A Guide of Things to Think About When it Comes to Wedding Florals

Now that you have your venue, stationery, catering, and attire all figured out, next comes the fun part. Picking out all the different florals and floral arrangements you want to have at your wedding. This is where your creative juices start flowing and your visions for your wedding day start to flourish.

trust your florist

When you do finally pick the florist, you want to work with and think is going to make your floral dreams come true, trust them! They know exactly what they are doing and plan to help make your day special and unique! Rely on your florist to curate and select blooms for you, give them an idea of what exactly you envision and let them put their spin on it. Give them your color palette for your wedding and let them select everything they think will work within your vision. Plus, as a bonus, florists have an extensive knowledge of flowers that you may not be aware of. You just might find something even more unique and beautiful along the way

floral trends

When looking for floral inspiration, you’ll come to find out that trends in the flower universe are always surfacing and coming to life!! There are so many trends that florists are willing to try. There are even things that florists have thought of that no one else has done that they might want to try and create for your special day. Just ask them if there is something they have been wanting to try and it’s so likely that they will say there is!! Some of the floral trends that are starting to be more often seen in the wedding world are expressive color palettes, more playful blooms, different textures, more earth tones, petite bouquets, ground installations, aisle enhancing florals, artistic arches, in-season blooms, symbolic florals, and dynamic florals that enhance your tablescapes.

In terms of more expressive color palettes, florists are seeing couples selecting colors that feel more representative of their personal style. As for more playful blooms, couples have started gravitating towards letting tiny blooms have their time in the spotlight a bit more. Showcasing that the smaller florals are special too. Florists can be seen doing a lot of mixing dried and fresh flowers and loving the uniqueness of these textures in wedding florals. Some of the more traditional earth tone palette colors are starting to shift from what was once the request for dusty pinks and mauves is now being replaced with demands for coppery terra cottas, rusty oranges, and honey yellows. Pretty petite bouquets are less work for the wedding party and the bride to carry and not overpowering the beautiful dresses that have been chosen to wear. Couples have loved using hanging florals for years and they are still loving them. However, couples are starting to come around to the idea of having more grounded floral arrangements. Couples want to enhance their ceremony aisle with lots of florals to create a frame around the couple and their guests during their ceremony. They are also using it as an opportunity to create an Instagrammable moment for their guests after the ceremony, during the reception! Add vibrant touches to your wedding flowers, after all, it’s your wedding and you can be as bring and colorful as you want to be!! To go with the Instagrammable moment during the ceremony, florists are building so many floral decorated arches for couples to get married under. These arches are designed to frame the couple on either side. The curve is just enough to nearly touch overhead, creating a beautiful, artistic setting for saying “I do.” Couples who are selecting in-season blooms for their wedding day are thinking creatively. AND, they are helping to support amazing local businesses, which is always a plus!! If there’s a flower, or a group of flowers your significant other always got you while you were dating, incorporate it into your wedding florals! It's a great way to add another unique and symbolic aspect to your wedding! You want your guests to remember a specific aspect of your wedding, other than the fact that you got married obviously, and why not have them remember the amazing florals on the table they are sitting at during your reception!!

types of flowers you’re going to need

Now that you know what kinds of flowers you want at your wedding and the overall theme you are trying to go for, its’ time to think about your personal flowers for your wedding party and the reception area florals! For personal flowers, you are going to need, your bridal bouquet, wedding party bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, and flower girl flowers and basket. There are many styles for your bridal bouquet and bridal party bouquets. These styles include cascade, crescent, colonial, posy, nosegay, arm, classic and traditional, conventional, and contemporary. Other flowers you are going to need to think about are ceremony and reception flowers, venue entryway flowers, aisle/seat end flowers, alter flowers, reception table flowers.

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XOXO, LJE