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HEY YA'LL

My name is Melanie Claire and I am the face behind “Arranged by Claire”

(Yes my name is Melanie, my middle name is Claire, but “Arranged by Melanie” didn’t quite have the same ring to it… 

You can just call me Mel.

About me… Well, I’m a mother of two and a lover of creating all things beautiful. 

I don’t have a sweet story of gardening with my grandmother when I was child, to be honest my passion for flowers came later in life. I’m a Christmas obsessed, creative who loves getting my hands dirty and working on a good project!

My passion for flowers came after becoming a parent. I needed to rediscover myself (as you do after having children)  you give up so much for  your babies which I love, but its so easy to forget about yourself and who you are as a person.  I needed something I could connect with on a deeper level and what better way than creating  through the art of Floristry.

Working with Mother Nature has really lit a fire in my soul and I get no greater joy than creating with flowers. I just love that flowers have the ability to create emotion, whether it be from looking at a certain flower or  just one smell of a rose. When you are lost for words you send flowers and I am so grateful I can be apart of that experience for someone.

I always try to encapsulate each stem as naturally as possible. I try to avoid dyed and preserved flowers and limit my use of floral foam and single use items where I can. Sadly there is so much waste in the Floristry industry so I try repurposing and reusing items where / when I can. (not your flowers though)

In saying that, floral foam does have its place in the events world as no bride wants to marry under wilted blooms in the heat of summer! A necessary evil.

My style of arranging tends to be more wild, and organic. I love the use of lush foliages in amongst beautiful soft blooms for that touch of ‘wild elegance’

I started Arranged By Claire on a whim, I studied floristry and took a chance on this crazy new industry. I worked in florist shops but pretty quickly discovered weddings was ideally where I wanted to be. Helping couples bring their vision to life for such a momentous occasion is truly something special. Knowing that these couples will have photos and memories of this day from what I create can be an overwhelming feeling but I love it!

Well that’s me in a nutshell,  I’m just a mum following a dream one stem at a time….  haha no seriously I just love all things floral and want to share that with as many people as I can.

So if you love the sound of wild, elegant designs filled with passion then I would be honoured to create something special for you.  Whether it be for a wedding or event or just something special for that someone special, tell me your vision and let me bring it to life!!

Enough about me, I want hear about you now, so get in touch and lets talk flowers!

Melanie Claire 

xo