Most Popular Wedding Flowers for 2010

You can never have a wedding without flowers.  Even if you decide to elope and fly to Vegas for a quickie wedding, you will still encounter flowers at one point or another.  Regardless of whether you are going for an all out wedding or a modest event where only family and closest friends will attend, you will have to spring for some flowers.

Here are some helpful tips for you to decide which ones will be most appropriate for your big day.

Most Popular Wedding Flowers for 2010

• White, Pink, and Yellow Roses – This trio is a real winner for bouquets, centerpieces, and even a headdress for the bride.  They are relatively less costly as compared to other wedding flowers but they still radiate the beauty and happiness which is the theme of the day.

• Blue and Yellow Tulips – One of the greatest selling points of this flower is that it does not wither easily.  Another is that whatever color it comes in, it exudes the very definition of elegance and class, which is rather fitting since it costs an arm and a leg.  If you are going to use tulips for the centerpiece, make sure you cut the stem in half to make sure that they will not be too tall when placed on the table.  It is ostentatious to have very tall flowers for centerpieces.

• Peonies - These flowers exude modesty and good intentions which would make them perfect for bouquets.  You can also pair them with fragrant white lilies to make a great centerpiece.

• Orchids - These things can be expensive but they sure have that exotic touch that would stand out just enough to compliment the bride’s radiating beauty on the big day.

• Hydrangeas - These would make excellent decorations for the reception hall as well as the archway in the ceremonial hall.  Pink and white ones will be perfect to accent an otherwise dull wall.

• Calla Lilies – These beautiful flowers will always be a top choice for weddings, no matter what the year! Better yet, you can find calla lily wedding favors to compliment your theme.

Choosing Wedding Flowers

When you choose flowers for your big day, there are only three things to need to remember:

1. You can only spend so much.
2. The flowers should be ordered months in advanced through the florist.
3. Consider the location of the wedding.

It is very important that you have already settled on a theme and a location for the wedding before you even looking at flower samples.  If you are having a garden wedding, you would probably not need too many flowers in the first place.  Same principles apply to beach weddings as well.

If you have a tight budget, make sure that you choose flowers within your price range. Otherwise you will just end up frustrated and disappointed.  Talk to your florist about your requirements and your price ceiling so he/she can work it out with you.

Make certain that the flowers are delivered no earlier than 24 hours before the wedding.  Any sooner than that and you will run the risk of having withered flowers on your wedding, something that is not very pleasant or practical.

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