Flowers are a large part of wedding décor. Flower bouquets grace tables, arches, pews, aisles and even the hands of the most important person there, the beautiful bride.
Choosing what flowers to use in a bridal bouquet can be difficult if you don’t know anything about flowers. This is where doing your research by use of the Internet and magazine clippings really come through. Also meetings with the floral vendor you will be using for your wedding help a great deal.
There are many options of flowers to choose from when it comes to decorating for a wedding held in the spring. Some popular blooms used in the spring are calla lilies, tulips, peonies, and of course roses.
Colors used in a spring wedding range from pastel colors to vibrant tones. Depending on the color and theme of a wedding, it’s important to pick the right flowers and to stay within your budget since flowers can get expensive.
How do you go about picking the flowers you want for your bridal bouquet? Start with looking at magazine photos or do a search on the Internet on bridal bouquets. If you already have a favorite type of flower then start there. Having a favorite color or a certain theme also narrows down the search.
It is also a smart idea to stick with a simple bridal bouquet design since you don’t want it to take away from the beauty of the bride. The bridal bouquet should enhance a bride’s beauty, not overshadow it.
Here are some gorgeous spring wedding bouquet ideas.

Perfect Pastel

A light pastel floral palette is feminine, understated yet elegant and quite tied into the spring colors. The palette would include different shades of pinks, white, gray, and even a little yellow and green. The colors are perfect spring bridal bouquet.

Try adding different flowers like anemones, with its dramatic black eye center surrounded by a bevy of white petals. It adds something bold to the look of an all-pastel delicate bouquet.

An all white bouquet is a true classic and compliments a bride very well without overshadowing her at all. Bridal bouquets can be monochromatic in color and in flower as well. Depending on how you want your bouquet to look like, choose your flowers accordingly. For a bouquet that is full and loose but round in shape, try a bouquet of peonies or gardenias. For something that is round but with a tighter fit all over try roses not quite in bloom. Texture is important in a bouquet that is the same color, so play with different types of flowers and fillers to get the perfect bouquet shape and design.

What is the definition of spring if it doesn’t include a burst of color? Spring is when the flowers bloom with life. Color is essential! If winter is represented by white and gray then spring is the season where color comes to the surface again, when flowers that withered come to life once more. A bright, bold colorful bridal bouquet may just be the thing to take your wedding ensemble to the next level. Choose colors from your wedding décor palette or go all out with bright pinks, yellows, greens, orange and red.

A loose bouquet of wildflowers seems like something simple but it’s still a very beautiful choice for a bouquet especially for a rustic or bohemian themed wedding. A bouquet of wildflowers should look like it was picked straight from the ground and put together without a thought or design to it. Imagine yourself walking in a meadow picking flowers and tying them together with a piece or ribbon or twine, that’s the feeling or look one tries to embody when creating a bridal bouquet of wildflowers.

The shape of a bridal bouquet isn’t the first thing a bride thinks about. Yet, in the first meeting with your floral vendor, you may get asked what shape you want the bouquet to look like. What does shape have to do with flowers? Think about your bridal ensemble and the way your dress fits you and falls to the grown. There is a shape to every dress, as there is definitely a shape to bridal bouquets. Here are some different types of bouquet shapes:

The Posey

Round, small and easily held in one hand. It can be loose, less structured and hand tied. The other kind of Posey bouquet is structured with the stems removed and replaced with wire.

Presentation

this is a bouquet of long stemmed flowers and the bride carries it cradled in her arm. This is very popular with the use of long stemmed calla lilies.

Composite Flower Bouquet

this style consists of flower petals being wired together to look like one big flower. Since this style is time consuming, it can be pricey.

Cascading Bouquet

the flowers in this bouquet cascades in the front like a teardrop. It’s a fairly large bouquet.

Wreath Bouquet

the name doesn’t quite describe the look of this bouquet. It’s basically a loose hand-tied bouquet, perfect for wildflowers.

The Springtime Blues

The addition of blue flowers in a bridal bouquet is whimsical, fun, and calming which is perfect for a spring wedding bouquet. Blue flowers look fabulous with pink, yellow, white and other color flowers that at first thought wouldn’t seem right if they were placed together.

Bridal bouquets come in different shapes like bridal dresses come in different shapes as well. But don’t forget that your bridesmaids come in different shapes and sizes as well so when choosing their bouquets, choose accordingly and pick one shaped that could really flatter everyone.

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