How it started
Hello, I am Sarah and I am a floristry professional with over ten years of industry experience. I’ve delivered spectacular florals for events in London, Surrey and Berkshire, working for fabulous clients alongside other amazing florists.
I’m a people person, a chocolate lover and a tea/mocha drinker. A lover of nature, long walks, kitchen discos, pilates & playing netball. I love Moroccan food, Gin & Tonic with a citrus edge, olives & green beans and a home-cooked roast dinner. I love shopping in Anthropologie, Scamp & Dude and Sweaty Betty. Antiques & mooching in French markets fills me with joy.
I love travel and learning new languages. I’m a nurturing person, mum to 2 girls and wife of a Cornish man. Spring and Summer are my seasons - Sunshine, with all it’s heat and light, is a must.
My story started after the birth of my first daughter. I wanted a new creative direction, I wanted to learn to do something creative, fun & fulfilling and create joy for other people through my work. My Mum always says that I love a project and she is right. Wedding & event floristry gave me the opportunity to immerse myself in a creative project and work with customers on something meaningful. By investing in a one-to-one 2 week long floristry course with the amazing Sabine Darrell and countless hours of freelancing, I was truly bitten by the floristry bug. Being immersed in the beautiful world of flowers was captivating. I believe we never stop learning, so I’m always on the look out for new knowledge, techniques and trends - particularly new sustainable methods.
In my opinion, there is always a need for beautiful and scented roses!
Blue hydrangeas will always hold a special place in my heart too.
I like to keep flower selections natural, real and seasonal.
If you think you’d like to work together on your next floral project, please get in touch. Can’t wait to hear from you! S x
Work with us
enquire
The first step is to get in touch detailing your:
Event date - to check our availability!
Event venue - to ensure the event is known to us and to check travel arrangements.
Style and vibe for the event - we want to get to know you and your ideas for the event!
Your flower budget - to allow us to give you fantastic floral solutions that will work within your budget.
Use the form on the website to enquire and you can expect to hear back on the next step. You can also put your preference for a 30 minute consultation.
zoom/ in-person meeting
We love to connect with new customers wanting a personalised and individual service. After your initial contact we will come back to you with dates available for meeting up either in-person or online.
This consultation will:
Last 30-45 minutes long
Give us the chance to get to know each other and connect - it’s a great opportunity to decide whether Flora & Bee Flowers is the company you want to entrust your floral vision!
Enable us to talk through your floral wish list! Including arrangements required, details of your special day and style and theme and colour palettes.
Allow me some time to talk through some rough ideas of florals and what might be possible!
Quotation and consultation write up
After our meeting, I will carefully go through your requirements and present my ideas and options to capture your floral dream. Your consultation proposal will be valid for 10 days.
Follow-up meetings are welcome to pinpoint the arrangements you wish to confirm! We can also create a Mood-board and Pin more images to your Pinterest board for good visual communication.
deposit & securing your date
To secure your date with me I take a deposit of £200 which means I will be booked for your event.
The full balance will be due 2 weeks ahead of your booked event date.
venue visit
A site visit is great for many different reasons:
It’s a chance to meet up again and go through all the finer details and get excited about the day!
We can look at the venue and its practicalities together and talk through any moving of arrangements etc.
Allows me to take a look at access at the venue, parking and all the practical things which makes my input successful on the day!
Go through any wet weather plans if required.
“I’m a firm believer in making flower choices on meaning and sentiment. It connects us to nature, to our event and creates beautiful memories”
“Thank you so much for the huge part you played. The flowers were just perfect and everything I could have possibly imagined.”
karleen & Jon
