Friend & Faux

11/06/2021

And finally.... Friend & Faux is officially open in Chester Indoor Market ❤️ xoxo

04/06/2021

Morning lovelies and HAPPY FRIDAY! Thought I would start today with something super girly bits that are making me very jealous!!!! A super feminine door wreath I made for Nicola to match her pink front door and some gorgeous little candelabra garlands made for Cindy...in love with these 😍😍

03/06/2021

Who says you can't mix dried with faux....anything is possible 🥰🥰

03/06/2021

Boho bouquets and rust tones are proving to be very popular requests for me right now and I do LOVE the range of tones that you can get these days. When done right and mixed with some muted Pinks, deep Greens and muted Purples, Orange is beautifully feminine and elegant choice. xoxo

27/05/2021

This 20ft greenery garland has left now for a gorgeous customer and is going to look gorgeous along a top table...looking forward to seeing the pics of this weeding 🥰🥰 xoxo

26/05/2021

CUSTOMER NOTICE | So my lovelies to be honest, everything has gone a little nuts here lol

Everything has/is opening up across the Country and everyone is super excited and motivated again about their weddings...AMAZING!!

However, I am now inundated with messages :) I have not forgotten any of you I promise, however I do now have a massive influx of requests and orders to produce, so could I please ask you to just bear with me for the next couple of months, whilst I get through everything :)

I will be working everything in order of wedding days and this will unfortunately be regardless of whether you have paid your balance early or not, as this is the only fair way I can ensure everyone get's the attention they need and get's the best quality in their designs and their florals.

I am super excited to work with all of you, so thank you again as always for choosing Lux Florals and for your continued patience. xoxox Tams

26/05/2021

Can you ladies tell I am back.....3 bouquets this morning and counting 🤣 This one is a gorgeous cascading bridesmaid sample for a lovely referral customer.....HOW PRETTY!!! 🥰🥰 xox

26/05/2021

Lavender & creams this morning, mixed with Japanese painted ferns or "Athyrium Niponicum" that have the most gorgeous purple and green finish. 🥰🥰

25/05/2021

I LOVE my job!!! This bouquet brief has had me smiling all day and I think the design has turned out to be absolutely STUNNING!! 😍😍 xoxo

24/05/2021

Working on this gorgeous one today for a wedding venue window...lots of white roses to add in yet, but it is starting to look super pretty 🥰🥰 xoxo

18/05/2021

This beautiful autumnal bouquet left for one of my customers yesterday. I love the lace addition and all the different tones in this one 😍 What do you ladies think? xoxo

17/05/2021

So this one is a little different - one of my gorgeous wedding customers Sadie, also has her own company HeraEvents Yorkshire and this was a gorgeous garland I made for her! How stunning does that look and who of us doesn't need a champagne flute ladder in our lives!!! 😍🥰😍

17/05/2021

Good morning lovelies....who'd have ever thought I would be asking you if you're happy that you can hug your friends and have a meal inside today!!! How are we all feeling about the new changes and the prospects for your wedding days now?? 😃 ###

14/05/2021

HAPPY FRIDAY LOVELIES!! Our last weekend of not being able to go and have a cocktail or meal inside......things are getting closer to being normal...fingers crossed it stays this way!! I hope you all have some fab plans for the weekend 😁xoxo

12/05/2021

After flowers comes...shoes!!! Well it is a business uniform lovelies, as I will be on my feet all day when the new shop opens soon 🤣🥰🥰

07/05/2021

I LOVE getting requests for things I have not made before and most recently it's floral pieces for dogs....😍 So if your lovely pooch is going to be front and centre at your wedding, I will gladly make them a little floral collar or attachment for their lead, just drop me a message xoxo

07/05/2021

Happy Friday lovelies!! I for one cannot wait for a cocktail this evening. I hope you all have some fab plans for the weekend?? xoxo

06/05/2021

A little sneak peek of the Friend & Faux shop lovelies... Gareth has been up ladders with paint, ripping up carpets, using his power tools and I've been.... Making things look pretty and spending money 😂😍😍

29/04/2021

Which would you choose? xoxo

27/04/2021

Love a customer photo 🥰🥰

21/04/2021

Something different | This lovely mini garland has been made for one of my lovely customers' bathroom cupboard 🥰

21/04/2021

OMG lovelies.......I think you all deserve this for your honeymoon!! 😍😍😍 SO AMAZING!!

14/04/2021

Well lovelies I will be picking up the keys for my first artificial flower shop on Monday. I'm so excited to get started on this venture and to keep growing the wedding flowers side too. I started this business a year ago and it has been a bumpy road especially with covid, but for all the lows there have been even more amazing highs and you just have to keep going right!! That's what all us ladies do best!

13/04/2021

Did someone say rich, elegant and regal with a spring twist.....🥰🥰 What do you ladies think?? xoxo Tamsin

10/04/2021

lovelies....I just won on the Grand National, thanks to this amazing woman. I won't be buying a private island anytime soon with my winnings but still....this trail blazing girl has just rocked the world of horse racing..GO US GIRLS, I THINK IS VERY APT RIGHT NOW.

10/04/2021

The thing that will always mean more than money, success, pride and adoration......steadfast and enduring devotion and love 🥰

10/04/2021

Hello my lovelies! So I have spent the past 12 months messaging with all of you on your disappointments, stresses and total lack of motivation (totally warranted) with having to change, and amend and flex re your weddings. It has (wholeheartedly) broken my heart (hubby will attest) to hear how down you have all been about your days. I just wanted to add a little bit of inspo from my life and my wedding in the hope it may maybe make some of you feel a little better......We changed our venue and our date and Covid wasn't even a thing then. I picked a venue that I worked with exclusively (makes sense yeah) and a summer date, but in the end lines became very blurred due to my working relationship with the owners and we decided that the most important thing was us getting married and not the "business politics" involved in our situation. We pulled our date forward by 6 months as we just didn't want to wait and were frankly a little disheartened by the whole situation and changed our venue.... but honestly we could not have been happier. The service, the venue, the food and the attentiveness was second to none. I actually let go (big deal for me) and trusted other people to create my day for me, as it just felt right to do so with this new venue. My point being, sometimes your first choice may feel like everything to you but without the opportunity to see things from the other side, you may never realise just how amazing and stress free your day could be. So basically I am just nudging you to try and embrace the change and trust that it will most likely be even better than you first imagined....Life is beautiful and your days will be too, no matter what version of it you are currently working on 😉😘 xoxo Tamsin

08/04/2021

Well this was a real joy to create this morning for my gorgeous customer Nicola's new pink front door!!! 😁🥰😍

31/03/2021

Hello my lovelies, I hope you're all well today. It's a special day here as it's Lux Florals 1st Birthday!!! 😁😁

It has been the most amazing first year and it wouldn't be possible without you lovely lot, so THANK YOU for choosing Lux Florals for your weddings and for all of your ongoing support.

Here's to many more years, loads of gorgeous weddings and lots more lovely and amazing customers like you ladies. xoxo Tamsin

19/03/2021

Hello my lovelies, Happy Friday evening!! Sorry I have been a little quiet this past couple of week, I have been beavering away on the new shop designs.......This is what I've come up with! I will be posting some videos as I go with the fit out, but I think I may have got the design and feel how I want it...what do you ladies think?? xoxo Tamsin

17/03/2021

These pretty lavender garlands and table arrangement have left for my gorgeous customer Mel. Hope you have the most wonderful day lovely xoxo

16/03/2021

Hello lovelies, I hope you're all well.

I wouldn't normally ask any of you to check out a petition or anything like this, but this one I think is so important to all of us, given the recent tragic death of the beautiful Sarah Everard.

Stay safe ladies.

xoxo Tamsin

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14/03/2021

Well it's official my lovelies, I shall be trading in chester indoor market very soon. Amongst the kraft beers, street food, wine bar and much more, will be my little Friend & Faux shop 🍷❤️ 2020 was a really tough time for the industry, florists and wedding suppliers, so I'm so excited to have some positive vibes for 2021! Best get shopping for furniture, paint, decor and stock 😁😁 xoxo

05/03/2021

Happy Friday Lovelies! I hope you've all had a fab week and are looking forward to the weekend...I for one am counting down the weeks until I can maybe go out and do some shopping...god I miss shopping and online is just not doing it for me anymore! 🙃 xoxo T

04/03/2021

EDIT : CHAIR GARLANDS NOW SOLD

Hello lovelies - I have a few samples from a cancelled order if anyone would like a little bargain :)

The bouquet is a gorgeous mix of ivory peonies, astillbe, mixed eucalyptus, tea left and some tiny little white floral heads. £28 and ready to go to whomever would like it.

Drop me a message xoxo T

02/03/2021

Oooooh it's looking a little pretty here today 😍😍

23/02/2021

An order for one of my wedding customers produced today - yes it is never too late or too early to ask me for wreaths and we are adding a spring one to this order too - all year round florals for the gorgeous Emma 🥰🥰 xoxo

22/02/2021

How cute 🥰🥰 Thought I would try my hand a some little bunny wreaths and I ABOLSUTELY LOVE THEM. £15 each and just too cute to handle!! What do you lovely ladies think?? xoxo

22/02/2021

Happy Monday lovelies! I am doing some Mother's Day Bouquets - all one offs for £35 each. Let me know if you would like any xoxo

19/02/2021

SPRING WREATHS £35 | I am going to start making spring wreaths next week lovelies, so if anyone would like one, just let me know what kind of style or colour you're after xoxo Tamsin