I’ve just come back from a consultation with a couple that are planning their wedding flowers for this year. I thought I’d share their thoughts with you to give you a few ideas to think about.
The bride has had her heart set on having yellow wedding flowers right from the day her finance proposed to her, and although her ideas have wandered, she’s keen to stick to this original colour theme.
Be Bold and Go For Something Different
Yellow wedding flowers are not one of the most common choices of colour but that’s not to say there is anything wrong with that. On the contrary, they can look beautiful and fresh and are ideal for a spring wedding.
Yellow is a colour that would have been very popular years ago and as we all know things definitely come back into fashion. So you may just be a trailblazer if you veer away from the popular choices of the day. There is nothing wrong with going for something a little bit different. If you are anything like me I rather like doing things a little bit differently and funnily enough yellow featured in my wedding flowers – but that’s another blog post!
Flower Choice
Rachel had her heart set on using sunflowers originally but as she looked around and found inspiration she felt that although beautiful, they were a little bit too country style for her. I have to agree, sunflowers make the most beautiful natural, wild country style wedding flowers.
Rachel however was looking for something a bit more structured, elegant and slightly more formal. So after much discussion she has finally set her heart on calla lilies.
Calla lilies are a perfect choice for brides looking for an elegant stylish flower that can give you lots of impact when used on it’s own.
Rachel has chosen a hand tied bouquet of yellow and mango orange calla lilies (seen here in the photo), yellow freesias and dark green ruscus leaves. For her bridesmaids, who will be wearing mocha coloured dresses, she has chosen yellow calla lilies sheaf bouquets.
The Groom
To coordinate with the bridal party, the groom will be wearing a buttonhole featuring a mango calla lily, dark green aspidistra leaf finished off with spiralling gold wire detailing. The rest of the groom’s party will be wearing a similar buttonhole but made from the yellow calla lily. It’s often popular for the groom to have a slightly different buttonhole to the rest of the gents. This works really well if it ties in with the bridal bouquet as you will often be photographed together.
