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We understand that planning your wedding can be a stressful as well as an exciting time. Our wedding design team offer a complete wedding flower service and can help relieve the burden with on-hand expert wedding flower advice. We offer bespoke wedding flowers to suit every taste, and have experience catering for Asian weddings, Jewish Weddings, as well as traditional Church weddings.
Visit our on-line gallery to view a range of our stylish wedding flowers. www.drakealgar.com
Top tips for wedding flower planning:
When choosing hand-tied bridal bouquets, size matters when it comes to flowers. Our event florists can advise you on the right shape and size to complement your figure and wedding dress design. Think about the length of the stems and bear in mind that holding your bouquet lower can create a more natural look in photos.
Whilst many premium wedding flowers are now available year round from Holland, choosing seasonal varieties from Britain can keep the cost down and provide an eco-friendly alternative to imported flowers for weddings.
When considering colour schemes, remember that not everything has to match exactly. Just because your bridesmaids are wearing blue, their bridal posies do not necessarily need to be blue as well. Sometimes choosing contrasting or complementary colours helps provide life and movement to wedding floral compositions.
Why not choose real rose petals for confetti? A natural and organic choice, they are an increasingly popular alternative to man-made confetti, which can stain your dress if artificially coloured.
Need a gift? Don’t forget your mums when selecting personal wedding flowers. Hand-tied bouquets of thank you flowers to take home are always appreciated.
Think about accessories. We can also provide button holes and corsages and elegant wedding flowers for the hair. Some brides like to add a flower from their own bridal bouquet to the groom’s button hole, for a more personal touch. Choose ribbon to complement your colour scheme. VV Rouleaux in Chelsea have an extensive range of ribbon to choose from.
When considering table centre arrangements take into account the dimensions of the table and the height of the ceilings in your venue. High ceilings might benefit from taller floral arrangements to create maximum impact, and small cube arrangements could get lost on a large table. On a smaller table, large arrangements might obstruct the view of guests seated opposite each other.
When planning your table decoration, why not think about dressing individual flowers at each place setting, creating unique gifts which could double as wedding favours?
Don’t forget about fragrance. Your sense of smell is extremely evocative and choosing scented, romantic flowers for your bridal bouquet (like tuberose, lily of the valley, or lavender) can act as a wonderful reminder of your special day in years to come.
When you arrive for your wedding flower consultation, it can be useful to bring in pictures from magazines that will help us identify your taste. (There are a number of dedicated wedding flower magazines available from large newsagents.) Think about whether you want a traditional or more modern look. Our wedding specialists can help you select contemporary wedding flowers or traditional wedding flowers depending on your preference.
Do you have a particular theme in mind for more unique wedding flowers? Our creative floral design team can provide themed wedding flowers and funky flowers to complement your overall wedding reception decoration. Consider creating a mood board or scrap book of ideas you can bring into a wedding flower shop to show your wedding florists.
If budget is an issue, it might be possible to double your wedding ceremony flowers with your wedding reception flowers. Ask a few reliable ushers if they could transport wedding floral arrangements from one venue to another.
When choosing wedding breakfast flowers bear in mind that strongly scented flowers might be overpowering when eating. Also consider the lighting on each table. Candlelight can often soften the overall look to create stunning wedding flowers. Clever use of mirrors can also be used to breath-taking effect.
If you’re on a very tight budget, consider hiring orchid arrangements for your table centres. Dramatic and striking, these simple wedding flowers often prove less is more.
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| This article was published on Friday, 15 May 2009. |
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