Flower Power: Tips For Choosing The Best Wedding Flowers For Your Special Day

With all the work that goes into preparing for a wedding, selecting the flowers may just be the most fun part of the planning process. Flowers can be as simple or elaborate as you want depending on your personal preference. Following a few tips will help you choose wedding flowers that complement your theme and add the right touch of color to your special day.

Create an inspiration board

An inspiration board is a popular tool used by writers, artists, and quilters for planning their next book or art project. Inspiration boards are a collection of ideas you gather from magazines or photos that appeal to you. Creating an inspiration board with a variety of colors and styles of wedding flowers is a fun way to play with color and flower combinations to see which ones stand out to you.

Focus on your favorite flower

What flower are you most passionate about? If you have a favorite flower, make it the focal point of your wedding bouquet and use it to decorate the chapel or reception area. Once you choose the main flower, you can add smaller flowers and greenery to round out the flower grouping while keeping your favorite flower front and center.

Dare to be different

If you are not a fan of traditional wedding bouquets and flowers, break tradition by taking a different approach to your wedding flowers. For instance, flowers do not always have to match your wedding dress, and you can decide to use more greenery than flowers if you are not a flower person. A simple bouquet of fresh-picked daisies can be a stunning addition to an outdoor wedding.

Consider the season

Many varieties of flowers are available any time of the year from your local florist, but choosing seasonal flowers can save you money. Once you determine the season you plan to marry, selecting flowers for that season is a great way to cut your flower budget. Choose tulips or peonies for a spring wedding, roses and orchids for a summer wedding, mums and sunflowers for a fall wedding, and anemones or poinsettias for a winter wedding.

Flowers have the power to transform your wedding into the day of your dreams. Flowers add color to a wedding and the type of flower can set the mood in a room. From the wedding bouquet to table decorations at the reception, the right flowers will make an impact on your special day.

Reach out to a florist for more information about wedding flowers.