Bouquets at their best
The wedding bouquet choice is a very important one for a bride. Having chosen the gown, the hair style and the bridesmaids, the bride will have a fair idea of the kind of flowers that she likes, though choosing a bridal flower theme really is more complex than it sounds.
Getting the balance right is extremely important. A large over-stated bouquet can take the eye away from that all important gown. In fact flowers that are too bright and garish can spoil the whole look and classic styles of differing colors can work very well indeed.
Classic
The classic styles for a bride include those that have trailing bases, that neatly site in the hand, or have a wrist strap, and form a shape that enhances the whole outfit. The flowers will be in pastel colors. Roses and Lillies are very popular although the florist should be able to show you a variety of designs and you can usually make a good choice of what not only goes with the theme of the wedding, but the best to go with hair arrangement flowers, bridesmaids, and the overall picture you want your wedding to create. Cascading bouquets are a very popular choice, although do pay attention to what different florists are offering as some arrangements can be truly unique.
Posies
Traditional Victorian posies with wild flowers can be a fabulous choice, and smaller posies can be made to match for the bridesmaids. These are usually round arrangements of the older style flowers and can include wild flowers with colors that enhance the look of the parade through the Church without being overly fussy. Posies are a super accessory for the old fashioned traditional wedding, and the bridesmaids can wear floral bands in the same color scheme.
Choices for second weddings
Here, perhaps the wedding is themed on a color, and what looks rather special is when flowers are chosen to contrast the dress, and these can have matching flowers on the sides of the church stalls, using ribbons of similar color used in the bouquet. Here, bright colors work very well, although pastels blend better with blond or graying hair, and are less overstated.
Mixtures
Flowers for the bride are one of the most important floral arrangements you will ever have to buy. It's an important day, and if you choose your flowers wisely, they will be there in your wedding album for always to remind you of the choices you made. Mixing perfumes flowers like lily of the valley and freesias in with a bouquet of subtle color can add tones that brighten up the flower arrangement, and also make is smell gorgeous.
Rose Bouquets
Somehow the rose stands out as the flower for weddings in the UK. There are so many colors, and what brides tend to do is to choose a theme for the whole wedding, and the family busy themselves making all the floral buttonholes to match the bouquet bringing the whole event together in a co-ordinated and very traditional way, although here, mixing carnations into the bridal bouquet, and using the colors chosen for the button-hole arrangements can prove cheaper, and look every bit as effective.
Remember, it has to look good. Understated is great, because instead of taking the show, the flowers compliment the blushing bride, who will no doubt part with that wonderful bouquet in a throwing ceremony after the photographs have all been taken.
