{Day #6} Flower Power

{#1 TREND}

The newest look in wedding floral arrangements is vintage romantic with garden (peony) roses. The color trends are primarily earthy tones with accents of contrasting embellishments. Shades of champagne, blush, apricot, and buttercream will intertwine for romantic-vintage style weddings. Natural embellishments such as champagne ostrich feathers or white stones create an earthy appeal to the decor. By adding simple adornments of antique lace sashes around the vases or wrapping the bouquets with an elegant brocade ribbon, you can add the finishing touch for a vintage look.

{Budget} Expect to pay 8-10% of your budget on wedding flowers.

{Accents} Everything from Peacock Feathers to Ostrich Plumes, and Rhinestones to Gemstone Studs have become all the wedding flower trends in details and accents.

{Keepsakes} Always near and dear to a bride's heart, adding a Mother's Brooch or Grandmother's hankie into bouquets is the trend, with a touch of a favorite color as an accent, helps personalize wedding flowers.

{Reception} Mixing up the wedding table settings with four to five different centerpiece styles is the wedding flower trend for  reception guest tables makes for pure beauty and instant conversation pieces.

{Going Green; Very Natural} Going green for weddings brings simplicity to the day and adds a natural flowing feel to wedding bouquets. Creating wedding floral arrangements with a variety of foliage is one way. A new, organic feel is coming of age by using pods, mosses, and plenty of branching to add the finishing touches to the wedding theme.

• Add a touch of unique elegance with recycled containers and glass. Vintage containers create depth and character to the wedding table settings.
• Natural Wedding Bouquets are all about the play of texture and color. When these two worlds come together, they unite just as the bride and groom have.

{Flowers by Season}

{Spring}

Apple or cherry blossoms
Daffodils
Dogwoods
Forsythia branches
Hyacinth
Iris
Larkspur
Lilies
Lilacs
Lily of the Valley
Pansies
Peonies
Sweet Peas
Tulips

{Summer}

Asters
Calla Lilies
Dahlias
Daisies
Delphinium
Geraniums
Hydrangeas
Iris
Jacobs ladder
Larkspur
Queen Anne’s lace
Roses
Shasta daises
Stock
Sunflower
Zinnias

{Fall}

Asters
Chrysanthemums
Zinnias
Gerbera daisies
Marigolds
Roses
Sunflowers

{Winter}

Amaryllis
Camellias
Forget-me-nots
Jasmine
Orchids
Poinsettias
Holly