Happy December Readers! As winter is settling in, Central Minnesota Wedding Association would like to educate our readers about trends for winter flowers. We talked to Lesa from 101 Market to get the inside scoop.A common flower being used this winter is the Stephanotis, a beautiful flower from an evergreen vine. It's a popular flower for wedding bouquets with a jeweled or pearl pin placed in the center. White and green Calla Lilies and any blue flower such as Delphinium and Carnations are beautiful flowers that add a splash of color to delicate displays. As always, red and white Roses are another typical flower found in winter weddings. However, an elegant candy apple green rose is also becoming increasingly seen.
Lesa says December weddings sometimes use Poinsettias to tie in the holiday season. Floral bouquets of Calla Lilies with a silver wire for a caging effect are a beautiful accent along with pom-poms which are tiny spider like flowers that people think resemble snowflakes.
Other accessories include jeweled pins or pearl pins. Lesa suggests brides purchase these from a place like Claire’s Boutique in the mall because they are often less expensive than wholesale pins.
She also suggests some other cost friendly suggestions to stretch your floral budget and stay classy. Try to use your flowers for more than one use. For example, have the flower girl walk down the aisle and place her flowers around the unity candle. The guest book flower bouquet could be the bouquet the bride throws. Pew flowers could double for the back of chairs at the reception or become the center pieces.
Lesa's last piece of advice is to go with the feeling of the wedding. Do not get stuck on certain flower choices because you can save money by finding similar choices. It can end up achieving the same look that is wanted. Winter weddings are elegant and beautiful with the white snow back drop. Hopefully, these floral suggestions from Lesa are just what you need to add color to your fairytale wedding.
