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Ideas for the Flowergirl

10/17/2015

I enjoy the addition of children to the wedding party and I am sure many of you do as well. Though they can be a bit unpredictable and may cause giggling to burst out during the ceremony they also add a lot of charm.

Nearly always brides will choose to have some sort of flowers for the flower girl. There are quite a few options to choose from - let's look at some of them.

Pomanders are an easy option for a little flower girl. They also look pretty classy for a bigger flower girl. They are basically a ball of flowers with a ribbon (or twine, etc) handle. Many different flowers can be used for a pomander. They can be all one type or mixed. They could be also made with a base of moss. We can make them fit with your wedding theme.

Baskets full of petals are a common item for the flower girl. It is usually pretty easy for me to come up with plenty of petals for your flower girl to toss. Some venues do not allow petals though - so that is something to check on before going with this option.

The basket picture was one that I had fun making for one bride. The Bride and Groom's Mothers brought me their wedding dresses, some heirloom hankies, doilies and such and asked me to make them into a basket and a ring pillow. It was rather scary to cut into them but I thought it was a pretty neat way to have something meaningful for the basket and pillow. I also make other baskets that brides can buy for their flower girls.

A floral headwreath is another fun option for your flowergirl. It can be made using flowers that go along with your wedding. If you like there can be a streamer of ribbons going down the back of her head.

A Wand was what one young flower girl requested so this is what the bride and I came up with. The flower girl was pleased that we were using her idea and I thought it turned out rather pretty too.

A Basket with flowers is another option for a flower girl. It looks prettier than just petals, there aren't rules against it and the flower girl has less to do. Of course then you do miss out on having pretty petals for the Bride to walk on.

Below is another picture of a basket with flowers in it.

Other options for flowers girls include: small bouquets, flower bracelets, wrist corsages or pin-on corsages, a single flower to carry or flowers put in their hair.

Are you having a flower girl in your wedding? What sort of flowers do you plan to have for your flower girl?

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What Style of Bouquet Is For You?

5/17/2015

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When I get together with brides for a consultation usually one of the first things we talk about is the bridal bouquet. Of the wedding flowers this is kind of the “core”. Usually we will figure out what colors, flowers and style we are looking for to use in the bridal bouquet and then everything else just falls in to place pretty naturally afterwards.

I thought it might be helpful to post some of the different style options that can be had when choosing your wedding bouquet.

One classic bouquet style is the Cascading Bouquet or sometimes called waterfall bouquet. Teardrop is another name for it, with the teardrop bouquet being a bit more compact and not so long.

To the left are two different examples of this style of bouquet. This style is generally used just for the bride and then the bridesmaids would generally have a round bouquet that had similiar colors and flowers or be a solid color to match one of the colors in the brides bouquet.

A Cascading bouquet can be made in all one color (Some brides want solid white) or a mixture. It is your choice.

Currently a very popular style is the Clutch Bouquet or sometimes called a Hand tied Bouquet. It can be made using flowers all of one kind such as the rose bouquet pictured at left or it can be made using a wide variety of flowers such as the white bouquet. Also pictured is one with all one type of flower (tulips) but in a variety of colors. Jewels were also added to this bouquet for more visual interest.

With clutch bouquets you can either leave the stems plain (just having it fastened together at the top) or there are many different ways the stems can be wrapped. Why stop with just having the top of the bouquet beautiful!

Like the clutch bouquet is another bouquet called a Nosegay. It is basically the same thing- just petite.

Nosegays can look very sweet (especially for petite women) and they can help to keep your expenses down as well.

The Calla lilies on the left are in an Arm Bouquet or Presentation Bouquet style. This lays on your arm and is a very easy style to carry. On the right is another example of a Arm Bouquet.

To the left is a Sheaf Bouquet. Perfect for the outdoor summer or fall wedding! To the right is another example of this a Sheaf Bouquet. For this one the bride wanted wheat and then we decided to add some colorful flowers too. We loved the way it turned out!

Another style of Bouquet is the Biedermeier. In this style of bouquet there are circles of flowers with opposing colors showing a contrast. On the left is one done with two different colors of roses and to the right is one done with a variety of flowers.

This bouquet is a Freestyle Bouquet. It cascades, but in it’s own artistic way.

This is a Torchiere Styling which reminds us of the Renaissance era. If you want elegance and something unique this might be perfect for you.

This is a Pomander which is a type of bouquet often used for young girls but it can look very chic when used for brides and bridesmaids as well. These can be made with a wide variety of flowers. You can also carry more than one of them.

Another type of bouquet is an Arrangement in a Basket that can be carried. This would be more commonly carried by a flower girl but an arrangement in a basket could be lovely for a bride or bridesmaid as well.

A Composite Flower is another style of a bouquet to carry. The one on top is called a Duchess Rose and for it the petals of many roses are put together to make it look like one very large rose.

The Glamelia is another example of a Composite Flower. It is made from Gladiola blooms. The lower picture is an example.

There are even more varieties but I think we will save those for another post. These will at least give you an idea of the large selection available. Now to chose what you like best!

What is your favorite style? Feel free to leave your opinion in the comments!

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