Budget Busting Wedding Flowers Tips!

It is important to set a budget for your wedding and given the current financial climate, maximising your available resources without compromising on the quality of your event is crucial. At Hannah Michael, we know that regardless of your budget, you can still create a design that is uniquely you. You don’t have to compromise; all you need is just a little creativity! As fresh flowers are an important element of your celebration, here are some tips on saving and spreading your flower budget.

• The bridal bouquet is usually the first and main focus for the bridal party flowers; it will appear on all your pictures so spend a little more on this and have your bridesmaids carry a single flower, small posy or wear a wrist corsage.

•  Only provide buttonholes for the main wedding party.

• Be creative with the colours you choose for flowers in your arrangements. Prices for the same type of flower may vary depending on the colour and demand e.g. white flowers are more expensive during peak wedding seasons, red roses are expensive around Valentine’s Day. You don’t have to change your colour scheme; simply substitute or enhance your arrangement with other decorative elements.

• There so many items you can use as containers for your flowers. Sweet jars, Old jam jars or small boxes covered with patterned papers or fabrics! Be creative!

• Stick to flowers that are in season. They will be better quality and less expensive.

• If you would like expensive vases; hire them instead of buying. Just check with your florist or floral designer that they are suitable for your theme.

• The bride’s bouquet can be used to decorate the top table, simply put it in a vase! And the bridesmaids’ flowers can be used for the cake table. Just ensure that the flowers get to the reception venue before the guests are allowed in!

• Plants can be a great substitute for flowers. Orchids on tables look amazing and can double up as gifts for your guests or bridal party!

• If you choose to decorate the ceremony location, select floral designs that can be used again at the reception venue especially if both venues are at the same location or near.

• If you have 10 or more tables only have ornate arrangements on every other table

• Check if the venue for the ceremony has another wedding on that day. The other couple may be happy to split the cost for decoration. This is if your colour scheme and themes are similar.

Win a set of Tiffany Pearl Earrings - Stand 102

We are giving away FREE a set of beautiful Tiffany Pearl earrings to five brides getting married in 2011 when you book your wedding consultation with us at The UK Wedding Show, London Excel.


This offer is only valid for consultations booked on the 5th and 6th of February, 2011 and you will receive your earrings when you come along and discuss your dream day at our consultation.

Why are we doing this? We want to start our relationship with you by showing you how much we care. We don’t simply want to tell you how experienced our staff are, or how we will listen to your dreams and make them a reality for you or how we will take all of the hassle and worry out of your wedding day… But we believe we need to show you how much we care …hence the lovely Earrings! 

Come along to our Stand 102 and be entered into the draw. 

Also visit the Offers and Competitions page on our main site for ongoing offers.

The UK Wedding Show – 5th and 6th February, 2011

Everyone at Hannah Michael Weddings and Events Ltd wish our clients, vendors, suppliers, partners, friends and family the very best in 2011. Here is to a happy healthy and prosperous New Year!


We have great promise and faith for the year 2011 and are seeing a lot of positive predictions for how the new year will turn in our industry. We are anticipating a very busy and exciting year ahead.

We have a lot of exciting things happening at Hannah Michael this year, please keep checking our blog for updates. We will also be sharing inspirations, trends and designs that we anticipate for the year.

We are exhibiting at The UK Wedding Show, Excel London. We will be at Stand 102, we hope to see you there.

Venue: LONDON ExCeL


DATE: Saturday 5th, Sunday 6th February 2011

Opening Times: 10am - 5pm

Fashion Show Times: Saturday & Sunday 12pm, 2pm, 4pm


The Show: Taking place at the UK’s fastest growing venue, this show will have over 150 stands at our 2011 exhibition. An extended area will be used which will enable the provision of more facilities for our visitors than ever before, including a new Coffee Bar and an extended Champagne Bar. National and local suppliers will be displaying an extensive range of items, with designer pieces and bespoke packages provided by several companies.

Everything that a couple could need is here under one roof at this dedicated exhibition, with stunning fashion shows to watch, and a free goody bag for all of our visitors.

Come and See Us!

Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton to Wed: 29th April, 2011.

Clarence House has announced today that Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton will wed on Friday, 29th April, 2011 at Westminster Abbey. The couple wanted a spring wedding and choose the Abbey as they considered it ‘intimate’ and ‘like a chapel’ despite its enormous size. A ‘special’ bank holiday has been approved by the PM (as we anticipated) which means a long weekend celebration for Britain. The couple are said to be planning a very traditional ceremony to show Britain at its best and are over the moon.

We anticipate a very busy weekend at Hannah Michael and for wedding planners. What do you think?

2011: A Royal Wedding

Everyone is buzzing with the news of Prince William’s engagement to Kate Middleton, now to be known as Catherine. The couple will be getting married sometime next year in London. A long awaited engagement most people have said including the Prince of Wales and the Queen! The happy couple is swamped by well-wishers and off course the media and everyone are speculating on every single details - When exactly the wedding will take place – May, June or July? Where the wedding will take place, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral or somewhere more private? Who will be attending the wedding? Who will design the wedding dress? How much the wedding will cost? Who will be paying for the wedding? Every single detail is currently being speculated!

At Hannah Michael, we are very happy with the announcement and congratulate the lovely couple on their engagement. Kate reported that the proposal which happened in Africa, Prince William's second home was indeed romantic - we love that as we are hopeless romantics, we simply love weddings! Also, with Kate set to become a fashion icon, we anticipate she will most definitely set the trend that most bride will want to infuse into their big day in 2011.  We are most definitely looking out for these trends.

Also as wedding planners, we are also keen to know the details of this forthcoming royal wedding especially the date and venue as we have to consider the following for our clients getting married on or around the same day as the royal couple:

1. William and Kate’s big day may be the most watched royal wedding since that of Charles and Diana in 1981 and so we will need to take this into account for guests who might be interested in watching part of this wedding.
2. Travel logistics will need to be thoroughly planned out for guests and vendors for that day as there might be road closures and diverted traffic. It might also be impossible to travel in and around certain areas especially if it is on a weekday.
3. There might be price hikes on some items or the availability of certain items e.g. a particular type of bloom/flower. Items availability might change for that period if huge orders have been made for royal wedding, this will deplete supply.
4. Most vendors will like to be part of this anticipated monumental wedding. We will need to ensure that adequate arrangements are in place for cancellations or any unexpected emergencies. Booked vendors might cancel if called upon to be part of this wedding.
5. Extra time will need to be factored into every aspect of the day. We might need to adjust planned timeline.
6. Also, there are talks of a public holiday being declared on the day.  If this is the case, we will have to ensure that this doesn't affect any of our supplier's availability and also prices.

 We wish the future King and the future Queen-in-waiting, all the happiness and the very best for the future.