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Buds To Match Your Duds
How to Pick Wedding Flowers to Match Your Theme...
With the
prominence of the internet and other resources, you’ll be presented
with literally thousands of choices for vendors, floral designers
and blooms. Before you go shopping and get overwhelmed by all your
choices, allow yourself some quite time to sit and consider the
following factors as a structure to begin your hunt.
- What is the general style of your
wedding and reception?
- How formal or informal do you want
the mood to be?
- What are your wedding colors?
- Will any of the flowers need to be
transported from the wedding location to the reception
location?
- Will your wedding party be wearing
blooms?
- Will there be tables needing floral
arrangements?
- Do you want your guests to take any
of the flowers home with them?
- What is
your budget range for flowers?
Bride’s
Bouquet
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The size of the
bride’s bouquet should be proportional to the size of the bride and
her dress so as not to overtake her or get lost in the details.
Also, if the bouquet is to have a tail, carefully consider having it
drop to the same length as the veil when appropriate, this creates
simplicity in the visual lines.
The shape should also be
representative of the environment and dress. Add-ins should be
relevant to the environment as well as meaningful. Keep it subtle or
go wild but don’t get awkward. Subtle fits in to less detailed
dress well but if the whole wedding is “over-the-top” go big and
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Outrageous!
Use some outrageous materials that match the vibrancy of the
event. For example for a nice farm or outside wedding, a nice mix of
small apples or berries, acorns, pinecones, or small twigs could
accent the bride beautifully. If the brides bouquet is going to be
tossed consider having a “toss bouquet” made so that you may keep
the original. One cost-effective way to consider is to toss a
bridesmaid’s bouquet assuming she/they don’t want to keep it.
Bouquet Shapes To Choose From
The style
of your bouquet can be round, oval,
triangular, teardrop (having a short
tail coming to a point), cascading
(having a longer dropping tail), spray
(having sprigs of foliage sticking up
here and there), dripping (having bits
of flowers hanging below main bouquet in
a few spots) an arm bouquet (elongated
and display angled up) or basket.
Your bride’s maid’s bouquet(s) should be
smaller, simpler versions of the bride’s
bouquets. If the bride’s bouquet is
varied but all the same color then the
bride’s maids need only simply match the
color and style. The maid of honor may
have a bouquet that is in between the
brides and the other bride maids. If the
maid of honor is willing to give hers
up, this may be the bouquet to toss
because of its more similar size and
appearance.
The Flower Girl
The flower
girl usually carries a basket or bag
filled with flowers or flower petals. If
your flower girl is simply carrying
flowers you will want to choose flowers
that match the wedding parties and
décor. If the flower girl is spreading
petals you need not use the same
flowers. For example the petals of a
peony look like rose petals and are
typically much more fragrant and more
cost effective. Check with your florist
for pricing and availability.
Corsages and Boutonnieres
Wedding
party corsages and boutonnieres should
coordinate with the floral theme as
well. Typically you will want the
parents and grandparents of the bride
and groom to have corsages and
boutonnieres as well as the entire
wedding party including ushers.
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If there are
step-parents involved
you will want to choose
if they wear flowers
based on closeness but
usually steps are
included so that they
don’t feel left out or
“less than”.
Take these same rules
into consideration when
deciding to decorate
pews and chairs, the
dining tables, buffet
tables, the cake table,
gift table, guest book,
bar, etc.
Other ideas to consider
are flowers on the cake
and using varied
materials such as a
feather boa, feathers,
beads, crystals, pearls,
fine chains, ribbons,
lace, glitter, mylar,
jewelry or charms,
fruit, leaves, berries,
twigs, herbs, cattails,
small vegetables, or
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One beautiful
way to preserve your special day is to
freeze dry your bouquet in some sort of
display for a centerpiece or wall hanging.
Consider using additional wedding
memorabilia to accessorize the piece as
well. You can use additional flowers,
invitations, napkins, photos, guest gifts,
portions of the centerpiece, the flower
girls basket or anything you had custom made
or custom engraved. Look in your local
bridal stores for additional ideas.
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