This week I am all about flowers! Maybe it’s because the last few weeks have seen us surrounded by the most gorgeous summer blooms at fabulous weddings, maybe it’s because the view from my office takes in pots and pots [read more...]

It only takes a glimpse of blue skies and watery sunshine to raise spirits in the Magic Dust office! That and the first shoots of spring bulbs appearing in our window boxes and we couldn’t be happier or more inspired. [read more...]

In this week’s wedding tip video, we give advice on choosing wedding flowers – budgeting, keeping them in pristine condition through the day, and ways of making sure the beauty of the flowers isn’t just confined to the day of [read more...]

TIP 2 Always use seasonal flowers wherever possible to keep costs down. Or, don’t use flowers at all, especially if you’re getting married between Christmas and New Year when the flower markets are closed. Instead think candles, fairy lights and [read more...]

TIP 3 A small gesture can mean the world to people – we’ve seen close friends honoured with special buttonholes that mark them out from ‘normal’ guests and always evoke a positive response, as well as a few tears of [read more...]

I have a reminder in my diary for the middle of May each year and it says, “Find some peonies”. In my mind, this ‘appointment’ marks the start of fabulous flower season and so I have a vase of beautiful [read more...]

Hasn’t the sunshine been just fabulous this week? I like to think that it was ordered especially for my birthday but that’s just me! There’s something really special about this time of year, the appearance of thousands of daffodils on [read more...]