Wedding Flowers and The Ceremony

The main role for wedding flowers, during the ceremony, is as part of the bridal party bouquets. However, look a little further and you will see a whole host of opportunities for you wedding flowers.

Why not make use of a bow of material with one pretty flower in the center, on the back of every chair. Simple yet good. Wedding flowers may also be used as part of the ceremony venue decorations. It may be possible, for example, to line the aisle with flowers or to inquire of a bridesmaid to scatter petals on the road, in front of the bride.

Wedding Flowers and the Reception

Wedding flowers are not traditionally part of the reception decorations. But, there is no reason why flowers cannot be a fundamental part of your decorative design. Flowers may be used as center pieces on the tables, they can even be used as a fun way of telling all the people at which table they should be sitting. For example, you could have a rose table, a lily table and a violet table.

Instead of favors, it could be a great idea to make use of wedding flowers such as a single rose as gift for every woman. Wedding flowers may also be used to decorate the venue itself, for example, as part of the room decorations - a fresh and vibrant alternative to balloons!

Wedding Flowers as Gifts

It is traditional to give gifts to those who have helped with the wedding arrangements, such as the mother of the bride, bridesmaids and mother of the groom. Why not combine any other gift you have chosen with some wedding flowers. As you will be ordering in bulk, the cost of a few bouquets will be much less than you originally thought, so inquire of your florist what they can do for you.

Wedding flowers are commonly thrown away at the finish of the day; try to think ahead as to what you might do with all the displays that you have purchased, after the event. As most couples head straight off on honeymoon, they are unlikely to be able to generate the most of the wedding flowers, so have some friends in mind that might appreciate the displays.

If you want to preserve your wedding flowers, why not get them dried or pressed flowers? Alternatively, you could think about planting the flowers or even having more long-living specimens such as decorative cacti.

When it comes to wedding flowers, there truly is no limit to your imagination!