Choosing your color scheme is one of the biggest design decisions you’ll make for your wedding. Your wedding’s theme and color scheme sets the tone of the wedding day for you and your guests. With unlimited options and endless sources of inspiration, it can be a daunting process. Where the heck do you start?! One of our favorite tips at DIY Bride is to use flowers as our go-to source inspiration. What’s more beautiful than nature, right? Lisa Waddington, for FiftyFlowers.com, has shared these easy tips to help you navigate the zillions of wedding flowers, colors and varieties to hone in on your favorite blooms and discover the perfect color combination for your day. Wedding colors are the unifying feature for every wedding day detail. Letting flowers be the inspiration for finding the wedding color combo can be just the secret to distinguishing your wedding day.
1. Bloom Immersion. Visit an online wholesale flower market such as FiftyFlowers.com and explore until you fall in love with the flower and color that’s perfect for your wedding. Online research is best since local markets may only carry blooms in season and with limited color options. Using a single type of bloom makes a strong but-oh-so stunning presentation to your guests. 2. Rare Find. Are you looking for that one, distinctly different element that will make your wedding unique? Why not make your statement with a flower that’s off-the-beaten-path? How about a well-recognized wedding flower in a very rare hue such as bright yellow hydrangea or lime green rose . Or consider a limited variety such as a blue orchid ? Either way your guests will be wowed by the wedding flower they never expected.
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3. Venue Match. If your wedding location has a distinct color scheme then maybe it’s best to choose colors and flowers that blend in with the environment. If your wedding is in a ballroom with red and gold patterned carpet, go for the burgundy mini-calla lillies rather than going with the pink flowers that you dreamed of. No need to worry, you can order a bouquet of soft pink gerbera daisies to enjoy while you are getting ready.
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4. In Season. If spring, summer, winter or autumn are words that describe your wedding, then flowers in season are just what you need for inspiration. For spring weddings Tulips are the perfect fit and you have an array of French, Novelty and Standard varieties in multiple colors to choose from. Shop wedding flowers by season and make your pick.
5. Have a favorite color? Then take a look at your flower options by color and decide if they deliver on your wedding day vision. You’ll find that if you want an all-blue wedding, your petal picks will be more limited than if you go with a red or orange color scheme. If you’re still not sure where to start, check out wedding flowers by color and let hundreds of wedding flower photos inspire you to find the color palette.
[Disclaimer: FiftyFlowers.Com is a DIYBride.Com advertiser.]
