Bloom Inspiration For Your Marquee Wedding
With an elevated height, our timber pole marquees are handcrafted from a natural cotton canvas fabric in a neutral ecru finish that creates a bright, light and airy interior and offers a blank canvas for you to style as you wish. We truly believe that floristry styling is absolutely key to bringing together the perfect look for your once in a lifetime celebration and love nothing more than for couples to get creative with their Big Day blooms!
Here’s a few ideas to help inspire you with your floral design planning…
Installations
Statement rooflines elevate the height of the structure meaning installations can make a big impact within the interior. There’s many ways that you and your florist can can make the most of the canopy space in our marquees and our floral hoops are just one of those.
Image by Love Luella
A popular choice among many couples, our floral hoops measure a 5m circumference and hang by a rope pulley system around each timber king pole. We can provide the hoops individually and can offer them with faux foliage or as a blank ring for you or your floral stylist to work on. However you choose to install yours, whether adorned with lengths of greenery or designed more intricately with a few sparkling extras like fairy lights or pops of colour with bright flowers interwoven, they are a striking addition to your celebration.
With a space between each kingpole, why not look at a floral cloud installation or using a prop such as vintage ladders as a base for your floristry pieces?
Image by Amy Taylor Imaging Photography
Outdoor Design
Our marquees are striking both outside and in. Complement the style of our structures with bold and beautiful floral arrangements placed around the outside of your marquee. Vintage ceramic urns with fountains of flora look sensational set either side of the entrance to a celebration or trees - both a reusable and environmentally friendly option - like olive, bay or fruit trees create a whimsical, natural look.
Image by Fox & Bear Photography
At The Canvas Tent Co. we are passionate about creating a memorable outdoor space for your open-air wedding. We believe that our signature festoon lit walkways create a real sense of occasion at your celebration and love to see you and your floral stylist add the finishing touches. Meadow flower installations that line the walkways are a great addition, with a quintessentially British feel they create a stylish feature upon arrival into the marquee.
If you’re considering an outdoor ceremony, our bespoke oak arbour dressed in statement blooms or a floral pillar installation will frame the two of you and will make for a stunning and romantic setting for your exchange of vows.
Image by Hajley Photography
Simplistic Styling
We do love to see big, bold bloomage fill our marquees but also believe that simplistic touches can make an equally impressive interior. Dried grasses, meadow flowers and foraged florals - sourced responsibly of course - in vintage bottles and containers can create a beautifully layered trestle table and a delicate contrast to a grand canopy installation.
Foliage garlands make simple and effective centrepieces. Lengths of eucalyptus and ruscus and other greenery can create interest alone or interwoven with florals.
Image by Amy Taylor Imaging Photography
Or why not use potted herbs as table centrepieces? With a rustic appeal, herbs in ceramic pots are both practical and attractive. They can be used as a garnish for dining and/or personalised to be offered out as a long-lasting wedding favour for your friends and family too.
The Outside, In
We briefly touched on tree installation a few paragraphs back but do think it’s worth another mention! Trees are a stunning addition to our marquees and can be hired or bought in for your occasion. Personally, we like the idea of being able to plant a tree on in memory of the Big Day or gifting them to your nearest and dearest.
Image by Fulton Photography
Bringing the outside into your marquee is a unique touch that can make an ever-lasting impression on your guests. You can really make the most of your chosen location and personalise your wedding styling by installing seasonal trees that complement the setting and placing them at each timber king pole.
However you chose to style your wedding marquee, we can offer guidance and advice and work closely with your chosen florist to make your floral design ideas become a reality!