Flowers - HELP

willow Posted: Jan 26, 2003 06:30 PM

Flowers - HELP

Ok, so I travel a lot for work and have had very little time to deal with flowers, but my wedding is March 15th, and my florist is going to kill me if I don't make some decisions - and I don't blame her.

My bridesmaids are in a gorgeous hunter green, and we are having a celtic themed wedding. Our cake is a dark chocolate with white gumpaste roses and hunter green leaves cascading down the side.

What sort of bouquets do I go with? I was thinking either I should have an all white bouquet with green foliage - or my girls should - to tie in with the cake. But I also want SOME color because the color of the bouquets will fill various vases on our tabletops - think same type of vase, different heights, and lots of tea lights.

UGH! I am SO bad at this - I have had no time to plan this part out and I am wigging.

I love red, but had to nix it because it would look too Christmasy. Second favorites are yellow and orange. Any ideas ladies?

Needing advice desperately!

Sonicstef Posted: Jan 26, 2003 06:43 PM

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What about sticking with the green - just using pale shades for the flowers. That should make it easy in terms of keeping it all matching and working within your theme.

NYCMeghan Posted: Jan 26, 2003 06:50 PM

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How about some blue to complement the green? I was thinking blue irises, but there are some other blues that would look wonderful as well. Also I think there are some really dark red roses that might not be too christmasy - especially black magics?

NYCMeghan Posted: Jan 26, 2003 06:56 PM

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here's a suggestion for tulips - they're also in season from Jan - April, which always helps!!

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NYCMeghan Posted: Jan 26, 2003 07:08 PM

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also saw these....since you like orange and yellow these might balance well with the green dress. I'd probably add some green filler to pull it together...

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willow Posted: Jan 26, 2003 07:27 PM

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Thanks guys - I had also thought of blue, green and whte bouquets because blue is a lucky color in ancient irish culture. But I can't find any blue bouquets that are not too blue. Ugh. Do you all know of any web sites?