Pollen and Patina

14/03/2024

21/11/2023

What is a design proposal?

Unless you’re a creative it can be difficult to visualise what all the elements will look like on your wedding day.

Each of my couples receive a design proposal once they have booked in. The design proposal is created to assist you in visualising all the elements together. This service gives you full confidence in seeing everything is going to look magic on the big day!

Hit the link in my BIO, enquire and be on your way to feeling completely confident in your floral & styling on your wedding day.

15/11/2023

Did you know we bring all the lovely things.
When you book with Pollen and Patina you have access to our styling inventory including vases, candle holders, linen, table runners, plinths & decor.
All couples that book our signature styling can expect tables of free flowing linen, stylish decor, florals, candles and linen.

30/07/2023

A beautiful mess, evidence of an epic party.

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Styling/Floral-
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30/07/2023

We’re Linen loves over here!

When you book with Pollen and Patina you have access to our styling inventory including vases, candle holders & decor.
All couples that book our signature style can expect tables of free flowing decor, florals, candles and linen.

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Styling/Floral-
Venue-

30/07/2023

20/07/2023

Ciara and David. Textures, layers and all the romance.

24/05/2023

🍃 SUSTAINABILITY 👇

How we practise sustainability at Pollen and Patina.

✅ Using the same vessels and ceramics for all our clients.

✅ Foam Free mechanics.

✅ Sourcing locally grown or Australian grown flowers where possible.

✅ Using Australian Eco-candles

✅ Recycling all our packaging, green waste and hard plastics.

Have you considered how sustainable your wedding could be?

♻️ WE’RE A FOAM FREE FLORIST ♻️

Why?
Floral foam is effectively a type of single-use plastic, and it won’t break down or degrade anytime soon.  It also crumbles very easily and, when it does, releases micro-plastics into the environment.  Even the alternatives take a lot of processing, so from a sustainability perspective, there is no better way than doing away with it altogether and going foam-free!

There are SO many other options for foam-free arrangements – flower frogs, pebbles, moss (sustainably sourced, of course) wrapped in chicken wire like I’ve used in the above clip.

Ask your florist how they’re acting sustainably.

07/05/2023

Who else loves a colourful wedding reception? I’ll take them all thanks!

23/04/2023

Yesterday for Romy and Trent.

17/04/2023

I’m beginning to wind up the wedding season and started to look back at everything that’s been created and the incredible couples I’ve had the opportunity to work with.

Holy heck, what a stellar season it’s been.
My creative juices were flowing, I was spoiled with colour, with design confidence, the sweetest couples and incredible vendors.

Photography Glen Nicholls Photography

17/04/2023

Each of our beautiful couples have come to expect a carefully considered aesthetic when they book our services.
We don’t do same, same.
We don’t style every table exactly the same.
Instead we bring together an abundant mix of moments to create a cohesive aesthetic.
We’re you and your guests are fed visual feasts well before the mains are served.

When you book with Pollen and Patina, I will guide you through we’re and what is best to invest when it comes to floral, styling and decor.

The magic happens when couples trust me to create a vision that compliments their personalities, desires and dreams.
We always have that moment where guests say “oh this is so them”

Let me run wild and free for your day, let the creative lose and you’ll receive all kinds of magic from us.

11/04/2023

I’m going to let you in on a secret here…
You DON’T need all the things when it comes to your wedding flowers.

I always suggest a statement floral feature. Investing you 💰 wisely with a “wow” factor design. This design is usually at the ceremony or reception. In most cases I design fabulous ceremony florals that can be utilised at your reception.

Some ideas I suggest as statement florals are
🌸A lush and overflowing ceremony design
🌸An oversized climbing floral feature on your welcome sign/seating plan.
🌸Floral Hanging Installation in reception
🌸Big and fluffy clusters of blooms on your tables.

If you want to create some wildly insane moments at your wedding then you need to get in touch via my website.

04/04/2023

💕Lauren and Casey🤍

Do you know that there’s no rules when it comes to ceremony and reception florals.
Lauren couldn’t decide on a classic white and green wedding or a romantic red and pink wonderland.
I didn’t make her choose, instead we decided to do the ceremony in white and greens and keep the reception as a big colourful surprise.

My advice, just do whatever you want.

Photography

03/04/2023

❤️‍🔥Table Linen ❤️‍🔥

If you think about the design of your wedding reception, what’s the biggest surface area you have to play with?
It’s the tables! The place your guests will spend most their time at.

I always recommend a floor-length linen to give a space a finished and polished feel.
Linens can create an atmosphere for your event by transforming a room. Think of the linens as a canvas for the rest of your décor.

Do you know that all Pollen and Patina couples have access to our beautiful French linen and colourful inventory of napkins.

30/03/2023

Colourful table details for Meg and Josh.

Styling & Florals

28/03/2023

An explosion of colour across the bar.
Let’s give it up for Alice & Tom requesting this palette.

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Florals
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Catering

21/03/2023

💗Love Notes💗

It was amazing!!! You and the team did the best job ever! We both want to thank you so much for your beautiful work it was beyond our dreams 😍 ###

Teghan & Jonathon

19/03/2023

💜Bride-mates💜

2023 wedding trend predictions came in that wedding parties were “out”.
I’m not a believer of these prediction trends, I believe you should just stick to what you love and what makes you happy on your wedding day.
I LOVE that Emily chose to have an “unofficial” wedding party. Her best mates spending the evening, morning and day as her personal hype girls. No restrictions on what to wear, hair, makeup or who’s walking or standing where.
Just pure happiness, joy, champagne and laughs all day long.

Photography Petite Visuals - Morgane Cazaubon

19/03/2023

💜Love Notes💜

“Hello Katie,
Just wanted to thankyou for such an incredible job at our wedding. The flowers were out of this world beautiful. Everything I wanted and more … You totally nailed the brief. I just couldn’t stop looking at them all day… and I adored my bouquet …. it was just spot on 💜💜💜💜”

Emily and James.

17/03/2023

All hearts eyes for heart sunglasses.

15/03/2023

💗 LOVE NOTES 💕

“It’s been almost four months since our wedding, and I still look at our photos at least once a day haha. The vision you were able to bring to life is more than I could have dreamed of and I am so beyond grateful we chose you to create magic for our wedding.

Thanks again”

15/03/2023

Overwhelmed with what elements to include on your reception tables? It can be confusing to know how many arrangements, candles and decor will be enough, too little or too much?

I’m here to make the process simple. Leave it to me.

With my many years of experience, creative talent and attention to detail I know exactly what is needed to create dreamy tables-capes with all the delicious details outlined so you won't be left wondering what extra items you need, where to find them and how to set it all up on the day.
All you need to do is to share in a glass of bubbles, celebrate and prepare to be blown away the moment you set eyes you wedding day setup.