I am planning my wedding for next summer, and both our ceremony and reception will be outside at a small, rustic Arizona B&B. I would like our wedding to have a rustic and country feel, but still want to keep it elegant. My flowers are white with greens, and I would love any ideas for creative ways to incorporate our rustic country theme into an elegant and classic wedding without going "cowboy". Thanks!
You might consider grapevine (brown), juniper branches or plants (green), which would also provide wonderful fragrance, and indigenous white flowering plants'
Purple Bladderpod (Lesquerella purpurea) DESCRIPTION: Perennial to 20". Flowers white, often with purple streaks or throat. Flowers have 4 petals and are to 3/8" wide. Fruits are round and green to 1/4" wide. Leaves are simple, lobed to 3" long. Cruciferae (Mustard) Family. NATURAL HISTORY: Flowers bloom January to May.
Carlowrightia (Carlowrightia arizonica) DESCRIPTION: perennial subshrub. Flowers white, with purple veins on yellow throat, to 1" wide; 4 petals, lower petal folded into tube; 2 stamens. Leaves simple, smooth-edged, lance-shaped, opposite. Acanthaceae (Acanthus) Family. NATURAL HISTORY: Flowers bloom in spring.
Mojave Desert Star (Monoptilon bellioides) DESCRIPTION: Annual to 2". Flowers white to pink to lavender with a yellow disk. Flowers to 3/4" wide. Leaves simple, smooth-edged, hairy, to 1" long. Compositae (Sunflower) Family.
NATURAL HISTORY: Flowers bloom February to April. Carpets the ground in good years. Copen Cabana DJ Audio Visual Production providing Custom Wedding Coffee Table Photo Book with DVD Services http://www.knowareland.com
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Use interesting foliage and textures in the mix... Stay unrestrained. Nix the roses and formal blooms. Look at gerber daisies, asters, cosmos, lisianthus, and spray type roses. Shoot for a wildflower look. Great foliage like eucalyptus, eel grass, berries, dusty miller and pittsoprum could play a big part. Soft honeysuckle vine could be incorporated to add elegance in a natural way. Sounds like a beautiful venue. Get fresh happy elements and don't over work anything. Just do what you do well. All will be beautiful. Sue of Hobart's Fine Florals http://www.hobartsfineflorals.com
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Your flowers can still be elegant though you want a rustic feel. Your colors first of all are very elegant.
One area where you can tie in the rustic feel would be through your vessels. Consider a weathered pot (not terra cotta) with moss accents or even a metal or stone urn for tabletops.
Ask your floral designer to create centerpieces that have some airy presence to them: jasmine vine, or something to "lighten" the feel of a compact shape. This will add to the romance and keep the rustic feel of an outdoor natural environment.
There are also great foliages and accent flowers to use such as: green hanging amaranthus, millet, and even fresh herbs.
Good luck, and make sure you communicate with your floral designer your needs: not only what you want, but what you don't want as well. Audrey Gardemeyer Botanica Floral Designs
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