Choosing your bridal bouquet
Your bridal bouquet reflects the happiness and beauty you feel on your wedding day. As you walk down the aisle, all eyes on you, your bouquet will compliment your dress and style. Your bouquet will be featured in most of your wedding pictures.
The possibilities are truely endless. Choose a bouquet to reflect your personal taste and the style of your wedding.
There are several shapes and sizes of bouquets.
- Cascade: A traditional bridal bouquet with long stemmed flowers and greenery, flowing down to create a waterfall effect.
- Nosegay: A round bouquet, usually about 16"-18" in diameter. The blooms are densely packed.
- Posy: Smaller than a nosegay, but similar in design. Ideal for smaller hands or as a bridesmaid's bouquet.
- Crescent: This bouquet usually features a few fuller blooms with trailing stems and smaller blooms on both sides to form an arch.
- Hand-Tied: This natural looking bouquet consists of bunches of flowers tied together. The stems may be partially wrapped in ribbons.
- Pomander: A ball is covered in blooms. The ball hangs from a loop of ribbon.
Several things help to set the mood and atmosphere for your wedding . Consider these things as you choose your bouquet.
- Consider the formality of your wedding.
- What is the style of your wedding dress?
- Where does the wedding take place? What time of day is the ceremony. Is it indoors or outdoors?
- Do you have a theme?
- What is your personal style?
Color …
You should decide on your wedding colors before planning youw wedding flowers. This includes the color of your dress, the bridesmaids' dresses, tuxes, etc. Your color scheme will set the atmosphere of the wedding ceremony and the reception. Your florals should compliment and reflect your themes.
Mood and Atmosphere …
Next, choose the bridesmaid's bouquets ...
Once you have decided on your bridal bouquet, you can plan the rest of the flowers!
Size: The bridesmaid's bouquet might be of the same style as the bridal bouquet, but smaller.
Style: The bride might carry a cascade or crescent bouquet while the bridesmaids carry a nosegay. They could feature the same flowers.
Color: The bridesmaid's may carry the same color as the bride, or complimenting colors.
Flower Selection: The bridesmaid's bouquets may consist of all of the flowers used in the bridal bouquet, or they may feature only one, or some of the bridal bouquet flowers.
In addition, the bridesmaid's bouquets may vary from each other. Here are some ideas ...
The maid of honor’s bouquet may vary from the bridesmaid’s bouquets in size or color.
The bridesmaid's may all carry the same style and size bouquet, but they may vary in color.
As I said, the possibilities are endless!
Corsages
Corsages may be worn on the dress, on the wrist, or even attached to the purse.
You may use a flower from the bridal bouquet, such as a rose. Corsages may vary in color according the what each person is wearing, or they may all reflect the color of the bridal bouquet.
You might need corsages for the following...
- Mother of the bride and groom.
- Guest Book attendant.
- Cake Servers.
- Pianist, organist, vocalists, etc.
Boutonnieres
Boutonnieres might feature a small flower from the bridal bouquet. It may have a little bit of accent flower.
Besides the groom and best man, you may need boutonnieres for the following ...
- Father of the bride and groom
- Groomsmen
- Ushers
- Minister
- Pianist, organist, vocalist, etc.
Centerpieces
Will you have floral centerpieces for your dinner tables at the reception? How about something special for the wedding party table? Do you want something for the punch bowl or cake table?
Why not consider Simply Silk? You can carry the mood and atmosphere from the wedding right through to the reception. With careful planning, we can design pieces that can be used at the wedding ceremony and taken to the reception.