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Published: November 21, 2006
Considering the complications of planning a wedding ceremony, it is easy to overlook the importance of buying flowers by season. Buying flowers by season, when they are readily available, is one of the easiest ways to cut down wedding flower costs.
Buying wedding flowers by season also adds a special touch. For example, the bride has an opportunity to make her winter wedding more wonderful or her summer ceremony more scintillating.
Take a look at the following guide on choosing wedding flowers by season:
The Best Fall Flowers
According to the Society of American Florists, 23 percent of all weddings take place during the autumnal seasons of September through December.
Fall is a beautiful time to get married. The days are shorter, the nights are brisk and cool, and all of the green summer foliage turns to deep yellow, red and golden hues. Fall flowers should reflect the deep, jewel-tone colors of the season.
Dahlia: An inexpensive, yet flamboyant flower, it is available in white, cream, yellow, orange, pink, red, burgundy and rust.
Chrysanthemum: This flower has been grown and revered by the Chinese for centuries and now 21st century farmers are cultivating the flower in a variety of colors. It is available in white, pink, yellow, orange, red, apricot, cream, lavender and green.
The Best Winter Flowers
Winter weddings make up only 13 percent of all weddings, with 11 percent being Christmas weddings. There are not many winter flowers in bloom, so it would be wise to rely on year-round blooms to create beautiful floral arrangements. Most weddings during this season have a white or Christmas color scheme, so the flowers listed below are not so much winter flowers, as they are year-round flowers.
Gardenia: This creamy white flower is a delicate choice. It is not well-suited for bouquets, but when a few of these odorous flowers are carried at a time, they indicate sensuality and allure.
Tulip: This is a year-round favorite, often available in white to keep in theme with a winter wonderland wedding. Other popular colors include deep and bright red, orange, yellow, pink, lilac and dark purple.
Rose: This is the flower of choice when the message is true love. According to the California Cut Flower Commission, roses are available in every color except true blue.
The Best Spring Flowers
Spring weddings account for 29 percent of all weddings, making it the second most popular season, after summer. Spring flowers are in abundance and in bloom for the first time in the year. It is a time of rebirth. Aside from perennial spring flowers like roses and tulips, there are many different varieties of beautiful and exotic flowers available.
Daffodils: This bright yellow flower screams spring, happiness and cheer.
Lily of the Valley: This is a traditional white flower with bunches of little heads hanging off a bundle of delicate little stems.
Ranunculus: This flower, with its round head and layers of delicate petals, is available in pink, white, yellow and orange.
The Best Summer Flowers
This is, by far, the most popular time of year to wed; summer hosts nearly 35 percent of all weddings. The colors are vibrant and the weather is balmy, providing the perfect excuse to bring all those gorgeous summer flowers into some air-conditioning.
Dahlia: An inexpensive, colorful flower, dahlias are available in white, cream, yellow, orange, pink, red, burgundy and rust. Its size ranges from that of a ping-pong ball to a dinner plate.
Dendrobium Orchid: This flower is delicate, exotic and sexy. It is available in white, yellow, green, pink, mauve and rust.
Calla Lily: This is a beautiful flower with clean lines, evoking a sense of magnificent beauty. It is available in white, cream, pastel, hot pink, lavender, purple, yellow and orange
Sources:
Callaway, Nina. Wedding Flowers in Season. About, Inc. 15 November 2006.
< http://weddings.about.com/od/weddingflowers/a/Seas on.htm>
Wedding Flower Finder. Weather.com. 15 November 2006. http://beta.weather.com/activities/events/weddings /planning/flowerfinder.html?from=wed_welcome
WeddingGazette.com. 15 November 2006. http://www.weddinggazette.com/content/004261.shtml
Buying wedding flowers by season also adds a special touch. For example, the bride has an opportunity to make her winter wedding more wonderful or her summer ceremony more scintillating.
Take a look at the following guide on choosing wedding flowers by season:
The Best Fall Flowers
According to the Society of American Florists, 23 percent of all weddings take place during the autumnal seasons of September through December.
Fall is a beautiful time to get married. The days are shorter, the nights are brisk and cool, and all of the green summer foliage turns to deep yellow, red and golden hues. Fall flowers should reflect the deep, jewel-tone colors of the season.
Dahlia: An inexpensive, yet flamboyant flower, it is available in white, cream, yellow, orange, pink, red, burgundy and rust.
Chrysanthemum: This flower has been grown and revered by the Chinese for centuries and now 21st century farmers are cultivating the flower in a variety of colors. It is available in white, pink, yellow, orange, red, apricot, cream, lavender and green.
The Best Winter Flowers
Winter weddings make up only 13 percent of all weddings, with 11 percent being Christmas weddings. There are not many winter flowers in bloom, so it would be wise to rely on year-round blooms to create beautiful floral arrangements. Most weddings during this season have a white or Christmas color scheme, so the flowers listed below are not so much winter flowers, as they are year-round flowers.
Gardenia: This creamy white flower is a delicate choice. It is not well-suited for bouquets, but when a few of these odorous flowers are carried at a time, they indicate sensuality and allure.
Tulip: This is a year-round favorite, often available in white to keep in theme with a winter wonderland wedding. Other popular colors include deep and bright red, orange, yellow, pink, lilac and dark purple.
Rose: This is the flower of choice when the message is true love. According to the California Cut Flower Commission, roses are available in every color except true blue.
The Best Spring Flowers
Spring weddings account for 29 percent of all weddings, making it the second most popular season, after summer. Spring flowers are in abundance and in bloom for the first time in the year. It is a time of rebirth. Aside from perennial spring flowers like roses and tulips, there are many different varieties of beautiful and exotic flowers available.
Daffodils: This bright yellow flower screams spring, happiness and cheer.
Lily of the Valley: This is a traditional white flower with bunches of little heads hanging off a bundle of delicate little stems.
Ranunculus: This flower, with its round head and layers of delicate petals, is available in pink, white, yellow and orange.
The Best Summer Flowers
This is, by far, the most popular time of year to wed; summer hosts nearly 35 percent of all weddings. The colors are vibrant and the weather is balmy, providing the perfect excuse to bring all those gorgeous summer flowers into some air-conditioning.
Dahlia: An inexpensive, colorful flower, dahlias are available in white, cream, yellow, orange, pink, red, burgundy and rust. Its size ranges from that of a ping-pong ball to a dinner plate.
Dendrobium Orchid: This flower is delicate, exotic and sexy. It is available in white, yellow, green, pink, mauve and rust.
Calla Lily: This is a beautiful flower with clean lines, evoking a sense of magnificent beauty. It is available in white, cream, pastel, hot pink, lavender, purple, yellow and orange
Sources:
Callaway, Nina. Wedding Flowers in Season. About, Inc. 15 November 2006.
< http://weddings.about.com/od/weddingflowers/a/Seas on.htm>
Wedding Flower Finder. Weather.com. 15 November 2006. http://beta.weather.com/activities/events/weddings /planning/flowerfinder.html?from=wed_welcome
WeddingGazette.com. 15 November 2006. http://www.weddinggazette.com/content/004261.shtml
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