Flowers and their Choosing!

Deciding what floral motif to incorporate into your wedding is not only exciting and fun but easy to do. First, you should become familiar with flowers by looking through bridal magazines or visiting florists. Then you must determine your budget. The cost of flowers can range from $2,000 to $6,000 depending of course on what your overall wedding expenditure is. To avoid disappointment, your best bet
is to have a figure in mind before choosing your flowers.

Once a budget is determined you can move on to the fun part – deciding on the types and colors of the flowers. The season plays an important role in choosing flowers, for instance, non-seasonal flowers can be flown in but that will significantly increase your cost. Flowers popular in springtime include the anemone, daffodil, orchid, ranunculus and sweet pea while winter favorites are the amellia, iris, pansy, poinsettia and tulip. There are also many flowers available year-round such as the calla lily, carnation, rose and tulip.

Tulips

Ranunculus

When it comes to choosing the colors of your flowers there are many combinations. By using complementary colors – colors that appear across from each other on the color wheel – you can produce vibrant, intense arrangements. This can be done with yellow and purple, blue and orange or even red and green.

If you are looking for a more subtle and harmonious effect you can combine analogous colors to produce a romantic feel. Analogous colors are families of colors that are next to each other on the color wheel, such as blue, blue-violet and blue-green. You can use any color that fits into the palette of your wedding.

A third color combination is “triadic”: a random and exciting blend of three equidistant colors. This adds an unusual and unique feel. Think yellow, red and blue. You can use virtually any combination of colors as long as they mix together nicely.

Once you've decided on the type and color of your flowers you can then determine the role they will play in your wedding. Depending on your budget and the type of wedding you're planning, your flowers can be simple or elaborate. The bridal bouquet and the bouquets for the wedding party members as well as boutonnieres for the groom and groomsmen should be your first priority. Then you will most likely want flowers to enhance your reception hall, such as centerpieces for the tables. You might also think about flowers for the wedding ceremony venue, such as bouquets at the end of pews, at the altar, on windowsills, etc. The possibilities are endless.






Wedding flowers are not only beautiful but they also help set the tone and mood on your special day. So be sure to set your budget and then take your time choosing just the right flowers!

xoxo

Chelsea