Gloucestershire's Luxury Wedding Florists
Welcome to Corky and Prince, home of passionate, playful and poetic wedding flowers. Based in Gloucestershire, we’re full-service floral designers, providing you with everything from the most romantic bridal bouquets and intricate buttonholes, to dramatic floral arches, marquee and reception flowers. My signature style is rich in scent and soul, with abundant fresh flowers, verdant foliage and thoughtful styling details.
Everything we do is shaped by your love story, woven with subtle references to the paths that lead you to each other. Together we’ll shape and refine the vision for one unforgettable day. So stay a while and explore how I can help you realise your hopes and dreams for your Gloucestershire wedding day.
I'd love to hear about your plans so please get in touch to check my availability for your date and set up a Discovery call.
Fi Passey
Founder and Floral Designer
Cotswold Florist of the Year 2024
RHS Chelsea Silver Medalist 2021
A whistle-stop tour of the best wedding venues in Gloucestershire with lots of floral inspiration from real weddings. Click the button below to learn more.
As expert wedding florists, we specialise in transforming your wedding venue into floral wonderlands. Click to see more of our full range of luxury wedding flowers.
Our client journey has been tried and tested - and awarded 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ by our clients. Designed to translate your dreams into memories to last a lifetime - click to find out more.
"Wow, wow, wow! Those flowers stole the show. Knock out of the park impact, class and pure white beauty. The barn was indeed a "barn of dreams". It was the best version of my ideas and SOME! I really cannot thank you enough for your understanding, fun along the way and sheer perfect delivery - I loved everything. Thank you for everything; the journey, the recommendations the final stunning outcome - from the bottom of our hearts."
Molly and Matt - Lapstone Barn
Gloucestershire Wedding Venue Flowers
Gloucestershire boasts an incredible choice of wedding venues, encompassing most of the picturesque Cotswolds. As local Gloucestershire wedding florists, we regularly create stunning wedding flowers for every style of celebration. From grand country houses and cosy barn wedding venues to elegant marquee weddings and charming church ceremonies, discover just some of the places where we've designed unforgettable florals.
Recommended Wedding florists for some of Gloucestershire's most sought after wedding venues
We’re proud to be recommended florists at Gloucestershire’s most prestigious and sought after venues including Foxhill Manor near Chipping Campden, Coombe End Manor near Cirencester, Sudeley Castle near Cheltenham, The Manor House at Lower Slaughter and The Greenway Hotel in Cheltenham.
Wedding Flowers at Country House Venues in Gloucestershire
From the timeless elegance of Elmore Court and Cornwell Manor, to the regal splendour of Sezincote House & Gardens, exquisite country house wedding venues across Gloucestershire cater for weddings both incredibly intimate or expansive in style. Whichever venue steals your heart, if you choose to work with me, we'll visit the house together and plan florals to celebrate all the details you love (and disguise the parts you don't) in the most creative and on-budget way. Here are just some of the beautiful places we have worked in Gloucestershire in recent seasons.
Gloucestershire Barn Wedding Flowers
We’re blessed with a wealth of barn wedding venues on our doorstep. These venues offer a complete wedding experience for you and your guests - from ceremony to reception and the after party. And these ancient spaces just love flowers! From stunning floral arches at the entrance doorway, to giant overhead floral chandeliers, the height and space of local barn venues benefit from an expert experienced florist. We work regularly at many of the Cotswolds' most-sought after barn venues, including Cripps Barn, Stone Barn, Lapstone Barn, Oxleaze Barn, Anthology Farm, Yardspace Old Gore Barn and The Barn at Upcote. Here are just some of the flowers we've designed for clients in recent seasons.
Luxury Marquee Wedding Flowers in Gloucestershire
We're experts at creating memorable florals for marquee weddings across Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds. Whether you're planning a traditional pole marquee in the garden at home or a clear span or Sperry tent at a wedding venue, we're ready and waiting to bring our unique brand of floral imagination to your wedding brief. Visit our Marquee weddings page by clicking the link below to find out more about planning your marquee wedding flowers, together with lots of inspiration for real marquee wedding flowers.
Fi was an absolute JOY to work with on my vision, her enthusiasm and expertise were brilliant and filled us with confidence. Thanks Fi, you really did make my dream come true!
Tilly and Adam, Cripps Barn 2023
Our Luxury Wedding Flower Collection: Bouquets to Breathtaking Arches
We're not just Gloucestershire florists; we're the county's award-winning wedding experts dedicated to making your day bloom. As a full-service floral studio, we create bespoke luxury wedding flowers that tell your unique story. Whether you dream of a delicate hand-tied bouquet, a sprawling floral arch for your vows, or comprehensive wedding flower design for every detail, if it's fresh and requires our artistry, we're here to say a joyful "yes!
Wedding Party Florals: Dreamy bouquets and delicate boutonnières
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Bridal Bouquets: We offer all styles of bridal bouquets, from classic hand-tied designs to sweeping cascades. Every bridal bouquet is as unique as the woman who carries it, and I design and make it with great care and love.
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Bridesmaids and Flower Girls: Bridesmaids usually carry a smaller version of the bridal bouquet, plus we also offer floral crowns, hair flowers, hoops and flower baskets. For your little helpers, a circlet of baby's breath or an enchanting floral wand are always popular choices.
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Buttonholes: Groom flowers are called 'boutonnières'. These intricate designs are like miniature bouquets and are worn on the left lapel of the jacket. We also love making pocket-squares - ideal for an on-trend look for your bridesman or the groomsmen.
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Corsages: Mums have a wide choice of floral accessories, including corsages, boutonnières, hat and handbag flowers.
Your Ceremony: Aisle to Altar Floral Masterpieces
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Floral arches: If a floral arch is part of your ceremony vision for your Gloucestershire wedding, then we're here to help. With a wide selection of arch sizes and styles, we can design a floral arch for any setting that celebrates the season and your unique aesthetic. We just love a big build brief - from broken or implied arches, wooden arches and fully floral arches. And don't worry if you're getting married at an ancient stone church, we're very familiar with the rules covering these special places, and we leave nothing behind other than fantastic memories.
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Chandeliers: Overhead designs are a real showstopper choice - we can create canopies, wreaths and chandeliers for your wedding ceremony.
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Urns: Urns and plinths get a lot of love at Corky and Prince. We love the versatility they offer. Read my blog article that espouses the joys of the urn.
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Aisle flowers: Meadows are the name we give to freestanding designs that create the most romantic of aisles. Plus, they work brilliantly at your Gloucestershire wedding reception venue to bring colour, texture and style to top tables, signs and cake tables.
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Candles: Lanterns and candles bring a special ambience to a wedding ceremony - be it in a church or venue. We have a carefully curated selection of glass and metal candleholders from you to select from.
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Fresh Petal Confetti: If your wedding ceremony venue requires biodegradable confetti, we're always happy to provide baskets of rose petals for that iconic confetti photo.
Reception Florals: Tablescapes to Transformations
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Top table flowers: Your head table will be the focus of attention for your wedding reception, so make it special! Whether you opt for a romantic sweetheart table for two, a classic long table, or a convivial round table, a well-designed floral will elevate it and convey the colour and style of your day.
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Guest table centrepieces: The first choice is whether to keep the flowers low or go high - either way, we guarantee that your guests will be able to chat easily across their tables. We have tall stands and glass vases that create dramatic tall table centrepieces together with beautiful porcelain bowls for lower designs. Bud vases are perennially popular and we're also experts at the new trends for Japanese inspired pin bowls. And of course, candles are a must. We have glass and metal candlesticks to choose from and offer a wide choice of coloured taper candles from Ester & Erik.
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Venue flowers: If there's a fireplace, doorway, ceiling or balcony to celebrate at your chosen Gloucestershire venue, we'd be delighted to style with a bespoke floral design.
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Sign flowers : Wedding signage has become so creative with different shapes and styles available now to personalise your day and messages. We can add floral garlands, individual flowers and floral meadows to complete the look.
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Cake flowers: We work closely with cake designers to supply fresh flowers and foliage to decorate your cake, brownie stack, doughnut wall or even cheese towers. But these are just for decoration - not for eating!
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Gift bouquets: Need to say a special thank you during the speeches? Just let us know. Our gift bouquets are a bit special even if we say so ourselves!
Photo credits: Big Eye Photography, Emily Hamilton Photography, James Fear Photography, Clem Stevens Photography
"A massive thank you to Corky and Prince being absolutely incredible florists on our wedding day. From the moment Mum and I met you, we knew we had our flowers in safe hands! You truly got our vision and we have had so many compliments about the beautiful ceremony flowers, the arch and marquee foliage and the outside trees. Helen's fabulous photos have allowed me to take in all the details and it really was beautiful.
Karina and Mat - Hamswell House
Working with Corky and Prince to plan your wedding flowers
Choosing your bespoke wedding florist is a big decision in your wedding planning journey - I get that. Over the years, I've worked with couples from all walks of life, clients who absolutely adored flowers to those who simply knew that flowers were a key ingredient of their dream day. My wedding flowers planning process is designed to be both inspiring and fun, to immerse you in the many possibilities and to help you make the right choices to craft a day that's uniquely yours. My mission is to ensure that you reach your wedding day full of joyful anticipation and confident that your floral designer understands your vision and will execute it flawlessly. Scroll down to find out more about how we work together.
Step One - Our Discovery Call
Our journey together begins with a complimentary Discovery call on Zoom where we'll explore your hopes and dreams for your wedding day. I'll listen really carefully and ask lots of questions about what matters to you both, how you want your day to look, and more importantly, the emotions that you want to evoke and experience. Please don't worry if the gentle language of flowers is a mystery to you or the vision for your day is somewhat hazy - nurturing your ideas is what I'm here to help you with, it's my passion.
Step Two - Your Look Book and Quotation
Following our call, I'll create a digital presentation known as a Look Book, where I'll play back the initial concepts for your flowers: t he ambience and colour palette, the style of bouquets and buttonholes, the potential plan for the ceremony and reception, together with transparent pricing within your budget. I want the Look Book to be a feast for your heart and soul. The goal is simple - do I truly understand your vision (however hazy it may be at this stage)? If the answer is a resounding "Yes" and you love what you see, then we're a match ❤️ - you've found your florist.
Step Three - Designing your wedding flowers
With your date secured in my diary, we'll make a date for the site visit and detailed consultation, our chance to meet IRL and get to know each other better. We'll meet at your venue(s) and together we'll 'walk the wedding day' from start to finish, imagining how you and your guests will experience each moment. We'll discuss the perfect combination of vessels and stands for your ceremony as well as the styling details for your table-scape. I'll bring a selection of vases and candlesticks, with lots of inspirational samples for you to select from. Every detail considered, the finished look is intentionally curated. This step is crucial as it enables us to see the features we want to celebrate, the tones and textures to echo, and the way the light falls. I take these sensory details back to my studio and develop designs that embrace the setting and the season in your chosen style and palette. If we envision something truly bespoke, I'll create design sketches so you can visualise how the final look will come together.
Step Four - Delivering your dream flowers
Following our site visit and confirmation of your designs, I'll be busy working on the flower recipe and detailed plans for the wedding day. A week to go, we'll have a call to run through the plan and calm any pre-wedding jitters. All the delivery details will be finalised and then my amazing team swings into action. Incredible flowers are delivered into my Cotswold workshop from local flower farms as well as the international market in Holland. Everything is carefully prepared so each bloom is at its absolute best for your day. We'll be on site early on the day itself and whilst the team are busy creating my designs, I'll bring your bouquets to the glorious chaos of the bridal prep room. Together we'll take a moment to quietly admire the flowers, each chosen with care, each with its own story. The stems will be wrapped in the softest silk ribbon and I'll coach you and your bridesmaids on how to hold your bouquets correctly. Next stop is the chaps, and we'll pin on their buttonhole flowers, straighten the odd tie and provide warm words (and hugs!) if required. Once everything is perfectly placed, we'll leave you to enjoy your magical day before returning the next morning to clear everything away and make up bunches of flowers for you to take home and enjoy for a few more days.