Summer Wedding Trends for 2008

1. Most young brides are opting for soft pinks and creams for their flowers this year which is, as you may have guessed not very different from previous years.

2. Loose domes of flowers are fast becoming a hot choice, which is a departure from the rigged contrived look.

3. Illusion roses are still very popular mixed with herbs and pale cream roses. Trailing bouquets make the bride look tall and slender.

4. Some of our brides are also going for the other extreme, hot pink. Gorgeous long             trails of vivid orchids bound with grass and beading are proving popular this summer. Simple tailing bouquets such as this also have the added bonus of making the bride look tall and slender.

5.  For that ultra chic edge in your summer wedding resort to good old girlie pink in handbags, pink being every girl’s favorite. Decorate the handbag with lovely pink roses with a pearl chain for a handle and you are ready to make heads turn. ‘

Stunning Bridal Pomander
Its a contemporary bouquet choice, still a very popular alternative to the traditional hand held bouquet or a stunning bridal pomander with the introduction of peonies for those who are not afraid to be different!

Flowers in Season for a Summer Wedding

To have a memorable wedding this summer, choose seasonal flowers as your theme for the day. Be inspired by the seasonal countryside for your summer wedding flowers and find a sensational choice of colors, scents and styles. By choosing flowers that are in season you can create a truly timeless and connected feel for your celebration with flowers that evoke the romance of the season.

Alchemilla Mollis, Astrantia, Beech, Calla Lily, Continus, Cornflowers, Cosmos, Cotton Lavender, Dahlias, Delphinium, Eucalyptus, Foxgloves, Gladioli, Honeysuckle, Hydrangea , Ivy, Jasmine Trails, Lavender, Lilies, Marigolds, Mint, Oregano, Peony, Pheasant Bush, Phlox, Rosemary, Rubus Trails, Sages, Scabious, Scented Garden Roses, Scented Geranium, Scented Pinks, Senecio, Snapdragons, Sunflowers, Sweet Peas, Sweet Williams, Thyme

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Planning for a wedding gives many of us the jitters. Though there are scores of wedding planners, but unfortunately their charges are sometimes too hard on the purse. Therfore we have brought for you a few tips to help you to navigate the tricky waters of wedding arrangements smoothly.

A) Dreamy wedding

If you are the type to always shy away from jostling crowds, choose natural settings for your wedding dominated by blue skies and golden sunsets, with the wingd whispering through your hair. The soft hues convey your serene, sensual disposition. White-sand beaches, backyard greenery or a flourishing vineyard create the perfect backdrop for your whimsical wedding.

Bouquets

The bouquets most suitable for this type of wedding are relaxed, unstructured arrangements with a lush island-style vibe. Long hand-tied stems are wrapped with twine or raffia.

Floral Décor

Decorate cascading centerpieces with sea-inspired ornaments like miniature shells and starfish, or daisies and sunflowers for garden themes. Floating candles create a beach, by-the-lake touch.

The perfect flowers

 Blue delphinium, orchids, daisies, roses, gardenias, lilies of the valley, dahlias, narcissus

B) Glamorous Wedding

If you intend to have a glamorous, dazzling wedding, the following tips may help you:

The perfect colors:

 Blue, scarlet and white, or tropical orange, yellow and red. Vibrant colors and attention-grabbing accents go hand-in-hand with your love of the limelight. Dress bravely, your wedding decor should also match your dress. A mansion, penthouse or poolside with cabanas sets the scene.

Bouquets:

Choose lush yet sleek bouquets, blending exotic and proper blooms. Vintage brooch–inspired embellishment, jeweled or rhinestone accents and feathers lend a dramatic touch.

Floral Decor:

Go the whole hog with towering, tiered and topiary-style centerpieces. They make a grand statement. Lush arrangements create a lavish base beneath regal candelabras.

Perfect Flowers:

 Parrot tulips, orchids, Canova tulips, French anemones, grape hyacinth, Hot Chocolate calla lilies, mimosa

C) So you have dreamt all your life to have a wedding straight out of the fairytale books but are confused on how to arrange it , now that the much awaited day is so near. Take a look at the tips given below to get some idea on fulfilling your dream.

Favorite Colors:

Red, pink, white, , scarlet, silver and pearly ivory

Bouquets:

Select round pomanders and sweet cascading styles. Lace-wrapped stems look ultra feminine and modest.

Floral Decor:

Embellish your reception site with floral arches, arrangements set in gold vases, a sprinkling of rose petals.

Best Blooms:

Roses, iris, sweet peas, pansies, ranunculus, peonies.

So take along your dream prince and embark on your most important job, planning your wedding to make it a huge success.

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. Weddings are one of the wonderful and most memorable events that occur in everyone’s life. It is because this day marks the union of two souls into one. Everyone becomes excited on this day and they want to make these weddings of theirs the most gorgeous and beautiful one. Flowers play an important role in these wedding and therefore floral arrangements play a vital role. If it’s a summer wedding then you can follow the names of the following summer flowers for wedding.

To start with Peonies are the definitive flowers that can be used for a romantic summer wedding they are so versatile that they can be used for making a hand- tied bridal bouquet or for an amazing centerpiece for the wedding reception. Peonies are cut flowers that are easily available in various stunning colours so they are sure to have such a color that well suit any wedding color theme. You can opt for pure white through to soft pinks and fragile peach that are of deep pinks and rich, dark reds. The peak season for the British-grown peonies is from mid May to the beginning of July. You can check the availability with your local florist as you may find it varying but you may be able to find peonies that are grown overseas

Lavender:
lavender is a popular flower that is grown in many gardens. The Fragrance of the pale purple flower spikes is useful for adding aroma to wedding bouquets and table arrangements. Tie the lavender with a tiny sheer ribbon to get perfect wedding bouquet for the beautiful bride.

Hydrangea:
hydrangea is a Small, star-shaped flowers that are packed closely together to form large blooms. They are Available in attractive summer colours of White, pink, blue, lilac, green, red/brown.

English Country Garden: 

A beautiful wedding bouquet with the air of flowers which are just picked from a country garden. A pleasant mix of fragrant old fashion roses, foliage and herbs will give a perfect wedding bouquet. Scented garden roses, Cosmos, Hydrangea, Peonies, Scented pinks; Lavender and Scented Geranium which you can combine with a fragrant range of foliage and herbs that include Mint, Rosemary, Oregano, Sages, Thyme, Cotton Lavender, Jasmine and Honeysuckle. There are many companies which specialize in flowers that can fill your senses with their unique look, texture and exquisite scent.

Scented Sweet peas:

Sweet peas are so fragile and appealing that they would be just is the perfect for a romantic wedding bouquet. They are found in an amazing color from purples, pinks and creams to salmon and multi-color. In many countries sweet peas have a long season starting from February through to September. Bridal wedding bouquets with herbs are very beautiful and scent in general, are becoming really popular. When these sweetly scented flowers are mixed with sprigs fresh herbs would create a wonderfully scented summer wedding bouquet

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Marriage is the holy union of two souls who vow to face all the trials and tribulations of life unitedly. It is one of the most significant decisions that one takes, a decision which usually has a profound effect on his life. Therefore, every would- be husband and wife wish to have a grand wedding, to celebrate the stepping into such a momentous phase of their lives. If you are the lucky one about to tie the knot , take a look at the tips given below to make your wedding a memorable one with the appropriate wedding flowers.

Wedding Flowers for Summer

Vivid colors look best for summer flowers. Choose flowers that remind you of romance, late mornings and lazy afternoons such as

• Lavender in all the shades of blue, pink and violet tied with gauzy purple ribbon
• Deep pink or red gerberas tied with matching ribbon
• Miniature sunflowers with wheat grass and fatsia leaves

For an evening wedding go for exotic

• Gloriosa lilies with their beautiful vibrant red and yellow
• Dark pink heavenly scented stargazer lilies (remove the pollen-filled stamens before they stain clothes and fingers)

Autumn or Fall Wedding Flowers

Look for flowers in the glorious shades of bronze, burgundy and terracotta representing the season of ripeness and fullness

For a daytime wedding think of

• Miniature gladioli in bronze and peachy colours
• Asiatic lilies (snip the stamens to avoid the pollen staining clothes)
• Amaryllis Belladona, which has dramatic striped flowers in rust and cream and go well with small Alstromeria

For the evening

• Orange calla lilies with bear grass and hosta leaves
• Shiny red Hypericum berries bunched together with plenty of green leaves. Tie with a green ribbon

Winter Wedding Flowers

Look for interesting flowers than have texture and fragrance. Although white wedding flowers are well suited to winter, consider

• Mixed pink and white camellias
• Winter jasmine
• Green and white hellebores (Christmas Rose) with ivy threaded through the bridal bouquet

For the evening

• Cymbidium Mont Millais is a striking burgundy colored orchid with a white edge

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You cannot dream of a wedding ceremony without flowers. More important being the bridal bouquets. It is this flower that actually joins the couple into a holy matrimony rather than the priest. From the time the bridal bouquet was first introduced it has evolved and changed with time. More so with the introduction of artificial silk flowers. As things you can do with artificial flowers you cannot do with the natural ones. One can say that, with the artificial flowers people are experimenting more with their wedding flower arrangements.

Some of the styles of silk bridal bouquets that are in vogue at present wedding ceremonies are:

• The Round Bridal Bouquet: This ever so popular wedding bouquet is of the Victorian period. This a simple round arrangement of silk flowers into a bouquet.
• Cascade Bridal Bouquet: As the name goes this flower bouquet is trail of cascading flower arrangement. The main feature of this bouquet is that the flowers fall below the bouquet. This appearance gives the silk flowers a really enchanting look.
• Hand Tied Bridal Bouquet: This is a more modern style of silk flower bouquet. To make this kind of bouquet you will have to cut the stems of the silk flowers evenly so that it fans out after you tie the bouquet up. You call this a hand tied bouquet because you make the whole bouquet within you two hands.
• Contemporary Bridal Bouquet: The specialty of this kind of bouquet is its unconventionality. To make such a kind of bouquet you will have to be creative and let your imagination run wild. The use of bright colors and unusual elements is another special feature of this kind of a bouquet.
• Arm Bouquet: This is another impressive form of a bridal bouquet. If you have not seen this kind of bouquet yet, you are missing something. This bouquet is triangular in shape and the brides hold them in the crook of their arms.

So these are some of the beautiful artificial silk flower wedding bouquets that you can get for your wedding.

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Flowers they brighten up and give life even to the most dull and dead places. This is the reason why flowers are flowers and nothing else. One cannot imagine a world without flowers. Well why imagine the whole world, you just try imagining a wedding ceremony without flowers. You cannot, can you? Hence we cannot imagine our lives without flowers lets stop thinking about it and rather think of the ways of how we can enhance the beauty of the flowers even more. One way you can enhance the romantic atmosphere of your wedding is by arranging flowers. But the flowers nowadays are very expensive and more the seasonal ones. So in order to cut down the expense of your wedding flowers you can use the artificial ones. They are as good as the natural ones and they do not need extra attention as well.

So if you are using artificial flowers for your wedding here a one simple you can arrange them.

First of all pick up simple colored vases. These kind of vases will mask your very artificial stems. The vases should fit in the appropriate places of arrangement nicely.

Once you have the vases that are good and nice looking, you will have to fit them with a grid. To make the grid you can take the help of floral tapes or round tin like the cover of a shoe polish with holes in it. The holes should be large enough for the stems go in. After you have finished with preparing the vase, then you can work on the flowers. As for the flowers pick artificial flowers with varying shapes and sizes. Choose flowers light hues and shapes, flowers that will compliment each other when placed together. When you begin to arrange your flowers in the vases make sure that you give space to the flowers. You can start by arranging the big and the focal flowers in the middle of the grid and work your other flowers around the focal flower.

To make your arrangement more interesting and attractive you can add greenery and filler flowers to your arrangement. Lastly, try to give your artificial flower arrangement a natural appearance. This will add more aesthetic touch your flowers.

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One way you can enhance the beauty of the flowers more is by arranging them in a beautiful way. Lets say that your wedding date is coming nearer and you still have no idea about how to arrange your silk flowers. So to make this task of arranging your wedding silk flowers more easy and simple, here are some effortless ideas on making wedding flower arrangement.

If you want a floral wedding arrangement in the simplest form here it is. For this arrangement you will just need about 12 artificial flower stems of the same variety. Put these stems together in a long transparent vase and your wedding flower arrangement is ready. If you want to make this kind of arrangement a little different, just get flower with large blossoms and leaves. The Dutch Tulip will be perfect. Like in the previous arrangement place the flowers in a clear vase. Then arrange them in a way so that the leaves of the flowers lean outward from the top of the vase.

Here is another way of arranging your artificial flower for weddings. This type of wedding arrangement is not as simple as the first one and not so complicated either. Just will be the right word for the arrangement. For making this arrangement take a full bouquet of silk flowers and cut their stems to a height of six inches. Then take a round-bottomed transparent vase and place your flowers into it. The blossoms of the flower should rest on the rim of the bowl. This will make your arrangement look pretty and attractive.

Another easy way of arranging wedding flowers is making a Drop-in. To make this arrangement bunch of artificial flowers of the same variety with long stems. A bunch of daffodils or the Narcissus will be perfect for this kind of wedding arrangement. All you have to do is group the daffodil stems together and tie a satin ribbon just below the calyx and at the bottom end of the stems. If you tie the ribbons into a small bow it will look better. Your another wedding flower arrangement is ready.

I hope these easy methods will be of help for arranging your wedding flowers.

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To every original thing there is a always an artificial one. Wedding flowers are no exception. Nowadays you get almost all kinds of flowers made up of various artificial substances. The first to introduce this art of making artificial flowers were the Italians. They came up with exquisite artificial flowers in the beginning of the 18^th century. From then on there has been no looking for the artificial flowers. Today the artificial flowers are much more popular than the natural ones.

Among the different kinds of artificial flowers the popular ones are the following:

Paper and Cloth Flowers: As the name suggests you will have to use paper and cloth to make these type of artificial. To make flowers with these materials you will to keep in mind these important processes

• The first one is the cutting of the paper and the cloth. You should cut the flower making material in a way, so that its forms the different shapes of the flowering plant. That is to say you will to cut them into the shapes of petals and leaves. For this you may take the help of sharp scissors.
• To give your leaves the effect of the veins you can use the means of dye impression.
• Then the next step of this artificial flower making is the assembling of the floral and putting them together.
• In the last step you will have to mount your flower on the stem. The stem you can make with the any iron or brass wire. And fastening the leaves to the stem will complete your paper or cloth artificial flower.

The next type of artificial flower is the Soap flower. To make this kind of artificial flowers you will need to use these following two methods:

• You can make a soap flower by taking a bar of soap and carving the shape of a flower out of it. To make artificial of this kind you will need to have some sculpturing skills.
• Another way of making an artificial soap flower is by using an oil-les bar of soap. You have to ground the some into a powdery form and add some water into it. Then knead the soap into a paste and after that use this form of soap for modeling the shape of a flower.

These artificial flowers you can use as wedding flowers in any time of the year. As the artificial flowers are never out of season.

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Marriages may or may not be made in heaven, but the preparations definitely have to be made on earth, and all those who have gone through it know its no mean feat. There are innumerable decisions to take, hordes of shopping to be done, invitations to be sent out and more. One of the things which cause panic to the would-be bride is her wedding bouquet. The style, design, choice of flowers to match her wedding gown and also the color code of the wedding décor has to be kept in mind. Here we have given few simple steps to make a cascade wedding bouquet yourself to avoid unnecessary hassles with the florist.

The cascade wedding bouquet is carried by the bride on her arms, the overflowing flowers and foliage giving her a soft, elegant yet fairy – like look. The shape of the cascade or teardrop bridal bouquet is perfect for an elegant dress.

Materials you will need:

Bouquet holder

Satin cloth

Scissors

Rose, carnations, gardenias, gerberas and small flowers

Ivy

Floral pins

Instructions:

Step1

The first and the most important step is to select flowers that will complement the bride. While selecting, keep in mind her skin tone, color of her dress and color code of the wedding décor .Roses, carnations, gardenias, tulips and hydrangeas are the most popular choices for this type of wedding bouquets. Sunflowers make a gorgeous bouquet, too.

Step2

Take the bouquet holder and grasp it tightly. Now we shall start working. Cover the entire foam area with flat greenery first. This will ensure that no part of the foam is visible. For shaping the cascade bridal bouquet, place the first long spray of flowers in that part of the bouquet holder which is facing away from the bride. This should be the longest part of the arrangement.

Step3

Now, insert flowers on both sides of the first layer. Cut each of these down about three inches shorter than the original flower length so they will be shaped nicely.

Step4

Now that we have made the basic structure, let’s fill it up. Insert the larger flowers such as gardenias to fill the top portion of the bouquet and the smaller flowers to fill the remaining spaces. Secure the flowers with glue or floral pins. Allow some of the flowers to tip slightly forward.

Step6

Drape long flowing ivy from the holder by lifting gently underneath the base of the flowers. The shape of the cascade bridal bouquet is like a waterfall. The effect should be long and flowing. Finish off with covering the holder in satin or tulle.

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The wedding bouquet was originally a special wedding gift from the bridegroom to his wife on the wedding day. On the special day, the bridegroom would pick flowers from the field and arrange them himself to present his bride. This act of love was greatly treasured by the bride who carried it with pride the whole day- the day most significant in their lives.

However, this beautiful tradition has lost much of its original essence and the task of making the bridal bouquet is relegated to a wedding professional or florist. Many bridal bouquets today are made without much regard to the origin of this custom. Therefore, on many occasions, the bouquet turns out to be a creation of wire and glue, rather than a bunch made up with genuine love and affection.

One of the most elegant forms of the wedding bouquets is the cascade bouquet. It gets its name from its overflowing cascading structure. Towards the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, most of the bridal bouquets were made of roses or carnations. Usually these bouquets were hand tied. In order to give the bouquet an elongated look and therefore make it more elegant, long vines of Asparagus setaceus “Plumosus” were added .These bouquets were carried by the bride on their arms with the flowers and vines overflowing like a cascading waterfall.

However, with the passage of time, the cascade bouquet lost much of its free flowing structure and gained a bit of stiffness. The stylized drop form is a good example of this changed form..

The elegant cascade wedding bouquet reappeared on the wedding scene with a bang in the early 1980’s, thanks to Lady Diana of Britain who carried a sumptuous cascade bouquet on her wedding day. Brides must also thank the German floral designers for bringing a revival in the design and composition of the cascade wedding bouquet.

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