Once you’ve decided on how you want to look, what your bridesmaids will wear and how you will all wear your hair and makeup, as well as the theme of the day, you can start to plan how your flowers will look. Consider the flowers you want displayed in the place you’re having your ceremony, whether that be a church or another venue.

Your bouquets can be a nod to the rest of the flowers or something unique, chosen simply to compliment the style of the people wearing them. One tradition that’s growing in popularity is including flowers from your bouquet into your hair styles. Gypsophila is often used to draw attention gently from the outfit to the wearer's hair, and is a great flower to use in delicate styles.

 Before you even start to consider which flowers you’d like in your bouquet, it’s important to decide which style of bouquet you’re going to go for. Below we’ve highlighted four of the most popular types of bouquet you can choose from.

Cascade Bouquets

This beautiful style of bouquet is increasing in popularity and it’s not hard to see why. The bouquet is created from a collection of flowers in your hands which you hold, then a flowing cascade of flowers winding down from your waist to your legs.  If you’re going for a vintage, woodland or forest themed wedding, this bouquet would be a stunning edition to set off your dresses. It’s a timeless looking bouquet that will look stunning on your photos forever. You can add trailing greenery into your bouquet to create a fresh, relaxed look to compliment your wedding theme.

Hand Tied Bouquets

Hand Tied Bouquet A hand tied bouquet is a traditional, rustic looking arrangement that can perfectly compliment your bridal party’s look on your special day. If you’re wearing a dress with a large train, or intricate detailing in lace or embellishment, a hand tied bouquet can work as a simpler detail to complete your look, allowing your dress to remain as the main focus. Some of the traditional flowers to use in a hand tied bouquet are roses and hydrangeas, as they are thin stemmed but full in flower, meaning they’re easy to hold but produce a full impact.

Round Bouquets

A round bouquet is another beautiful style of flower posy which looks stunning paired with the bride or bridesmaid dresses. You could always choose a hand tied or round bouquet for your bridesmaids to compliment your larger cascade bouquet. Similar to a hand tied bouquet, a round bouquet uses thin stemmed flowers with beautiful blooms such as roses, peonies, and hydrangeas. If you’re looking for a sleek, tidy bouquet, a round bouquet could be the perfect posy.

Nosegay Bouquets

Nosegay Bouquet A nosegay bouquet is a traditional looking arrangement, similar to a round or hand tied bouquet, but is often designed to look quite structured. It is usually given as a gift, so could be the perfect way to thank your bridesmaids for standing with you on your big day.

Flowers at a wedding are one of the most important parts of the day, complementing your colour scheme and your theme, if you’ve chosen one, and giving an insight into your personal tastes and preferences. Flowers are a part of the day you can make entirely unique to you, and sometimes people choose to use them as a way of remembering people, bringing them into their special day. With so many options to choose from, planning the perfect bouquet for your wedding can be quite overwhelming...

So once you've decided which wedding bouquet is perfect for your big day or you're a guest at a wedding, you can send flowers, select a bloom for flower delivery & have a truly gorgeous bouquet delivered from local florists, all from the Direct2Florist website.