Guide to wedding bouquets of flowers and jewellery

The bride’s flowers, personality, and dress

The bouquet should fit the bride’s personality and the style of her wedding dress, which is why these are usually the first two things being decided on. What will the wedding dress look like? Will it be traditional, romantic, understated, or modern? What shape it will be and what volume? For example, a voluminous skirt won’t match a large bouquet; a small bouquet will be a better accessory. A sheath dress and tall figures benefit from a cascading bouquet, etc. There are no fixed rules, but definitely pay attention to the bouquet’s connection with the bride’s personality and dress.

The bride’s flowers and figure

What is the bride’s figure? Where do you want to focus the onlookers’ attention? The bouquet’s shape and size should match her figure, primarily where small or thick bodies are concerned. Brides of smallish stature should avoid cascading bouquets but there are essentially no limitations for tall lean brides. A small wedding bouquet fits all figures.

Flower species suitable for a wedding bouquet

What kind of flowers should be included in your wedding bouquet? The species can affect the bouquet’s shape and the other way around. If you have a preferred species, choose a proper shape. For example, naturally round flowers help form a round bouquet (e.g. peonies, roses, chrysanthemum, or tulips). And if you love calla lilies, you might opt for a sceptre bouquet.

Flower species favoured for wedding bouquets: lily of the valley, tulip, calla lily, lily, peony, orchid, gladiola, daffodil, rose, sunflower, freesia, lavender, buttercup, mix of meadow flowers. You can also have a florist make you a glamelia, a popular trend as of late.

Kinds and shapes of wedding bouquets

Fresh flowers are irreplaceable and imbue any space or event with a sense of warmth and joy, enhancing the mood. Traditional bouquets are any bouquets made from fresh flowers of any shape, number of flowers, or flower species; impressive single-species bouquets of daffodils, white lilies, roses, orchids, lilies of the valley, or peonies, or complicated works of floristry combining various species, colours, and styles.

The most frequent kinds (shapes) of wedding bouquets:

• Posy (a small bouquet, great as a wedding bouquet, bridesmaid bouquet, fitting any bride and providing any wedding with the air of a royal event)

• Round bouquet (a traditional round bouquet, made of a single or multiple species, symmetrical, evoking a sense of purity and elegance)

• Boho style (beautiful wild composites of dried or fresh flowers, evoking a sense of spontaneity, playfulness, and freedom)

• Teardrop or heart-shaped bouquet (a round bouquet, pointed at one side to resemble a heart or teardrop, evoking a sense of elegance and romance)

• Cascading bouquets (the cascade can be created with greenery, flowers, or a combination of both, standing out along the dress and including e.g. calla lilies, orchids, lilies, ferns, or eucalyptus)

• Garden-style bouquet (local fresh flowers arranged in a natural, asymmetric, garden-style bouquet)

• Large bouquets (oversize luxury wedding bouquets bound in various styles, distinct and extravagant)

• Representative bouquets (arm sheaf or pageant) (the elegant bouquet of long-stemmed flowers, such as roses or orchids, is carried on the arm, evoking a sense of elegance, formality, and royal grandeur)

• Pomander bouquet (a ball of flowers suspended from a ribbon around the wrist, a popular choice for brides or bridesmaids)

• Basket (a basket of wedding flowers, a popular choice for outdoor and garden weddings, evoking a dreamy vision of gardens and the countryside)

• Sceptre bouquet (simple, elegant, impressive wedding bouquets of long-stemmed flowers, such as calla lilies or sunflowers)

• A single wedding flower (impressive soft elegance contained in a single flower—a rose, calla lily, peony, or dahlia; impressive minimalism suited for naturally beautiful brides or abundantly decorated dresses that allow a single flower to stand out)

• Single-species, simple wedding bouquets (romantic bouquets, impressive, elegant, single-species wedding bouquets of snowdrops, lilies of the valley, chamomile, windflowers, daffodils, etc.)

• Wedding bouquets of meadow flowers (romantic bouquets, simple beautiful combinations of various meadow flowers and grass, with no floristry styling).

Strength in simplicity and natural reality 

If you're into minimalism, consider a one-piece wedding bouquet. A minimalist wedding bouquet can also balance the other decorative elements of the wedding. And it also makes the wedding dress and the bride herself stand out. The trend of man-made, intricate flower arrangements with embellishments is giving way to another idea - nature is perfect in itself and needs no improvement. And this change to natural realism can also be seen in other areas such as fashion and interior design. 

A simple wedding bouquet is impressive. Any bride can choose it, but especially for a naturally beautiful bride, floral minimalism can enhance the overall impression.

• ·Wedding wreaths, crowns, and baskets

A flower wreath is a beautiful example of an alternative to romantic wedding bouquets. As an added bonus, your hands will be free during the ceremony. Wearing flowers in your hair is also a beautiful choice for your wedding day.

• ·Dried wedding bouquets

Although we’re not exactly fans of dry or stabilised wedding flowers, certain arrangements look beautiful and can be interesting when incorporated in the rustic or Boho style. They’re also practical—e.g. travelling them is easier if you’re planning a destination wedding.

• Brooch bouquet of recycled jewellery

Make your own or purchase a brooch bouquet of recycled jewellery—perhaps your old family jewels. The bouquet can give the wedding a personal vintage touch. You can find an example of such a bouquet on Saves9Crafts.

• Silk, button, or paper flowers

And then there are alternatives to wedding bouquets, made from silk, paper, or buttons. Silky bouquets are especially beautiful. The bouquet faithfully replicates fresh flowers which can be various species. Browse Czech paper flowers on Megakytky.

In our experience, wedding bouquets should contain fewer than 15 flowers, but it all depends on you. Silver flowers for wedding bouquets are made with longer stems so that they’re easy to hold, and come bound. After the wedding you can loosen the binding and place the silver flowers in a vase.

Choosing companion flowers

You can choose various species of dry or fresh flowers as your companion flowers, depending on seasonal availability.

Description of wedding flowers

Maybe you see the true charm in a pure wedding bouquet of silver and gold when contrasted against any other fresh-cut flowers decorating your venue. This jewellery bouquet can serve as the bride’s main bouquet or a secondary one, accompanying a bouquet of fresh flowers.

Choosing silver or golden flowers

When compiling a pure bouquet of silver or gold, include any number of silver or golden flowers. You can opt for a single or two flowers, or a large bouquet. A large bouquet, which is meant to be bound, can have longer stems than our standard products. The binding can be loosened after the wedding and the bouquet placed loose in a vase. When held by the bride, it becomes genuine jewellery, charmingly combining wedding jewels with a bouquet into one.

Description of wedding flowers

Luxury means being unhurried and desiring experiences, beauty, and elegance, mastery, authentic exclusivity, and an attractive story. Surrounding yourself with such values on your wedding day is something worth considering.

Take a look at large silver or golden bouquets to give your elegant, romantic, or luxury wedding a touch of magic. Browse the flowers from our Royal garden or learn more about our original bespoke bridal flowers.

Choosing silver or golden flowers

Choose from our selection of Royal flowers or compile an impressive wedding bouquet to suit your specific taste. If you prefer flowers made of finer gold (18ct or 24ct) or would like to commission bespoke bridal flowers, please contact us.