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By choosing flowers that are in season, you are allowing
yourself to be in tune with nature. Of course, by realizing and
following the seasons, you are also able to get the freshest and
least expensive flowers, so everyone wins.
For fall and winter weddings
For the cooler months, you will be able to find appropriate,
warmly colored flowers. Fall flowers include chrysanthemums,
dahlias, gerber daisies, hydrangeas, roses, sunflowers and
zinnias. Gerber daises come in a variety of colors, so you'll be
able to match whatever color scheme you end up choosing.
Winter weddings can opt for forsythia, hydrangea, tulips, and
roses. For a fun idea, why not try bunches of white roses at a
winter wedding? These would look beautiful against darker
bridesmaid dresses, while an accent of a few red roses would be
perfect in the bride's bouquet.
For spring and summer weddings
Although it may seem that all flowers should be available in the
spring and summer, this is not necessarily true. Many flower
growers are in different parts of the world, and their seasons
can be very different.
For a spring wedding, you may want to choose flowers such as
daffodils, forsythia, gerber daisies, hyacinth, iris, lilac,
pansy, foxglove, peony, snapdragons, roses, star of Bethlehem,
tulips, or violets. The selection is much larger in the warmer
months, but this is also prime time for weddings, so you may be
faced with shortages.
In the summer, weddings with lilies, daisies, geraniums,
pansies, roses, violets and zinnias make for beautiful settings.
Try to incorporate a few into the overall design to add texture
and depth to the decorating scheme.
Flowers can make for a beautiful, natural touch to any wedding
plans. Finding ones that are in season will help to ensure that
you are getting the freshest varieties without any artificial
help from chemicals or colorings.
Some advice for ordering flowers though, you will want to make
your plans well in advance of your wedding. Not only will this
save you troubles in planning, but it also allows you enough
time to change your arrangements if there's a particular flower
shortage for the year, or if you just happen to change your mind.
Sit down with a florist to see what they suggest. Many times,
they can create beautiful arrangements without the cost that you
might incur by doing it on your own.
Having a second plan is always a good idea in any part of
wedding planning.
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