Flowers for the Wedding…A guy approach to budgeting
Ask any guy to mention the difference between a rose and a peonies flower and he will mostly likely run away from you. Luckily this guy has some knowledge that can help you find the perfect flower for your special day.
Roses, Hydrangeas, Peonies, Gardenias, Sweet Peas why are flowers so important to weddings? Flowers set the stage for what the theme and tempo of the wedding and party is going to be.
A rose tells a story of a classic romantic encounter between love and passion. You can place and them plucked down the aisle or they can decorate just about anything right? Well, that’s if you want to spend a small fortune, if your more like me and want to save some cold hard cash, try the following: Float the pedals in water or stick a single bloom in a glass beer bottle, decorated with votive candles and you just created a dynamic table.
Don’t like roses? How about hydrangeas, hydrangeas are garden flowers, they are glamorous as well, but they are beach casual and modern. They can be found all year round in large or medium bloom, they come in different colors; blue, pink, green, and white. Do you like peonies? Peonies come in large and medium bloom, they are mostly for the late spring wedding. They come in white, red, burgundy and pink. But if your on a budget, do not buy these out of season, unless you want to use your first born son as a down payment. Also think about buying flowers away from the holidays. Have you ever noticed how come Valentine’s Day flowers triple in price? Lets talk sweet peas. Sweet peas are the kind of flower you can use on a bouquet, they are light as a feather, and they are delicate looking and are found in the fall though late summer season. Found in a variety of colors purple, white, red, lavender, and pink.
Now wasn’t this a fast and easy read about 4 distinct flowers, ok 3 flowers, I forgot about the gardenias. In the Victorian Era, flowers created a new language in which flowers replaced words, they were symbolic. Did you know the Calla Lily symbolized magnificent beauty or that the Daisy meant, share your feelings. I don’t know how you would combine both flowers to create a sentence in the Victorian Era, but I do know that the Gardenia meant purity and joy, they are best used for the bouquet. They are very fragrant and are quite expensive, but so are the hydrangeas.
If you are doing this yourself; try not to over buy flowers, my recommendation, let the experts help you, they probably figured out how many pedals you’ll need.
Here are more flower ideas that can help you start thinking about the kinds of flowers that you want.
Alliums, Andromeda’s, Parrot Tulips, Spider Mum, Gardenias, Daffodils, Muscari’s, Yarrows.
Take the flower quiz
http://www.brides.com/planning/flowers/findyourstyle/landing
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