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Choose From The Top Six Primary Styles For Wedding Flower Bouquets
Who could have ever dreamed of finding the world's most expensive wedding bouquet with a hefty price tag of $125,000! Sure makes Kate's bouquet look like a conservative choice. So what makes this bouquet of all white flowers consisting of roses, lilies, orchids, moonflowers, and the root of a 100-year-old ficus so expensive? It also includes 21 6- carat star rubies, 90 two- carat red rubies, 9 one- carat diamonds and quite a few feathers. It is listed in the Vietnamese “Guinness Book of World Records” as being the world's most expensive wedding bouquet. Now, with that mental picture, whatever you decide on for your perfect bouquet will surely be pale in comparison. With a little research you will find there are far more choices than you ever expected. There are six main styles of wedding bouquets. Once you are able to recognize these styles, the decision becomes a lot easier. Bouquet styles come in and out of fashion just as dresses do. The most popular styles today are hand-tied, nosegay, round, and tear drop. The cascade bouquet that was popular for so long has been replaced with a more modest version called a tear drop. Hand-tied bouquets are more natural looking because they are held in the hand and formed into a mound shape. They are wrapped with florist tape or string to hold them in place and then covered with ribbon. Corsage pins may be used to hold ribbon covering the flower stems. Some brides opt for tiny charms with photos or verses. Nosegay bouquets are small and usually consist of only a few types of flowers and/or greenery. Kate's flowers in the Royal Wedding was a nosegay consisting mainly of white lily-of-the-valley flowers. A few other flowers were included along with the traditional myrtle. Round bouquets have grown in popularity in recent years. The types of flowers used vary in size from one stem of hydrangea which is a very large flower to a combination of many different flowers in concentric circles called a biedermeier style. One of the loveliest bouquets I have ever seen was in this style. It had a pink rose in the center. The circle surrounding it was purple muscari. Next was a circle of pink tulips, then a circle of open pink roses. A gorgeous satin ribbon covered the stems and ended in a beautifully tied bow. The tear drop is a new take on the older cascade style. It is much lighter and easier to handle. It's also a lot easier on the budget. This style is usually designed on a bouquet holder or each flower is wired and taped together to form a handle. I find that part of the charm of these styles is that they have a more organic, less fussy look. Simplicity is the look for today. All of these styles can be designed in an elegant way or toned down to casual or beach themes. They can include very expensive flowers or even something from a personal garden and still look beautiful. Once the style of the bouquet is decided, the type and color should be considered. Color is probably the easier choice. There are so many choices when it comes to flowers, but there is a season for most of them and that is a huge consideration. Check with your florist to see what months your favorite flowers are season and it will save a lot of frustration. Whatever you decide on, remember flowers are beautiful in any shape and color so you really can't go wrong. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Janet Weirich has written numerous articles on all aspects of wedding flower design. For more tips on wedding flower bouquets click here and you can also visit the author's website here. |
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