About
Louise is the founder and Florist at FMK. She received her early training from Judith Blacklock in London (editor of the BFA magazine and author of over twenty best selling floristry books) and most recently with Philippa Craddock (world-renowned expert in sustainable floral design; florist to Prince Harry & Meghan Markle). Louise combines technical skill with her love of colour and the countryside to create nature-inspired flowers for weddings in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Hi, I’m Louise but you might as well just call me ‘Lou’ from the off!
I’m a missus, mother and nature-lover who lives a pretty simple life here in mid-Fermanagh with my two main men, Ruairi (husband/heavy-lifter/all-round-handsome-man), Cillian (son/bucket-washer/absolute-light-of-my-life) and the newest member of the flower-fam, little baby Yve who arrived on New Year’s Eve 2022 (it’ll not be long until I have her washing buckets too!). I create beautiful florals for weddings near and far, from my little workshop out the back of our house – something I could only have dreamt of just a few short years ago.
A few random facts about me:
- Before training to become a Florist, I was a Human Resources Consultant; a career that saw me living and working in many iconic places including London and Sydney (and a couple of years in the Canadian Rockies region!)
- When I was little, I dreamed of being an Art Teacher or an Air Hostess (or so says my diary from 1999!)
- I’m an INFJ (the world’s rarest personality type), a Scorpio and Wednesday’s child
- My biggest ‘floristing-fail’ was breaking my wrist on a snowboarding trip .. 10 days before a wedding!
- Minimalism makes me happy – I’d rather have a few nice things than many mediocre things
- Japanese food is my favourite – serve me up a tempura sushi roll and a beer and I’m yours!
- Being a Mum is my favourite job; being a Wedding Florist is a really close second.
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Kindest,
Lou x
Aideen
Louise's work is second to none. She puts in so much love from start to finish. From helping to plan what it is you want, to bringing it into reality in the best and and most efficient way, she is truly the best around. Nothing is too much effort. She will dedicate herself to your vision. She created my wedding bouquets which I adored, a wonderful floral arch which was amazing and a floral cloud which she put so much time and care into and which truly out unbelievable. She also created lovely centrepieces which brought the whole reception area to life. I can't recommend and thank Louise enough.
Katie
I don't even know how to begin to talk about how amazing Louise is! Organising the floral aspect of the wedding looking back was my favourite part, and I owe it all to Louise. When you talk to Louise about your wedding vision she really listens, she was understanding and also relatable. She talks you through the various aspects you want, and also makes it realistic in terms of what you have budgeted for your flowers. When we got married back in June 2021, Louise herself was getting married the same week. Ever the professional she was completely unfazed at the prospect of creating our wedding flowers days before her own big day, and they were perfect!! My mum cried when Louise walked in with the bouquets, and everyone commented on how the flowers at the wedding really mirrored my personality. I will be forever thankful to Louise, you really did add the colour and magic to our big day, you are wonderful at what you do!
Michelle
Louise, I can't even tell you how much people adored my flowers!!! I never thought they would play such a vital part of our day!! You finished my look and for that I am forever grateful!!! They are stunning!!! They were the most complimented piece of the day!! Thank you so much!! A true artist at work!
Karen
What can I say...Louise is a true floral artist. She did the flowers for our wedding in October 2020. I stumbled upon her website and thought her work looked fabulous. Luckily she was available. During a time of stress with restrictions and lockdowns she was always reassuring and calm. I had ideas of what flowers I would like for the wedding but Louise's creations exceeded my expectations. They were amazing, I actually was moved to tears when I seen them. I would most certainly recommend FMK- the Flowersmith. Thank you Louise x
Emma
Louise pulled out all the stops when doing our wedding flowers. I had no clue what I wanted as I'm not into flowers, all I knew were the colours. We were initially supposed to get married in April 2020 but due to Covid it was cancelled, and Louise kindly obliged and took on our new date in December 2020, no problem. We spoke on the phone on different occasions about what I wanted, needed and how much I wanted to spend. She gave me loads of ideas and was happy to take on what I suggested and gave me lots of time to make my final decision. I was looking forward to seeing my flowers the morning of the wedding and needless to say they were just what I wanted and described to Louise. I loved them. I would highly recommend Louise as a Wedding Florist as she is very professional, approachable and affordable for the big day.
Lynn
You are a talent girl! Absolutely incredible work; so many compliments on the flowers. You made flowers the easiest and one of the most enjoyable parts of our wedding prep. Total expert, full of quirky and creative ideas. Thank you so much Louise. Just perfect!
Ailish
Thanks so much for the flowers. It was all lovely. Didn't get chatting to you much that morning but all was fab. Thank you!
Kerrie
Thank you so much for everything! Everything was perfect x
Patricia
Thank you so much for our beautiful wedding flowers and for helping make our wedding day so special.
Laura
Sean and I would like to say thank you so much for the beautiful flowers you provided for our wedding at the Lough Erne Resort. I couldn't explain exactly what I wanted and trusting your expertise was the best thing as the bouquets were exactly as I imagined. I wasn't my flower-girl's favourite person that morning, but that wand absolutely made her day! We were all being turned into frogs! Thank you so much x
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Location
FMK The Flowersmith27 Drumgoon Road
Maguiresbridge
Co. Fermanagh
BT94 4PB
Open by appointment only
T: 07990 301 270
E: [email protected]
