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1. Use balloons in addition to flowers!

2. Limit the number of attendants.

3. Have a garden or outdoor wedding.

4. Decorate with greenery & twinkling lights.

5. Use flowers in season.

6. Use fewer but larger and more dramatic displays.

Your Wedding Flowers

Flowers add natural beauty to your wedding. The best way to achieve the atmosphere and style that you want is to hire a reputable and creative florist to do your bouquets and flowers.

After the wedding, consider preserving your bouquet for a beautiful keepsake of your special day. If you really want to toss a bouquet at your reception, ask your florist to make you a special tossing bouquet. Then you can keep your actual bouquet and have it preserved.
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Flowers for the Wedding Party
Bridesmaids carry bouquets similar to the bridal bouquet, but they are typically a touch smaller. They may also wear corsages or wrist bracelets.

The Groom, Groomsmen, Ushers, and Fathers wear boutonnieres. The boutonnieres may be of a different color or flower than the bridesmaid's bouquet.

Don't be afraid to be creative! If you take a swatch of fabric from the bridesmaid's dresses to your florist, he or she can even match the flowers to the dress.

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Wedding Flowers Checklist
Use these traditional guidelines when planning flowers for your wedding. You may or may not choose to use all of these!
Bouquets:
Bride
Maid(Matron) of Honor Bridesmaids
Flower girls
Bride's toss bouquet (separate bouquet for toss)
 Hair Ornaments:
Bride
Maid(Matron) of Honor
Bridesmaids
Flower girls
Junior Bridesmaids

Boutonnieres:
Groom (except military)
Best Man (except military)
Ushers
Father of bride
Father of Groom
Grandfathers 		Mothers & Grandmothers:
Corsage (lapel or wrist)
Purse decoration flowers
Arm Bouquet

Reception:
Centerpieces
Head table

Ceremony:
Altar
Chuppah
Pews
Main Entrance
Runner		 Staircase railing
Buffet Tables
Cake Table
Place-card table
Wedding Cake Top
For a personal touch at the ceremony, have your ushers give single long stem roses (or some other flower of your choice) to your female guests! Silks are great for this!!!

What Type of Flowers Should I Use?
Here's a list of some of the most popular wedding flowers and their traditional meaning:

Rose - Love
Orchids - Beauty
White Daisies - Innocence
Lilies - Purity
Gardenias - Joy
Lily of the Valley - Happiness

Talk to your florist about other popular flowers and their meanings. Keep in mind when you select your flowers that if you choose flowers in season during your wedding you are likely to pay less!

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