If you wish, as many brides do, to keep your bouquet and preserve it as a keepsake, ask
your florist to prepare a scaled-down version that you can throw. The florist can also prepare
a "breakaway" bouquet (that you can throw) as the center of your larger bouquet. Nothing says that your table centerpieces must all be the same. You can add a really interesting decorative touch by varying the flowers, and by varying the types of containers there are in. Vases of different types, colored glass bottles, and pitchers are just a few examples. You can really let your imagination run wild here, and can do some cost-cutting, as well.
Consider a wreath or garland of flowers over your entry. Flowers are a wonderful way to set
the mood and welcome your guests.
The size and style of your attendants' flowers should be proportional to yours.
Consider fresh floral headpieces for yourself and your attendants.
Ask the mothers of the bride and groom for their preferences (wrist corsage, shoulder corsage, etc.).
Dress fabrics should be considered when ordering corsages. Light fabrics may not hold a
heavy corsage and pins may damage the material.
In-season flowers tend to be less expensive and longer lasting. Ask your florist to advise you
on what will be in season on your wedding date.
Although they often steal the show, many a flower girl has been so overwhelmed by her task
that the petals remain in her basket. Relieve the tension in advance, by directing your flower
girl merely to walk down the aisle with the pretty, decorated basket which you provide for her.
Think of filling the "empty spaces" in your reception hall, entry hall, and anywhere else with
potted plants grouped together. Give these to special guests as they leave or donate them to a
local nursing home or senior residence.
Large centerpieces can be removed just as your reception begins to wind down. Your florist
can provide staff to divide the centerpieces into small bouquets which you can present to your
guests as they leave.
To keep your flowers looking as fresh as they can be, keep them in as cool a place as is
available. If possible, loose, bunched flowers should be recut under running water so that the
stems will draw water not air. Leaves should be stripped below the water line, and cut flowers
should be placed in clean, warm water as soon as possible after cutting or recutting. If flowers
are sitting in a foam form, add enough lukewarm water so that the foam sits in a pool of water.
Use the floral preservatives that your florist provides for you.
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