My Cottage Life Florist
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At the My Cottage Life Florist, we consider ourselves Cinderella’s fairy godmother.
We are boutique event florists who embrace the enchanting allure of organic designs and sustainability – but with a cottage core twist. We create a rustic, picturesque ambiance for your events and infuse natural beauty and timeless charm into every celebration. Our designs exude the quaint, organic magic of the cottage core style, taking you back to nature’s roots while keeping an eye on the latest trends to ensure our looks stay fresh and surprising.
We craft a serene, picturesque wonderland.
Our floral designs tell your story – and it’s enchanting. Whether planning a wedding, an intimate gathering, or a special event, we turn your dreams into reality by immersing your space in ethereal, romantic, cottage-core creations straight from nature. We do so much more than create beautiful bunches of flowers. While we design unique and gorgeous bridal bouquets, corsages, and table centerpieces, we also do “set dressing.” Whether hanging rustic branches or bright floral “balls” from the ceiling, creating a wall of shimmering ivy, or draping scented foliage from the table right down to the floor, we transform a space into a magical wonderland.
This is why you’ll love us.
- We meet your budget wherever it’s at. We can craft magic from low-cost blooms and foliage or create a luxurious extravaganza – it’s up to you.
- Our floristry transforms the whole space of your event. We don’t just deliver flower arrangements… we incorporate the whole space of your event and use our flowers to transform it into the wonderland you’ve envisioned.
- Our extensive time in nature allows us to create looks straight from the gorgeous South African wilderness. When you step into a space where we have worked our magic, you will feel like you’ve been transported to a wild Cape mountainside, a textured Karoo landscape, a magical, green local forest, or a dreamy farm garden. We have spent much time outdoors and draw our most vivid inspirations directly from these experiences.
- We have a delicately unique look and feel regarding fynbos. Our lovely native flowers are quite different from European hothouse blooms. We have tons of experience with weaving the exciting textures and soft colours of fynbos into designs that are romantic and ethereal yet one-of-a-kind.
- Our practices are sustainable and eco-conscious. We generally don’t work with imported flowers; we prefer to source from our gifted local growers and use blooms that are in season. We usually harvest the fynbos that we use ourselves by hand to ensure that the plants remain healthy and thriving.
Our process prioritizes you.
Our first meetup is free. We meet in person or online, get to know you a little and listen to your thoughts and ideas. Then, we create a beautiful mood board and share it with you to further discuss ideas and get creative. We pride ourselves in our ability to bring your vision to life, but we can also come up with a fresh, stunning concept based simply on your tastes and the setting for your event. Over the following weeks, we harvest organic, wild fynbos from our local Southern Cape mountainside, place orders with local growers, and create any non-organic elements that will be used in our arrangements. Finally, the week before your event, we arrive in a colourful, scented flood of flowers and foliage and begin the space transformation. We work closely with the other vendors contributing to your event so that setting up is seamless and hassle-free.
We are committed to beauty.
Choose My Cottage Life Florist for unforgettable events that harmonize with the cottage core style, are fresh yet touched with timeless romance, and reflect your love for nature and simple pleasures.
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Natasha de Witt
I cannot recommend Hannah highly enough! She decorated my sister’s baby shower and truly went above and beyond in every possible way. I had to organize the baby shower from 1,500 km away, and as a perfectionist with really high expectations, I was honestly nervous about not being there myself. But knowing Hannah was there gave me such peace of mind — and she genuinely exceeded my expectations.
From the very beginning, Hannah was amazing at organizing everything. She was prompt, reliable and always on time, and she took so much of the stress out of organizing the event. She listened carefully to the vision we had, gave us fantastic ideas, and then somehow took the picture we had in our heads and brought it to life even better than we imagined.
Hannah has an incredible eye for detail and you can tell that she genuinely cares about creating something special. She really does her best to understand the vision you have, and then puts her own creativity and expertise into making it even more amazing. Honestly, everything you throw at her, she takes and turns into something beautiful!
She is extremely hardworking and took care of absolutely everything — from the decorations and set-up to all the little finishing touches, even organizing the thank-you gifts. She set everything up beautifully and, just as importantly, cleaned everything up afterwards. Knowing that I didn’t have to worry about any of those details, especially when I was so far away and couldn’t be there myself, was such a huge relief.
What impressed me most was how much Hannah genuinely went the extra mile. Nothing felt like too much trouble, and she handled everything with such care, professionalism and attention to detail. I felt completely at ease knowing she was taking care of everything, and the end result was absolutely beautiful.
Thank you, Hannah, for taking our vision and making it something so special. You truly exceeded my expectations, and I am so grateful for all the hard work, creativity and care you put into making my sister’s baby shower so beautiful and memorable. You are amazing at what you do, and I would recommend you to anyone without hesitation!
Jacky Olivier
Asking Hannah to be our florist was the best decision I could’ve made for our wedding. She is always ready to help with every idea you have and what you can appreciate most from her is her honesty while planning and throwing ideas around! She is a warm and kind person and her work reflects just that! Her artwork is beyond beautiful and her floral arrangements took my breath away. We had so much compliments on the florals! She involves the guests so readily and makes it a fun experience AND she is always phone ready. I never had to wait for replies or quotes or service. You won’t regret working with her, especially if you let her off the chain and tell her to do what she thinks is best. Such a wonderful experience planning our wedding with her. Thank you, Hanna❤️
Sarah-Leigh
We had a very out of the way “in the bush” wedding, with many complicated details but Hannah took it all in stride and played a big part in making our wedding the happiest and most beautiful day for us! She is a talented and innovative stylist and I can definitely recommend her to help create a stunning, memorable day for your event!
Sarah
Hannah did the most incredible work at our wedding. I honestly can’t speak highly enough of her and Chris’s work. Hannah completely took care of everything down to the smallest detail, and was happy to work within my budget, creating a wedding I could only dream of! She worked miracles with the most gorgeous fynbos for the tables, decor, and bouquets and other wearable flowers, and was generous in every aspect. Hannah was very accommodating and went the extra mile to understand my vision for the day. I would highly recommend My Cottage Life Florist for flowers and decor for an unforgettable, beautiful, stress-free wedding!