Our Floral Design Service
Dreamy florals for your big day
Floral design for weddings and events
At Farmgirl Flowers, we share your dream for creating a once-in-a-lifetime wedding.
Flowers bring your dream wedding to life.
We know you have a beautiful vision for your wedding day…
Whether simple, natural and authentic; whimsical and romantic; classic and glamorous; or something else entirely, we’re here to bring the magic of creative and stunning floral design to your big day.
Farmgirl Flowers offers a bespoke and personalised floral design service to brides and wedding planners throughout South Africa. With our love for details and floral artistry and our commitment to going the extra mile, you can be assured that you are in safe, caring and expert hands.
award-winning floral artistry
As a floral artist and designer, Farmgirl Flowers’ founder and owner, Sandra Trethewey, has worked extensively in Southern Africa and has international training and experience. Sandra works directly with you – the couple or wedding planner – and only works with a few select clients per year. This commitment allows her to focus exclusively on your wedding; developing style, theme and bespoke flower designs just for you. Sandra will carefully craft designs with your colour scheme, style and favourite flowers, developing a full-scale floral design plan. We offer more than the usual florist affair, catering to the top end luxury wedding market.
Sandra will help bring your dream wedding to life.
“We had a beautiful country-inspired wedding, with hay bales, hessian, horseshoes and the BEST Farmgirl Flowers!!!! Our stunning flower arrangements were rich in maroon, orange and red, enhancing the natural beauty of the Country Protea. Farmgirl flowers produced not only fresh breath-taking flowers, but a floral design done with a warm heart that made our wedding day that much more special. Thank you Farmgirl Flowers and thank you Sandra for making our wedding so spectacular. “
– Love Gary & Kerry Visser
How our journey together begins…
If you are interested in working with Farmgirl Flowers as your floral designer, please fill in the inquiry form below. Sandra will then be in touch to arrange a wedding consult to talk about the vision you have for your big day. After this, we will create a bespoke proposal and quotation for your wedding.
Please be advised that Sandra only takes on a limited number of weddings per year so it is best to inquire as far in advance as possible to avoid disappointment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
I don’t offer packages as all of my weddings are tailored to my couples needs. I feel this gives you better value for money and more control. As there are so many factors that can influence pricing. I feel it is misleading to give you a list of prices that may not reflect your final spend. I will work closely with you to ensure we are respectful to your proposed budget.
Most couples book a minimum of 6-12 months out, but we can easily work within a shorter lead time if needed. Your booking is only confirmed once your deposit is paid After paying your deposit, we can easily make changes and revise details. Final confirmation is around 4 weeks prior to your wedding day.
Yes for our full floral design service.
Yes we do. We charge for travel costs and accommodation if needed.
Each wedding is so different that a true ‘average’ doesn’t really exist, however, most generally speaking, 10-15% of your overall wedding budget is a good range. Allow 20-30% if you are wanting flowers to be a major feature.
All quotes are provided after a consultation only. The first step in the process is to send an enquiry so I can check that your date is available! You can do that using the contact tab in the menu above. If your date is available, you will be sent a questionnaire to complete and we organise a time to catch up and chat over the details. So fun! If you are in another province or overseas we can do this via video call, Zoom or Skype.
I do not stock any vases, you will need to hire or buy if you want to gift the entire centrepiece including the vessel at the end of the reception. These are all details we will discuss in your consultation.
Yes I do. I will usually schedule a site visit either with you or alone. If you are wanting something logistically challenging, we may also need to meet with the venue manager.
You are absolutely able to request a mock up if you would like one. These are paid for separately and are yours to take home and enjoy. However, as flower availability can change day to day, I cannot promise that any mock ups will be the same as the finished product on the big day. My design ethos is all about creating a ‘feeling’ rather than being too specific about flower types, that way you get the freshest, most beautiful flowers! Some creative freedom always yields the best results.
Our DIY bride option caters for family to get involved. In my experience this rarely works well which is why it is part of my terms to be the only florist engaged on the day if you go for the full floral service.
MAGIC!! Normally your bouquets and other personal flowers will be delivered first off, allowing your photographer time to get images and so that we are out of the way when all the important wedding prep stuff is going on! Then the team deliver and set up all of the flowers at your ceremony and reception ensuring everything looks perfect. Where necessary, we use our discretion to ensure that everything from tablecloths to toilets look as they should.
You and your guests are free to take the flowers home to enjoy! Any hired items are to be left at the venue for collection. For installations and other big feature pieces I normally get my couples to supply a handful of buckets that I will fill with ‘the best of what’s left’ for you to collect and enjoy! Anything left at pack-down must be disposed of as venues do not want anything left behind. We work all these details out at your final meeting!
