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Flowers and weddings go hand in hand. The colour and fragrance provided by flowers compliments the beauty the beauty, charm and romance of any wedding. This page provides some great ideas for choosing the perfect bouquets, corsages, buttonholes and arrangements for your wedding.

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Bridal Bouquet

The bridal bouquet should complement the wedding dress (remember to take a photo or sample of your wedding dress to the florist so they can select flowers to match!!). Make sure the bouquet is not to heavy or cumbersome as you will need to carry it for a long time. Also choose a bouquet to suit your body. If you are petit a large bouquet may dwarf you, and if you a larger a small bouquet will seem insignificant. The colour of the bridal bouquet is traditionally white, but these days anything from subtle pastel shades to bright red roses are commonplace.

Here is a brief description of the main types of bridal bouquets:

• Formal  - The traditional style which is prepared neatly and tightly into a rounded shape.  Formal style flowers such as roses are used.
• Informal - Bright and colourful using a mixture of different in-season flowers. Generally has an unstructured shape. Perfect for a less formal wedding.
• Trailing Bouquet - Suitable for formal and informal weddings. A well presented trailing bouquet looks stunning.

Headdresses

The bride can wear a floral headdress as a crown, a wreath, on a comb or as a trail of flowers scattered through the hair by a hairdresser (or your bridesmaids if you are brave). Have a look at the florist's wedding album for inspiration.

It is also quite common for your bridesmaids to wear a subtle floral headpiece as well.

Bouquets for Bridesmaids and Flowergirls

The Bridesmaids Bouquets can be a smaller version of the bridal bouquet, or can be designed to match their dresses. Flowergirls can be accompanied by a small bouquet or a basket of flower, just make sure they are easy to carry.

Flowers for Mothers and Grandmothers

Corsages for the mothers and grandmothers that can be pinned on their dresses or worn around the wrist. Ensure the corsages match the outfits the mothers are wearing.

Flowers for the Men

Buttonholes for the groom, groomsmen, fathers and ushers. Small white or cream flowers are popular, or you may prefer to match the colour of the bridesmaids' bouquets. Roses or carnations the perfect choice.

Flowers at the Ceremony

Flowers can be placed at entrance, alter (or equivalent), down the aisle, the register signing table, windowsills and/or lectern. Try to maintain any floral or colour theme you have already settled on. If you are on a budget consider just placing an impressive arrangement at the entrance and altar.

Check to see whether the ceremony venue provides flowers (some do) or you may wish to share the flowers from another wedding held the same day (check with the minister or priest). You may also wish to reuse the flowers at the reception venue.

Flowers at the Reception

Try centrepieces at the dining tables, gift tables, buffet table and cake table, and floral arrangements at the entrance and next to the seating cards. If you like, the reception flowers can be more colourful than the traditional cream or white wedding flowers. This will set a bright and celebratory mood for the night. Also make sure your table centrepieces are either low enough or enough so they do not hinder eye contact around the table.

Check to see whether the reception venue supplies flowers as part of the deal (some do), and if so find out what they will be supplying. You may still wish to add your own individual touch to the reception floral arrangements.

For a listing a florists in your local area, click here.

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