Wedding Party Guide

Choosing your wedding flowers can be as simple as picking your favorite flower, or if you’re like me, a complicated affair trying to match the flowers with dresses, stationery, decorations, and the wedding party. Here are a few helpful hints to make choosing your blooms an easier task.

A match made in heaven

Playing with colors can be a little daunting at first, and if you think it takes a genius to match two colors together our easy guide will help you color coordinate with the best of them.

Here are four basic color schemes formulated from the color wheel (you can pick one up at any hardware store). They may be a savior to your color coordinating woes, or just a good reference if you’re already an expert.

1. MONOCHROMATIC: This is a fool-proof color scheme – it includes only one color, which is almost always the color of the bridesmaids’ gowns. Purple bridesmaid gowns? Choose purple flowers.
2. COMPLEMENTARY COLORS: These are shades that are opposite each other on the wheel. Yellow bridesmaid gowns? Choose yellow and violet blooms.
3. TRIADIC: So you’re starting to feel confident with this color-coordinating caper? The next level is including three colors. All three colors will be of equal distance apart on the color wheel. Blue bridesmaids? Choose red and yellow flowers.
4. ANALOGOUS: This scheme uses shades that are situated right next to each other on the color wheel. Violet Bridesmaid gowns? Have red-violet flowers.

Forget-me-not

Now that you’ve done all this hard work you can’t let it got to waste! – Have your precious bouquet preserved and framed. Brides are becoming more creative with the way they’re choosing to preserve their bouquets.

Many brides are now including wedding memorabilia with their bouquet. Even in this final stage you’ll need to be color savvy and remember your coordination skills. There are different colored backing boards or use some fabric from your gown instead.

The pick of the bunch

In need of blooming ideas? Here are my six favorite bridal flowers:

• Hyacinth
• Tulips
• Roses
• Freesias
• Oriental Lillies
• Cymbidium Orchids

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