Choosing Your Wedding Bouquet

Planning the details of a wedding can be a very stressful, costly and time consuming process for many brides-to-be. The wedding bouquet is the the single most visually stimulating accessory to the wedding gown. Together we will look at affordable and creative examples of beautiful bouquets so that it speaks your personality and embodies the mood of this momentous day!

When most people think of a traditional wedding bouquet, the idea of a bundle of roses or carnations bound together at the stems come to mind. The act of a bride carrying flowers down the isle signifies her feelings toward the marriage (at least that was the concept in the beginning). If you happen to be a bride that looks for meaning in all things, then this might be a way for you to narrow down your flower choice. Listed below are examples of flowers and the meanings they carry.

Orange Flower – Chastity

Orchard – Love and Beauty

Azalea – First Love

Daisy – Innocence

Red Rose – Love

White Lily – Virginity

Dandelion- Faithfulness

Begonia – Beware

Lotus Flower – Rejected Love, etc

The wedding bouquet should compliment both the bride and the wedding theme simultaneously. If you are planning a themed wedding, try to implement the theme within the bouquet. Every detail of a themed wedding should reinforce the chosen theme. Let’s take a look at some themed wedding bouquets and see how effectively tie into the theme.  

The fall season is an absolute beautiful time to have a wedding! The weather is cool and comfortable and the colors are stunning! Some fall colors to consider are burnt orange, burgundy, mustard yellow, dark greens, and warm browns. If you're not sure what colors to use, take a walk one fall day and allow your eyes to wander among the leaves of trees or take a trip to your nearest flower shop and request to view flowers with the fall season in mind. If you are having a fall wedding and have incorporated fall colors into the wedding design, then it’s a great idea to have the bouquet to match. Below you will find a list of flowers that work beautifully with this color scheme.

Mini Calla Lilly (burnt orange)

Roses (burgundy)

Black magic (dark burgundy, almost black)

Sari (apricot)

Green button mum (green), etc.

There are so many flowers with these colors that any combination you pick will work beautifully together!

I bet the thought of a butterfly wedding bouquet probably hasn’t crossed your mind. Actually, butterfly wedding themes are becoming quite popular now that themed weddings are the new black. We will use this extremely creative theme to show how simple it can be to implement your favorite things in life into your special occassion!

Butterflies are naturally attracted to flowers so your wedding bouquet will become the perfect backdrop for the them. You may choose to have the flowers as the focal point and the butterflies as accents, or you may wish for the butterflies to stand out a bit more. This is a personal preference, so make sure you choose which one creates the effect you're after!

You may even decide that you want the butterflies to be the main focal point of the “bouquet” and choose to have no flowers at all. NO flowers on a bouquet?? Absolutely! As long as there is a butterfly theme implemented within the rest of the wedding decor, it would be brilliant! This is a very creative way to make your wedding your own and to leave a lasting impression on your guests. I can guarantee you no one will forget it! 

For a more modern and simple look, a lot of brides are choosing the less is more method. Instead of having a huge bouquet of flowers, they are opting for a smaller amount of flowers. The look is sleek and stylish and still very sophisticated. Choose a flower that speaks volumes because they have a HUGE message to carry!

Silk flower bouquets can be just as beautiful as any natural flower bouquet. There are added benefits to artificial bouquets. You can keep the bouquet forever without it dying! Another benefit is that they can be incredibly more cost effective than real flowers; especially if you have bouquets that have to be arranged for a large wedding party. If special care is used during the handling and arranging of the bouquet, your guests should not be able to tell that they indeed fake!

In the end, it all comes down to what makes the bride smile and glow for her big trip down the isle. Be creative and think of ways to make your bouquet special for your wedding. Create a bouquet that speaks about your personality and there's no way you can go wrong!