Bottega dei Fiori by Ezio De Angelis

Bottega dei Fiori is the floral workshop of Ezio De Angelis in Florence, where he has worked with flowers since 1995. He designs for weddings, elopements, private and corporate events and photo shoots, mostly in Tuscany and occasionally elsewhere in Italy and abroad when a project calls for it.

His way of working follows three steps. He starts by listening to the couple and learning the venue, then turns that into a floral design in which each flower, colour and structure has a reason, and on the day he directs the installation with his team, in agreement with the couple or their wedding planner. There is no standard wedding package: each design is drawn from scratch around the place, the season and the atmosphere the couple want.

He has worked in more than fifty locations across Tuscany, among them Villa La Massa, Villa San Michele in Fiesole, Villa Olmi, Borgo San Felice, Castello del Nero, Certosa di Pontignano, Tenuta Argiano in Montalcino and the Cappella di Vitaleta in the Val d'Orcia. Historic villas and castles often restrict how flowers can be fixed, so he plans freestanding arrangements that do not need to be attached to walls, frescoes or architectural features.

Flowers are chosen in season from local growers and trusted markets, which he finds lasts better through a long summer day. He cuts waste where he can and works with wedding planners and agencies as readily as with couples directly. The workshop is open by appointment only.