Caley & Dmitri at The Button Factory

The Couple’s Vision

Caley and Dmitri wanted their wedding to feel elegant, a little dramatic, and nothing like a typical blush-and-white affair. With a black-tie dress code and a clean, modern aesthetic, they asked for florals with real presence: deep burgundies, rich reds and hot pinks, cut through with crisp white and unexpected pops of green. Anthuriums, calla lilies and orchids led the way, giving the whole design a sculptural, almost tropical edge that felt as bold and polished as the two of them.

Venue: The Button Factory

The whitewashed brick walls and skylit roof of The Button Factory, a restored 1950s warehouse in Cheltenham, made the ideal blank canvas for a statement ceremony. With so much light and white space, our brief was to bring the colour and let the florals do the talking. Two towering floral columns framed the couple at the altar, packed with red and burgundy roses, dahlias, calla lilies and anthuriums in every shade from blood red to soft blush and lime green. Trailing amaranthus and wispy textural foliage spilled from the tops and sides, softening the structure and adding movement, so the columns felt organic rather than rigid against the venue's clean industrial lines.

Floral Design Details

For the ceremony, two floral horns framed the altar against The Button Factory's whitewashed brick. They were layered with red and burgundy roses, dahlias, calla lilies and anthuriums, with trailing amaranthus and textural foliage in a palette of deep red, burgundy, hot pink, blush, white and lime green. After the ceremony, the horns were moved to sit behind the bridal table, where they became a dramatic backdrop for the couple's reception and got a second life from a single design.

The bride carried a trailing, asymmetric bouquet of white and magenta orchids, white and burgundy calla lilies, green and blush anthuriums and white ranunculus. Her bridesmaids each held a modern, minimal bunch of three calla lilies tied with a deep burgundy ribbon. The groom's buttonhole echoed the bouquet with magenta orchids, a white calla lily and trailing green amaranthus, finished with a twine-wrapped stem.

At the reception, candles and bud vases filled with blooms from the wedding palette ran along the tables. They added warmth and colour without blocking conversation across the table.

Why Everlasting Flowers?

Even bloom was chosen for their colour-true accuracy: those deep burgundy callas and vivid magenta orchids are hard to source fresh in exactly the right shade. The faux flowers also held their shape from start to finish, which let the floral horns move from the ceremony to the bridal table without missing a beat. Nothing wilted, nothing drooped as the night went on, and the couple kept the bouquet and buttonhole as a beautiful reminder of their wedding day for years to come.

The Vendor Dream Team

Content creator - Zylo Studios
Photographer - Hey Jack
Videographer - Lucy Chatterton Weddings
Wedding Planner - The Goodsmiths
Suit - InStitchu
Dress - Grace Loves Lace
Celebrant - Sarah the Celebrant
Makeup - Glam Envy Melbourne
Hair - Eleganica Makeup hair
Stationary - Events Personalised
DJ - Divine Audio

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