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Brilliant_Rock
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My brother is getting married in July, at a waterfront venue. He and his fiancee are using the same florist I used for my wedding in September, and she is great, but they are having trouble nailing down the details.
The main problem is that their colors are dark blue ("navy but not too dark navy") and white. And they have refused to consider any sort of accent color, except maybe silver printing on the invites. So the florist gave them a quote for brilliant blue hydrangeas, to find that they are funeral flowers in the bride's country. So no hydrangeas.
And apparently, there are no other dark blue flowers. The bride's requests are that her bouquet be different from the bridesmaids in composition as well as in size, and that her bouquet not be too white because she is worried it won't stand out against her dress. For whatever reason, they then decided that she would have purple in her bouquet. And now they have asked for my opinion on the following from the florist:
Bride- Very full, fluffy bouquet, perfectly round in shape, made of white lisianthus, posey calla and pops of white Akito and sweetheart roses. Pops of deep purple lisianthus throughout. Stems will be wrapped in a satin ribbon with pearl pins up the back.
Bridesmaids - Perfectly round contrasting bouquet of white roses, lisianthus and chrysanthemum with blue statice accents. Stems will be wrapped in a satin ribbon at base with just a bit exposed at the bottom.
Centerpieces - Unique glass container overfilled with a romantic mix of Akito roses, sweetheart roses, chrysanthemum, blue statice and pops of lemon leaf greenery. Accents of white dendrobium orchids for a touch of glam!
My feeling is that the purple in the bride's bouquet is not different enough from the blue statice in the bridesmaids' bouquets. Plus, since the bridesmaids are wearing dark blue dresses, I think that whatever blue color in those bouquets might kind of clash. I would tell them to pick an accent color and use that (bright green, yellow, etc) but so far they have been resistant to that idea.
What do you think of the florist's ideas? Any better ideas??
The main problem is that their colors are dark blue ("navy but not too dark navy") and white. And they have refused to consider any sort of accent color, except maybe silver printing on the invites. So the florist gave them a quote for brilliant blue hydrangeas, to find that they are funeral flowers in the bride's country. So no hydrangeas.
And apparently, there are no other dark blue flowers. The bride's requests are that her bouquet be different from the bridesmaids in composition as well as in size, and that her bouquet not be too white because she is worried it won't stand out against her dress. For whatever reason, they then decided that she would have purple in her bouquet. And now they have asked for my opinion on the following from the florist:
Bride- Very full, fluffy bouquet, perfectly round in shape, made of white lisianthus, posey calla and pops of white Akito and sweetheart roses. Pops of deep purple lisianthus throughout. Stems will be wrapped in a satin ribbon with pearl pins up the back.
Bridesmaids - Perfectly round contrasting bouquet of white roses, lisianthus and chrysanthemum with blue statice accents. Stems will be wrapped in a satin ribbon at base with just a bit exposed at the bottom.
Centerpieces - Unique glass container overfilled with a romantic mix of Akito roses, sweetheart roses, chrysanthemum, blue statice and pops of lemon leaf greenery. Accents of white dendrobium orchids for a touch of glam!
My feeling is that the purple in the bride's bouquet is not different enough from the blue statice in the bridesmaids' bouquets. Plus, since the bridesmaids are wearing dark blue dresses, I think that whatever blue color in those bouquets might kind of clash. I would tell them to pick an accent color and use that (bright green, yellow, etc) but so far they have been resistant to that idea.
What do you think of the florist's ideas? Any better ideas??
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