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White & Green Wedding Flowers with Peacock Feathers Inspiration Board
{Debbie’s Request}
Daughter loves the attached bouquet. She likes the calla lilies and wants to incorporate the peacock feathers. Looking at how to and flowers/greenery needed for bridesmaid bouquet and something more bride-like for her. Her bridesmaids dresses are “oasis” color from david’s bridal which is a med blue with hint of teal. Love to incorporate the peacock feather in the boutonnieres and corsages too. Any suggestions?
{Bouquet Details}
This elegant peacock wedding bouquet inspiration photo is from Jared Rey via Heart Love Weddings. To design the bouquet you will need: White Orchids, Hydrangea & Calla Lilies, and Peacock Feathers. I also included a few additional floral stems from your photo below : Green Orchid Bridal Bouquet and Button Pom Pom Mums. The Green Orchid Bouquet would be a perfect base for your bridesmaids bouquets and then add 3-5 calla lilies, pom pom mums and peacock feathers. To finish each bouquet wrap with our White or Turquoise Satin Ribbon. For your boutonniere(shown below), use a single white calla lily, a peacock feather, a few sprigs of Greenery, and wrap with Stem Wrap and Ribbon. Happy Planning, Mindy
Bouquet: Wedding Bee | Boutonniere: Monday Morning Flowers
How to Plan Your Wedding Flowers
Planning a wedding takes a bit of organization, and a lot of decision making. Deciding on your wedding colors and type of wedding flowers are just two of the many choices you’ll have to make during your planning stages. Not to outweigh big decisions like your wedding date, location, or wedding dress, but deciding on wedding colors and wedding flowers are a big contemplation as they can set the tone for your wedding day. Liz from thebrokeassbride.com wrote a recent post on Your Wedding Flowers and How to Swing Them, a great guide of where to start when planning your wedding flowers. (it must be something in the name, she has some great information to share)
Liz shares,“Most of my brides come at the whole wedding flowers thing in one of two ways: They know exactly what they want, or they have no clue.” She suggests when starting your wedding flower planning to, “start before you even meet with a florist and pull all the basic numbers. Writing it down beforehand is going to make you feel a little bit more in control, and it’ll bring up questions that you haven’t thought of.”
After you’ve broken down the basics like how many centerpieces, bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres for the bridal party and family you’ll need, figure out the percentage of your budget you’ll be able to spend on wedding flowers. From there you can begin to make decisions on wedding flower colors and types.
Keep in mind you don’t have to rely on the knowledge of a florist to help you plan your wedding flowers. Many websites like afloral.com allow you to search by wedding flower color or wedding flower type, giving you options to work with for your special day. Reach out and use more of our resources for inspiration like searching for wedding design ideas by theme with great how to videos for step by step instructions. If you are still a bit undecided on what direction to take your wedding flower types or colors email mindy[at]afloral.com and have her create a personal wedding inspiration board just for you!
Photo credits: Fuchsia and Blue Wedding theme from afloral.com, wedding cake from wedding-flower-and-reception-ideas.com
Megan’s Pastel Pink Yellow & Cream Flower Inspiration Board
{Megan’s Request}
I am trying to create a bouquet for myself and my brides maids. My wedding colors are peacock blue/truffle brown with white/cream accents. Id like my flowers to be orchids and peonies in whites, creams and soft colors (pink, yellow and green). Thank you!
{Megan’s Bouquet}
This lovely bouquet inspiration of pastel colors is from Ellen Ho of Hong Photography via the Wedding Chicks. This bouquet features: Cream Phalaenopsis Orchids, Ivory Peonies, Creamy Peach Bud Roses, Yellow Bud Roses, Rose/Pink Hydrangeas, Feather Sprays and Dusty Miller Greenery. Wrap your bouquet with delicate Sheer Ivory Chiffon Ribbon. Happy Planning, Mindy
Gail’s Purple Wedding Centerpiece Inspiration Board
{Gail’s Request}
I need centerpiece inspiration for a July wedding. The hall is large with 30 tables, so we need to make an impact but inexpensively. The tablecloths are deep purple and napkins white. Maybe using a tall clear cylinder vase with sticks with floral accents? Or perhaps lots of the same flower? I’m thinking white, 1 or 2 shades of purple, and green for colors. The bridal bouquet has white roses accented with deep purple lisianthus. The bridesmaid bouquets has ocean song roses accented with white lisianthus. Suggestions?
{Gail’s Centerpiece Details}
The first purple and white centerpiece inspiration photo is from John and Joseph Photography via Flora Nova Design. It features: Purple and White Orchids randomly placed on Curly Willow Branches. Carefully remove the Orchid Blooms from the stem and hot glue them throughout the branches. Some orchids cost more per stem, but you get at least five to six blooms per stem. Use Pearlized Glass, Decorative Rocks, or Acrylic Ice Vase Filler to steady branches and weight to bottoms of the vase. The vases can become top heavy from the weight of the branches. You can put 3-5 branches per vase, depending on the size. The second centerpiece design is from our own Purple Wedding Design Ideas and it features and array of purple floral stems. I included a Lavender Delphinium, Lavender Open Roses(similar to your Ocean Song Rose), and Eggplant Lisianthus to coordinate with your existing bouquet flowers. This arrangement will be more costly, but equally beautiful. Happy Planning, Mindy
Helpful Tips:
Alternate arrangements with candles or small centerpieces to cut cost. Purchase cylinder vases from your local dollar store. Use fewer branches in each arrangement. Shop our Closeout Section for current markdowns.(Make sure you purchase all that you need as these items are drastically reduced and will not be reordered). Use our DIY Floral Videos to assist you in designing your wedding flowers.
Stephanie’s Fuchsia and Orange Wedding Flower Inspiration Board
{Stephanie’s Request}
Help!! My wedding is in August. My colors are Fuchsia and Orange. My bridesmaids are wearing Fuchsia. The men are wearing tan suit. What color flowers do you suggest?
{Stephanie’s Bouquet Details}
This inspiration photo from Gerber Scarpelli Weddings via Scarlet Petal combines the two vibrant shades, Fuchsia Pink and Orange perfectly. To begin designing this bouquet, I chose a premade Fuchsia & Pink Peony Bridal Bouquet that serves as a beautiful base. Continue designing by adding the following floral stems: Rosey Pink Ranunculus, Fuchsia Pink Orchids & Open Roses, and Orange Mini Gerbera Daisies(in place of Zinnia shown in bouquet) & Open Roses. To finish your bouquet, wrap with Bright Orange Satin Ribbon and add a sparkling Bouquet Buckle. Happy Planning, Mindy
