Flowers

Choosing the perfect wedding flowers for your wedding can be a daunting task
Every bride hopes their wedding flowers will have the wow factor and create the right impact that their wedding guests will remember! Lets be honest it’s hard to imagine a wedding without flowers!

There are a lot of old wives tales about what flowers you should and shouldn’t have at your wedding. For example it is supposed to be bad luck to have red and white flowers together. But the reality is that you should have whatever flowers you want, try to choose flowers that compliment your colour schemes and remember that flowers such as lilies have a pollen that stains so be extra careful when choosing the flowers for your bouquet.
It is often a good idea to choose your bouquet first and use that as your base, bridesmaids could have two or three of the flowers from your bouquet while the wedding party could wear your favourite flower in their button holes.
Remember that certain flowers die sooner than others so always discuss all options with your florist before making any final decisions.

Top Tips…

Consider what impact you want your flowers to make and where you want them to be displayed to enable you to transform your church or reception into the wedding location you envisaged.
Try to have an idea of what flowers you may want before making an appointment with a florist this will make the florists job slightly easier.

When selecting your Bouquet why not take samples of materials and trimmings from your bridal gown and bridesmaids’ dresses along with you to your chosen florist, they will be able to offer you advice in identifying a general theme, colour and style for all your wedding flowers.

Once you have set a date for your big day and chosen your wedding dress make appointments with several florists and ask to see photographs of their recent work and even ask if they can give you samples, this way you can make sure you are getting a reliable service!