5 Tips for Choosing the Best Flowers For Your Wedding

When it comes to choosing wedding flowers, you want something that delights your guests and creates wonderful memories for the rest of your life. Choosing the wrong colours or style can dull down an otherwise magnificent wedding. This is why it is important to find a wedding florist who understands what you need, helps you select flowers that will make your wedding wonderful and takes the time to give your wedding the special care and personal attention it deserves. Below are five more tips to help you make the right choice for wedding flowers.

1. Get clear on the style and themes for your wedding You should choose flowers based on your wedding theme, get flowers that compliment other wedding decorations and the venue perfectly. Your venue will affect the kinds of floral arrangements that will suit, so take some photos to show your florist if you can. A great way to match your wedding style and theme is to scrapbook your style and theme and colour ideas.

2. Look for ideas from the internet, gardening books, magazines etc Before you even meet up with your florist, research some ideas on your own. If you have no clue how to find good flowers for your wedding, bridal magazines, gardening books and the internet can provide a trove of ideas. By the time you sit down with a wedding florist, you should have already defined your own tastes and have a rough idea of what selections you want.

3. Determine your budget Flowers usually take a big chunk out of a wedding budget and this is something you should be prepared for. That being so, it is also possible to have amazing flower decorations on a tight budget. The most important thing is to determine what budget you are willing to work with and communicate that budget to your florist. Together, you can find something ideal for your finances.

4. Choose the right colours One of the most important aspects of wedding flowers is their colours. With your florist’s help, plan how to mix and match flower colours to compliment the bridal gown, the wedding venue, the brides maids dresses and the area where they are placed.

5. Choose in-season flowers A lot of flowers grow according to season. Before you make your final choices, ensure that you can easily find the selections you have made. Even though it might be possible to get flowers that are out of season, you may have to pay extra for them. Be however careful with the out of season flowers since they may not be able to withstand current climate conditions for many hours.

Victoria Whitelaw is one of Melbourne's leading wedding florists, if you are interested in having her personally design your wedding flowers, you can contact her at her beautiful florist shop on 03 9821 4613