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The Bridal Flowers
There is a great deal more to a bridal bouquet than meets the eye and its not just a case of balancing shape, colour and texture, a well constructed bouquet should be light and easy to hold and if rested across the hand balance without tipping forwards or backwards.
A recent trend to emerge is a taste for fairly loose hand tied bouquets. As beautiful as nature intended. The professional assembled tied bouquet gives the impression that the bride herself has stooped down in some exotic woodland glade to fill her arms full of flowers. Looks deceive, however and the simplicity of this kind of arrangement belies the considerable skills required to create such a work of art.
More traditional bouquets also remain popular and the florist has a wide range of shapes and sizes to choose from in his/her albums.
Stargazer lilies with their pink centres, the white Casablanca lilies and the Longiflorum Lily all continue in popularity and lend themselves to the loos hand tied bouquet possessing the happy knack of appearing natural and uncontrived even when wired or in a foam holder. Roses, heady scented freesia, carnations, gypsophilia, stephanotis and Singapore orchids also remain much-loved favorites for the bridal bouquet.
Silk and dried images are favored by many brides as they can be kept as a permanent keepsake. In fact for those unfortunate enough to suffer from hay fever these flowers have proved to be their salvation, ensuring the only tears the bride sheds on the day are tears of joy.
But whatever flowers you decide upon to use, after taking into account the limitations or opportunities which specific flowers present, the florist will design the bouquet to reflect the shape or period of the gown, the bride’s preference for flowers, colour and styles and to suit her unique personality. Bridesmaids now often have a smaller version of the bride’s bouquet, a posy or a pomander, a rustic basket or hoop with the option of a matching headdress, or decorated combs. The permutations are numerous and co-ordination is not only achieved by colours, but through shape, content and style.
This again is where the experienced florist is able to give guidance and interpret the theme of the wedding with the appropriate flowers. To help him/her to do this, the client needs to provide detailed information, supplying samples of fabric and colours and ideally a picture or sketch of the bridal gown and bridesmaids.
The golden rule is to regard your flowers as the ultimate accessory to be chosen with as much care and forethoughts as you would any other.
Having spent all this time choosing your bouquet most brides would like to be able to keep their bouquets forever, and this can be achieved by pressing or specially preserving the flowers and then creating a floral picture many Wedding Fayres have ladies present offering this service.
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