Fall Bridal Bouquets: Chrysanthemum

Fall Wedding Bouquets - Mums & Roses

When you ask someone to name a flower for Fall Wedding Bouquets, many of them will choose Mums or Chrysanthemum. Mums are quintessential fall wedding flowers. Chrysanthemum comes in variety of shapes, sizes and almost in every imaginable color. It can be used to strengthen the arrangements, mass, interesting shape, or texture.

Fall Wedding Bouquets - Yellow Chrysanthemum

The Chrysanthemum flower has a long and distinguished history. Cultivate it first by the Chinese over2000 years ago! Westerners love this flower and keep developing it to the stage that we now have different forms and sizes, from small button and simple daisy like to large pom-pom blooms. This diversity is one of the reasons for its popularity in wedding arrangements and Fall Wedding Bouquets.

Fall Wedding Bouquets - Color of the Mums

As expected from a flower with such a long history, every color from the Chrysanthemum has a very special meaning. For example: The white mums represent truth, and red symbolizes love, both of them are integral parts for a wedding. They are the birth flower for November too.

Chrysanthemum combines beautifully with other flowers like lilies, roses and gerberas. Mums are one of the more cost effective fall flowers for wedding making them an ideal choice for full bouquets or to fill out an arrangement than the expensive flowers.

Chrysanthemum also is one of the longest lives fresh cut flowers. They can withstand hours without water, show no signs of fatigue and the blossoms can last up to 3 weeks if the stems are in water. That’s why they always be a favorite choice for DIY Fall Wedding Bouquets!

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Gerbera Daisy in Fall Weddings

Gerbera Daisy - Red Wedding Bouquets

Fall Wedding Bouquets can be a visual spectacle for the eyes with vibrant colors of gerbera daisy. The colors range from yellow, soft to hot pink, red, white and other paler shades. For someone who loves hot colors, this is what a gerbera daisy bouquet can give!

Once clustered or sorted together they are dynamic and dramatic. The color range provides you unlimited creative flair. Among the hottest colors is yellow (sun), radiate warmth wherever they are. More of yellows are referred to shades of gold. It can add s depth and richness to Fall Wedding Bouquets.

Fall Bridal Flowers - Mixed Bridesmaid Bouquets

Gerbera Daisy – Popular Choice for Fall Weddings

Gerberas are the second most popular wedding flowers for bouquets after roses. Classical beauty, simple yet colorful, the gerbera daisy symbolizes purity and innocence. The growing season is from March to May just like other spring flowers, but can be grown throughout the year, so it is affordable option for bridal bouquet.

Ideal for DIY Bouquets

Gerberas daisies are also ideal for DIY bridal bouquets, because they are easy to handle and not wilt easily like other delicate flowers. Go with simple design, such as a cute posy style and make sure that the flowers be cut at an angle under water to keep freshness for as long as we can.

A bouquet of 3 gerberas and organza bow can make a simple but very beautiful bridal bouquet and there is something that you can do by yourself. Gerberas can be used as a simple clutch posy or in combination with other flowers. Bring drama feel to your bouquets and other arrangements, combine orange, steel blue and yellow in your wedding flowers.

Fall Wedding Bouquets - Bridal Flower Bouquets

Choose Gerberas for Your Fall Wedding Bouquets!

Gerbera daisy wedding bouquets are ideal bouquets for brides who looking for a flower that symbolize innocence and purity and bring joy to one of the important days in their life. Available all year round, gerberas won’t break the bank and DIY brides can save even more by opting to make their own Fall Wedding Bouquets!

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Fall Wedding Bouquets: Orchids

Orchids are of various shapes and colors, making them a versatile option for Fall Wedding Bouquets. The orchid wedding bouquet is beautiful with exotic shape of the flowers. It carries a hint of magic for any occasion. It is a long cut flower, suitable for any wedding decorations or bridal bouquet.

Fact

Commercially grown varieties of orchids can be taking 6 years more before they start flowering and then only produce about 4 stems in one year. Orchids are the largest plant families in the world with over 20,000 species. The different types or colors of orchid also have some different representations. Example: For example, pink orchids are a symbol of pure love and that great symbol to represent your wedding. You can find orchids in color variations from white, purple, orange, red, yellow, green, and pink.

If you plan to create your own wedding bouquet, orchid is a beautiful option. Even so, you can mix other flowers or different colors in combination with orchids as well. You can also use silk orchids and other artificial flowers or vines if you need to make your bouquet beforehand.

Bridal Wedding Flowers: Orchids

How to make Beautiful Cymbidium Orchid Wedding Bouquet

Tools and Materials:

• 25 stem of green cymbidium orchids
• 7-8 bunches of green Hypericum berries
• Floral shears
• Floral wire (24-gauge)
• Green floral tape
• Satin wired ribbon (12-15 inches)
• Pan Melt floral glue and electric skillet (or a hot glue gun)

Next:

• Clip the orchid blooms from the largest stem, and then cut an additional inch of the stem.
• Thread the wire through the center of the stem, toward the base of the flower. When the floral wire is halfway through, use your thumb and forefinger to bend the wire to straight down.
• Add some floral tape around the base of flowers. While holding the tape with your forefinger, gently pull the tape while you rotating flower stem till the wire and flower stem is fully covered three quarters of the way down the wire.
• Remove the leaves of the berry stems. Take out any brown or discolored berries and leaves. Clean-cut the berry stems between 9″ long.
• Arrange 2 or 3 stems back to back and then slowly set more berries and flowers around the outside of the bunch, till your bouquet full.
• Around the bunch of stems (below the base of the flowers), wrap with floral tape. Slowly pull the tape and rotate the flower bunch, covered all of the stems 8 inches down the wire.
• Melt pan melt adhesive in electric skillet. To apply a strip of glue on top of the flower stems, use a wooden stick. Alternately, use hot glue gun.
• Start from the top (below the base of the flowers), run satin ribbon over the glue and lay the ribbon to flat across the bottom. Tuck the sides of the satin ribbon inside and wrap the stems from bottom to top with ribbon. Store the finished bouquets in a refrigerator to keep them fresh.

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Flower Choice for Fall Bridal Bouquets: Roses

According of Society of American Florists, there are more than 120 varieties of roses commercially available. Style may vary from small blooms to large with sturdy or soft leaves, delicate petals. Roses are everywhere accessible and can be reasonably priced (although rare breeds can be increased from $ 4 to $ 10 per stem).

Peach Roses Bridal Bouquet

There are three main types of roses those most likely candidates for the wedding flowers: hybrid tea rose, spray rose and garden rose. Here is a quick overview of what makes each unique:

Hybrid Tea Roses

In its classic form, a hybrid tea rose is valued for its unity, stability (it will be all day without wilting!) and availability. The most popular types include deep red rose, known as Black Magic, the gold-tone roses known as Leonidas and the creamy white ones known as Vendela.

Pink Roses Bridal Bouquet

Spray Roses

This smaller rose have 5 to 10 small heads per stem and thus fills the bouquets more than one stem – to make them important. They come in single hues or bicolor, like hybrid tea rose. Due to differences in size, they are ideally suited to give the texture and visual interest to arrangement.

Garden Roses

These roses are much larger and lush more than other varieties. They are often very open, and they are more natural and complex – like something you can find in your garden. Due to fragility, they are rare and expensive.

Summer Wedding Floral Designs

Garden Wedding Floral Design for Reception

So many Wedding Floral Designs that you can use to beautify your reception hall.

Usually the brides will choose traditional flower centerpieces for their wedding tables.

If you plan an outdoor wedding, you can easily make beautiful wedding flower decorations that will surprise your guests and leave them satisfied with the work! In this article we consider some special designs from garden that can create or at least, hopefully, will inspire you to make your very own Wedding Floral Design.

The best flowers for these designs are made from mulberry paper or crepe paper. These types of paper are tough and easy to work with other, using other type of paper can make your flower design more difficult and may agitated you with the paper before finish the first flower.

Garden Entrance Way Design

Usually, most brides have an archway or doorway to let them beautified with flowers. A special and unique floral design is garden themed entrance. You will need many paper flowers for beautify this garden. You can decorate a doorway or archway too, and I highly recommend it.

Pink Flower Designs

3 Ways to Design Your Wedding Garden

First, using tables to line the walkway where the groom and bride will enter to the reception hall. Cover these tables with green crepe papers to make the image of grass and placed the flowers (no stems) on the table. You will want many colors of paper to be used and may even toss in a few ornaments, garden wedding themed.

You have to avoid any empty spaces but don’t over crowd with the flowers too. This makes a very good opportunity for photos and your guests can enjoy their pictures taken here. You will need a big room to set this up. You want your guests do not stumble in the garden while dancing or walking.

The second Wedding Floral Designs idea is to make it a little easier, and have to be removed after the grand entrance has been made. An extra wide green colored isle runner are needed for the groom and bride to walk down the center, decorate both sides of the aisle with no stems flowers (using window sill boxes stems). Both floral designs will look amazing just choose which one can works best for you.

You can also apply more flowers, more colors more effective. Do not limit the flowers for your bouquets and centerpieces with your wedding theme color. Because this is a garden Wedding Floral Designs, you can do everything you would like!

Third, choosing a spot in the middle of the room and rent a fountain or using big round or oval table to create the same way that you want with the isle suggestions. This garden will be able to remain seated for the reception of everyone and if you have a good bench or chair for all your guests have a picture perfect moment with the loved ones!

These garden Wedding Floral Designs are just some ways to make a beautiful garden full of mulberry or crepe paper flowers. If you’re creative enough, you can design a full tropical lush garden for your wedding reception!

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Flowers Choose from a Variety of Wedding Packages

Wedding is one of the most important parts in your life and you have to start planning the ahead to make sure that everything is on place when the big day has come. Simply the aspect of planning the wedding can be challenging to say the least. There are hundred things to participate and often difficult to know where to start. But here, let us start from the famous one, “Wedding Flower Packages“.

Wedding Packages - Wedding Flowers: Roses

An important prospect of any wedding is the preparation of the flowers including bride bouquets, bridesmaid flowers, boutonnieres, corsages, ceremony and wedding reception. It is not surprising that many couples let the professional to do the job and select one from the many Wedding Flower Packages that available today.

Wedding is a big business, their represent significant income for many people including the wedding caterers, wedding photographers and wedding florists. Thusly, you will notice that most florists will be more used to provide Wedding Flower Packages. Simply, this might make thing easier for you, are you attending to get the wedding flowers that you need without paying an arm or a leg for them?

Although wedding flowers are often just as decoration, in reality, they are much more than that. The wedding flowers that you choose is reflect your personality, also can be a special message between the married couple in the presence of their friends and family.

Did you know every flower have their symbolic and meaning? Example, ivy is said to bring strength to a wedding, blue violet is sign of faithfulness and lily is symbolic of purity and innocence.

Wedding Packages - Flower Bouquets

Useful Tips on Wedding Flower Packages

The secret in choosing Wedding Flower Packages is let the wedding florist take care and related work in providing your flowers for the big day. But at the same time, ensuring you have an important role and knowing where and how the flowers are going to be used. And therein lays the problem often.

Some florists offer Wedding Flower Packages, but the selection of flowers and theirs color will depend on the fact that during the season and available at the wedding day. The flowers selection will be left to wedding florist. Frequently, the packages contain a number of specific elements like centerpieces for wedding table and napkin for wedding reception, and this choice is often limited.

Before the florist offering you the details of the Wedding Flower Packages they have, please think carefully about what you really need in wedding flowers arrangement, particularly, consider just what class as necessary and what you have to be prepared to compromise on.

At this point, you should set a budget, when you discuss with florist, everything will be very easy to handle. At least three florists you have to visit and see what kind of Wedding Flower Packages they can offer for you.

Wedding Flower Packages can surely save a lot of work and often can save some money (not always), it is worth to investigating. Think that you can only to married once in this lifetime and can not go back and forward to your wedding if it does not meet your expectations.

But chose to set the colors used for the thing to remember is that the wedding will not be happy if you do not have the desired color and at least the compromise is inevitable degree of commitment necessary by many of the Wedding Flower Packages you will surely regret what your choice.

For more Wedding Flowers ideas, please also check my other guides on Hawaiian Wedding Flowers and Autumn Wedding Flowers

Catch the Fall Colors

Wedding Planning - Fall Decorations

There must be something very special with fall which makes it a popular season for a wedding. Nearly 30% of married couples decide their wedding day in this beautiful season. And, if you are one of the couples who get married on this season, please be sure that the colors you have choose are integrated in your Fall Wedding Decorations.

Colors & Decors

When we think of the fall season, the first thing that typically comes to our mind is the beautiful colors from the falling leaves. The natural colors of the season are gold, orange, yellow, copper, brown and peach. These colors are rich, warm and inviting.

Why not use all of them for our wedding?

What we can do is decide one accent color that will function as the main color scheme, but other colors can be mixed to create a warm atmosphere in the ceremony and wedding reception. To give a unique touch, using jewel or metallic tones for accent color, or make it as our main color scheme of the wedding.

Aside from entertaining the colors that we will use, we also have to incorporate the seasonal flowers, fruits and other natural components to bring a truly unique Fall Wedding Decorations.

The fall wedding flowers that we can use choose include gardenia, mum, dahlia, rose and zinnia. A cluster or grapevines and pumpkins are the in fruits to use for Fall Wedding Decorations. A bunch of grapes and pumpkins are being used in fruit decoration of the fall weddings.

Lastly, do not forget the colorful fall foliage, the rich brown natural pine cones, maple leaves and cornstalks. These components can be blended when decorating the ceremony entrance, aisle, pew, altar – and the reception tables, walkways and entrance.

Fall Centerpieces

Fall Wedding Decorations Ideas

Below are some of the most important Fall Wedding Decorations that you should to keep in your mind when the decorating:

When you do not know where to begin the Fall Wedding Decorations scheme, you can start with your wedding gown. Are the wedding dresses having a classic or vintage look? Or you have selected a minimalist gown which hardly has any embellishments?

Depending on the dress you will wear, you can make your Fall Wedding Decorations with the decor will home in on the style of your wedding dress.

Fall is harvest time, and if you are going for an outdoor wedding, everything should look abundance! For wedding table centerpieces, you can make a small pine cone tree which is beautified with some maple leaves, crimson berries and oranges. Place in each reception table and your guests will surely love and happy with your Fall Wedding Decorations!

Fall is one of the seasons to keep the best flowers, but fruit can be mixed at the event, as well. Pumpkin, pomegranate, clusters of grapevines and type of berries that you can imagine like apple, pear and orange – These lovely fruits can be your theme inspiration on fall wedding decorations.

You can also apply the real thing to make a bountiful harvest wedding theme. Consider to use floating candles and flowers in your wedding table decorations. You can even create a beautiful wreath that combines various elements of the fall and hang on table or gazebo, where bride and groom will sit to entertain the wedding guests.

With these useful tips and ideas for Fall Wedding Decorations, you will get a memorable wedding reception and ceremony, which not only seems to be great in the wedding album, but the beautiful memories in your lifetime.

For more decoration ideas, please also check my other guides on White Wedding Flowers and Wedding Floral Centerpieces

Spring Wedding Bouquet - Pink Bouquets

Weddings in spring are all the rage and those who are planning such a celebration has many beautiful Spring Wedding Flowers colors to choose from this season. No matter which colors or style of the wedding, spring always have the flowers to make it completed…

Decorations

To decorate the wedding in the spring, the main problem is the flower. No doubt, spring flower arrangements are the key to steal your topic. The main factor is the theme color that you want. Ideally, you should begin to work with 2 or 3 colors. Even so, you are able to use other colors to add more depth in your Spring Wedding Flowers arrangement.

Don’t forget to consider the meanings that come with the flowers and colors that you selected. Those simple things can make the ordinary thing to special thing. Do not hesitate to use green and white in the main. This would make it more natural than the exaggerated blooms from the color palette.

Mixed Bridal Flower Bouquets

Wedding Florist

Another important thing to consider is price of Spring Wedding Flowers. There will be not a problem if money is not an object, but for most couples who work in the budget, it can sometimes even more focus. Sometimes you have to agree not every cheapest thing is less beautiful. Just remember that the success wedding decorations can display the topic only by creative and imagination. Try to have more ideas from the wedding florist before you make a decision. It can also let you know about the cost and the ways of your wedding flowers arrangement.

It is important to make a purchase as soon as possible. Starting the early shopping to make sure you get the most beautiful flowers for the wedding day. Shopping early also give you enough time to find a good florist to provide your wedding flowers. Not all of them are skilled when it comes to wedding, so it may need some time to find the best one.

Purple Wedding Table Arrangements

Spring Flowers

Spring is a good time for weddings. After a harsh winter, the grass is green, flowers blooming and warm wind. Popular colors for Spring Weddings are baby blues, lavenders, pale yellows and soft greens. Popular choices for Spring Wedding Flowers are Tulips and Daffodils. Tulips come in all colors and Daffodils blend with all combination of colors.

The List of Spring Flowers: (click to view flower pictures)

Tulips, Daffodils, Ranunculus, Freesia, Anemone, Lily of the Valley, Peony,  Amaryllis, Lilacs, Orchid

Try not to determine yourself to flora only when selecting your flowers arrangement. Jewelry, candles with a light finish, fruits and even vegetables can be used as decoration. If you prefer candies and fresh fruits, your guest also can enjoy it while they wait for the ceremony to start. This way, you already have a beautiful and unique Spring Wedding Flowers arrangement.

By: Mayweddi Yeo

Ranunculus Bridal Bouquets

Ranunculus is one of my favorite flowers. I really love this Spring Flower! Actually, I don’t know how come they are not the easiest of flowers to work out but they are just so pretty and they remind us of giant buttercups! Ranunculus flowers are gently stunning on layer upon the layer of bright and airy petals.

Despite its small size, ranunculus wedding flowers can give you big impact, spreading a feeling of fresh garden to your bouquets or wedding table arrangements. Below is all about Ranunculus information that you looking for!

Pink Ranunculus Bouquets

Flower Arrangements – There are so many alternatives on how to merge these beautiful flowers into your wedding day, by applying few stems as a hand-tied bridal bouquet or adding as accent flower to your boutonnieres. Ranuculus is a mixture of this very formal but also give you extremely fun at the same moment.

Their petals look pretty, suitable for using on their own or as part of mixed bouquets with other flowers. Ideal flowers for Hand tied Posy Bouquets!

Ranunculus Hand Tied Posy Bouquets

Flower Season – Ranunculus is available from autumn through to the early spring or late September to April.

Flower Cost – Ranunculus is a viable alternative to several other petals flowers such as peonies, garden roses and cabbages. Expect to pay 2 or 3 bucks per stem, for starters.

Flower Color – They had a surprisingly delicate petals and come in a variety of colors including white, red, orange, yellow (much like a buttercup) and pink. And my favorite of all time is white with pink stripes, it just looks so beautiful.

Colors of Ranunculus

Flower Care – Ranunculus flowers are delicate and they need lots of water. It is an exceptionally thirsty flower so keep Ranunculus hydrated as much as you can. Their stems are thin and delicate so be gently with them.

Matches -  Because ranunculus is re-mindful cabbage, peonies and garden roses, they match easily with those blooms and other garden flowers.

Flower Fact – The name of Ranunculus is from Latin word “Rana” means frog. It has nothing to do with his appearance, but where the wild variety grows (mostly in wet fields). It also called Persian Buttercups or Buttercups!

By: Mayweddi Yeo

More Spring Wedding Flowers:

Freesia – Anemone – Lily of the Valley – Peony – Daffodils – Amaryllis – Lilacs – Orchid – Tulips

Freesia Flower

Freesia named from German physician Friedrich Heinrich Theodor “Freese”. This beautiful Spring Flower originated from South Africa, in western world Freesia is a newcomer. They was almost unknown until 1950, today Freesia is one of the most desired fresh cut flowers. Their popularity is related to the fragrance of flowers and a small delicate blossom, the most popular freesia varieties is called Ballerina.

Freesia Bridal Bouquet

The Symbol of Sweetness, Friendship, and Trust!

Color
The freesia is grown in white, yellow, pink, purple and color combination in shades of red, orange and yellow. The freesia is grown in white, yellow, pink, purple and color combination in shades of red, orange and yellow. And while in most cases the variation of a white flower is most fragrant but on freesia, red and pink varieties are actually more highly perfumed.

Color of Freesia

Fact
Freesia is funnel or goblet shaped flowers with 8 to 12 funnels per stem, and their leaves resemble with Iris flower. If you plan to do your own wedding flowers, do not forget to ask your provider how long to delivered Freesia. Freesia is not a successful garden plant for North American, but available on your local florist as a cut flower all year round. In a vase life, Freesias can last up from 10 to 14 days.

Fressia, the most sought after cut flowers!

Ideal for:
These flowers are perfect for wedding bouquets, headdresses, corsages, and boutonnieres or you can add fragrance to a room in your home!

By: Mayweddi Yeo

More Spring Wedding Flowers:

Anemone – Lily of the Valley – Peony – Daffodils – Amaryllis – Lilacs – Orchid – Tulips