A Festive Affair: Choosing Your Wedding Flowers

A Festive Affair: Choosing Your Wedding Flowers

Your wedding flowers should not just sit in the background, but be a lively part of your ceremony and reception. Hiring a professional to help you determine the best look for your ceremony is the best choice.

Hiring a Florist

Meeting with a florist or floral design specialist is an easy solution to navigating the wide world of flowers. Though you likely won’t be ordering your wedding flowers for a few months before the ceremony, you should get an early start in finding a florist, as they often get booked a year in advance.

A florist can help you determine what type of bouquet you want to have, as well as the color and style that coordinates best with your wedding ceremony. Similar to when choosing a wedding photographer, you should get referrals and recommendations for a florist. Simply choosing the first name that comes to you may result in disappointment, so be sure to vet several candidates beforehand.

What Flowers Do I Use?

In addition to your bridal bouquet, you can add floral details for your bridesmaids and groomsmen, centerpieces for your reception and as adornment for the venue where you will walk down the aisle.

Different flowers hold different meaning, so when choosing your wedding flowers, consider both the color and appearance, but their significance as well. Roses, hydrangeas and gardenias are popular blooms for weddings, but don’t be afraid to branch out to more exotic varieties like chamomile, alliums or foxgloves.

Remember the Details

As you choose your wedding flowers, keep in mind details like your wedding location. If your wedding is outside, choose blooms that can withstand wind and other elements. If you are holding a ceremony in a small, intimate venue like a church, choose flowers with a subtle scent that won’t fill up the entire room. Also note that some people may be allergic to certain scents, so when possible, opt for hypoallergenic varieties of flowers.

Also remember how your chosen wedding flowers will look on you. Brides with a smaller figure should chose arrangements that are similarly petite so they don’t get overwhelmed, as taller brides can go for a bouquet that is a little more substantial.

Resource Box: Flowers make a special wedding that much more memorable. Choose arrangements that complement the ceremony without stealing the spotlight. Remember that the wedding photographer won’t just be taking pictures of you and your spouse, but the scenery overall – including your floral arrangements.

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