I am getting married on the beach. I really want my bouquet to consist of just pinks...pale pink roses and pink peonies, maybe also white flowers. Thanks to Irina's excellent advice about how to also use ocean-blue hues, I now know that I will be having my bridesmaid wear a shade of blue with an ivory/white sash, and carrying pink flowers also. I'm also toying with the idea of adding a light or seafoam green into my color palette, as another accent color....but I'm not sure if that is too many colors. What are flowers you can recommend for the bridesmaid and/or table centerpieces? If the bridesmaid bouquet has any greens or blues, can I pull this off while still keeping my bouquet just pinks?
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The key in pulling off your color scheme is to make sure you have sophistication with your colors & flowers. Depending on the time of year you are getting married, here are some flower suggestions that come in shades of pink: alstroemeria, anthurium and ginger (more tropical), hydrangea, lilies, lisianthus, roses... just to name a few. Depending on your style, I would stick to something simple and clean, especially since this is a beach wedding as opposed to a garden wedding. A thought to think about if you want your bouquet to stand apart from your girls' is to have the girls' bouquets in a deeper shade of pink. I really would recommend not having the girls' carry blue bouquets. There are so many shades of blue textiles, and very few shades of blue when it comes to flowers. The easiest way of dealing with this, without having a clash of colors, is to use a different color for the flowers, such as pink to compliment the dresses.
If you are wanting to add some greens, you definitely could. Depending on the flowers you choose, certain greens will compliment certain flowers. For instance, I wouldn't use ivy for a beach wedding because ivy is something that compliments a garden wedding. I really think that you are going to get more impact however if you just use the flowers and keep the greenery very minimal if none at all.
Depending on your linen colors, your centerpieces can also be in a shade of pink, the same as the bridesmaids would be best. Again, depending on your style, you can do variations of tall and short centerpieces or orbs of pink flowers would be very dramatic. I would tie in your blue shade with your linens, and decor, and use the flowers for a burst of pink color.
Good luck and let us know if you need any additional help. Audrey Gardemeyer Botanica Floral Designs
THANK YOU!! I was clueless about what to do, and your suggestions were very specific and helpful. I appreciate it!! I was also considering having my bridesmaid carry just a few of some long-stem flower. Do tulips come in bright pink, and would they look right if I'm carrying shades of pink roses only??
Also...what is a good boutonnier option for the groom, and should his groomsmen wear the same?? I originally thought just white stephanotis, but wondering if that would look best, or what other option I could consider. Thank you.
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Because tulips tend to be very flexible, especially when warm out, I would not recommend using these blooms in few stem quantities. Gerbera daisies, although somewhat "gardeny" would work, and these blooms are inexpensive. Lilies or alstroemeria would also be a nice bloom to use if you want to keep things simple. If you want to tie in the lighter shade of pink to the girls' bouquets, you could incorporate a light pink hydrangea as the base with some darker pink accents.
As far as matching your bridesmaid bouquets, you need not match their florals; however, your bouquet should compliment your dress and your fiance's boutonniere. A bloom I would suggest for your fiance would be a rose, which will hold up very well. If you aren't using stephanotis in your bouquet, then skip this bloom unless otherwise. Groomsmen could also wear a rose, but in a pink shade to match the bridesmaid florals. Audrey Gardemeyer Botanica Floral Designs
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