Beyond the most established uses for wedding flowers – room and table décor and corsages – flowers of all varieties are being used to enhance the special day in many non-traditional ways.

For example:
 

• Welcome gifts for out-of-town guests and members of the bridal parties.
• Thank you gifts for those people who make the bride and groom's day special.
• Rehearsal dinner and wedding brunch décor.
• Decorations for the wedding transportation.
• Floating arrangements for ponds or pools.
• Accessories for the bride's hair, in some cases replacing the more traditional veil.
   

 

Working with a Florist

For many brides, the most difficult floral decision can be finding the right florist.

One of the biggest mistakes a bride can make is not entrusting a professional florist to design their wedding flowers.

The touch of a good floral designer is unmistakable and will be reflected in the feel of the ceremony, as well as in the wedding pictures.

The best way to find the florist right for you is to ask friends and family for names of some florists they know and trust.

You should select a florist whose style you like. Visit a number of florist shops to get a feel for their style, and once you think you've decided on a florist, have your fiancé send you flowers from the shop, and see if you like what arrives.

Brides should share with their florists descriptions of the wedding dress, bridesmaids dress colours, church and reception and pictures of arrangements they like and don't like.

Seeing what you have chosen for the day will help your florist design a  floral bouquet that will make your wedding day look like you've always imagined. 

Questions to ask your florist:

“Flowers are one of the most important elements of your wedding day,” “They set the mood and tone for the event and will remembered for years to come.”

Flower Baskets and Flower Girls

 

A flower basket is a pretty basket which is traditionally filled with rose petals but can, of course, be filled with the flower petals of your choice. The petal filled basket is held by a flower girl, who scatters them, as she walks down the aisle, leaving a path of petals behind her for the bride to walk on.

A flower girl usually walks behind or is escorted by the ring bearer and precedes the bride in the wedding procession. If you wish to have more than one flower girl the girls can either walk side by side or one in front of the other.

The age of a flower girl is usually between four and eight years old and, therefore, a great way of involving young children in a wedding. However if you don’t know any children that you can entrust this duty to or you simply do not wish to include children in the wedding party, a flower girl is, naturally, not essential.