Bridal bouquets in wild colors

Because the economy is in the dumps, we’re apparently supposed to be all dour and serious and sedate is supposed to be in. But when it comes to your wedding? I think not. Your wedding day should be a joyous event, so if you want to have shots of color, by all means, go for it!

Photo by Flickr’s rydeeroo

I once did a story, a long, long time ago when I was an intern at the Arizona Republic, about brides who opt for colored wedding dresses, as opposed to the traditional, American white wedding gown. Apparently, the tradition still holds when it comes to wedding gowns, seeing as how the majority of wedding gowns are white or cream, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a shot of color with your bridal bouquet. For example, check out the bouquet above — it would be a very traditional bouquet, except the bride opted for those velvety red roses, rather than white. I love the effect.
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Bridal bouquet of yellow and white gerber daisies

I was browsing my friend Lori’s site the other day and discovered this gem of a wedding. The sunny yellow color attracted me most, and honestly, it was an appropriate choice for the couple — they seem totally sunny!

Yellow and white gerber daisies bouquet. By Lori Anderson Photography

But I love the use of gerber daisies in the bridal bouquet and the groom’s boutonniere. From weddings I’ve done, I haven’t seen it used often in personal flowers and its a great choice.

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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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Bouquets for the bride and bridesmaid

It occurred to me recently that I hardly ever write about actual flowers. That’s possibly because flowers are not my forte, but I’m making an effort to learn more, so I figure I should bring you along for the ride.

I decided to begin this journey with bouquets. In the years I’ve had a digital camera, I didn’t take as many bouquet shots as I probably could have — my mom was always urging me to take pictures of the arrangements and the decorations, not so much the bouquets. But if you think about it, bouquets are much more personal to the bride — it’s what they’re going to carry all day and be photographed with all day. Above, is a simple white bouquet of roses and white stephanotis, wrapped with lace. Also, forgive the arm in the picture — I know I shot this right before we started setting up a reception. Heheh.

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