Wedding Flowers

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Wedding Flowers

• Original by Linda Rist
• Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education
  Curriculum Office
• September 2005

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Weddings

• One of the most interesting and challenging
  segments of the florist business
• Tradition plays a major role

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Weddings

• Modern weddings are reflecting more individuality
• Couples are generally older and have a specific
  idea of what they want

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Bridal Consultations

• First interview is usually the most important
• It is at least three months prior to the wedding

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Bridal Consultations

• Normally handled by the head designer or the
  owner/manager of the shop
• An area is usually set aside for these meetings
  where interruptions will be minimal

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Bridal Consultations

• May include looking at ribbon samples
• Photo albums of sample wedding work

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Bridal Consultations

• Florist must learn as much about the wedding
  plans as possible

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Bridal Consultations

• Florist needs to determine what needs to be
  arranged
• Set a budget within which to work

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Other stuff.

• Type of gown
• Type of wedding being planned
• How large is the wedding party

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Other stuff.

• Formal or informal?
• Where will the service take place?
• Time of day or evening?
• Religious ceremony?

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Other stuff.

• Where is the reception?
• How large will the reception be?
• Who is paying for the flowers?

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Bridal Consultation

• Establish the size and budget for the wedding
• With this info the florist will be better able to
  make suggestions relative to flower choices and
  other decorations

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Wedding order form

• Used for planning floral decorations
• Lists the majority of items needed for the wedding

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Wedding order form

• Has space for notes on the style and types of
  flowers used
• Serves as a contract between the florist and the
  bride

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Wedding order form

• The form is signed by the bride and the florist
• This helps prevent problems in the future

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Wedding order form

• A copy is given to the bride to serve as her
  reference
• Itemized list of floral expenses

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Wedding order form

• Form may categorize expenses under two columns
• One for the bride and one for the groom

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Bouquets

• Bridal and attendant
• Style is preference of bride
• Several factors considered in selecting style of
  bouquets

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Bouquets

• Flowers should compliment the gown
• Traditional gowns - traditional flowers such as
  roses and stephanotis

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Bouquets

• Size of the bride and attendants
• Petite women should carry a small airy cascade
• Not a large, heavy cascading bouquet

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Bouquets

• Larger women can carry larger, heavier bouquets
• Most frequent styles ordered
• Arm bouquet

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Bouquets

• Colonial nosegay
• Cascading bouquet
• Variations of each are made by altering the
  flowers used, size, density of bouquet

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Arm bouquets

• Presentation bouquet
• Carried across the forearm
• Designed with natural stems remaining on the
  flowers
• Kept fresh in a vase until wedding time

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Arm bouquets

• Orchid tubes or water picks may also be used
• Remove tubes just before the wedding
• Flowers are bound together with wire

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Colonial Nosegay

• Handheld bouquets
• Constructed in a circular shape with an attached
  handle
• Usually a plastic bouquet holder is used

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Colonial Nosegay

• Soaked oasis or floral foam is placed in the
  bouquet holder
• A piece of PVC pipe is used to hold the bouquet
  holder while designing

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Cascade bouquets

• Held at the waist
• Created by extending the colonial bouquet into a
  flowing garland.

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Cascade bouquets

• Cascade may be any length from one foot to floor
  length
• Cascade is extremely popular with brides

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Cascade bouquets

• Hand tied - each flower wired and taped
  separately
• Designed in same foam holders as colonial nosegays

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Cascade bouquets

• Wire and tape the long cascade and add to a foam
  bouquet holder

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Corsages and Bouts.

• Normally worn by ushers, best man, groomsmen
• Parents, grandparents
• Servers at the reception
• Other close family members

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Corsages and Bouts.

• Organist, minister, soloist
• Minister - if they do not wear a robe
• Roses and orchids are favorite for mothers and
  grandmothers

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Corsages and Bouts.

• Any flower can be chosen
• Usually flowers used in bridal or bridesmaids
  bouquets

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Ceremonial Decorations

• Check to see if the church has a policy on the
  use of flowers and decorations

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Ceremonial Decorations

• A few large, bold arrangements are more effective
  than several small ones

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Entry and Vestibule

• Guest book table
• Cut flower arrangements
• Garlands framing doorways

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Aisles and Pews

• Bows made of number 9 or 40 ribbon
• White is the most common
• Often accented with flowers and foliage

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Aisles and Pews

• May be used on every pew
• Every second or third pew

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Candelabra

• May have flowers and foliage added
• May be used in altar area or in aisles

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Altar

• Focus attention on the center of the altar
• Should be large enough to be seen by wedding
  guests
• Large, bright flowers are most effective

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Altar

• Single arrangement in center of altar
• Triangular or fan shaped

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Reception Decorations

• Many times arrangements used at the wedding are
  moved to the reception site

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Reception

• Serving tables
• Cake table
• Punch table
• Floating pool arrangement

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Rehearsal dinner

• Depends on the style of dinner
• Arrangements are kept low so guests can see

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Delivery

• Florist usually stays at the wedding site until
  the ceremony has begun.
• Pins on corsages and hands out bouquets