Spring Wedding Bouquets in Every Color
Pink: The most feminine of all colors, pink is a lovely choice for a spring bouquet. Lush pink peonies are a favorite flower of late spring brides. They combine wonderfully with fresh garden roses to make gorgeous bouquets. Ruffly pink sweet peas are a special blossom to include in a vintage inspired wedding, while vivid Stargazer lilies are great for a big showy arrangement. A simple hand-tied bouquet of tulips in shades ranging from ballet to rose to deep pink is a lovely classic style for a spring bride. Other pink choices include anemones, ranunculus, and delicate lily-of-the-valley.
Yellow: As cheerful and fresh as a sunny spring afternoon, there is something about yellow that is just perfect for a spring wedding. Many of the best loved spring blossoms come in wonderful lemon or sunshine shades, including tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths. Papery ranunculus are also available in yellow, as are creamy garden roses. One of my favorite spring wedding planning ideas is to combine cheerful yellow blossoms with blue flowers in the bouquets for the bridesmaids.
Blue: More rare than other flower colors, blue is a highly sought after hue for floral arrangements. Spring is a bit early for blue hydrangeas, but you can get anemones, delphiniums, and hyacinths in shades of blue. Small muscari (also known as grape hyacinth) are one of the most intense naturally blue flowers available, and they work very well in mixed arrangements.
Purple: Purple has become a very popular color for weddings in recent years. Purple flowers can range from pale lilac to deep aubergine, and everything in between. Some lovely spring blossoms are available in shades of purple, including sweet peas, hyacinths, and tulips. Fragrant lilacs grow in the most marvelous shades of purple, of course, but the season for them is limited and they are quick to wilt out of water so they require care.
White: Of course many brides like the classic all white bouquet, and you can create a delightful springtime arrangement using white blossoms. The most classic of all blossoms is white lily-of-the-valley, which are available in May. Tie a small posy with a wide sage green satin ribbon for a heavenly little bouquet to carry with a lace gown. Other springtime favorites such as peonies, ranunculus, sweet peas, hyacinths, and tulips are also readily available in white.
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For a formal spring wedding, you simply cannot go wrong with lush yellow garden roses. Yellow roses symbolize friendship and cheerfulness, which is a great theme for a wedding ceremony. The garden roses would be gorgeous in a large round nosegay shape, perhaps with a few white peonies mixed in. More natural floral arrangements are in style this year, so another lovely option is a loose bouquet of yellow roses with trailing ivy. Or use standard hybrid roses to create a striking composite bouquet, in which the petals are arranged to make the bouquet look like a single large flower. A ruff of green leaves will set off the yellow petals to perfection.
If you are more of a modern bride, a great choice for your yellow spring bouquets would be calla lilies. A chic presentation bouquet which is cradled along the bride’s arm would be fabulous with a sleek modern bridal gown and a birdcage veil. Round bouquets of mini calla lilies in yellow would be fantastic for the bridesmaids. The sunny hue of the flowers would be a great contrast against charcoal gray chiffon dresses worn with minimalist bridesmaid jewelry. A neat cuff of ribbon is the ideal bouquet handle wrap for mini calla arrangements.
Of course no flower says spring quite like daffodils, and they are a delightful choice for a spring wedding bouquet. Mini daffodils are particularly popular for hand-held floral arrangements. If you wish to add more color and variety, opt for an assortment of daffodils. They come in a great range of hues, like all yellow, white and yellow, orange and yellow, and orange and white. These would also be terrific bridesmaid bouquets. Break up the yellow by choosing bridesmaid dresses and jewelry in different color like blue, lavender, or spring green. Add a gingham or toile bow to the blossoms to complete the effect.
The classic bride will swoon for yellow tulips in her bouquet. Remember that there is more than one type of tulip available, as well, so you can choose from the classic Dutch tulip or a more fanciful parrot or French tulip. Although they can combine well with other flowers, there is something special about an all tulip arrangement. Try out one of the dramatic presentation bouquets with a long trailing white satin ribbon, or keep it simple with a neat nosegay of yellow tulips. You simply cannot go wrong with this elegant spring blossom.
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Spring has some of the loveliest flowers of any season, so it is no wonder that it is such a popular time for a wedding. There is no need to do anything exotic with your wedding flowers, as the ones in season are so exquisite all on their own. These are some of the most classic spring wedding bouquets.
Perhaps one of the best reasons to be a spring bride is to have the chance to carry a delicate bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley. The tiny white or pink blossoms are an emblem of spring, and are in season in early May. In fact, lily-of-the-valley is the birth flower for those born in the month of May. Its meaning is “return to happiness”, making it a very appropriate choice for wedding flowers. Allow a lily-of-the-valley bouquet to be very simple; all it needs is a satin ribbon around the stems to become the height of bridal perfection.
Peonies are another gorgeous spring flower, and they are very popular for bridal bouquets. Typically used in shades of pink or in white, the lush full blossoms of peonies are fantastic for creating larger bouquets. They work beautifully with classic bridal style, such as a lace gown worn with a pearl tin cup necklace. Peonies are also wonderful for garden weddings, as they have a fresh-picked appearance.
Of course, it would not be spring without tulips, and no bride could go wrong selecting this classic symbol of spring for her bouquet. Tulips look amazing when arranged in single color bunches, and you can create a different feeling depending on which color you choose. For the most traditional effect, an bouquet of white tulips is gracious and elegant. Tie them with a white ribbon if you want to maintain a traditional style, or add a black and white striped ribbon for a touch of modern elegance. Red tulips are fun and festive, yellow are cheerful, pink are feminine, and purple a bit more sophisticated. There are so many pretty spring wedding flowers that that may be enough reason to set a spring wedding date!
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