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Wedding flower arrangements are not just confined to bouquets for the bride and her bridesmaids, boutonnieres for the groom and the best man, and corsages for the mothers of the bride and groom. Wedding flower arrangements include decorations for the church and synagogue, as well as decorations for the reception venue. You can save on the cost of flowers used in wedding flower arrangements by reusing the flowers used for the wedding at the reception. Some flower arrangements used at weddings include the following:
- Bouquets: These wedding flower arrangements can be designed as nosegays, cascades, hand-tied bouquets, or contemporary bouquets. Nosegays are round clusters of scented flowers that are suitable for any wedding. Cascade bouquets, which feature flowers descending below the main portion of the bouquet design, are used in traditional and formal weddings. Hand-tied bouquets, created by placing the stems of the flowers and foliage in one’s hand and wrapping these around the center of the design until securely fastened, are used in garden weddings. Contemporary bouquets, featuring calla lilies, anthuriums, and orchids, use unconventional designs and are suitable for cosmopolitan weddings. The bouquets for the bride and bridesmaids should complement or match the dresses they wear at the wedding.
- Boutonnieres: These are single flowers, such as carnations, gardenias, or stephanotis, worn by the groom and the best man at a wedding.
- Corsages: These are single flowers or small bunches of flowers pinned to a lady’s dress. These flower arrangements should complement or match the dress.
- Flower arrangements for the wedding venue: You could place urns filled with flowers at the entrance to the church, synagogue, or garden, and later move the urns to the venue for the reception. If the church or synagogue has differences in levels, you can use flower arrangements with candles to emphasize the difference in level between the altar and the seats for the congregation. Use a single rose to mark the seats reserved for the bride’s and the groom’s mothers. You can create decorations for church doors by sticking petals on large pieces of ribbon.
- Flower arrangements for the reception venue: Use flowers, foliage, and votive candles to garland the center of the head table, where the bride and groom will sit. You can create buffet table decorations using the bridesmaids’ bouquets. Use four or five separate clusters of flowers to create centerpieces for the guests’ tables, so that each couple can take a cluster home. You can create a centerpiece by placing a mound of flowers on a cake plate. You can float fragrant flowers, such as roses, and votive candles, in crystal bowls, as a centerpiece. You can also fill a glass bowl with rocks, and cover the rocks with roses, to create yet another centerpiece. You can also decorate the stems of knives and goblets with flowers. You can sprinkle rose petals on the cake table and walkways, and also throw rose petals, instead of rice, at the bride and the groom as they leave the venue.
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