19/03/2026
This post comes with a trigger warning.
I was never prepared, when starting this business, for how honoured I feel when someone trusts me with their story.
They can be stories of celebration - the weddings, anniversaries and other significant days. I love the thought of our flowers adding to the joy 🧡
This week, I was told the story of a loved one who’s recently passed away. She loved butterflies 🦋
Today, whilst making these funeral flowers, I have been thinking a lot about the part flowers play in these tough times. I’m very aware that I’m likely to often be one of the first external people a grieving person speaks to in a while. I don’t take that lightly.
I’d be lying if I said I find funeral flowers easy. There is, undoubtedly, pressure in getting the flowers just right for such an important day.
In truth, it can trigger my own grief too. I think about the loved ones I’ve lost each time. In fact, today, while making these flowers ‘Let it Be’ by The Beatles came on. This song was played at my Uncle’s funeral, when he died tragically young. I paused and thought about my memories of him for a while.
And that’s what I hope my flowers achieve. I hope they help those grieving to pause and perhaps even think of a happy memory or a specific connection they hold, if they can. In this case, I’m hoping it will be the butterflies 🧡 🦋 🌟
