Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Suggestions of flowers for my upcoming wedding?

I am getting married in March 08. The colors that we have decided to use in our wedding are Pool Blue (as shown in David's Bridal), black, silver, and white. However, I am unsure of what flowers would appropriately coordinate with my color scheme. I need to decide on flowers to use in centerpieces as well as bouquets. Any suggestions?

Suggestions of flowers for my upcoming wedding?
All white flowers can look really pretty. Roses, lillies, hydrangeas, carnations, mums, daisies, tulips, snap dragons...there are so many choices for white flowers! You can use different flowers in one color to add texture to arrangements.
Reply:Here are a few options:



You can have light blue hydrangeas:



http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...



Light blue delphinium (beautiful):



http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...



White stephanotis:



http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...



Navona lilies (had these at my wedding, gorgeous):



http://www.thelilygarden.com/images_lili...



White roses:



http://www.justourpictures.com/roses/pop...



For a litte additional color since you shouldnt have too many variations of only two colors, there are these very pale pink peonies, soooo nice:



http://thehotpotato.files.wordpress.com/...



Or also a pale pink tulip:



http://z.about.com/d/pittsburgh/1/7/W/9/...



Or if you want a brighter color contrast (and this would look AMAZING with the black and silver highlights) you can have some pink dendrobium (aka orchids):



http://houseonahill.net/flowers/wp-conte...



And if the brightness doesn't suit you, a white orchid would look nice as well and would stick out some beyond the other flowers and look quite nice:



http://www.njsdesign.on.ca/images/botani...



If you want to go very simple yet elegant for centerpieces, theres this:



http://www.fantasticweddingdeals.com/Blu...



Anyway, I hope I helped :) My wedding colors were bright reds and purples (like jewel tones) and while those were the primary colors, my florist did an amazing job adding a few other colors here and there for some depth like some golden yellow (which i didnt think id like but he knew what he was doing!) and some hot pinks, etc. Just saying this cause you have a very beautiful palette for your wedding but you might be limited in flowers if you only look for white and blue ones. If thats what you want then thats ok too because you can still make beautiful arrangements with those two colors but added a little pink or purple here and there might be pretty nice too. Anyway, I hope I've helped! Good luck and congrats!!! :)
Reply:Blue and white Tulipans, I think is the best option. Very elegant.

I just got married in August, and this site’s checklist for wedding planning was excellent. They also have a lot of other free, printable checklists that are super helpful.

http://www.keepandshare.com/htm/free_wed...

Congratulations!!!
Reply:use blue and white roses. i went to a wedding 3 weeks ago and they had those colors. they were beautiful
Reply:http://www.savvyseams.com/acc/fmn/fmn.jp...

http://www.backyardnature.com/images/Flo...



http://www.fastflowers.co.nz/images/prod...



the color black can be applied subtly on the table such as maybe a black underlay
Reply:Try to stay with a variety of white flowers as much as possible. A nice creamy yellow would be a nice contrast, but just use it sparingly. Unfortunately there aren't many flowers in the silver/black area. You could also insert sprigs of rhinestones to add some interest.
Reply:Hi and congratulations!



I like your color choices. I like the pool blue of the bridesmaids dress. I am assuming you will wear white and the guys are wearing a black tux with silver vest/ties? That is where the 4 colors come in?



My first suggestion for flowers is to look through bridal magazines and online for ideas. Take your ideas and go and meet with a florist. You can look through their books of previous weddings to get even more ideas and they can give you ideas too! That is their business! Give them a budget and they can work within your budget.



What I would suggest is a little different than what others have suggested. I would not go with a white flower or a pale blue for the girls....that would be too dull and would not stand out in pictures. You want something vibrant, but also something that will look nice against the pool blue dresses.



I would suggest something with blue in it...but not total blue...like this:

http://weddings.theknot.com/gallery/gall...



OR...somehing with a little purple in it like this:

http://weddings.theknot.com/gallery/gall...



This one would look nice for you:

http://weddings.theknot.com/gallery/gall...



For the centerpieces...I agree with the other poster who posted a picture of a vase with blue hydrangeas. That would look real nice possibly on a mirror and then with some votives next to it.



Good luck and I hope I have given you some ideas.
Reply:I love the pool blue from David's it is one of my choices. I love orange so I was going to use orange flowers and peach against the pool, very pretty together. My tables at reception-we are doing a destination wedding-will be bud vases that will go in the center of the table with orange flowers, serving as centerpieces and favors all in one. Throw in some white flowers, maybe daisies. Good luck!
Reply:1. look through pics of bouquets on the knot and other sites and in magazines to get a feel for what you like - what kinds of flowers, what colors, size, shape, how big, lots of color or simple, lots of different flowers of just one or two, etc.



2. take a pic of your dress, pic of the bridesmaids dress, a swatch of your color and pics of any bouquets you found that you like to a florist. share your ideas, see what your florist recommends (and get a price quote) to see what you both think will look nice and fit in your budget.



trust your florist, they are the professional after all.


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