I’m getting married in a church next June. Pretty much every church wedding I’ve been to have very similar decorations on the stage- big floral arrangements with white flowers and greenery along with some white candles. I want mine to be a little more unique and modern. My colors are light pink and navy. I thought of using white and pink in the floral arrangements, but I need some creative minds to help me! Any ideas?
The church is relatively simple, which is fine because my wedding is a little on the casual side, I just want a little something on stage.I am planning to do something similar to this on the pews, with navy ribbon instead of black

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Okay here’s the thing, I had to change my colors for my wedding due to lack of flowers and since it is in December I decided to go with red and silver and do a Christmas theme. Well my best friend just got married and did the colors red, white, and black and she used red and white roses and I would like to know what kind of floral arrangements I could do to make mine different? I was told I can use some kind of flowers to place in for my greenery so I wouldn’t have to coordinate it in through my b/m’s and or the groomsmen b/c the color looked a little tacky to me with the red and silver but I don’t even know what kind of flowers to do.I would like them to be silk flowers and not real.Also I am on a tight budget so I can only spend about 300, no more than 400. I had asked so called experts and instead of getting advice they tell me they don’t know. Well I figured someone on here could help with advice. Any ideas will be more than helpful please! My wedding is in 11 and a 1/2 weeks it was short notice but I need help! Thanks so much!

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There are several images that automatically come to mind when we think about weddings. We might think of a church decorated with flowers and layers of tulle, the aisle strewn with petals. We might think about bridesmaids in pretty identical dresses and sweet-looking flower girls looking thrilled to be at the center of attention for the few minutes they will be walking down the aisle. But the most prominent image that we associate with weddings is the bride in a white ball-gown dress, her hair covered by a long translucent veil, cradling a beautiful bouquet of flowers in her hands.

The tradition of carrying a bridal bouquet is almost as old as weddings themselves. Flowers symbolize fertility, but very little research is done on the origin of the bridal bouquet and the tradition of throwing the bouquet and passing on the fertility to another woman in the wedding. Nevertheless, the wedding bouquet is a time-honored tradition that is observed in different ways.

Bridal bouquets can be either a single, long-stemmed flower tied with a colorful ribbon, a large bunch of many different flowers, or something in between. Most brides say that choosing the flowers to go with the bouquet is a difficult decision to make. However, there is no such thing as the “right” or “wrong” bouquet. The only right bridal bouquet is whatever you want it to be. If you’ve always wanted a bridal bouquet of dazzling tropical Philippine flowers enhanced by glittering Swarovski crystals, then you should definitely go for it. A single red rose wrapped in lace would be just as stunning.

If you’re having difficulty deciding, here’s a tip: think of a way you can connect the flowers to your wedding gown and the bridesmaids’ dresses. If your wedding dress is ivory white while your bridesmaids are wearing peach, a coral rose bouquet will make the colors stand out.

For a colorful bridal bouquet, remember that colors that are shades of each other will give your bouquet a more subtle look. If you’re wearing a simple dress, try a bouquet with contrasting colors as the flowers will stand out more than your dress.

Another area for variety is the bouquet’s shape. The most popular arrangement is the round one, but you can always add a unique twist to it by giving it a downward point of greenery and lace. You can also place beads or crystals and allow them to trail over the bottom edge to make your bridal bouquet sparkle.

There is an incredibly array of options for brides when it comes to choosing the flowers, styles, and arrangement of the bridal bouquet. With florists offering a dizzying array of options for weddings, you’d be hard-pressed to find the right bridal bouquet to complement your dress on your wedding day.

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