Femme Petale

Bristol

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10 Reviews

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I If you’re the kind of couple who want your wedding flowers to be memorable, creative and unique – I’m the wedding florist for you.

Perfect posies and princess bridal gowns are not really my cup of tea; I flower for couples who know their wedding flowers don’t need to be stuffy or old fashioned and want something modern, natural and beautiful for their big day.

I have two options for you to choose from. For the majority of my weddings, the team and I are on site setting up, moving designs from ceremony to reception and coming back the next day to pick it all up.

For those who are looking for something simpler and don’t need me to be on site, there’s the ‘Ready to Wear’ Collection. I’ve pulled together two different styles and priced up all the designs you’re likely to need from pew ends to centrepieces. You can come and collect them before the wedding or arrange for delivery to the venue.

Femme Petale at a Glance

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350 - 10000
To me, flowers are art. I don't make very traditional, perfectly round designs. Instead specialising in modern design and embracing the natural shape of flowers and how they grow. I've been a wedding florist for 5 years. I have a studio dedicated to weddings and events in Paintworks, Bristol, you're more than welcome to pop in! I recently relocated to Bristol from London, in 2022 which has opened up some stunning new venues for me to work at! I have a Ready to Wear Collection for couples on a budget I have a team of incredible freelancers for large weddings and big installations, although you'll always deal with me for your consultation and enquiries I have a gorgeous little miniature dachshund called Jasper. He's often in the studio, checking on all the flowers!

Top Wedding Tips

Choose a feature you want to go big on. Be it an arch, flower cloud or a big urn. A large design is way more memorable than lots of smaller ones.

Let your florist guide you! We know a lot about flowers, so there's no need for you to do too much work. Just give a brief of the type of thing you'd like and we might surprise you!

Don't be afraid of colour. Even if you're planning a white and green wedding, maybe add in some neutral tones with the flowers, they add a lot of depth and make things really interesting!

Femme Petale Reviews

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Georgie & Julian
She was brilliant
We truly could not have picked a better florist. She was brilliant. She patiently worked with us through the various changes we had to make to our wedding because of covid, ensuring we were able to keep to budget throughout. On the day, everything arrived in very good time and flowers were transported to our reception venue seamlessly. After the event, I had so many of our friends and family commenting on how impressed they were with Gemma's efficiency on the day in setting up and taking down all the flowers, as well as (of course) how beautiful they all were! She really nailed our vision, and did so wonderfully. If you have an event coming up, Gemma is the florist for you.
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Faye & Andrew
Gemma transformed our wedding venue
We were delighted we chose Gemma to be our wedding florist. She blew us away when she turned up with the most beautifully chosen bouquets, button holes and flower hoops! Gemma transformed our wedding venue with pretty, seasonal flowers which were within our colour scheme. Thank you so much! Faye & Andrew
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Lucy & Pete
Simply the best flowers we could have asked for
Femme Petale provided simply the best flowers we could have asked for for our wedding in Sussex. They were exactly in line with our vision for the day, stunning colours and all our guests commented on how beautiful they were. Gemma was easy to work with and helped make tweaks to what we asked for to make things fit into budget. Thank you!
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Samantha & Michael
Couldn't have found a better florist
Gemma was wonderful, she completely understood what we wanted and delivered something far greater than we could have expected. She also worked with our budget and was really transparent on costs.

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Lucy & William
Great to work with
Gemma did a beautiful job with our wedding flowers. She was great to work with, very positive and really tried hard to produce something with lots of impact within our budget

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Lucie and Jamie
Simply amazing
Where to start in trying to describe just how amazing our wedding flowers were. Gemma just totally got our vision for the day and my style and made the planning seem so effortless especially as our arrangements changed at the last minute due to covid restrictions. My bouquet was absolutely stunning and I had so many comments on how unique and amazing the wedding flowers were. If you are looking for a truly unique wedding style - Gemma is the go to person she is so creative and just a lovely person to work with too. Lucie and Jamie.
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Zosia & David
So amazing… we used her twice!!!
Gemma is such a talented florist. She flowered our elopement in 2021 when we got married during COVID and then worked her magic again in 2022 at the same venue when we had a wedding party. She listened to what we wanted and made our vision come to life. I honestly couldn’t have asked for anything more. Beautiful flowers and super easy, friendly and professional to work with. Thank you Gemma!
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Estelle & James
Thank you Gemma!
Gemma was so wonderful to work with for our East London wedding. Through just a handful of phone consultations and emails, Gemma immediately understood our vision and continued to work very independently, which was a huge relief because we were so busy dealing with all the other wedding suppliers. On the day of, we were blown away by the floral display - from the actual array of plants she chose to the vases she placed them in, everything looked exactly liked we had dreamed of and more. Thank you Gemma for everything!
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Steph & James
One of the best decisions we made for our wedding
We were and still are over the moon with the incredible florals Femme Petale created for our wedding. From start to finish, working with Gemma was a pleasure – she was professional, creative and full of ideas. She somehow took my very abstract 'brief' and gave me back exactly what I had been hoping for, and put in a lot of work to make it happen – she was the first supplier I saw the morning of our wedding and the last one I saw that night.

I lost count of how many compliments we got – so many people told me they were the best wedding flowers they had ever seen. I don't think I will ever want to stop staring at the photos of them. Walking in to see our pink cloud of gypsophila at the altar was the most magical experience and everything, from the pew ends (and I loved seeing these reused again on the top table chairs, what a great idea) to the bud vases and bouquets, was just absolutely perfect.

I know people think wedding flowers are expensive, and it's true they are, but every single penny was worth it and we would spend it all again. Thank you Gemma!
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Anjana & Jack
We wanted to say a massive thank you for our wedding flowers!
They were so beautiful, we loved the colour palette, mix of textures and shapes. You really nailed our vision so thank you! Lots of guests commented on how great they looked too and my bridesmaids all loved their bouquets (as did I!). They've all dried out really well too. I also love how you went the extra mile to source the jasmine (from your neighbour's plant!).


You were so easy to work with throughout the process, we had just the right amount of contact and at the right times. You listened to all of our feedback and ideas and altered the proposal where needed / gave us your honest and professional thoughts which we really appreciated. It was really refreshing to be able to share our initial ideas and then just leave you to execute, I think the flowers required the least hand holding of all the wedding planning!

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Unit 5.18, Paintworks, Bristol, City of Bristol, BS4 3EH

Femme Petale

  • Unit 5.18
  • Paintworks
  • Bristol
  • City of Bristol
  • BS4 3EH
  • United Kingdom

Meet the Owner

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Gemma Hales

I'm the owner and lead florist at Femme Petale, I've created this business over the last 5 years and I'm so proud to have been a part of so many epic weddings and consider many of my previous couples as friends! I'm a huge nature lover, be it finding a new flower in the market or a good long dog walk. It's such a privilege to work with gorgeous flowers and greenery every single day.