Your Business Name:<\/strong> The Copper Cacti<\/p>\n What do you do?:<\/strong> Alternative Floral Design<\/p>\n What do you love about what you do? <\/strong>Having the chance to be creative and use my brain to make the most wonderful, fun and bold displays for my couples.<\/p>\n How did you start out? <\/strong>What started as a hobby turned into the business of my wildest dreams! I started selling my terrariums as markets and craft stalls, evening attending national flower shows and being features at BBC Gardeners World, when one day a customer of mine asked if I would make the centrepieces for her wedding, and the rest is history! The business completely pivoted from markets to weddings and I have never looked back.<\/p>\n What sets you apart from the rest? <\/strong>I specialise in using cacti, succulents and air plants in my creations. What this allows is an element of sustainability, allowing my couples to be able to keep a piece of their day forever (as long as they look after it anyway\u2026)<\/p>\n What do you hate to see in the industry?<\/strong>\u00a0I mean, don\u2019t get me wrong, all white weddings are lovely, but they just aren\u2019t me! I find they can lack a couples personality. I am not one to conform, so I hate seeing couples who feel they have to follow a trend because it is a wedding.<\/p>\n What do you love to see in the industry?<\/strong>\u00a0 Seeing people put what they love into their day. For example, I was given the most amazing opportunity last year to create a dinosaur themed wedding, as well as an F1 theme and a shark & cacti theme\u2026 I mean does it get better than that?<\/p>\n What is your favourite venue type? <\/strong>\u00a0I do love a festival style\/outdoor wedding. I also love a venue which just have something a little bit different, a little spark and something different from the rest. However, I also love a good old fashioned community centre. Doing weddings old school, getting some of those gorgeous buntings and streamers from the ceilings, that is something special to me!<\/p>\n What causes do you contribute towards or believe in?<\/strong>\u00a0I advocate strongly for the LGTBQIA+ community, and work really hard to ensure my wording is inclusive. As a book lover, I use the term \u201cmain characters\u201d for my couples, as you should be the main characters of your big day! I also am a huge advocate for sustainability which is something that is included strongly in my designs.<\/p>\n What awards or accolades do you have?<\/strong>\u00a0I am so proud that I was the first winner of the Quirky Wedding Awards Floral Designer for 2023\/2024 and I have also won the Essex Wedding Awards for Unique Services for 2024\/2025.<\/p>\n Why do you love working with Celebrants? <\/strong>Personally, again I keep saying this but it adds personality to your day! The relationship your celebrant builds with you to ensure you day is all about you and your relationship, your loves and passions, your family and friends. It is second to none! It is so much more personal to have a celebrant overseeing your day.<\/p>\n How can people get in touch with you?:<\/p>\n www.thecoppercacti.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2585-1-805x1024.jpeg\")
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\nWho is your ideal client?<\/strong>\u00a0I just want to work with couples that I vibe with! Couples who want something unusual, love sustainability, love to put their personality into their day, and that trust my weird and wonderful brain to create something really unique for them.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.shelleybell.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7765-1024x681.jpeg\")
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