Choosing your Wedding FlowersNo wedding is complete without the wedding flowers. Traditionally, the bridegroom would give the bride a wedding bouquet but more recently the choice of flowers for a wedding is made by the bride to complement the theme of the day.Every flower has a meaning - even the humble dandelion stands for faithfulness and happiness - and popular choices for wedding bouquets reflect some of the happier meanings: orange blossom unsurprisingly means eternal love, red roses mean love, pink roses mean perfection and stephanotis means happiness in marriage. But you might want to avoid yellow roses which mean jealousy, marigolds which mean cruelty and pink larkspur which means fickleness!
That said, you need to be clear about your budget. How much you choose to spend on your wedding flowers is as long as a piece of string. If you are going to a professional florist you may think that the flower arrangements are expensive but you are also paying for expert advice and workmanship. At the other end of the spectrum, if your budget is very tight you may want to consider growing your own and picking them on the morning of your wedding. Some tips about wedding flowersDon't worry too much about the latest styles and designs. Do some research and choose the flowers that you like and that go with your wedding theme.If you want your wedding to be eco-friendly, choose seasonal flowers: they are more likely to have been grown locally and will also be more budget friendly. Or use plants in pots as decorations. These can look very effective and can be planted out in the garden after the wedding. Artificial flowers may be a good choice if you are getting married abroad and would like to bring your wedding bouquet home with you. They may also be a good choice for hay fever sufferers. Look at the work of several different florists to check whether their style suits you. Ask if it's possible to see wedding arrangements that have already been made up but not yet delivered. Don't be discouraged if your first choice of wedding flower arrangements is beyond your budget. Discuss alternatives with your florist. And make sure that you understand all the costs involved, including any extras such as delivery. Does the price you pay include the hire of any containers or are you buying them along with the decorations? If you are going to have floral wedding table centrepieces, decide what you want to do with them after the reception. You could give them away to selected guests. On your Wedding DayYou (and your family) will have enough to do on your wedding day without worrying about whether the flowers have been delivered or handing out buttonholes and wedding corsages. Delegate these jobs to one of the guests. Make sure they have contact details for your florist and a list of where all the flower arrangements and other items should go.Return to Planning a Wedding
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