Creative Ideas for Wedding Flowers

• Welcome gifts for out-of-town guests and members of the bridal parties.
• Thank you gifts for those people who make the bride and groom’s day special.
• Rehearsal dinner and wedding brunch décor.
• Decorations for the wedding transportation.
• Floating arrangements for ponds or pools.
• Accessories for the bride’s hair, in some cases replacing the more traditional veil.

At the Ceremony

• Adorn the ceremony entrance with flower-filled urns that can later be moved to the reception.
• Use flowers and candlelight at different levels to give dimension to design.
• Use a single rose to mark the seats of both the groom’s and the bride’s mothers.
• Attach flower petals to a large ribbon for an elegant decoration piece.

At the Reception

• Garland the center of the head table with flowers, foliage and votive candles.
• Use the bridesmaids’ bouquets to create lavish buffet table decorations or to surround the cake.
• Have your florist create guest table centerpieces with 4-5 separate clusters of flowers so that each couple can take a part of the centerpiece home.
• Float large fragrant flowers, such as open roses or gardenias, in crystal containers with votive candles.
• Sprinkle rose petals on the cake table and walkways.
• Have the toss bouquet double as a cake top.
• Decorate goblets and cake knives with flowers.
• Use a cake plate with a mound of flowers on it as a centerpiece.
• Use roses to make a dome at the top of a glass bowl filled with pretty rocks, and place a wreath around the bowl to highlight it.
• Toss rose petals instead of rice as the bride and groom leave.

Talk to your florist about these ideas for your wedding flowers. To find a wedding florist, visit SAF’s National Florist Directory at www.nationalfloristdirectory.com.