This week we present our 3rd bouquet breakdown.
You may have seen this bouquet before, as it was featured in our Tennessee
Orange & Kentucky Blue featured wedding.
Although this bride chose the main colors of Tennessee
Orange and Kentucky Blue, she didn’t want blue in her bouquet. Instead she
chose to add light pink flowers to bring out her blush colored gown. Here are
our florist’s thoughts on each of the stems in her bouquet.
Hypernicum berries
Hypernicum berries (orange) – These small berries make a
great, colorful filler. They come in a variety of colors for a reasonable
price. They do well for the better part of a day without water, making them
great for all kinds of arrangements.
Peonies
Peonies – These flowers are all the rage right now. We think
they’re lovely, but they’re just so darn expensive. We paid $150 for just 20
stems! And that was during peak season. For a cheaper replacement, there are
several garden rose varieties that have a very similar look.
Roses
Roses (bright orange) – These roses were the perfect shade
of orange! We recommend them for fall harvest themes, bright color
combinations, and of course for any UT Vols weddings/events.
Tulips
Tulips (bright orange) – This is another one that had the
perfect shade of orange. Tulips are a great for a pop of color. Also very
affordable. Just note that tulips open quickly, giving them a different appearance everyday. If you want closed tulips, we have to add them to bouquets at the last minute. Here we chose to have them open in order to show off as much of their bright orange color as possible.
Sweet Pea
Sweet pea (light pink) – Sweet peas have about 3-4 flowers
on a short stem. These are very delicate, fragile flowers. They are so prone to
breaking, that our warehouse supplier always includes a few extra with our
order. However, we love them for the soft, romantic look that they give to any
wedding.
Ranunculus
Ranunculus (orange) – These flowers are also very popular
right now. The problem that we had was that the supposedly “bright orange”
flowers came with too much yellow in them. They were so yellow that we didn’t
get to use half of what we ordered! When selecting this flower, we recommend a
picking a color that is tried and true, such as white, unless you don’t mind a
little color variety in the flowers.
Send us an email to order your wedding bouquet. The quote is free! anelegantencounter@gmail.com
