Mary writes:
“Hi, I hope you can help me …. My dress is ivory and navy blue. My bridesmaids are 3 in lime green dresses, 3 in deep purple and 3 in royal blue. My flower girl is in white and want her to drop rose petals. The best man and ushers vests match the bridesmaids gowns. My maid of honor is in a teal blue. What flowers should everyone carry? My wedding is the 28th of this month. Please help, Melissa”

Melissa, I created your inspiration board with all of the colors of your wedding party. I’d say use all the colors in your bouquets as they are all beautiful and match well. You could make the bouquets using all gerbera daisies, or use different flower types such as blue roses, green dahlia, purple anemone, and turqupise gerbera daisies. You could wrap an ivory ribbon around all the bouquet stems as well to bring in the ivory from your dress. I hope this helps!

Items used to create Mary’s Blue, Green, and Purple Wedding Inspiration Board from Afloral.com (clockwise starting at top left):

Green Gerbera Daisy, Premium Blue Open Rose, Premium Purple Rose Bud, Green Hydrangea Bush, Blue Rose Petals, Blue Anemone, Green Spider Dahlia, Purple Anemone, Blue Gerbera Daisy, Violet Gerbera Daisy, Turquoise Gerbera Daisy.

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Kaitlyn writes:
“I am working on picking silk flowers for my Oct 22, 2011 wedding. My bridesmaids dresses are a very deep purple (almost navy blue). My shoes match their dresses and I wanted my flowers to match the color too. I also have an accent color of a red-violet color and I wanted to add in lime green. Can you suggest some flowers for my wedding. If the deep purple is too hard to match, can you suggest complimentary colors?
-Kaitlyn”

Kaitlyn, I created your inspiration board with flowers in green, violet, and dark purple. I also included a few pre-made bouquets in these colors. Ones you could use on their own, or even add flowers to to make them personal. I think the middle bouquet on your board (rose and ranunculus) would look great next to the dresses, perhaps with a few violet flowers added to the mix. Or you could create the bouquets with green spider dahlias, violet gerbera daisies (dark purple), and the eggplant delphiniums. I hopes this helps gives you some ideas!

Dress from David’s Bridal. Items used to create Kaitlyn’s Lapis Purple, Violet, and Lime Green Wedding Inspiration Board from Afloral.com (clockwise starting at top left):

Violet Green Rose Bouquet, Green Spider Dahlia, Eggplant Delphinium, Violet Dahlia, Green Triple Pearl Pins, Violet Gerbera Daisy, Fuchsia Eggplant Rose and Anemone Bouquet, Green Plum Rose and Ranunculus Bouquet.

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Kate writes:
“Hi, my name is Kate and I’m getting married in May 2011. We are
getting married at Castle Farms in Charlevoix, MI (in a castle) and I
would like some ideas on flowers that would go with my black, white
and apple/barn red theme. We are getting married outside in a
courtyard and then having the reception in the King’s Garden Room
which has a lot of greenery and ferns which I like. I really like the
orchids, roses and gerbera daisies, but am open to any suggestions. I would like my bouquet to be red with maybe some white accents and black ribbon and the bridesmaids bouquets to be white with black ribbon. I would really appreciate it if you could give me some ideas and help me out!
Thanks,
-Kate”

Kate, I love the black white and red color scheme, and think using orchids, roses, and gerbera daisies for your bouquets will be perfect!! I created your inspiration board with white and red flowers in the 3 flower types you like. I think the bridal bouquet would look great made up with red roses and gerbera daisies with white orchid accents. You could then make the bridesmaids bouquets with white rose, daisies, and orchids. Wrap a black satin ribbon around all the bouquets to tie in the 2 looks — you could even accent the bouquets with a black beaded spray! I hope this helps.

Items used to create Kate’s Black, White, and Apple Red Wedding Inspiration Board from Afloral.com (clockwise starting at top left);

Black Satin Ribbon, Black and Clear Jeweled Hanging Spray, Premium Red Open Rose, White Open Rose, Red Gerbera Daisy, White Gerbera Daisy, White Triple Pearl Pins, White Dendrobium Orchid, Red Velvet Phalaenopsis Orchid, Black Rose Petals, Red Rose Bud Boutonniere.

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Tiffany writes:
“Hi! I am having trouble picking out the flowers for my Spring wedding. The colors I have chosen are lilac/lavender, hot pink, lime green and black. My wedding dress has a rose print on it so I’d like to use roses as one of the flowers but I’m not sure about the rest of the flower selection. It will be an outdoor formal wedding in the evening so I don’t want to use casual looking flowers but I really love gerbera daisies. I also would like to use black ribbon for the bouquets and black sticks to accent the flowers arrangements throughout the reception. Please help. Thank you so much~ Tiffany”

Tiffany, I created your inspiration board with different flower types in lavender, pink, and green with black accents. I think the bouquets would look beautiful made up with lavender and green roses, hot pink dahlias, and lavender freesia accents. Wrap a black satin ribbon around the bouquet stems and accent with colored pins to complete the look. For the centerpieces, you could dulplicate your bouquet flowers for arrangments on some of the tables and use black branches on others. Different arrangements and heights will add interest to the over all reception! View all our branches here: Decorative Branches

Dress from David’s Bridal. Items used to create Tiffany’s Lime Green, Lavender, and Hot Pink Wedding Inspiration Board from Afloral.com (clockwise starting at top left):

Lavender Freesia, Green Triple Pearl Pins, Two Tone Lilac Spider Dahlia, Green Open Rose, Green Spider Dahlia, Black Satin Ribbon, Hot Pink Gerbera Daisy (coming soon), Antique Lavender Open Rose, Ranunculus in Lilac.

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Susan writes:
“Hi, I ran across your inspiration boards when looking for bouquet and color ideas. I hadn’t really considered silk before, but you offer so many beautiful options! I am getting married on 9/25/10. My dress is ivory and the dresses are in David’s Bridal Lapis. I like the look of purple-on-purple, but also like the multicolored look of purple/orange/dark pink/yellow. I’d like to incorporate Bells of Ireland as filler, since my grandmother loved them. I plan to attach the bouquet/arrange the flowers on the bride’s bible my mom received 51 years ago from my dad on their wedding day, so I’m thinking a colorful bouquet of some kind is the way to go to avoid too much ivory. It is a smaller prayer book style bible that brides sometimes carried back in the 50s and 60s.

I’d love to see your ideas – I’m open to others than what I’ve mentioned because I’m sure there are lots I haven’t thought of. Thanks!
Susan”

Susan, I created you inspiration board with the 2 different color combinations you were thinking about. I uses the bright bold colors on the top of the board and the softer shades on the bottom. Personally, I love both — hopefully seeing them next to each other will help you decide. For a simple but beautiful bouquet, for example if you went with the softer tones, you could always use 1 lavender rose or ivory dahlia as your main flower and add in a few bells of ireland. Hand-tie the bouquets and wrap a purple ribbon around the stems to complete the look. You could even accent the ribbon with pearl pins/ I hope this helps!

Bridesmaids dress from David’s Bridal. Items used to create Susan’s Lapis Purple Wedding Inspiration Board from Afloral.com (clockwise starting at top left):

Premium Purple Open Rose, Fuchsia Sweetpea, Purple Orange Ranunculus Bouquet, Yellow Pearl Pins, Orange Satin Ribbon, Green Bells of Ireland, Ivory Triple Pearl Pins, Purple Garbo Ribbon, Antique Lavender Half Open Rose, Ivory Dahlia.

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Sabrina writes:
“Hello,
I really need your help! My colors are black, apple red and cream. I have no idea nor do I know where to begin. I was looking at other boards that you created and was wondering if you would help me as well. Anything would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Sabrina”

Sabrina, I created your inspiration board with different flower types in cream, red, and black. We just got in a new black gerbera daisy that is beautiful! I think the bouquets would look stunning made up with red roses or dahlias (or both!), cream white hydrangeas, and black spider gerbera daisies. Wrap a black ribbon around the bouquet stems and accent it with red pins to complete the look. I hope this helps!

Dress from David’s Bridal. Items used to create Sabrina’s Black, Cream, and Apple Red Wedding Inspiration Board from Afloral.com (clockwise starting at top left):

Cream Anemone Spray, Black Garbo Ribbon, Red Pearl Headed Pins, Red Dahlia, Premium Cream White Hydrangea, Red Gerbera Daisy, Black Spider Gerbera Daisy, Red Half Opening Rose.

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Kristine writes:
“LeAnne,

I’m having trouble deciding what types of flowers to use for my wedding next summer. I love orange and green, but I know too much of it would be a neon mess. The girls will be wearing a black knee length dress of their choosing (probably cotton) with different orange and green accessories. My plan is to have mostly white tables with with napkins to match the colors, and I’ll probably have hanging poms or lanterns in black, white, orange, and green.

So I have a decent idea about most things, but ideas for the flowers just haven’t come together. Any ideas for bouquets, boutonnieres, simple/small centerpieces, and just about anything else flower related?

-Kristine”

Kristine, I love the combination of bright green and orange and don’t think the flowers in these colors would be a neon mess at all! For the bouquets, why not make them using orange roses, green spider dahlias, and orange lilies. Wrap a black ribbon around the bouquet stems to complete the look. For the centerpieces, why not alternate the orange and green on the tables (an all orange arrangement on one table and an all green on the next). Use simple flowers such as hydrangeas and perhaps fill the vase with citrus oranges and limes — real or dried, whole or sliced! I included an example of this on your board as well (the yellow arrangement). I hope this helps give you some ideas!

Items used to create Kristine’s Orange and Green Wedding Inspiration Board from Afloral.com (clockwise starting at top left):

Preserved Orange Slices, Green Ranunculus, Black Satin Edge Ribbon, Green Hydrangea Bush, Orange Garden Lily, Green Spider Dahlia, Orange Rose Bud, Green Triple Pearl Pins.

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