Beautiful Blooms

That gorgeous bridal gown is ready and waiting. The most amazing pair of stiletto heels, the vintage earrings and matching necklet, all boxed away in anticipation. Your wedding day perfectly planned and filled with essential details, but what would a wedding day be without beautiful flowers?

Your wedding day is the one-day of your life where you don’t need any excuses to surround yourself with flowers. Whether you prefer timeless elegance or unique floral designs, wedding flowers can be styled to enhance your special day and highlight that soft palette of colour that creates your fairytale wedding theme.

So where do you start?

How do you choose that perfect bouquet? What flowers are best suited to your gown? Before you choose your wedding flowers, it is important to confirm some key elements. Your dress, your bridal party’s colour, styling, plus the overall theme of your wedding day should be decided.

Classic chic, casual elegance, black tie extravaganza, it’s your celebration of love, and flowers will complete the most subtle or sensational details. Other than dress styles, colours and theme, the location and month you are getting married may also impact your choice of floral designs.

Like most brides you probably have an armful of inspirational magazines, filled with hundreds of ideas. It’s a great idea to start cataloguing these  styles and details. Work towards a theme and a feel for your wedding. Start looking at wedding bouquets and floral designs that might suit the look and feel you are wanting to achieve.

Wedding flowers like fashion is diverse and individual. So designs that appeal to you and your budget will assist your floral designer to understand your vision and connect with your style.

How to choose your floral designer

The first step is choosing your florist. As with every decision you have made for your wedding day you tend to rely on the advice of that particular professional who is an expert at what they do.

Choosing your floral designer shouldn’t be any different. A good florist will guide you through the cross roads of decisions, and assist you with making the important choices. Once your floral designs are chosen, the rest of your styling will seem to fall gracefully into place.

Choosing your florist is a big decision and it is often advisable to consult with at least two floral designers prior to confirming your preferred florist.

Ask the important questions:

1. Their background and experience with wedding floral designs.
2. Request to see portfolios of their work as this is a great opportunity to see what they have previously designed and created.
3. Enquire about the delivery of your wedding flowers. It is important to be assured that your wedding flowers are handled with tender loving care. Some florists will personally deliver your wedding flowers on the day. If they are unable to do that, make sure the wedding bouquets aren’t sitting in a couriers van for hours or delivered too early on the day.
4. The cheapest quote is not necessarily the best option, there is probably a valid reason why one quotation differs largely from another. Ask your florist why.
5. Take colour swatches, inspirational concepts and ideas and any images that reflect the look you would like to achieve. Ask your designer their advice on what best matches your styling and colour themes.