Wedding FlowersPLUS ... wonderful extras, useful tips, and links
Wedding Flowers... the fashions are always changing, and what was the height of fashion a few years ago will often appear old fashioned when the photographs are resurrected some years later! But, there are some design basics which should never change. A petite bride should never have a bouquet which will look as if it swamps her... just scale it down to complement the individual bride. The same applies with both bouquets and dresses... the smaller the person the better it is to keep it plain and simple. Bright, bold, advancing colors like red and orange will appear larger, blues and greens tend to recede (see our Color page for more assistance).
What every bride needs is a 'personal' type relationship, one-to-one, with a professional whom they feel they can trust and rely upon. Some florists are good, some are brilliant, and some we won't even mention! Some have wedding flowers as a speciality, really enjoy liasing with the bride, creating her dream in flowers, and are a first-class choice. Sadly, there is no way anyone can know which florists will provide this superior service. Only through personal recommendation, or admiring the flowers at a friend's wedding, can you guage what the design service is like. I would advise, if those options are not open to you, that you go and look at the portfolio books of several florists, talk to them, see how helpful they are. Even better, see if you can get a peek at a bouquet which has been created ready for a wedding that day. [Please see our recommendation at the bottom of this page, why not check out if you have a Flora florist near you? That way you will know they are well qualified.] Then, and only then, give them a trial... ask for a buttonhole, a corsage, a floral arrangement, or anything which will show their skills [or lack of them]... it needn't be an expensive item, but you will learn a great deal about their standards. You will need to know the capabilities of your chosen florist in both the creation of bouquets, buttonholes, corsages (wired creations), AND freeform creations... a wedding flower arrangement for your tables, entrance hall, or other situation. Another route you might like to go down is to either do-it-yourself, (at least in part) or have a friend do it, or do it together... in this case do not miss our 'Wholesale Flowers' page. There are details of many wholesalers who will supply to the public, brides in particular. One cautionary note, it will require a great deal of planning, and will take more time to do the actual setting up than you can imagine! (I know, I have helped out doing wedding flower decorations... and I am a C&G qualified flower arranger.) If you do decide on this route... ENJOY! Extras and Tips in the form of useful Links 'Bridal Accessories' is a new page which has just been added to this website. It contains links to the most gorgeous bridal handbags and jewelry... and, most importantly an extremely helpful article written by an expert in the field. Don't miss it! The dress, the accessories and the wedding flowers all need to compliment each other, and, more importantly, the bride herself.
Bridal Jewelry To quote... "Pearls, tiaras, and combs, oh my! Like a cup of hot cider on a cool fall day, think rich golds and lush harvest tones to warm your wedding day. Sparkling jewelry for you, Mom, and 'maids.
Makeup Tips from Bridal Babe To quote... "So, fab fall is here and you are the bride of autumn. COOL! Regardless of what season it is, brides are always gorgeous, but here are some tips to tie you into your autumnish surroundings."
To quote... "The frost is on the pumpkin, and you're getting married. According to wedding theme queen Kari White, you couldn't have picked a better season. Check out what she has to say about making your fall wedding absolutely fabulous."
Make your wedding FABULOUS
To quote... "Fall is summer's last hurrah, a time of transition, when roses turn into rosehips, t-shirts turn into sweaters, and summer twilights turn into brisk dark evenings," says floral design expert Casey Cooper. See what she has to say about fall floral trends.
Floral Design Trends
If you are celebrating your wedding in the fall then the gorgeous Chocolate Autumn Leaves favors which this link takes you to will be ideal...
Chocolate Autumn Leaves
A very special place, with satisfied customers worldwide... and no wonder. The wonderful flowers can, sadly, only go to the Hawaiian islands and America [USA]. Other gifts featured on the website can go worldwide, and what wonderful gifts. Handmade individual jewellery from Hawaii... SO, SO beautiful! Also many other choices, all made by Hawaiian craftspeople... yummy chocolates and cookies, lotions, soaps, baskets, candles, jewelry and unique pens. Their website is regularly updated, and most of their customers have arrived [and returned again and again] through personal recommendation... what better recommendation do YOU need? This website, and their flowers and other goodies are enough to make you decide to have your wedding in Hawaii, or one of the islands, so that you can use their fantastic services... for weddings they will deliver your flowers to the local hotels. If you live in the USA they will also deliver wedding flowers... and you can read many, many testimonials from extremely satisfied brides. Sadly, for those of us who live elsewhere our only chance of using their wonderful flowers is to marry in Hawaii... would that be such a hardship? Click the link below to visit this special resource and check out what you have been missing...
With Our Aloha... Wedding Flowers, Leis, and SO much more!
Have you considered 'Silk Flowers' for some of your wedding flowers designs? At the bottom of our silk flowers webpage you will find a link to a brilliant supplier (they ship internationally)... take a peek at their website, see what you think! On our FLOWER page you will find details of pages in our fresh flowers section... the Flower Romantic, Flower Delivery and even Cheap Flowers pages could be both useful and helpful in your wedding flowers search.
Just one more 'final' thought for our wedding flowers page... a fully qualified certified Master Florist should instill confidence to anyone. If YOU think so, try the following link... 
... they ONLY use Master florists! The above link is to the International site... from there you will be taken to your local florists. If you have any queries... do use their amazingly helpful customer services. So many favourable comments are being made about Flora and their services... trying them first, I'm sure, would be extremely sound advice.
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