So you’re engaged….you’ve probably…

1. Set the date
2. Chosen the venue
3. Buy the dress
4. Flowers!

Oh my, the internet is full of colorful bouquets to delight every possible delight-able bride out there.  So how do you decide your flower style and then ultimately design your bouquet, centerpieces and boutonnieres around it? And, side note, why is the word boutonniere so hard to spell?

My recommendation would be to start with two key insights about your wedding:

1. Time of year / season
2. Colors

These two very important facts will help you narrow down your flower field.  www.GetMarried.com Magazine and website have an amazing flower finder tool that narrows your search simply by identifying color and category.  Where was this when I was getting married?

Via @getmarried website

Do a quick google.com search and find great sights like www.moderndayfloral.com which will fill your bridal brain with so much floral inspiration that you’ll quickly be able to identify your flower style.

via www.moderndayfloral.com

Strapped for cash? You’d never guess it, but www.costco.com has premade wedding bouquets, centerpieces, boutonnieres (there’s that word again!) for the lowest most imagineable prices you’ll imagine. Plus, they sell long stemmed roses and other flowers in bulk, so if you’re so inspired like me, you can create your own bouquets! Yes, I did it the morning of my wedding and it saved me thousands of dollars. Not a single person knew they were made by me or purchased on Costco.com.

So – do a little research, decide your floral style and wow your guests with your creative, colorful and impressive wedding flowers!

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