Why are wedding flowers important? Not only are they the perfect adornment to a wedding dress and a wonderful accent to a woman’s beauty on her special day, there is a euphoria that flowers create when seen and smelled that is hypnotic.

1. 7 Highly Effective Ways to
Personalize Your Wedding Flowers
By Simply Elegant

2. Planning your wedding flowers
With planning it can be done. We customize
each of our bouquets to fit the bride, taking
a wide range of variables into account.
Why are wedding flowers important? Not
only are they the perfect adornment to a
wedding dress and a wonderful accent to a
woman’s beauty on her special day, there is a
euphoria that flowers create when seen and
smelled that is hypnotic.
Have you ever wondered why smelling
flowers makes you smile? Even when they
aren’t yours, we are drawn to a bouquet of
flowers, wanting to smell them.

3. Psychological effects of wedding
flowers
Flowers impact us in other ways too. Seeing a
picture of wild flowers in a meadow can reduce
stress and make you feel more at ease. Seeing
the bright splashes of color can reduce your
feelings of anger. Why?
Rutgers University has conducted research
concluded that it isn’t just a fluke; flowers
actually help emotional health. Ask any person
who cultivates a garden and they’ll tell you the
same.
It was determined that flowers have an
immediate impact on happiness; flowers help
people make intimate connections, and; flowers
have a long-term positive effect on moods.
Flowers can incite a varied range of emotions.

4. What does the bride like?
Are there certain colors or a
specific bloom that calls to you?
Think about your personality (are
you quirky, free-spirited, or
traditional) and keep that in
mind as you search for the
perfect blooms. Your theme may
also dictate the flowers you
choose. Do you want a wild
flower look or a perfectly round,
tidy hand tied bouquet?

5. When are you getting married?
World wide growing conditions plus the
time of year that your ceremony will be
held greatly affects flower availability.
Flowers are ordered from all over the
world and drought conditions or
flowers purchased out of season make
you floral budget more costly.
Warm weather provides an abundance
of blooms, however here are some cold
weather flowers that do well added
into bouquets:

6. When are you getting married?
Mums (Chrysanthemums) and
Dahlia’s
Mums and Dahlia’s are a
fantastic way to provide color
and texture in your fall wedding
bouquets. These plants have
many varieties. Whether reds,
oranges, yellows, or pinks -
there’s a mum out there that will
bring movement and depth to
the look of your bouquet.

7. When are you getting married?
Lemon Queen Sunflower
This perennial sunflower is
stunning. Its delicate looking
petals make you think of
spring warmth and are the
perfect fit for a vibrant country
bridal bouquet.

8. When are you getting married?
Candytuft
This seemingly delicate flower
is as hearty as they come.
Their long stems and white
petals do well in cut bouquets.
Add some interesting vines
and green berries and you
have an award winning look.

9. When are you getting married?
Unusual Content
Specialty flowers such as “peony
like” roses, funky cosmos, anemones
and gloriosa orchid blooms bring a
new dimension to your bouquet.
Add provocative vines, green berries,
rosemary herbs, or even edible sugar
coated lemon sliced soft jelly candy
for an award winning look. Your
bouquet is personal and the
possibilities are endless.

10. Where are you getting married?
In a church? In a park? On the beach?
On a rooftop? Where you get married
should be factored into the type of
flowers you choose. If you are getting
married on the beach, roses are nice
but what about a collection of tropical
flowers like Anthuriums and Heliconia.
These tropical flowers make a bold
statement and are stunning against a
white wedding dress. For a rooftop
wedding you can opt for a total green
bouquet and accent the décor with
various variegated vines.

11. What are the bridesmaids wearing?
A color coordinated wedding party is
aesthetically pleasing, but that
doesn’t mean your flowers have to
be the exact colors to match the
dresses.
A complementary palate is in order
and using a colour gradient is a great
way to balance out the look. Or
break the mold and make every
dress a different colour with a
matching bouquet.

12. Do you have any specific
requirements?
Wedding flowers are a reflection of the event
and of the couple themselves, but the
wedding bouquet is a special tribute to the
bride.
There are times when close family members
cannot be at the wedding physically. We
offer the bride an opportunity to include
deceased family in their very special day by
building an item of theirs into the bouquet.
We have everything from an Olympic medal,
cufflink, or brooch into the bouquet so that
beloved family can be a part of the
ceremony.