Every bride wants her big day to be perfect, and that includes her bouquet! Whether you’re a DIY bride or planning with a florist, selecting the right flowers for your bridal bouquet is an important task. Here are five of the best flowers to include in your bridal bouquet.

Roses

Roses are a classic choice for wedding…

The first (and most important) step in wedding planning is choosing your style. Here are 8 bouquet styles to get you started. Scroll down to find the style that you love. Share that style with your florist and other wedding vendors to make sure everyone is on the same page. For more examples search that style to find your perfect wedding theme. We’re kicking off with our fave style,…

Traditionally, brides hold a bouquet of her favorite blooms as she walks down the aisle, which she later throws to a group of unwed ladies attending her wedding to predict the next bride. Much like wedding dresses, these bouquets have seen thousands of variations from the flowers used, to the arrangement, and even the accessories that adorn it. In recent years, however, there have been an increasing interest in non-floral bridal bouquets as brides opt for more unconventional…

Flowers are going to be an integral part of your wedding reception. You would need flowers for the bridal bouquet, boutonnieres for the groom, groomsmen and fathers, corsages for the mothers, flowers for the ceremony site, and centerpieces for the reception tables. They are going to appear in most of the wedding photographs and would create the right ambience for celebrating such a special day of your life. No wonder it requires a lot of attention for selecting the wedding flowers.…

We thought it would be fun to have bi weekly auctions for wedding dresses and accessories.

Here a bride can name her own price. 

NO reasonable offer will be declined! …

A Bride in her early thirties asked me if she had to carry a bouquet. She and her Groom had planned a small ceremony in the home of his parents. Fewer than ten people would attend. With international travel scheduled for the following week, the important item on their agenda was having a legal ceremony. They would have a big, traditional wedding next year, after the baby was born. Rather than hold flowers for this small ceremony, she would hold the Groom’s hands. I assured her there was no…

Welcome to Tracy and Sean's beautiful wedding at Pine River Ranch in Leavenworth, Washington. I love all the beautiful DIY touches that Tracy and Sean had at their ceremony and reception, from wooden chalk boards inspired by teacher Tracy's students, to a unique "guest signing book" and yummy and cute homemade cookies inspired by their home states; not to mention the gorgeous florals from Flora D’ Amore!…

When I first saw this post on Offbeat Bride it made me want to get married all over again just so I could where this dress. Enjoy!!

Anya's rainbow wedding dress

DID YOU KNOW?

Early Roman brides carried a bunch of herbs, such as garlic and rosemary, under their veils to symbolize fidelity and fertility and to ward off evil. These herbs served as a precursor to the modern bridal bouquet.

With the end of Indian summer comes one of the most popular seasons for weddings: fall!  September has now become one of the most popular months for wedding ceremonies, surpassing the traditional season of summer for weddings.  Keeping that in mind, if you’re planning your own fall nuptials, it’s time to pick out your wedding flowers! The flowers you choose for the reception centerpieces and bridal bouquet will all be captured by your …

Perfect Purple Inspiration...

Purple is the combination of red...the warmest cooler and blue...the coolest cooler.  With this combination, it is said to be the most perfect color.

If your color you are using purple for your wedding, please enjoy these pictures. You will find so many ways to add purple to your…

When a bride orders her wedding bouquet, it might not seem that any "activities" will come from it other than carrying it down the aisle. But the bridal bouquet can be the source of many interesting activities and meaningful gestures.



During there ceremony there are all kinds of possibilities. Personally, when I got married, I had meaningful people in my life i.e. my husband to be, parents, aunt, children, in laws write a message to me on a card. Those cards were then connected…

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I went to a beautiful wedding in Baltimore this weekend. It was at the Pier 5 Hotel on the waterfront. It’s a beautiful hotel—modern Alice in Wonderland style décor, shimmering lights dancing on the marble floor, and large comfortable rooms with the coziest beds of any hotel I’ve ever stayed in. It’s also very eco-conscious. They have…

Many couples we sit down with have certain songs that they love, however they just don't fit into the wedding day.  They may be rock songs that are too heavy to dance to, or a country song that just doesn't quite fit in with your crowd.  We suggest making these songs part of the garter and bouquet tradition.  During the garter and bouquet toss, you have four opportunities to play songs that may not fit in with your dinner mix or dancing portion of your wedding, but you can still include them…

Stacey and Brian had a beautiful Wedding here at Pine River Ranch last August and their talented photographer Saskia M captured the details of their big day perfectly (like always!) The sun was shining and it matched Stacey's yellow rose bouquet perfectly! The yellow, blue and khaki color scheme of their wedding was a perfect…

The French are known for their ardor and their style. When we think romance, we think of kisses under the Eiffel tower and walks along the Seine River, the French language is known to be one of the most romantic in the world and no country is considered more fashionable than France. The country is known for its passion and fashion. That is why today we…