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The wedding flowers at a recent wedding were particularly
exquisite, ask the bride which wedding florist she used. Once
a list of several has been formed, make an appointment with
each to sit down and talk about options and to view photos
of past arrangements and weddings. The first appointment will
usually take an hour or so.
Before keeping that appointment, assemble some items that
will help the wedding florist to help you. First, work out
a general budget for your wedding flowers. The "Flowers"
worksheet found in the worksheet section of this Wedding florist
& Guide is a great way to get started. Ask yourself questions
like:
1.How
many bridesmaids and groomsmen will there be?
2.Who outside the bridal party will receive wedding flowers
to wear?
3.Will the wedding florist decorate the pew ends or the altar
in the church?
4.Will wedding flowers be required for the wedding cake?
5.Will the wedding florist decorate the reception site, including
the head table and other tables? Or just Create
Your Own Personalized Wedding Site 
In addition to budget information,
your wedding florist will need you to bring
such helpful items as photos or magazine clippings of flower
arrangements you like, a photo of your wedding dress so she
can match the style of the wedding flowers with it and a fabric
swatch from your bridesmaids' dresses for color comparison.
Cost
The cost of wedding flowers
can vary widely depending on several factors. Exotic out-of-season
wedding flowers will, of course, cost far more than locally-grown
and easily obtained in-season wedding flowers. Upscale, cutting-edge
floral designers will most likely be more expensive than a
more traditional wedding florist. Bouquets rich in certain
wedding flowers and light on greenery will certainly make
a dent in your pocketbook. Though the convenience of having
a wedding florist decorate the church and reception site can
be more costly, it is usually worth the amount of stress it
will relieve and provides beautiful end results !
Bouquets & Such
Color saturation is the watchword
for today's bridal bouquets, according to local wedding florists.
They say that blue is still a very trendy color for wedding
flowers, especially when paired with purple or a periwinkle
color. Subdued colors such as taupe tinged
with pink are edging their way into bouquets everywhere, too.
These colors go well with the taupe and pewter dresses worn
by today's bridesmaids.
Many brides today seek out a pavé arrangement, which
is a tight cluster of blossoms. Such bouquets might consist
of a single type of flower in the same or related colors or
it might include several different varieties of wedding flowers.
These arrangements have very few, if any, greens, which can
make them costly. This is a very balanced, geometric look
made popular in recent years.
What wedding flowers do brides choose to
include in their bouquets? Romantic roses, as always, top
the list. Brides also choose fresh lavender, sages and other
herbs. Berries, Lisianthus (also known as the false rose)
and hydrangeas make regular appearances, too. (See the chart
at the end of this article for other wedding favorites). Silk
flowers remain popular, especially top-of-the-line
silks, that can hardly be differentiated from fresh. Some
brides even include delicate silk fruits in their bouquets.
Floral Decor
That elegant simplicity has changed
the way churches are decorated for weddings, too. "A
lot of brides are doing more at the reception than they used
to," a local wedding florist explains. "The church
look is simpler, the (decorating) money is spent at the reception."
That means receptions have blossomed. There, topiaries and
wheat sheaves decorate tables with elegance. Again, pavé
clusters of single or several wedding flowers adorn tables
like jewels.
Preserving the Flowers
With all the effort, time and
money that go into the wedding flowers, one final detail that
is often overlooked is preserving them. For centuries brides
have discarded or left their bouquets to dry and shrivel away.
Now brides can keep their bouquets with the latest technologies
in flower preservation. The process of flower preservation
is incredibly involved and time consuming if done correctly.
Floral preservationists know how to handle
each flower to provide you with the most "life like"
look possible. Keep in mind plans must be made in advance
if floral preservation is desired.
Special display pieces can be
made using the wedding flowers and other wedding keepsakes.
Just as the Wedding
Dresses, photographs and other sentimental memorabilia
can be a reminder, bridal flowers too can bring a lifetime
of enjoyment !
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