OVERVIEW

I absolutely love making timeless, natural garden style wedding florals that you, your family and your guests will love.

Designs are best when they are created spontaneously. It is important for me to create authentic, beautiful, passionate, elegant, intimate and timeless designs. Inspiration can start with a venue, to bring life to a room, to enhance existing architectural details such as a fireplace or window frames. Then I layer in natural light and statement furniture pieces.

I rely heavily on feelings to design and I harness the colours of the season to create authenticity. Creating through emotions results in a completely individual authentic style. How do you want to feel in the space and how can I reflect this in the mood. I think this quiet, organic style is my preferred design style.

I have carefully curated packages to help make your planning as simple as possible. This includes a hire inventory of styling items, such as candles, easel, table numbers and more. Just send me an email and I promise to get back to you within 24 hours with availability and a rough quote.

About

I'm happily married to my soul mate, a mum to 3 grown up children and nana to 2 grand kids. I'm authentic, compassionate, empathetic and focussed. I passionately love working with florals and carefully consider the placement of every bloom. Each colour, hue and tone is purposeful and conveys my heartfelt emotion. I'm not afraid to stand out or stand on my own. I'm resilient and have a never say never attitude.

Catherine Sharrem

Owner

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Catherine was AMAZING! Our flowers turned out exactly as we had hoped. She did the most beautiful arrangement on an arch for our ceremony and the photos are stunning! We couldn't be happier! She was such a joy and so easy to work with. I highly recommend booking Gathered Floral if Catherine is available :)

Alexandra M.

Expert Advice

As a wedding professional, Gathered Floral offers expert advice to help couples plan their perfect day. Ask a question or read their expert advice.

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What are some sustainable options for flowers?

Gathered Floral

Hi there,

For me, the main way to be more sustainable is to avoid the use of floral foam in your arrangements. Consider the following designs:

bud vases
flower frogs in ceramic bowls
urns / compotes which have chicken wire or reusable plastic pillows
ceremony features which use a combination of urns, low pots/ trays and arbours / floral towers with moss and chicken wire.

Did you know that Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding was all done without floral foam? I actually learnt this sustainable technique from the London florist Philippa Craddock when I did a 5 day workshop with her in London.

For more information, reach out via the contact form on my website - https//:gatheredfloral.com.au

Catherine x

What are the wedding flower dos and donts?

What are the best flowers? What should I not use?

Gathered Floral

Hi there,

If you are considering DIY for your wedding flowers, these are my main tips:

start planning early in your wedding journey. Avoid just going to the market the week of your wedding and 'winging it'.
flower preparation is key to making sure your flowers last and look beautiful on your wedding day. For example, delicate flowers will not last if they haven't been prepared / conditioned.
have a realistic budget of what you can achieve. Pinterest has a lot to answer for!
have enough time and helpers in the 2 days before your wedding to create the arrangements.
have a plan for transporting everything to the ceremony and the reception, to ensure that you have enough space to carry everything and that your flowers won't get damaged while being transported.
for flower types, avoid dahlias - they are beautiful but practically die before your eyes. I find roses always reliable for longevity and their range of colours.

For inspiration have a look at the Gallery on my website - https://gatheredfloral.com.au

Catherine x

How fresh do wedding flowers need to be?

How long will wedding flowers stay fresh? Can I have them delivered the day before the wedding so the venue can be styled in advance? Or should I order silk or dried flowers to give me more time to work with?

Gathered Floral

Hi there,

As long as the flowers are in water, fresh flowers will be fine to be delivered the day before your wedding. I usually buy wedding flowers at least 3 days prior to a wedding to ensure that the flowers open in time and are at their best.

Hope that helps!

Cheers, Catherine

Gina