Like everything else, the choice of flowers in your wedding should suit and complement the style and theme on that big day.To create the desired ambiance, you may use any flowers to decorate your wedding, and may even consider to use blooms with significance or some special meanings if you are creative and bold enough. And, of course, it will also depend on the availability of the flowers and your budget.
Being a very important element of the bride's attire, the choice of bride's bouquet requires special attention. When choosing a bouquet, you may begin with the color and the shape. Alternatively, you may use your favorite flower or colors. The most popular type currently is the hand-tied garden bouquet.
In order to make sure that your flowers are available, you should finalize all the necessary arrangements at least a week prior to the big day. Order confirmation should be made at least 2 days before the wedding. Regardless of what flowers you decide to use, it should well compliment your gown, the theme and color of your wedding, your female attendants' evening gowns, the climate and the wedding's formality level.
Fresh flowers usually cannot last long especially since they are normally picked up the day just before the wedding. Do discuss with the florist and seek advice from them to select those flowers that are able to last throughout the entire wedding ceremony. If your wedding dress is heavily embroidered or you are of the petite type, you should carry a smaller bouquet. On the other hand, if you are tall or your gown is the simple type, you can use a long cascading bouquet. If you are on a budget, you should avoid scheduling your wedding day around seasons such as Valentine's Day to avoid paying unwarranted high price for flowers. To save cost further, you can choose flowers that are in season. This helps to ensure availability and is also more cost effective because off-season flowers are scarce and more costly. Also, your bridesmaids may carry a single-stemmed flower instead of a bouquet.
To further enhance the romantic ambiance, you may let your bridesmaids and flower girls to wear flowers behind their ears or in their French twists, depending on their hairstyles. Last, but not least, you are reminded that the groom wears his boutonniere on the left lapel, not the right one.
