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5 themes you can create with flowers

Modern Wedding Posted: May 25, 2012

Wedding flowers speak volumes. Decorating with flowers will not only look amazing, it will fill your wedding with fragrant beauty.  Smell is such a strong memory trigger, you won’t be able to stop people thinking about your wedding for years to come.

Here are five themes you can achieve with your wedding flowers.

A Fairytale wedding theme is achieved using light coloured blooms, with some ‘magic’ jewels incorporated. Try to achieve a secret garden look with lush greenery, roses and a touch of sparkle.

Clockwise from top left - Chanele Rose Flowers, Maria's Fresh Flowers, Flowers by Delwyn, Chanele Rose Flowers, Flower Talk, MD Floral Design, Affair with George

Poppy bright theme – use bright complementary flowers – a mix of colours look wonderful! Ask your florist what flowers mix well. Don’t be afraid of pink, red, orange and purple together – with the right colour intensity, these hue’s are a perfect match.

Clockwise from top left: Kavelle Flowers, Vesna Grasso Floral Designer, Vesna Grasso Floral Designer, Kavelle Flowers, Kavelle Flowers, The Feather Rose, Tulipanna

Pretty Pastels give a soft a feminine look to your wedding. Couple the flowers with some white linen, a flowing dress, pastel bridesmaid dresses and a dashing groom and your wedding will be fit for a princess.

Clockwise from top left: Bailie Photography, Peonies Wedding Floral Designer, Merci Flowers, Maria's Fresh Flowers, Maria's Fresh Flowers, Maria's Fresh Flowers, Flower Talk

A Vintage theme is created using dusty pinks, purple berries, jewels and period accessories. This theme has been a hot wedding theme for a while and it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere for a long time. There are some fantastic varieties of roses that scream vintage – just ask your florist and you are well on your way to an old-world wedding.

Clockwise from top left: Jemma Keech, Chanele Rose Flowers & Styling, Affair with George, DIY Magazine, Chanele Rose Flowers & Styling, Botania Flower Merchants, Xsight Photography

A glorious Garden wedding theme is easy as pie to create. Once you are in the garden, it’s likely you will already be surrounded by nature, so you just need to enhance and use what is around you. Look at what colours go with the surrounds, if you are working with lush green surrounds, void of flowers then incorporate the type of greenery you have. A relaxed style of bouquet and table centres will go beautifully in a garden setting, in fact as close as you can get to the ‘freshly picked’ look, the better.

Buttercups Florist & Sandra Henri Photography, Buttercups Florist & Sandra Henri Photography, Heaven Scent Floral Design, Buttercups Florist & Sandra Henri Photography, DIY Magazine, Vienna Woods, Buttercups Florist & Sandra Henri Photography,

Decorating with flowers is so much fun – just make sure you pick flowers that are in season, so your decorations don’t break the bank and will last the whole day… and longer. With so many decorations and table centres it’s a nice idea to give those family members and friends who supported you in the lead up to the wedding an arrangement to take home with them… after they have done their job and made your wedding look sensational of course!

Happy Friday and hope this weekend brings lots of tick-offs to your checklist.

Kate xx

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For more Flower inspiration – head over to our main website’s Wedding Flower Gallery.

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