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The Perfect Wedding Flower Details

It has often been said that “the glory is in the details”, and this statement is perhaps never more true than it is when planning the floral designs for a wedding. The flowers provide the perfect opportunity for a bride to express her personal style and taste, and with the help of a professional florist, the wedding designs can be endowed with creative, memorable details that will delight her guests. Creative flourishes and finishing touches truly do set the tone for the wedding decor.

Personal Flower Details

Personal Flowers - Vintage-style Floral HatThe personal flowers — designed to be worn or carried — are seen at close range and present many possibilities for exquisite detailing. The flower girl, for example, is the member of the wedding party who stands out as a darling little accent among the others. Instead of the traditional basket of petals to toss, she might carry a delicate garland of smilax, rose petals, and ribbons, with a circlet in her hair to match. Or a dangling pomander of sweetheart roses; a tulle and lace- covered ring accented with ivy and stephanotis blooms; or even a tiny pocketbook, covered in moss and embellished with spring blossoms.

Ring Bearer Details

Accessories for the ring bearer, himself another special highlight among the wedding party, could include an ivy or moss-covered pillow upon which a bird’s nest cradles the rings; or a satin pillow, densely bordered with heather or statice embedded with small jewels to reflect light. Rather than an ordinary rose bud, his boutonniere (as well as those of the other gentlemen) could consist of a miniature cluster of tiny flowers such as muscari, sweet william, brodiea, and narcissus florets. Or replace the boutonniere with a floral pocket square actually an index card edged with small blossoms that extend above the lip of the jacket pocket.

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Wedding Day Wishes

What’s the well-dressed bride carrying down the aisle this year?

Wedding trends come and go, but today’s bridal bouquets have definitely become simpler and more relaxed than the styles of just a few years ago. The most popular bouquet designs now tend to be more compact in size, easy to carry, and densely crowded with flowers. They are typically casual in feeling and rounded in form, although linear elements such as ivy, lily grass, or bouncy dendrobium orchids are still freely incorporated in order to provide the bouquet with graceful movement.

Quality & Luxurious Bridal Flowers

Pink Wedding Bouquet

But just because wedding bouquets are smaller doesn’t mean they aren’t still sumptuous and beautiful. They are actually even more special than ever, brimming full of premium blossoms. Quality has become valued over quantity, as brides choose to carry more luxurious flowers such as:

  • Peonies
  • Hydrangeas
  • Double- & triple-petaled lisianthus
  • French tulips
  • Exquisite roses.

Details of Wedding Flowers

Soft and lavish textures have become the dominant theme in wedding designs, and one can readily see that the delicate petals and rounded forms of the above mentioned flowers certainly fill the bill in expressing that feeling. Other selections include:

  • Dainty sweet peas
  • Fluffy lilac
  • Ranunculus
  • Stock

Filler flowers and foliages, such as:

  • Heather
  • Seeded eucalyptus
  • Monté Casino asters
  • Waxflower

These ‘filler flowers’ help to enhance the textural mood, while opulent ribbons complete the picture.

Popular Wedding Flower Colors

Naturally, color is a primary consideration in selecting flowers for the wedding party. Style-conscious brides today are more willing than ever to break from traditional white. In addition to more vivid color combinations, monochromatic (shades of just one hue) and monofloral (just one type of flower) wedding bouquets are among the popular choices. Fashionable colors for bridesmaids dresses this season are favoring the cool end of the spectrum – blues and greens, lavender, plum, and platinum. Coordinating flowers in a related color harmony might include hydrangea, scabiosa, iris, freesia, viburnum, delphinium, statice, or stock. But a bold and lively harmony can be created by choosing blossoms in warm, spicy colors which contrast with the cool tones of the attendants’ gowns.

For example, ‘Leonidas’ or ‘Terra Cotta’ roses, apricot-toned lilies, juicy orange ranunculus, sunset-shaded callas, and rust-colored hypericum berries all look terrific against a periwinkle dress, with orange being the direct complementary color to blue.

Your local florist has the expertise to make wedding dreams come true. If you or someone you love will be hearing wedding bells in the near future, call today and make an appointment for a professional consultation.

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