Purple and green bridal flowers

My brother’s wedding at the Huntington Beach Hyatt was his first big solo job, so even though he didn’t need me to do any draping, he enlisted my help in advance to take photos, since he always forgets to take them. Of course, when I showed up, I was immediately set to helping moss arrangements, fill water piks and other tasks.

Because of the vast number of photos I took for this wedding, I’ve split my blogging into two posts — this one is about the personal bridal flowers, like the boutonnieres, corsages and, of course, the bridal bouquet.

Above, you’ve got three examples of boutonnieres from this wedding, and there were actually more — I just liked these three the best. To the left, I believe the green cymbidium orchid with some burlap backing is a groomsman’s boutonniere. In the center, the purple and white mini calla lily, is a ring bearer’s boutonniere. To the right, the purple anemone with coffee beans and burlap backing is for the groom. My brother had also made a backup for the groom using a white anemone that’s not pictured here.

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