Bridgerton in Bath: Styling Your Regency Inspired Wedding Flowers
With the latest season of Bridgerton gracing our screens, the world is once again falling in love with the opulence and romance of the Regency era. As a Flower Farmer & Florist Studio based between Bath and Bristol, and the official wedding florist for the Jane Austen Festival, I am often asked how to create this Regencycore aesthetic.
In the Regency era (roughly 1811–1820), wedding flowers were less about uniform trends and more about seasonality, local availability, and emerging symbolic codes
Seasonal Flowers
Brides typically carried flowers and greenery that were in Season, often picked from their own gardens or gathered from the roadside.
Classic Blooms: Roses, peonies, sweet peas, lilies, and delphiniums were staples.
Herbs and Greenery: Bouquets often incorporated fragrant herbs like rosemary, sage, and mint, a tradition rooted in warding off evil spirits and promoting fertility. Ivy and thistle were common for greenery.
Exotics: If a family was wealthy enough to own a hot house,, they might include more rare flowers like dahlias, fuchsias, or nerines
Style and Arrangement
Unlike the tightly packed, formal bouquets of the later Victorian era, Regency arrangements were generally more natural and informal.
Bouquet Shapes: Simple posies were in vogue, often bound with a simple ribbon. Some arrangements featured longer, cascading elements using vines and ivy.
Love Knots: Ribbons or rope were often tied into the bouquet to symbolise the union.
Hair and Decor: Instead of veils, which became popular later, many brides wore real flowers in their hair or carried them in small caps
The Language of Flowers
Floriography, the symbolic meaning of flowers was just beginning to gain popularity during this time. Choice of flowers was often influenced by their perceived sentiments:
Roses: Love and beauty
Ivy: Fidelity and friendship
Violets: Faithfulness or hope
Lilies: Purity and innocence
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As the official florist for the Jane Austen Festival, I specialize in translating historic romance into modern wedding masterpieces. If you are looking for an authentic, field-grown aesthetic for your wedding, I would love to hear from you