Winter Wedding Flowers
Ideas for Winter Wedding Flowers
Winter is a beautiful season to get married in, but due to the fact that the weather is often cold, choosing the right array of winter wedding flowers is important to help create the look and style your want for your wedding. There are many types of flowers that are easily available during the winter months, and it is even possible to locate just about any type of flower year round if you are willing to pay a little extra. You can determine the right look for your wedding flowers and the right price by looking at the many options available for winter wedding flowers.
Winter wedding arrangements usually involve less variety of color but with some creative arranging they can be just as elegant and beautiful as summer flowers can be. Look for shades of color that match your wedding attire and your wedding theme. Simple but elegant color patterns that match the winter season usually mean burgundy and white, white and blue, white or ivory mixed with dark green foliage or a simple standing color of ivory or dark red. Red is an easy match if your wedding is located around the holiday season, and white is the most chosen color for winter weddings. White is graceful and stylish on its own, and the arrangements can be given a personal touch by adding hints of other colors or accessories.
In season winter flowers are available in a wide array of colors and shapes. You may wish to try Tulips, especially some of the black varieties or white Hypernias, because they are elegant and in season from December through April. Roses may be slightly more expensive, but they are the epitome of grace and style for weddings. All white bouquets or deep red single bouquets of roses are a traditional design for winter weddings. A single color scheme of roses also opens the door for adding tiny accessories for style. Red and white amaryllis and Gerber daisies are also often used for winter flower designs as well as burgundy colored dahlias. White flowers that are great looking but cheaper than white roses include: carnations, lisianthus and oriental lilies. A great theme for a winter wedding is the white and blue match or the winter wonderland look. This color theme can be accomplished with any of the white rose or flower varieties and a number of winter flowers of blue are also available. Some examples of blue flowers are hydrangeas, anemones and Forget-me-nots. Tidbits of silver can be used as small accessories to flower arrangements to offer a slightly different contrast. Silver dusty millers or silver dollar eucalyptus are good winter flowers of silver color.
Winter wedding flowers can help to give your wedding a nice holiday theme as well. White, ivory and red colors can be matched with darker contrasting green foliage to give a Christmas or holiday appearance. Green foliage offers depth and interest to your flower arrangements. Try using ivy leaves, hypericum berries, green winterberry, pine sprigs, pine cones and evergreen sprigs to spruce up your flowers. Berries add a wonderful touch and for an added fragrant effect, try adding some jasmine into the mix.
Ultimately choosing the right wedding flower arrangements for your winter wedding all comes down to personal choice. Usually winter themes are simple and straightforward, but what these arrangements lack in variety can be made up with creativeness. Designs with contrasting greens and reds may seem too overblown for the summer months, and pure white blooms in warmer months may be too boring. In winter however, these styles fit perfectly. Experiment with different matches and mixes of colors and contrasts until you find the right combination for your wedding’s style and character.