Stem and Stem is a floristry studio and restaurant at 12 Bow Lane, in the heart of the City of London. We specialise in British-seasonal wedding flowers — loose, textural arrangements that feel alive and reflect the time of year you're marrying in. No imported filler, no formulaic designs. Just considered, beautifully undone floristry rooted in what's actually growing.
We offer full wedding packages from bridal party flowers and ceremony arrangements through to reception tablescapes and installation pieces. Every wedding is designed from scratch around your vision, your venue and your season.
Our studio sits at the front of our Bow Lane restaurant, so you're welcome to come and meet us, see the flowers and talk through your ideas over a coffee. We're a small, owner-led business — you'll work directly with Dee from first enquiry through to your wedding day.
Most couples come to us six to eighteen months before their wedding date, though we do occasionally have availability for shorter lead times — especially for more intimate ceremonies. If you have a date in mind, it’s always worth getting in touch to check, even if you’re still in early planning stages. The initial conversation doesn’t commit you to anything.
We don’t have a fixed minimum. Our weddings range from personal flowers only — bouquet, bridesmaids and buttonholes — through to full venue transformations with large-scale installation work. We’re happy to work to a budget. Just tell us what you’re working with and we’ll be honest about what’s achievable.
Absolutely — and we’ll always let you know whether your favourites will be in season on your date. Our initial design pack gives you a clear idea of the key flowers we’re planning to use, but we prefer to cut what’s at its absolute best on the day rather than commit rigidly to a single stem. What we do work with carefully are exclusions and inclusions — whether that’s avoiding certain flowers for allergies, or incorporating something with a personal or sentimental meaning. Just tell us and we’ll make it work.
Always. Every arrangement we create is foam-free. It’s not something we shout about constantly but it matters to us — and increasingly to the couples we work with.