| When you start thinking about your wedding design, | | | | too stiff for a beach setting. |
| the flowers will probably be one of the first things that | | | | It is more than just choosing the right flowers for your |
| come to mind. With good reason: the flowers that you | | | | wedding theme or style. You want to make certain |
| have at your wedding will set a definite tone and have | | | | that all of the various arrangements will look good with |
| a major impact on the look of the whole event. To | | | | each other. This is why it is such a good idea to have |
| make the most of what flowers can do for you, be | | | | your florist make samples of not only the bouquets, but |
| sure that you are creating a floral design that is unified. | | | | also the centerpieces and any other floral displays. |
| Sure, all flowers are pretty, but they do not all look | | | | There is no better way to make sure that you are on |
| pretty mixed together. Some flowers will have a | | | | the same page with your florist than to see the real |
| contrasting feeling in terms of formality, some will not | | | | thing in person. |
| be the best match for your venue, and some flowers | | | | You may not choose to have the exact same flowers |
| might just clash with each other. It is also important that | | | | in each type of arrangement for your wedding, and |
| the style of the bouquets matches the style of the | | | | this is just fine. Sometimes the space dictates what is |
| centerpieces, and vice versa. | | | | needed. For example, if you will have floral displays on |
| So how does a bride make sure that all of her flowers | | | | the altar in your church, they need to be large enough |
| will work in harmony? You can begin by deciding on | | | | to be seen from a distance. The flowers that you |
| the overall formality of your wedding, based on both | | | | have picked for your bouquet might not work in a |
| your attire and your site. For instance, if you have | | | | large and dramatic arrangement. The key is to select |
| always imagined yourself walking down the aisle in St. | | | | flowers with a similar shape and color, and then create |
| Patrick's Cathedral wearing a crystal encrusted gown, | | | | displays that have the same general look as the other |
| with elaborate bridal jewelry sets for both you and | | | | flowers, whether that is tightly packed or loose and |
| your attendants, you will know that your flowers need | | | | cascading. |
| to be formal and showy. Tiny flowers like | | | | That is where things can get pricey. If you love the |
| lily-of-the-valley would be swallowed up by such a | | | | look of roses clustered into a tight nosegay for your |
| vast space, and simple ones like daisies would look | | | | bouquet, you may find that same style to be |
| entirely out of place. | | | | prohibitively expensive for the centerpieces. The |
| What if you have always dreamed of being married | | | | solution is to use blooms that coordinate well. For |
| barefoot on the beach? If handcrafted sets of bridal | | | | example, you could use a combination of roses and |
| jewelry and floaty chiffon gowns are your vision of | | | | hydrangeas for your table displays. The roses will tie in |
| bridal perfection, then your flowers should reflect that. | | | | with the bouquets, and the large size of the |
| Tropical blooms like hibiscus paired with big banana | | | | hydrangeas will mean that you use far fewer stems |
| leaves would be in keeping with that type of wedding, | | | | per centerpiece. The result will be a floral design that |
| whereas a tightly packed nosegay of roses would be | | | | flows beautifully throughout your wedding. |