I am having a July wedding and I am having a hard time picking my flowers. My colors will be clover green and pool blue (a lighter blue).
I have some ideas, but I am on a budget, and I would like to include a white flower even though my dress is likely to be an antique goldish or champagne due to my extremely fair complexion.
White flower is white stephanotis (Madagascar jasmine). Blue flower is blue calla lily and green tole or ribbon. I am completely open to anything, but I would like to keep the Jasmine.
HELP! Please!
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Re: Having a hard time choosing wedding flowers
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Your colors are blue, green and white. The stephanotis is a beautiful choice for a bridal bouquet. These blooms are more expensive and are smaller in size, so keeping this in your bouquet only is a cost-effective choice. As far as the rest of your bouquet and your bridesmaids, there are many options.
A few rules that I always stand by is to only choose blue flowers that are naturally found in nature as opposed to dyed. A light shade of blue hydrangea sounds like it will compliment your color scheme quite well. Also, depending on when your wedding is, there is blue cornflower, delphinium, scabiosa and nigella. You could also just tie in your blue hue into the ribbons to finish off the stems which would be an alternative option.
There are going to be much more options when it comes to white and ivory shades of flowers. Some cost effective blooms would be: alstroemeria, chrysanthemums, carnations, hydrangea (due to the large size) and much more.
On the greenery side of the color palette, there is bupleurum, brunia, hypericum, and much more to choose from. Consider having your designer collar your bouquets off with greenery to add some contrast.
Best of luck with choosing your flowers, keep it simple and natural and you will be happy with your choices years down the road. Audrey Gardemeyer Botanica Floral Designs
Having a hard time choosing wedding flowers
