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Wedding Bouquet Flowers

Searching for wedding flowers can be fun, but it can also be challenging because there are so many beautiful choices.

There are modern blooms and classic blossoms. There are big flowers and small ones. And, there are flowers in so many gorgeous hues. So, how do you choose? You look through tons of pictures, and you read a lot about flower combinations that will give you the look that you want for your wedding.

We wanted to offer you a few suggestions for flowers, and bouquets, that we thought would look amazing at a wedding. Here’s some that we think you’ll love:

Baby’s Breath Bridesmaid Bouquet

If you want flowers that are pretty and simple for your bridesmaids, give them a small bouquet of baby’s breath. This classic flower is stunning when used as the center of attention. It’s also affordable if you’re sticking to a tight wedding budget.

Colorful Bridesmaid Bouquet

We love a colorful bridesmaid bouquet, especially one made with vibrant purple blossoms like passion vine, clematises, garden roses, and wild berries. This unstructured bouquet works well for casual and formal affairs.

Oversized Bridesmaid Bouquet

Let your bridesmaids be seen with a whimsical, oversized bouquet of pink garden roses, hydrangeas, cymbidium orchids, and dusty millers.

Ivory Bridal Bouquet

For a bridal bouquet that’s simple, yet elegant, go with a combination of ivory garden roses, clematises, and passion vine. Add lavender and greenery for even more sophistication.

Garden Bridal Bouquet

For a bridal bouquet that looks like it was just picked from the garden, choose an arrangement of Queen Anne’s lace, garden roses, scabiosa, ranunculus, and lisianthus.

Any of these flowers, or bouquets, would surely look beautiful being held by you or someone close to you.

Bouquets and Alternative Bouquets for Special People in Your Life

Trying to find the perfect flower bouquet for the special people in your life for Valentine’s Day? Looking for something more interesting than the typical bouquet? Consider a few of these ideas this coming Valentine’s Day!

  1. Mother, mother-in-Law or significant other’s mom — Don’t forget Mom on Valentine’s Day! Consider making her feel special with a wrist or pinned corsage. Especially if you are taking her out to dinner, she can wear her flowers instead of having to leave them at home. Want to take it a step further? Buy her a locket and fill it with pictures of you, her kids, spouse, or grandkids and nestle it among the flowers in the corsage.
  2. Children – Consider a bouquet of candy! Valentine’s Day can be more than flowers. Simply take some BBQ skewers and your choice of chocolate candy (we find that Ferrero Roucher works best), stick the pointy part of the skewer through the bottom of each candy. Once you have a little bunch of them, secure them with some pretty ribbon. Wrap the bouquet in some pretty tissue paper and secure it with a piece of tape or a pretty sticker.
  3. The man in your life — Whether he is your husband, boyfriend, brother or father, Valentine’s Day is a great way to let him know that you appreciate him! If the man in your life is a beer-lover, consider getting a galvanized bucket and arranging an assortment of bottles of microbrew, in a bouquet-like fashion, in the bucket. Top it off with a few beer mugs (you can find great glass beer mugs at the Dollar Store!). If that special someone is coming home to this beer bouquet, consider chilling the beer mugs in the freezer ahead of time.
  4. The person who is allergic to flowers — If the special someone in your life is allergic to flowers, fear not, there are plenty of ways to still make Valentine’s Day a special day! There are some great bouquet alternatives that are sure to bring a smile to their face! Purchase an assortment of alligator clips, available at your local hardware store, some floral foam and a nice basket or decorative dish. Put the floral foam in the basket or dish, push the bottoms of the alligator clips (so the “mouth” part is sticking up) into the floral foam, and then fill the alligator clips with memorable pictures, love letters or quotes, cigars, your special someone’s favorite candy. The possibilities are endless!

While Valentine’s Day can be stressful if you are unsure what to get the special people in your life, with a little craftiness and imagination, you can provide them with a token of appreciation that is sure to make them happy.

The Zinnia; Zesty and Elegant Flowers in Profusion

zinnia red yellowZinnia flowers are members of the Asteraceae family, also known as aster, daisy or sunflower family, known for their single long-stemmed flowers that come in a wide variety of bright and cheerful colors, and occasionally bi-colored. The zinnia was a bland, single orange color when discovered in Mexico in the early 1500s, and they were thought by Aztec, the Mexican emperor, to be so dull and boring that he named them “eyesore”. How times change, for today zinnias are a popular flower, grown to look at, both cut and growing in the garden. The commonly grown variant, Zinnia elegans, is also known by the name young-and-old-age.

The message sent by the zinnia flower varies with the color, and in general signifies fond remembrance of absent friends:

Magenta Lasting Affection
Mixed Thinking (or In Memory) of an Absent Friend
Scarlet Constancy
White Goodness
Yellow Daily Remembrance

Rainforest Flowers for Bouquets and Vases

Give yourself, a loved one, or a hostess an instant virtual trip to the islands with a lovely bouquet of rainforest flowers!  Rainforest flowers make the perfect bon voyage centerpiece for someone going off to the tropics, as well!

While rainforest flowers typically are found in, well, the rainforest, there are a few that can be readily found at your local florist. If your florist doesn’t offer a pre-made rainforest arrangement, just ask them to make a nice arrangement including any of the following flowers and greens:

rainforest-flower-dendrobium-orchidOrchids are perhaps the most common, and best known, rainforest flowers that one can readily find at the florist. With over 22,000 species of orchids, the orchid family is the largest family of flowering plants. While not all orchids are tropical rainforest plants, many are, and orchids in your rainforest bouquet certainly count. The Dendrobium orchid is one rainforest orchid that is regularly found in rainforest bouquets and vases.

rainforest-flowers-anthuriumAnthurium (also known as Antherium) are among the next most common of the rainforest flowers to be found at your local florist. This broad, leaf-shaped (and, locally, usually red) flower with a large protruding spadix is sometimes nicknamed the “boy plant”, for somewhat obvious reasons.

rainforest-flowers-proteaProtea, also known as sugarbushes, come primarily from Africa, where they grow along, among other places, the Limpopo river. This national symbol of South Africa comes in many varieties, however the most relatively common are the King Protea and Queen Protea, so named, some say, because they look much like a crown atop a head.

In addition to orchids, anthurium, and protea, you may want to add some sprigs of palm leaves and ferns to your rainforest flower bouquet or vase.

However you choose to arrange them, your rainforest flowers are sure to bring enjoyment and thoughts of the tropics to whomever you give them.

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