Flowers have been linked with  romance and fertility since time immemorial.  They lend grace and elegance to any setting but they’re especially central to weddings.

Once the Bride has chosen her wedding dress, she ‘s then in a position to plan lots of the other fun things about her wedding because she now knows her theme colours. One of the decisions to be made  is what flowers to have for the bouquets and for the decoration at the ceremony and probably also at the reception.

At the newsagent’s, you’ll find a range of wedding flower magazines to help with your flower planning.   Often the Bride has a favourite flower variety.   Probably the most usual favourites are Lilies and Roses but many brides have their hearts set on Frangipani, Calla Lilies or Tulips which are only available in season and then some weeks only in a limited range of colours.  If there’s a flower which has such major significance for you that you absolutely cannot be married without it in your bouquet, then you need to schedule your wedding around its availability because flowers are a natural product which are just not available to the floral designer out of season unless the Bride is prepared to accept the silk version.   As a wedding planner, I often advise brides to specify a colour scheme and a preferred flower variety but to be willing to trust the floral designer to substitute in the event that that flower in that colour is simply not available the week of the wedding.

Photo by Andrej of Artisan Photography

Photo of Posy by Ronnie of anoosa.com Photography

Photo of Posies by Craig of Brock Photography Noosa

Photo of Trail Bouquet by Craig of Brock Photography Noosa

Photo of Trail Bouquet by Andrej of Artisan Photography

Trail Bouquet by the Ultimate Florist

Photo by Artisan Photography. Decoration by Uniquely You Noosa