One of the most elegant accessories at any wedding is the flower bouquet. Nowadays, brides are faced with an endless variety of stunning arrangements for their special day. Here, we’ve gathered 5 of the most beautiful flower bouquets from around the Internet to get your creative ideas flowing. Even if these aren’t quite the right style for your wedding, you’re sure to get some ideas after browsing through them. Selecting matching decor, such as wedding centerpieces, flower-inspired wedding wine labels, balloons, and favors will help tie your color scheme together and solidify your vision.
5. The Modern Bouquet
This bouquet works well with flowing or “ruffled” wedding dresses, and compliments color schemes with white, fuschia, or lilac. Floral arrangements at weddings vary in price, with the overall average flower cost ranging from $1,000–2,000. Bride’s bouquets alone tend to cost anywhere from $100–300.
4. The Classic Bouquet
White roses are the classic flower chosen for weddings, anniversaries, and christenings, historically representing new beginnings and innocence. This bouquet looks stunning with traditional, fuller wedding dresses, and can mesh well with just about any color scheme. Simple white rose bouquets can run anywhere from $75–150. White roses are often paired with thistle for a greener bouquet, but are most striking on their own.
3. The Summer Bouquet
This bouquet flows beautifully with a breezy summer wedding gown, and compliments color schemes pink and purple color schemes. Just be sure to match colors precisely, so as not to end up with a hodgepodge of too many hues. Summer bouquet costs vary greatly, due to the variety of flowers available for inclusion. Some of the most common flowers for summer weddings include lilies, peonies, daisies, and hydrangeas.
2. The Nontraditional Bouquet
Who says bouquets have to have flowers? The biggest upside to this bouquet style is that it lasts indefinitely. You’ll have this as a beautiful keepsake from your wedding day for years to come. This bouquet works well with a more modern, form-fitting wedding dresses, and compliments color schemes with pale blue, ivory, or peach. It’s nearly impossible to predict the price of a nontraditional bouquet because such a wide variety of materials may be used. However, if you’re looking to cut down on expenses, many nontraditional bouquets fall far below the average floral costs, with materials such as paper, felt, and burlap.
1. The Baby’s Breath Bouquet
Baby’s breath is simple yet elegant, and adds an unmistakable earthiness to your ceremony. This bouquet works well with a more rustic-style wedding gown, and compliments earth tone color schemes like beige and brown. A small handful of baby’s breath will run you only $6, making a full bouquet come in at about $85. This is one of the most affordable flowers for your bouquet. Baby’s breath can also be used as an inexpensive supplement to make your bouquet appear fuller.
Regardless of what you choose, your bouquet should make you feel comfortable and confident on your wedding day. If you’re feeling adventurous, a fun activity to do with your bridal party is creating you own bouquets. This can be done with a few basic craft supplies and some flowers sourced from a wholesale supplier. While DIY isn’t always the cheaper route, making your own bouquets will likely cut costs in your overall wedding budget, giving you the freedom to experiment and come up with just the right floral arrangement. Just remember to keep in mind that certain flowers are available during certain seasons and this will impact your price. Most importantly, be sure to consider your dress and overall color scheme before making a decision.
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