Wedding Bouquet Tips

From the standpoint of the bride, the wedding bouquet has to achieve a couple of different goals. It must look good. But it must also fit into the overall theme for the wedding. And it has to make her look good.

Many professional wedding planners say that wedding flowers shouldn’t be more than 10 to 20 percent of your overall budget. But the costs of weddings are famous for spiraling out of control.

One way to control costs is to make your own wedding bouquets. These can be expensive to buy from florist, but can be made relatively inexpensively if you have a bit of craft talent in your hands and are willing to make it yourself.

Many couples have discovered that using artificial flowers instead of real one is also a great way to help limit spending. For example, silk flowers are much cheaper than real flowers. But artificial flowers have many other advantages as well. Silk flowers don’t wilt or die.  And they can be kept for years as a wedding keepsake. Do you have allergies? If so, this may be another reason why you would choose an artificial floral arrangement instead of real flowers.

At one time the most popular wedding bouquets and arrangements were white – paper white, cream, ivory, and so on. But today’s brides prefer a lot more bolder and bright colors than traditional white wedding bouquets of years past. With artificial flowers, you have the entire rainbow of colors to choose from. They can be found in many more colors that real flowers can.

Of course the other major advantage of silk or artificial flowers is that you don’t have to worry if they’re in season or not. If you go the artificial route, you can feel free to choose any type of flower that you desire.

You can start your search for the perfect wedding bouquet by thumbing through bridal magazines or Internet wedding sites. Fashions are always changing, and this will give you an opportunity to see what is available as well as what is popular this year. Start early and take your time to look at the many options available. All of the research will not be wasted. It will help to give you a better sense of what you really want. Even if you’re using a bridal consultant, don’t rely totally on her to make your bridal bouquet decision. Ultimately, it has to be your choice.

Nothing is more embarrassing than having your wedding date arrive with no flowers in sight. So, at the time you place the orders for the floral arrangements,  make the delivery date before the day of the wedding (probably one or two days before) and be sure that the delivery site has a refrigerator where the flowers can be safely stored until the wedding date. Once the flowers have been cut, they need to be refrigerated to keep fresh. For synthetic flowers, of course, this is not an issue.

The wedding bouquet is the focal point of the bride’s dress. But you don’t want it to be so focal that it takes attention from the bride. It should complement the bride, not compete with her. Keep in mind that the wedding bouquet is an accessory, not the main event.