Wedding florist · Cape Town

Cape Town wedding flowers, beautifully done

Bridal bouquets, ceremony arches and reception flowers by Josie van Aswegen, our founder and creative director. Fabulous Flowers and Gifts has dressed Cape Town weddings since 1999.

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Skye & Scott, Saronsberg, Tulbagh. A family wedding: Skye is our founder’s daughter.

Since 1999Claremont studioCape Town & Winelands4.7 on GoogleFeatured in Mooi Troues, 2024

Real weddings

Wedding florist in Cape Town, real weddings dressed in flowers

Fabulous Flowers and Gifts is a wedding florist in Cape Town, founded in 1999 by Josie van Aswegen, who still handles our weddings personally. From our Claremont studio we make bridal bouquets, buttonholes, ceremony arches, aisle flowers and table centrepieces, and we deliver and set up flowers for weddings across Cape Town and the Cape Winelands.

Hanno and Madeli laughing at their top table between two coral and peach floral urns — Hanno & Madeli · Highberry, Sir Lowry’s Pass · March 2026Read their story →

Bridesmaids in red dresses holding coral and blue garden bouquets — Bridesmaid bouquets

Coral dahlia, ranunculus and amaranthus centrepiece on a reception table — Dahlia and tulip centrepieces

Hanno and Madeli welcome sign with a meadow of ground florals at its base — Welcome sign florals

“We finally got our wedding photos and I thought I’d share some of the flowers. They were beautiful!”
Madeli, Highberry, June 2026Read Hanno & Madeli’s story

Carmen and Emilio wedding welcome sign framed in white florals at Loch Lynne — Carmen & Emilio · Loch Lynne, DurbanvilleCoba Photography

Skye and Scott in a golden field beneath the mountains at Saronsberg, Tulbagh, with a white bridal bouquet — Skye & Scott · Saronsberg, Tulbagh · our founder’s daughterGrace Charlotte

Real wedding stories

Real Cape Town weddings, one story at a time

Fabulous Flowers and Gifts is a Cape Town wedding florist founded in 1999 by Josie van Aswegen, with a studio at 18 Toffie Lane, Claremont. Between 2019 and 2026 we did the flowers for the weddings below, each story with its venue and flowers, and photographer credits where we have them.

Madeli with her coral and peach bridal bouquet at Highberry — **Hanno & Madeli**Highberry, Sir Lowry’s PassRead their story →

Laura with her white rose and gypsophila bridal bouquet at La Paris Estate — **Laura & Michel**La Paris Estate, FranschhoekPlanning: Weddings By EB · Photography: Lily Madison PhotographyRead their story →

Jen and Geoff laughing on their dock in Grand Cayman, Jen holding a bouquet of bird of paradise and pincushion protea — **Geoff & Jen**At home, Grand CaymanProtea and bird of paradise · January 2020Read their story →

Annelot and Rogier kissing in front of a colourful flower arch at The Forum Embassy Hill — **Annelot & Rogier**The Forum Embassy Hill, ConstantiaPhotography: Ayeh KhalatbariRead their story →

Alex and Andrew saying their vows under a white and blue flower arch at Webersburg — **Alex & Andrew**Webersburg, StellenboschPhotography: Catherine MacRead their story →

Tess with her cascading white orchid bridal bouquet at Nantes Estate — **Tess & Greg**Nantes Estate, PaarlPlanning: Willem Christiaan Events · Photography: Hewitt & WrightRead their story →

White, cream and blush bridal bouquet at Casa Labia — **Nicky & Jonti**Casa Labia, MuizenbergPhotography: Candice Taylor PhotographyRead their story →

Skye and Scott marrying beneath a flower circle at Saronsberg — **Skye & Scott**Saronsberg, Tulbagh · our founder’s daughterPhotography: Grace CharlotteRead their story →

Colourful hanging basket of flowers at Jodi and Wes’s Rockhaven Farm wedding — **Jodi & Wes**Rockhaven Farm, ElginRead their story →

Danni and Lewt at their flower arch at Suikerbossie — **Danni & Lewt**Suikerbossie, Hout BayRead their story →

Protea and red rose bridal bouquet for Rickety Bridge — **Els & Shaun**Rickety Bridge, FranschhoekRead their story →

Carmen and Emilio with their bridal party and white bouquets — **Carmen & Emilio**Loch Lynne, DurbanvillePhotography: Coba PhotographyRead their story →

Sonja with her white rose bouquet at De Uijlenes — **Sonja & RP**De Uijlenes, GansbaaiPhotography: Captured PhotographyRead their story →

Chloe with her white and green bridal bouquet — **Chloe & James**The Forum Embassy Hill, ConstantiaPhotography: The GeldenhuysesRead their story →

Megan and Steve saying their vows at a hexagon arch of pink proteas and eucalyptus, with pampas grass and mountains behind — **Megan & Steve**Proteas and pampas · April 2023Photography: Kusjka du PlessisRead their story →

Bridesmaids in pink with white bouquets at Cavalli — **Pinkie & Joe**Cavalli Estate, Somerset WestPlanning: Kevin Zhou, VIP HostingRead their story →

Tara in a blush tulle gown holding a white and cream rose bouquet — **Tara & Jason**Blush and king proteas · August 2016Photography: Jenni ElizabethRead their story →

Everything in bloom

Wedding flower arrangements, from bridal bouquet to top table

Round bridal bouquet of white and pink roses with soft green filler, seen from above

Bridal and bridesmaid bouquets

Bridal bouquet flowers from phalaenopsis orchids to garden roses and ranunculus, as bouquets, cascades and posies.

Wooden wedding arch dressed with blush roses, pink hydrangea and greenery, with white fabric draped on a lawn

Flower arches and aisle flowers

Wedding arch flowers, aisle posies, flower wall backdrops and statement urns of roses and hydrangea.

Wedding table with a tall glass vase of gypsophila, small vases of white blooms and a wooden table number

Wedding centrepieces and top table flowers

Centrepieces, long-table runners, top table and cake flowers, and white wedding flowers.

Four groomsmen in navy suits wearing small white buttonholes

Buttonholes, corsages and flower crowns

Buttonhole flowers, wrist corsages and a flower crown for the wedding party.

Planning a party or corporate function too? See our event flowers.

In season

Seasonal wedding flowers in Cape Town

Fabulous Flowers plans every wedding around the Cape seasons. Josie van Aswegen’s March list, sent to Els and Shaun in 2024, ran to roses, lilies, delphinium, lisianthus, scabiosa and zinnias. Proteas depend on the weather and exports, and South African peonies are in season from mid-October to late January.

January 2026

Summer, Nantes Estate

Phalaenopsis orchids, ivory roses, hydrangea and eucalyptus.

March 2025

Late summer, Rickety Bridge

King protea, red roses, dahlias and veronica.

July 2022

Winter, Rockhaven Farm

Winter wedding flowers in South Africa can be bright: sunflowers, peach roses and magenta orchids.

September 2019

Spring, Cavalli Estate

Pink ranunculus and roses.

Three smiling bridesmaids behind bouquets of sunflowers and yellow solidago — Sunflowers and solidago for a summer bridal party

How it works

How our wedding flower service works, in five steps

Step 1

Wedding flower questionnaire

You tell us your date, venue and colours in a short wedding questionnaire.

Step 2

Mood board and flower list

We send a seasonal flower list built on your mood board.

Step 3

Your wedding flower quote

We quote by email, then agree timings with your venue and planner.

Step 4

Delivery and set-up

We set up at your venue, or you collect bridal flowers from the studio.

Step 5

Collection afterwards

We come back for our vases and candles after the wedding.

Round reception table under a marquee, with gypsophila and white blooms in glass vases — Reception tables

Bride in a lace dress holding a bright bouquet of yellow ranunculus, orange roses and red berries — Bridal bouquet

Bridesmaid in navy holding a sunflower and yellow solidago bouquet tied with ribbon — Bridesmaid bouquet

Packages

Wedding flower packages

Every Fabulous Flowers wedding is quoted individually. These wedding flower packages show what each level includes.

Peach rose and daisy posy on a place setting

Intimate

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Bridal bouquet, buttonholes and one ceremony piece, for small gatherings.

Bride and two bridesmaids holding round gypsophila bouquets, in black and white

Classic

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Bridal party flowers, ceremony and aisle flowers, and centrepieces.

Bride and groom in the fynbos below the mountains, with a bright yellow and orange bouquet

Signature

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Flowers for the whole venue: arch, top table, cake flowers and installations.

Couple embracing with a white bridal bouquet above a Cape Winelands valley

Winelands & overseas couples

Winelands wedding florist, from Constantia to Franschhoek

Fabulous Flowers sets up wedding flowers across Cape Town, from Constantia and the Southern Suburbs to Camps Bay, the Atlantic Seaboard and the City Bowl, and travels to Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Somerset West, Durbanville, Tulbagh, Elgin and the Overberg. We travel anywhere in the Western Cape, and travel and accommodation for our team are quoted separately.

Couples plan from overseas too: Danni and Lewt planned their wedding flowers from Brisbane.

StellenboschFranschhoekPaarlTulbaghSomerset WestElginConstantiaHout BayCape Winelands

Cape Town wedding venue guide

Venues

Cape Town wedding venues we have styled

These are the venues behind our stories, with the year Fabulous Flowers was there.

Cavalli Estate, Somerset West · 2019 Saronsberg, Tulbagh · 2020 De Uijlenes, Gansbaai · 2020 Rockhaven Farm, Elgin · 2022 The Forum Embassy Hill, Constantia Casa Labia, Muizenberg · 2023 Loch Lynne, Durbanville · 2024 Suikerbossie, Hout Bay · 2024 Rickety Bridge, Franschhoek · 2025 Nantes Estate, Paarl · 2026 Highberry, Sir Lowry’s Pass · 2026 Webersburg, Stellenbosch · 2026

Josie van Aswegen, founder and creative director of Fabulous Flowers and Gifts, holding delphiniums, roses and orange blooms in the Claremont studio

Your florist

Meet your wedding florist, Josie van Aswegen

Josie van Aswegen is the founder and creative director of Fabulous Flowers and Gifts. She started the business in 1999 and still handles our weddings personally.

In 2020 Josie did the flowers for her own daughter’s wedding: Skye and Scott at Saronsberg, Tulbagh.

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Pink and peach rose arrangement close up

Tell us about your day

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Our Claremont wedding studio

Fabulous Flowers and Gifts
18 Toffie Lane, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708
+27 21 674 7206 · hello@fabulousflowers.co.za
Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, Saturday 8am to 1:30pm
We quote by email after a short wedding questionnaire.
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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do wedding flowers cost in South Africa?

The cost of wedding flowers in South Africa depends on guest numbers, the season and venue size. We quote by email after a short wedding questionnaire.

How far ahead should we book our wedding florist?

Most Fabulous Flowers couples here booked four to eight months ahead: Hanno and Madeli booked in July 2025 for March 2026.

Do you do weddings in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and the Winelands?

Yes. Fabulous Flowers has done weddings at Rickety Bridge, Franschhoek (2025), Nantes Estate, Paarl (2026), Webersburg, Stellenbosch (2026, Alex and Andrew), Cavalli Estate between Stellenbosch and Somerset West (2019) and Saronsberg, Tulbagh (2020, our founder’s daughter’s wedding). We travel anywhere in the Western Cape, and travel and accommodation for our team are quoted separately.

Do you set up and clear away?

Yes, both. The Fabulous Flowers team sets up on the day and comes back for our vases and candles: at Rickety Bridge in March 2025, we cleared the next morning.

Can our ceremony flowers move to the reception?

Yes. Fabulous Flowers designs ceremony pieces to move: Tess and Greg’s aisle urns went inside at Nantes Estate in January 2026.

Can we plan our wedding flowers from overseas?

Yes. Fabulous Flowers plans and quotes by email, and Danni and Lewt planned their Suikerbossie flowers from Brisbane for 29 August 2024.

Which flowers will be in season on our wedding date?

Fabulous Flowers builds every flower list around your month. South African peonies run from mid-October to late January, and proteas depend on the weather. See seasonal wedding flowers above.

Do you work with our wedding planner and venue?

Yes. Fabulous Flowers has worked with Willem Christiaan Events at Nantes Estate (2026), Kevin Zhou of VIP Hosting at Cavalli Estate (2019) and the De Uijlenes coordinator (2020).

Last updated: 9 October 2026