We are busy finalizing flowers for our fall weddings and just wanted to share some advice for our readers who are planning a fall wedding.
Roses: the most popular and romantic of all flowers, roses are available in a wide variety of colors. From creamy ivory into shades of yellow then the full range of orange and finally many shades of red.While this is the traditional fall palette there are also many pink, lavender and even mocha varieties to consider. Roses can be very affordable or they can be extravagant when you choose special cultivars such as David Austin roses.
Gerbera: there are hundreds of colors to choose from so you will find the perfect choice for your wedding. Fresh and fun, gerberas are at home in large dramatic arrangements as well as mini varieties in smaller presentations. Many brides name gerbera as their favorite flower.
Hydrangea: Full showy blossoms of hydrangea are beautiful in fall bouquets. Rich green blooms kissed with burgundy are words that don’t come close to how gorgeous antique green hydrangea are in real life. From cream, pink, blue, white and hybrid offerings there is a hydrangea for you. Pretty on their own or paires with other flowers hydrangea add a texture to bouquets that make them special.
Berries, Grasses and garden offerings: from hypericum to bittersweet, berries add the look and feel of the harvest. Grasses with interesting seed heads offer many choices to add texture to your bouquets. Garden offerings like the seed pods of poppies, sedum and flowering kale make the arrangements special.
Orchids: Fall orchids like mokara in yellows to orange to oncidium reminiscent of dancing butterflies. Dendrobium let you expand the palette to purple, lavender and white. The queen of the cut orchids are the phalanopsis, like a large moth, they are available in yellow, white, magenta and lavender. Orchids are showy and spectacular if you are looking for something special.
Chrysanthemum:are available as single daisy like blooms to full multi-petal or small pom-pom like flowers. Colors range from russet to burgundy, white, yellow and striking chartreuse green. The green poms are a beautiful compliment to the traditional fall colors.
Sunflowers: big and bright they lend themselves to garden inspired ceremonies. The North shore has beautiful, estates, barns and private homes that look exceptional when adorned with sunflowers. These striking blooms are beautiful with berries and grasses for a bountiful bouquet.
Carnations: available in rich colors, full and fragrant dianthus are perfect for incorporating into fall wedding bouquets. The carnations available today are not what you are used to. Shades of purple from Floragene, burgundy, bi-color cream and cranberry….these are not your mother’s carnations. Give them a chance you will not be sorry.
Lillie’s: there are two types of lily commonly used for weddings, Asiatic and Oriental. The Oriental are the ones with fragrance the Asiatic have no scent. Both are striking focal flowers that add a large star shaped bloom to bouquets.
