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Smoke & Thistle is a luxury floral design company based in Newbury, specialising in wedding and events. Combining luxury flowers and expertise to create romantic, modern designs.
Smoke & Thistle Details
Products and Services
Bouquets
Centrepieces
Buttonholes
Corsages
Flower Crowns
Flower Girl Baskets
Vases
Wedding Arches
Aisle Decorations
Flower Confetti
Chuppah
Fresh Flowers
Dried Flowers
Set-Up
Clean-Up
Delivery
Pre-Wedding Consultation
Smoke & Thistle Full Description
We offer a truly bespoke experience, no detail is too small we want to make sure everything is as perfect and individual as the two of you.
Listening to every one of your requirements and realising them on your dream day, making sure it’s the day you have imagined and better is our aim.
From your initial consultation I will be your personal contact, on hand to deliver support, advice and guidance throughout the process.
I will work closely with you over the upcoming months of planning, right up until the morning of your big day, as I hand over your bridal bouquet and buttonholes ready for the magic to begin.
Personal Message from the Manager
Name of Wedding Contact: Megan
Thank you so much for your enquiry with us at Smoke & Thistle.
We look forward to talking with you about your floral dreams and hearing the love story that bought you both together.
Experience
Year Business Was Established
2020
No. of Weddings Hosted
Between 10 and 30
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
1
FAQs
Find out a bit more from our FAQs
What is your most memorable wedding?
Our first wedding will always be the most memorable as it was such a proud moment for me, seeing my own flowers being a part of their biggest day felt like such an achievement. Also my couple having absolute trust in me to deliver their dream wedding flowers.
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Modern, trendsetting, luxury, flowerful, captivating
What about your business are you most proud of?
Curating my own individual style to set me apart from other wedding florists in my area.
What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Talk to your suppliers, ask as many questions you can think of and be open to their suggestions.
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
A photograph table filled with loved ones that couldn’t be with them on the day, then empty frames to fill with Polaroids from the day.
Describe your typical process with a couple.
Firstly we have a phone consultation and some emails sending details and mood boards backwards and forwards. Then we can have a meeting in which to finalise details before booking.
What is the most interesting thing you have put in a bouquet?
We always love adding peoples special effects such as lockets or we once wrapped a bouquet with her mothers wedding dress lace.
Is there a flower that has specific symbolism that you would recommend for couples?
I always think something scented is lovely, as whenever you smell the smell it will bring back all the amazing memories of the day.
What is the most romantic flower and why?
For me it has to be a rose, it’s simple beauty and scent always blows me away.
What should you do with the flowers after the wedding?
Try and give them as gifts to people on the morning after the wedding. I always try and make sure our flowers are easily transferable and will last even though they will be at their best on the wedding day.