| The bridal bouquets are one of the prettiest parts | | | | create wedding bouquets with an entirely different |
| of a wedding. You can do some wonderful things | | | | flavor by making different flower selections. A |
| with your wedding flowers, especially if you | | | | contemporary bride could carry a bouquet |
| combine different colors and varieties. Here are | | | | featuring chic pink calla lilies and orchids, perhaps |
| some tips on how to design beautiful mixed | | | | accented by an interesting green like bear grass. |
| flower bridal bouquets. | | | | Think about the scale of your flowers, as well. Mini |
| Mixing and matching flowers can be intimidating. It | | | | calla lilies can be mixed in with the standard sized |
| is one of those things that looks amazing when | | | | ones for additional visual interest. |
| done well, but looks like a jumbled mess when it is | | | | Another way to successfully combine flowers into |
| not. An example of this would be the standard | | | | a beautiful bouquet is to select ones that are |
| mixed flower bouquets that you find in grocery | | | | different colors and varieties, but which have a |
| stores. They are rarely that pretty, and the | | | | theme in common. For instance, in Scandinavia, it |
| reason is that they have no cohesive theme, in | | | | is customary to carry a bouquet featuring many |
| terms of color, shape, types of flowers, or | | | | fragrant herbs along with flowers. You could |
| theme. A few pink carnations, a yellow rose, and | | | | create a lovely bouquet by mixing rosemary, |
| some purple mums does not make for a | | | | lavender, purple wildflowers, and soft lamb's ear |
| gorgeous bouquet! The lesson to be learned from | | | | leaves. Or you could go an entirely different |
| the unappealing mixed bouquets is not that | | | | direction and make a beach theme bouquet. Mix |
| combining flowers will look bad, just that it has to | | | | together bright tropical flowers in shades of hot |
| be approached with a plan to make it all come | | | | pink, orange, and yellow for the perfect |
| together into a harmonious whole. | | | | accessory for a destination wedding. |
| There are a variety of ways in which you can | | | | When looking for ways in which to create pretty |
| design a bouquet that combines different flowers | | | | mixed flower bouquets, also think about layering in |
| gracefully. The first of these is color. Decide on | | | | non-floral elements. A very traditional bridal |
| one color or color family for the bridal bouquets, | | | | bouquet is one made from white roses, white |
| and then look for several types of flowers in | | | | tulips, and white stephanotis. The tiny star shaped |
| your chosen color. For instance, let's say that you | | | | stephanotis are usually accented with pearl tipped |
| would like to have pink wedding flowers. You can | | | | pins through the center of each one, which is such |
| create lovely bouquets using a mixture of pink | | | | a sweet detail for a bride who is wearing cultured |
| roses, hydrangeas, tulips, and sweetpeas. Notice | | | | pearl earrings and pearl necklace. A multi-colored |
| how all of those flowers are not only similar in | | | | mixed bouquet could be made even more |
| color, but also in feeling; traditional, in this case. | | | | cheerful with the addition of gossamer sheer |
| This would be the type of bouquet that would be | | | | fabric butterflies tucked into the flowers. Special |
| perfect for a bride who is wearing a classic bridal | | | | details such as these will help to give your bridal |
| gown with cultured pearl earrings and a long veil. | | | | bouquet a wonderfully harmonious feeling, even |
| Using the same color family, pink, you could | | | | when it includes a variety of different elements. |