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Cottage & Co

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Pricing: From $2,000Category: Event FloristsLocation: 16 Hunter Valley suburbs

5.0 stars from 18 Google reviews

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Highlights

  • Romantic, garden-style wedding flowers with seasonal and locally sourced blooms where possible
  • Full-service florist: flowers delivered and set up on the day, ceremony pieces moved to the reception where it suits
  • Plinths, urns, candles and signage available to hire alongside the florals

About Cottage & Co

Cottage & Co is the floral studio of Rachel Dunn, who found her calling while making the flowers for her own wedding and went on to study floristry. Her style is warm, romantic and a little whimsical: loose, garden-inspired arrangements in soft colours, built from seasonal blooms and locally sourced flowers where she can get them. Weddings are the core of the business. Rachel designs bridal and bridesmaid bouquets, buttonholes and corsages, ceremony arches and aisle pieces, and reception table flowers, and her gallery includes floral-dressed arbours, plinth arrangements and candlelit tables. She works from your Pinterest and Instagram saves as a mood board, then designs in her own style rather than copying another florist's work, choosing the best flowers available for your date instead of promising set varieties. Beyond weddings, Cottage & Co creates florals for engagement parties, birthdays, proposals and baby showers, as well as corporate spaces such as offices, shopfronts and hotels. Plinths, urns, candles, signage and a few basic styling pieces are available to hire, though arbours are not, so those come from a separate hire company and Rachel dresses them on the day. Booking starts with an enquiry and a quote. A $500 deposit and a signed service agreement secure the date, the final balance is due 60 days out, and a detailed questionnaire arrives three to four months before the wedding. On the day, Rachel delivers everything and handles the full setup, bringing extra hands for larger weddings. She travels regularly throughout the Hunter Valley.

Inclusions & amenities

Service

Florists

Budget

$$ (Average)

Pricing

Weddings start from a $2,000 minimum spend. Quotes generally take in the flowers, labour, delivery and setup, plus any hired pieces, a $500 deposit secures the date, and the balance is due 60 days before the wedding. A full price guide is sent on request through the website.

Service Details

The process runs from enquiry to a questionnaire, a tailored proposal, deposit and finalisation. About three to four months out, couples fill in final-detail questions covering logistics, timings and a wet weather plan, with a phone call if wanted. A wedding-day schedule follows around two weeks before. Rachel delivers and sets up all florals on the day, and travel beyond her usual areas is available if the couple covers the travel costs.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a minimum spend for a Cottage & Co wedding?

Yes. The minimum wedding spend is $2,000, which covers the full design, delivery and setup service rather than a small flower-only order.

How do we lock in our date?

Once you are happy with your quote, a $500 non-refundable deposit and a signed service agreement secure the booking. The remaining balance is due 60 days before the wedding.

Can we change our order after booking?

Yes. Additions have no limit, and you can remove up to 10 per cent of the original quote. Colour and style changes can usually be made until around two weeks before the day, when flowers are ordered.

Does Rachel set up the flowers at the venue?

Yes. Everything is delivered and set up on the day, with extra helpers for bigger weddings, and ceremony arrangements can be moved to the reception where the design allows.

Does Cottage & Co supply an arbour?

No. Plinths, urns, candles and signage can be hired, but arbours are not. Hire one from another company and Rachel will add the flowers to it when she sets up.

Areas we service

Pokolbin & SurroundsCessnock & Wollombi

Suitable occasions

Mia Sanderson

Mia Sanderson

a month ago

We couldn’t be happier with our flowers from Rachel! 🌸 They were absolutely perfect and everything I had asked for and more. Rachel brought my vision to life beautifully, and the flowers were such a gorgeous part of our…

Jamie Jordan

Jamie Jordan

4 months ago

We couldn’t have been happier with the flowers for our wedding! The native flowers were absolutely stunning and we received so many compliments from our guests throughout the day. My bouquet was exactly what I had envisi…

Laura Savorgnani

Laura Savorgnani

7 months ago

Rachel from Cottage & Co was an absolute dream to work with for our wedding. The flowers were beyond beautiful, they truly exceeded all of my expectations. Our outdoor ceremony was slightly threatened by the weather, but…

Natalie Dreggs

Natalie Dreggs

7 months ago

We couldn’t have asked for a better florist! Rachel was truly amazing to work with from start to finish! So kind, calm and incredibly professional. Communication was outstanding, with very responsive emails (even while…

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