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Creating Your Dream Wedding Flowers with The Gilded Lily
If you’re planning your wedding and want floral designs that truly reflect your style and story, The Gilded Lily in Chorley, Lancashire, is here to help. With over 18 years of experience specializing in weddings, they serve couples across the North West, Cheshire, Yorkshire, and the Lake District. As a freelance florist, they offer flexible scheduling tailored to your timeline—no high street shop constraints, just personalized service focused on your big day.
A Personal Touch for Your Wedding Flowers
Margaret, the expert florist behind The Gilded Lily, offers one-on-one consultations to bring your floral vision to life. Whether over a relaxed cup of tea or coffee, you’ll discuss your ideas, style, and the atmosphere you want to create. This collaborative approach ensures every detail—from your bridal bouquet to guest table arrangements—is thoughtfully designed to make your wedding unforgettable.
What Couples Can Expect from The Gilded Lily
- Custom Floral Designs: Each arrangement is handcrafted to match the mood and theme of your wedding with natural beauty and artistic flair.
- Expert Guidance: With 20 years of experience, Margaret helps you choose the perfect flowers and colors that complement your wedding style.
- Full-Service Support: From planning and creating to delivering and setting up your flowers, The Gilded Lily handles it all—including moving arrangements between venues if needed.
- Free Props to Enhance Your Decor: Borrow elegant vases, plinths, urns, and candelabras at no extra cost when you book their floral services.
Dedicated to Excellence and Your Wedding Day
The Gilded Lily is passionate about delivering stunning wedding flowers that fit your budget without compromising quality. Whether you want a hand-tied posy or a traditional trailing cascade bouquet, every detail is crafted with care to create lasting memories for you and your guests. Trust their expert team to make your floral dreams come true with style and grace.
Message from the team
Experience
What is your most memorable wedding?
All are quite memorable & unique - but, maybe the one when the bride suddenly decided she didn't like "PINK" after all !!! Despite copious plans & discussions - a major rework of all to remove & replace pink with white ! That was memorable !!
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Passionate, Happy, Service orientated, Willing, Fair, Approachable
What about your business are you most proud of?
That I started the business from nothing & built it up personally through sheer hard work. I didn't buy an existing business but simply grew it year on year. And, with me it's PERSONAL.
What is your No.1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Trust your suppliers, question their experience, don't over plan....... keep a spreadsheet of expenses & try to stay as close as you can ..........let the big day develop naturally...... DO NOT STRESS !!
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
A bouquet of red roses from the groom for his bride before the ceremony.............lots of tears ! Oh no the make-up !!!
Describe your typical process with a couple.
Initial meeting for approx 1hr, to work through the list of items needed- bouquets, buttonholes, corsages, venue displays. Colour scheme, wedding theme (if there is one) Types and colours of flowers the couple like and don't like. From this I construct an outline plan with itemised costs so that the couple can see exactly where the costs are allocated & if they need to increase or reduce their budget they can use this as a good guide. As time progresses & changes to the plan are made a new plan is drafted & issued until we get to the week of the wedding when we finalise the plan & agree delivery details on the day.
What is the most interesting thing you have put in a bouquet?
Not so much interesting but sentimental - lockets with images of a lost loved one - another big tear jerker on the day......
Is there a flower that has specific symbolism that you would recommend for couples?
Roses, Roses & more Roses !!!
What is the most romantic flower and why?
Roses, Roses & more Roses !!! - they are associated with LOVE & passion especially red roses & have been used across many many romantic theatre productions - such as Beauty & The Beast - roses started cultivation over 5000 years ago ! Romans would fill their bedroom chambers with roses & scatter rose petals to create a soft & fragrant bed - say no more !!
What should you do with the flowers after the wedding?
Take them home !, gift them to special guests, lay them on the grave of a loved one, maybe have the bridal bouquet (or elements from it framed in a paper weight or other small item