So now you have chosen the site, the dress, the colors and the invitations. What's next? Now the fun begins, now you can let your creativity loose to be reflected in your details. Start by looking through wedding magazines. What kind of flowers are you drawn to? Do you like the lush, over the top, look of a Preston Bailey wedding or a sleeker, more modern look? Start pulling pictures out of magazines of everything you like and don’t like. Take these to the florist and the planner so they know what direction you are leaning towards. Do you want flowers everywhere or just candles and a few flowers? Tall centerpieces or short? My recommendation would be some of each to make the room pop. Maybe tall vases filled with floating candles surrounded by river rocks in the center of the table for an “out of the box” zen sort of idea. Just remember to make it reflect you and what you are drawn to. If you’re having an outdoor wedding, be sure and check out pictures of submerged flowers. Not only is this beautiful and easy to accomplish, but it is heavy and you don’t have to worry about them blowing over in windy weather. What about your personal flowers? Make sure your bouquet and the bouquets of your girls reflect the style of the wedding, and compliment you and your dress. There are many different styles of bouquets to pick from, with the most popular being the cascade (tear-shaped with flowers flowing in a cascade of blooms down from the central bouquet), nosegay (small round tight grouping of flowers, popular choice for mothers to carry down the aisle instead of the traditional corsage), pomander (a ball of flowers suspended on a ribbon for carrying, very popular for flower girls), presentation (the arm bouquet, made up of long stem flowers, usually calla lilies, carried in the crook of the arm) and round (larger than a nosegay, rounded with a slight mound in the center). Spend some time too, thinking about how you want these bouquets tied. There are multitudes of ribbon colors to choose from, just one more way to pull the colors of your wedding together. These ribbons can be decorated with jewels, family heirlooms, monograms, anything that will make them special and unique to you. Tiny crystals or pearls can be interspersed in your flowers for a beautiful look that reflects the beading on your dress. Your groom’s boutonnière should be made up of one of the flowers found in your bouquet to tie the two of you together.
Remember flowers can be muted for the ceremony but should be brighter with more pop (in the same palate) for the reception, giving guest that party feel as soon as they walk into the room. You can look at using some of the same flowers at the reception as the wedding, but be aware this involves an extra fee for having the florist come at the end of the ceremony and move the flowers to the reception. It also means that your reception site may not be fully decorated when your guests start arriving. Now I know the question on everyone’s mind is “how much is this going to cost me”? Of course the price varies depending on flowers, design concept, even the number of bridesmaids (remember the more people in your processional, the higher the bill). I can tell you that the average cost for weddings I’ve planned has been in the $2,000 range.
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