Wedding Bouquet

The wedding bouquet is one of the most memorable parts of a wedding ceremony. By tradition, at the end of the wedding festivities, the wedding bouquet is thrown into the assembled crowd of guests. The lucky recipient who catches the bouquet is fated to be the next person to be married.

Wedding bouquets are also one of the most important accessories that the bride has to choose before her wedding day. In fact, once the wedding preparations have started, choosing a wedding bouquet is one of the first things to be decided.

Traditionally, the colors for the wedding bouquet have been white, lavender, or some shade of pink. Today, however, brides can be more daring with their colors. Typically, the bride will choose a color that matches the color of her wedding dress. The wedding bouquet color is one of the most important decision that the bride will make because it impacts just about every other wedding accessory. The color of the bouquet is the color theme that will be running through the entire wedding. But, once the color has been decided, most other factors should fall easily in line.

Throughout history, the rose has always been one of the most popular wedding bouquet flowers. Other common and popular flowers are the stephanotis (jasmine) , tulip, lily of the valley, hydrangea (hortensia), gardenia, snowdrop, and the orchid. But, there's no wedding bouquet rule that says you can only have one type of flower in your bouquet. In fact, most bouquets mix up the bouquet with flowers of various types and colors.

The three most popular wedding flower bouquet arrangements and shapes are - the nosegay bouquet, the cascading wedding bouquet, and the round or heart-shaped wedding bouquet.

The nosegay bouquet - originally consisting of a group of flowers and herbs shaped in a circular fashion, this goes back to the Victorian era. It's small, informal, can be carried in one hand, typically contains more greenery than other bouquets, and usually has one dominant flower.

The cascading wedding bouquet - this is one where the flowers drop downwards forming a sort of tear drop shape. If the bride is on the heavy or "big-boned" side, she may want to consider this type of bouquet. Because of its shape, it has the reputation of  of giving one a slimming effect. It's round at the top and pointed on the bottom.

The important caveats for this type of bouquet is to be aware of the height of the bride so it's not made so long that it distracts attention from the bride. In addition, the longer the bouquet, the heavier it is and more difficult for the bride to handle. The last thing you want is for it to seem as though she's having trouble carrying it. This is one of the more formal of wedding bouquets.

The round or heart-shaped wedding bouquet - has been around for many years and is common today. It's simply arranged on a plastic holder and normally covered with satin material to give it a finished look. The round wedding bouquet is one of the most popular choices among brides.

The size of the bride's bouquet is always larger those of her maids . There are no exact rules, but generally the taller the bride, the bigger the bouquet can be. And vice versa. In order to make a small bride seem taller in her photos, the smaller the bride, the smaller the bouquet should be.

Thousands of brides, having decided not to use real flower for a variety of reasons, have used silk flowers and been ecstatic with the results. If you use artificial flowers, you want them to look at close to real flowers as possible. And these days you can find quality silk flowers that look so realistic and life like that they can fool almost anyone - including your assembled guests.

Buying real flowers for a wedding can be extremely expensive. On the other hand, silk flowers are great for brides to be that have limited funds. In addition, silk wedding flowers can last a lifetime. And at the wedding itself, unlike real flowers, they won't wilt and die in the summer, or freeze in the winter.

But even when ordering silk flowers, you should order well in advance to guarantee that they arrive on time. By using silk flowers, you don't have to worry about whether or not the flowers will be in season at the time of your wedding. Not having to worry about preserving their freshness, you'll be able to order the flowers weeks ahead of time. This makes one less major thing you have to worry about as your wedding day approaches.