1. Get ideas from wedding magazines, cut them out, and create a collection. A folder, a shoe box…anything to hold your ideas together. You can later narrow out your favorite pieces and also choose which flowers you like most.
2. You should think about your theme and colors. This is important information to give your florist. They can suggest flowers to you regarding colors and also theme. For example, if you were having a wedding in a winery, you would like to have darker, rich colors, and maybe throw in some ivy green and grapes.
3. You should think about the season of your wedding. Different seasons, different flowers. Also, keep this in mind, when you choose the flowers of the season, it’s easier on the budget. But if you must, most all flowers, including roses, are available all year round.
4. Your cost factor shouldn’t hold you back from having a luscious wedding. If you have to use more common, less exotic flowers, your wedding still can be beautiful. Here’s some trick you can use:
- Use flowers of the same color. Choose to be monochromatic. It’s very elegant and you can get away with less expensive flowers.
- Same concept as the prior, but this time use one type of flower and add mostly greenery. I think that you can achieve a whimsical, woodsy feel for the flowers.
- Consider using all baby’s breath. Good for decorations, bouquet, bouteniere, centerpieces, everything. It looks elegant, beautiful, timeless, and like clouds. A bonus for this choice is that it’s cheaper. Request for “Million Stars” baby’s breath.
5. If you are doing your own flowers, choose easy and elegant. You can choose this option to save costs on labor by florists. You can always buy flowers at Costco or your flower mart. You can order flowers on many websites that mail the flowers to you such as Costco or http://www.Fiftyflowers.com.
6. Choose your style: It’s always one or the other on each of the given lines.
- Simple vs. Elaborate Designs
- Classic vs. Modern Designs
These are some ideas to think about. You may originally think of one floral design, but due to budget and seasonal constraints, you might have to change your designs.
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