Wedding Flowers

Tryingtoerasemyprofile! asked:


I am having a spring wedding. What flowers are in season and inexpensive? The colors are pale blush pink and pear green.
I live in Ohio.

Christian

Bonnie Ray asked:


It’s not your mother’s wedding, so stop worrying about doing everything her way. This is a time for you to express your individual taste and style. So what if she never would have dreamed of carrying “fake” flowers in her bridal bouquet. In her generation fake flowers were plastic. Of course she wouldn’t have used them!

This is a new generation and silk wedding flowers are the rage! Not only have “fake” flowers evolved in leaps and bounds, but they have also become very popular as alternatives to fresh flowers for wedding bouquets, flower girl baskets, corsages and boutonnieres. From the exquisite cascading bridal bouquet to the simplistic hand-tied wedding bouquet, silk wedding flowers lend themselves to every style imaginable!

Elegant silk calla lilies look lovely, whether cascading downward intermingled with ivy, or when in a hand-tied bridal bouquet. Silk roses in a rainbow of colors combine nicely with a variety of other flowers in a clutch bridal bouquet or in a cascading wedding bouquet. The look is so close to that of fresh flowers that most people will never even know the difference. But your checkbook will!

Purchasing silk wedding flower packages is what many smart brides are doing. Eliminating the stress of last-minute florist mix-ups, ordering your silk wedding flower sets from one of the online merchants is convenient and cost-effective. With packages starting under $300, silks have made wedding flowers affordable.

Beware of low-quality silks, however. Make sure that you’re getting top-of-the-line silk flowers if you want to fool everyone that they’re real. Quality silk wedding flowers are so realistic that people will want to smell your bridal bouquet! To fool them, try spritzing your wedding bouquets with rose oil or another floral fragrance.

Flower girl baskets can carry a stationary arrangement or an assortment of silk rose petals to be scattered down the aisle for the bride to walk upon. Walking on rose petals is symbolic of both beauty and of the bride walking down the path of a new life that is about to begin. Another alternative for the flower girl is for her to carry a silk floral pomander. The flowers can match those in the bridal bouquet and your little flower girl will look adorable swinging her beautiful pomander to and fro as she heads down the aisle. This is especially conducive to very young flower girls.

The ring bearer’s pillow has an alternative as well. A fabric covered ring box can be carried down the aisle by your young attendant. This is a more contemporary look for the ring bearer, who often balks at carrying a lacy pillow.

In lieu of traditional corsages, consider giving the special women at the wedding small hand-tied bouquets for them to carry. With today’s flimsier fabrics, pin on corsages are sometimes too bulky to wear. However, by using silk flowers, the weight of the corsages is dramatically decreased. Maybe you could point that out as a benefit to your mother as you gently remind her — this isn’t her wedding after all.



Tony

Janet R. asked:


Apart from major requirements in preparing a wedding, decorations such as wedding flowers should not be forgotten. Wedding flowers are likely one of the most essential aspects of the celebration. They may tend to be the easiest wedding aspect to deal with but still many wedding instances have showed that chosen wedding flowers can make or break the entire celebration. Some people tend to make a quick decision about flowers, a good relaxing strategy. Wedding flowers are everywhere and each of them have their own symbol: Red roses means true love, Calla lily means beauty, Red tulips means the avowal of love, Daisy means innocence, Blue Violet means faithfulness and etc. Choosing the right flower for your wedding is very important, and in order for you to know what kind of flower you need to settle with, you should then understand each flower’s purpose.

Wedding flowers as the bridal bouquet. Obviously, bridal bouquets are made up of dozens of flowers, first thing you’ll notice is that most bridal bouquets involve flowers that are white or off white in color. Majority of weddings follow this custom and this might give you reason to believe that this fact seems to be ideal for your wedding. Some of the most popular bouquets are made up of gardenias, roses, orchids, carnations and more. Another factor you may consider is its scent. Some brides love to carry scented bouquets while others want it very light because of some health reasons. For scented flowers you may opt for gardenias, peonies, stephanotis and more. Therefore, consider these different aspects when choosing your bridal bouquets.

Flowers for Decorations. Another element to accentuate your wedding, particularly decorations at the church, flowers are on the top of your list. When decorating the church or other venue where the marriage ritual is to be held, often it should involve floral arrangements. It is important to do something like arranging decoration such as flowers to their proper places, and this consideration needs to be done by couples. There are no specific flowers for as long as they are well-coordinated with the theme and color scheme of the wedding. In addition to flower’s feature, the color, texture, shape, size and scent can make a big difference to the overall look of a certain arrangement.

Flowers at the reception. Another part where flowers are totally needed is during the wedding reception. And once again, floral arrangements are involved to finish your overall celebration with great impression, one reason to satisfy guests. Apart from wedding favors and wedding gifts, decorations like flowers can make a big difference during your last-minute party. At the reception, each table needs to have a some touch of fascination and so flowers are a great option to incorporate. However there are some factors that need your attention. You don’t want to create a health-hazard decoration for your guest, therefore you should consider picking flowers that don’t have extreme scent. While other guests are having fun with such scented decoration, other people might find it very irritating thus giving you the idea that you need to think accordingly before making your final judgment.



Alyson

Bryan Burbank asked:


Choosing flowers for your wedding can be a big responsibility because the flowers that you have at your wedding can make a big difference in the overall color scheme on your special day. There are many factors that you must consider when choosing flowers for your wedding and this first is price. You need to decide what budget you are going to allow for your flowers and bouquets. There are so many options when you start to search for flowers and you want to start by talking to your florist and get some price quotes.

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Once you know what you are able to spend for flowers then you will have a better idea what type of flowers you can use. The color of the flower will also be important because the center pieces and other flower arrangements will set the tone for the wedding. Also it is important to make sure that the flower arrangements are size appropriate so if you have flowers on your table that are too big then people will not be able to talk with each other. Also you want to make sure that the bouquets are also size correct for the people who will be holding them.

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You may also want to talk to some family and friends to get a recommendation for a flower person. There are also wholesale flower places that can help you will having great flowers for your wedding but at the same time saving some money.

Remember that when you are choosing flowers for your wedding there are factors that you need to consider and price may be one of the most important.



Makayla

The Dragon asked:


My wedding is on May 10th and I’m probably going to order flowers online for the bouquets and decorations (and do them ourselves). And probably gonna go local for boutonnieres and corsages. Has anyone out there done this

Chelsea

lexiemarine asked:


 

Flowers are special for every occasion but special mention should be made of weddings. You cannot imagine a wedding without floral decorations. The tradition of using flowers during wedding goes a long way. It has begun from the ancient times when herbs and spices were used for keeping the evil spirits at bay.

 

But before you decide about the floral arrangement in your wedding, you need to remember some important points. These are:

 

a) You should be very particular that the flowers match the theme of the wedding. It is also preferable that you use the seasonal and regional flowers for the decoration purpose.

 

b) Always take the help of a floral designer. This is because the floral designer would arrange the flowers as well as the lights and the linens keeping the theme in mind.

 

 

c) When you are making the bouquets for decorating the pillars then have the bouquet made of right kind of flowers. For this take the help of a florist.

 

d) When you talk to a florist about the floral decoration in the wedding, always keep the personal choices of the groom and the bride in mind. But always listen to the suggestion of the florist. After all they have the expertise and the talent too.

 

After you have decided the floral decoration according to the theme of the wedding, you need to decide what the places that need floral decoration are! Your list should include

 

1) The gate of the wedding venue where preferably an arch of flower should be made

2) The pillars of the hall which should have garlands

3) The lecterns and pulpits should also be decorated with petals

4) The kneeling bench where you can keep rose petals

5) The aisle can be decorated with wreaths or garlands

6) The bridal table, cake table and buffet table with petals or garlands.

 

It is preferable that you use fresh flowers for wedding decoration because then you get both beauty and fragrance. But those who prefer artificial flowers they can go for decorations made with silk flowers. These come with vibrant colors and their stems can be bent in many ways for making a good decoration. A good floral decoration should have a mix of both artificial as well as natural flowers. If you want to have a good artificial decoration in place, choose the heart door decoration. It is made with silk flowers and paper cut out in heart shapes.

 

 

After making the floral arrangement for the wedding you would find how an ordinary venue can turn into breathtakingly beautiful place.



Whitney

mucachomba75904 asked:


I want to promot that I do wedding flowers but I would like to do it in a very unusal way. I would like to do flowers at cost for some brides and help them with the color cordnation? Do you think this would work?
I am in East Texas but I would love to do this all over the country to get my name out!!!

Malik

BTB ‘09 asked:


I just got engaged and want my bridesmaids to have light pink flowers. My problem is that I’m no good with types of flowers. What kind would be good for a June wedding?
Thanks so much

Reid

shirl a asked:


Please give instructions on how to stack a tilted wedding cake with flowers between the tilts. The tilts are very angled. Thanks

April

Someday Soon asked:


We are getting married in the spring and we wanted gerbera daisies at first. But we are trying to spend as little as possible and still make it pretty. We are wanting it to feel and look like an old fashioned country wedding with a small old church and just a few people.

What would be the easiest flowers to grow in pots ourselves that would be ready for cutting in April? Oh, and they have to make a 500 mile trip. lol

Nolan