sentimental journey that marks the beginning of a lifelong commitment. Jacqueline & Edward are dedicated to helping you make an informed and meaningful choice. Our aim is to make the process as simple as possible so we have put together a comprehensive guide to buying an ethical wedding ring.

A guest blog by Claire Ady. Images by Florencia Saav Photography

Claire specialises in planning weddings for couples who want to get married in New York’s beautiful and iconic Central Park. She is English herself, and has planned hundreds of weddings since she started the business in 2012. If you are considering getting married in New York, you may be surprised how simple and straightforward it can be.


If I were advising a British couple who had recently started to consider travelling to get married in New York then I would suggest the travel and accommodation arrangements would be the first part to think about. They should discuss the bigger questions;

Header image by Nick Walker Photography


A guest blog by Fan – https://fanfareceremonies.co.uk/

Do you want a ceremony that is joyful, uplifting, memorable, magical, warm, sincere and most importantly authentically you? Or do you want a legally satisfactory but often emotionally hollow wedding ceremony?  I bet it’s the former.

The landscape of weddings in the UK is experiencing a beautiful shift – slowly but surely celebrant led ceremonies once a hidden gem are beginning to become a more prominent choice for couples seeking a truly personalised and meaningful wedding experience.