The Guide To Choosing Your Wedding Flowers
Many brides may know the wedding flower they want in their own bouquet when it comes
to choosing wedding flowers but they are a little mystified about the rest of the wedding flowers needed to fill out the ceremony and reception.
While you can leave all your wedding flower selections in the hands of a capable professional florist and get great results, you may want to take a more hands on approach. Hopefully, when it comes to making planning your most special day just a little easier, this wedding flower guide will be a lot of help.
Your first decision should be whether you plan to use a professional florist to create a wedding flower arrangement and bouquets, or if you'd rather visit a wholesale wedding flower retailer and order flowers to make your own bridal bouquets, boutonnieres and so forth.
A simple floral craft book will give you all the tips and tool lists necessary to create your own custom wedding flowers that reflect your personal style if you are the creative type. It's a good idea to purchase some flowers to practice with ahead of time to make sure you'll be happy with your results. Whatever you decide, there are some standard traditions and suggestions to help make sure you've covered all your wedding flower needs.
Wedding Flower Guide
The following would be included in the wedding flowers for the church.
1. Altar wedding flower arrangements
b) Pew markers/decorations
These are the things included for the wedding flowers for the reception.
The wedding flower arrangement placed on the bridal table.
a) Table centerpieces
2. Buffet table decorations
For the bridal party, wedding flowers would include the following.
a) Bridal bouquet
b) Small Bridal bouquet to toss
3. Groom's boutonniere
Maid/Matron of Honor bouquet
e) Bridesmaid bouquets
Best Man boutonniere
7.Groomsman boutonnieres
h) Flower Girl bouquet or petal basket
Mother of the Bride/Groom corsages
Father of the Bride/Groom boutonnieres
Step-parent corsages/boutonnieres
l) Grandparent corsages/boutonnieres
Below are a Few Extra Wedding Flower Tips
Slightly more elaborate or in a different color shade than the rest of the bridesmaid wedding bouquets are the Maid/Matron of Honor wedding bouquets.
The Best Man boutonniere should be slightly more elaborate than the rest of the groomsmen boutonnieres.
The corsages/boutonnieres for the parents should differ slightly from the step-parents, and all grandparent corsages/boutonnieres should be different as well. This way, it will be easier for guests to keep track of who's who.
For double duty, wedding flower arrangements can be transferred from the church to the reception hall.
Bridesmaid wedding bouquets could be set in waiting vases and used as decoration for the bridal table.
Keep in mind that these are only wedding flower guidelines. When it comes to your special day, your personal taste and style should be reflected by your wedding flower selections and arrangements. As long as your wedding flowers help you create the perfectly romantic wedding day you've always dreamed of, then you can keep things simple or get as elaborate as you like.
by: Harold Perryman
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