How about some gorgeous pictures of wedding flowers bouquets to get your imagination soaring. Nothing can help more in your planning stages of your wedding than browsing through stunning arrangements. Each of the bouquets below are made with flowers that are readily available in the fall.
You can see the colors range from bold fall palettes, to softer colors, to dramatic combinations. The form and texture of each bouquet are also different.
What ever you decide is the perfect bouquet for you, there are fall wedding flowers that will do the job admirably.
That cottage garden favorite (and popular fall wedding flowers), the hydrangea, is one that often evokes memories of playing in our grandparents’ yard. The huge blooms nodding away in the breeze as carefree as the children themselves. My grandfather pruned his hydrangeas to the ground in winter. I was always amazed that the beautiful, enormous pom poms could grow from seemingly nothing in a just a few short months.
Hydrangeas are versatile fall wedding flowers. They are available in a range of colors: pure whites, pale greens, pink, raspberry, lavender, purple, sky blue and deep blue. What’s more, they are relatively easy for your florist to tint, so the color possibilities are almost endless! Pale green hydrangeas will co-ordinate well with any color and are worth considering as part of the “greenery” in your arrangements. Multi colored blooms are also available with a base color speckled with another color (pink on green for example). These tend to create a rustic feel, perfect for a fall theme.
Hydrangeas work well for centerpieces. They will create an impact when used alone, or they combine well with other blooms for a lovely contrast in forms. Arranged around the base of a hurricane lamp with contrasting roses they create a delightful picture. Used alone in a row of low vases they create a more formal look with just a touch of whimsy.
Imagine a fall centerpiece - large clusters of dusky green and red hydrangeas, contrasting against their leaves. Peeking through the blooms are fruits of the fall harvest - apples, pomegranates, decorative pumpkins. What better way to incorporate the season into your wedding.
Or a bouquet of white blooms with the bracts prettily outlined in a soft pink, creating a very graceful mood.
A natural looking bouquet with a “just picked from the garden” feel can be achieved by combining blue, white and lavender hydrangeas with roses, eucalyptus and stock in complementary colors. For a more “girly” look try green and pink speckled hydrangeas and pink roses and lilac.
A simple, hand tied bouquet of hydrangeas is a wonderful option. As the blooms are large, only a few are needed to create a very full bouquet. White is a lovely choice for this type of arrangement and will create an air pureness and serenity.
Hydrangeas are happy to combine with other flowers too. Again their size means they can be used as fillers in an arrangement of more expensive or more showy flowers. By choosing the color wisely, they will create a perfect background for your stars to shine.
Hydrangeas also dry extremely well. The dried blooms keep their shape, with the colors slightly fading to a potpourri like hue. They add the perfect autumnal feel to an arrangement.
The large pom pom blooms are probably the most common type of hydrangea seen in wedding flowers. There is also the lace cap type which can add a different dimension all together. These are available in the same colors as the more common hydrangeas. They differ in the shape of their bloom. A rough circle of the large flowers with bracts (the colored petal like parts) surrounds a center of tiny bractless flowers. These are tightly packed and give the appearance of lace, hence the name. They work extremely well as fillers or background flowers.
Have you every thought about growing your own wedding flowers, bouquets, arrangements, centerpieces…
If you’re blessed with a green thumb and are lucky enough to have room for a garden (and are brave too!), this could be a great option. You might even have friends or family that would be willing to give from their own gardens. What a fabulous way to personalize your wedding!
This post over at Weddingbee shows how one bride is doing just that. While she’s not getting married in the fall, you can quite easily adapt her ideas to any time of year. If you have the nerve to give it a try, they would the ultimate DIY wedding flowers bouquets.
Once you’ve grown your own flowers why not go the whole way and make your wedding bouquets and arrangments yourself too? Imagine the pride you’d feel knowing that you and done it all right from scratch.
Create your Own Wedding Flowers has been written by a professional wedding florist to show you just how to do that. It includes step by step instructions with pictures for many different bouquets and arrangements and could end up saving you a whole lot of money at the florist. Click on the link here for my review.
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I’m reading more and more about the economy having a major impact on wedding plans of couples all around the world. In a recent website survey 66% of couples (that’s right, two-thirds) have had to change their wedding plans because of the financial crisis. There’s a trickle down effect too - couples cutting back means businesses also feel the pinch.
However, there are ways to save a lot of money without having a noticeable affect on your wedding day. Amazing Wedding Planning is packed with sensible and practical ideas that will save you a packet - and you won’t need to buy wedding flowers at the supermarket like a bride in this article.
One of the most important things I think you can do to save money on your wedding flowers is to be honest with your florist about your budget. You may not be able to have the exact same flowers that you had initially envisaged, but that doesn’t mean you need to resort to cheap looking, budget buys.
A good florist will be able to work with you and make suggestions to achieve something you are happy with AND that fits into your budget. It may mean substituting less expensive flowers, using cheaper flowers as fillers in your arrangements or even using other materials to enhance your flowers. A little discussion and thinking outside the square with someone who understands your situation will go a long, long way.
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