The wedding bouquets are a whole attraction on their own, with carefully planned out colors, flowers, flower sizes, and decorations. While the main event is the wedding ceremony, small yet intricate details such as the bouquets are what really pull the whole celebration together.
It would be an understatement to say that there is a lot of planning that goes into a wedding. Every small detail, no matter how insignificant it may seem, is painstakingly thought about, purchased, and set up. To someone who has never had a wedding this seems unnecessary, but anyone who has had one knows the importance and significance of each piece.
The wedding bouquets chosen are meant to compliment the dresses and other colors and themes of the ceremony. The bride’s specific bouquet absolutely must compliment her dress color and overall theme, as she is the main beauty of the day. The bridesmaids should have smaller, less elaborate wedding bouquets that are similarly beautiful, but do not match the size and detail of the bride’s. This keeps the traditional wedding balance and holds the focus on the woman of the day.
Bouquets used in weddings, like most others, generally contain 12 roses, either long or short stem. The colors that can be found are extensive, and can range from the standard and beautiful red roses, to more muted or exotic colored roses like yellow or purple. Again, this should be determined by the overall color scheme of the ceremony and the bride’s and bridesmaids’ respective dresses.
If there are going to be other flowers displayed at the wedding, it is up to the bride whether they will match her bouquet or whether they will be a separate color entirely. There is no set rule on this, though it is not uncommon for the bride to want the only red roses to be the ones she is holding.
There are florists that specialize in wedding flowers, and there are general florists. Those that specialize in flowers and full bouquets for weddings are harder to come by, though they often have the more exotic flowers and color choices in stock. They can also work up for elaborate bouquets as a whole. Those that are general florists do a comparable job, so much so that in most cases the only real difference is the flower choices available. Many standard florists will only have the colors that you would be able to find anywhere, so a bride looking for something more exotic may want to look for a florist who is a wedding specialist.
There are no set rules when it comes to the wedding bouquets, though there are some standards to be upheld for a traditional wedding. For more contemporary ceremonies, the sky is the limit and there are more choices available that never.