Brightly colored bouquets.
Evelyn Baker
several weddings this way and it looks great. It's not the colour that distracts
but the proportion, size and quantity of flowers that can over-power you. If you
concerned you might want to have your bouquet a little smaller. I think it would
look wonderful and seasonal. If your concerned about colours maybe stick to three.
It is different but don't be afraid of colour. Although autumn colours seem bright
they tend to be an analogous colour scheme (next to each other on the colour
wheel). and blend wonderfully together. You might what to see some pictures of
brides carrying this colour scheme to give you an idea of what it looks like.
Evelyn Baker (416) 285-6085
Apropos Floral Designs Inc.
Toronto, Canada
http://www.aproposflowers.com
PennName3 wrote:
> I'm getting married in the Autumn and the venue is very dark with lots of
> burgundies and blues. The site coordinator said that pastel flowers seem faded
> in the room. We saw some photos and he was right. A florist suggested going
> for a bright fall colored flowerst --golds, purples, blues, reds, burnt oranges
> --not just for decorations but for my bouquet and possibly a floral head wreath
> as well. I'm concerned that a mix of such bright colors will detract from me
> and my dress.
>
> Let's face it, weddings are a bride's show and the set and props should
> compliment not distract.
>
> Has anyone had experience with this? What do you think? Thanks!
PennName3
Erin Stanford
I just met with our florist yesterday. I was thinking of having brightly colored
bouquets, but she warned me that with my colorings this wouldn't look good and will
pull away from me too much. She said that she would seriously recommend you do not
use brights unless you have dark hair, which would balance this out.
Anyhow, I have decided on pink & champagne roses and white and mauve freesia with
ivy. This will give me a lot of color, but will still complement my look.
Erin
Marrying Ryan 8/2/99
Calgary, AB
PennName3
horrid in pastels.
I like the idea of smaller flowers and a simpler bouquet. I had wanted a
cascading one, but with those bright colors it will probably be very
overwhelming. Similarly, I was thinking about doing a matching multi colored
wreath, for my hair, but now I think I'll just go with a tiara.
Thanks for the tips!
ShinyRoo
is good. I am having a gazebo-garden ceremony and I wanted colorful bouquets
as well to go with the "gardeny outdoors" look for July. She said that it is
"in fashion" to have lots of bright colors that stand out in the summer and it
is also popular to have the bouquets that kinda lay crossways over your arm...
like a few long stemed calla lilies tied together with a soft organza ribbon.
I am having mostly white in my bouquet (calla lillies and stephamonos) but I am
having a little smidge of color in it to accent the bridesmaids dresses which
are a buttercup yellow. We are using monte casino for that. I think there is
a little fressia in there too and a soft buttercup rose... My aunt is the
expert so I'm letting her go with it. My bridesmaids will have the same
flowers but more color. I am having some monte casino (they look like tiny
daisies) in my hair. I bought a double satin edged veil with detachable
blusher on a comb only. I am wearing my hair up in a soft curl bunch at the
top of my head (I don't know how to explain, but its how the girls do it in the
bridal mags). Around the bunch I am having some of those flowers dispersed,
behind it, the veil on the comb. Not too many flowers though... I don't want
to look like a flower girl, but I wanted to stay with the garden theme. Maybe
this helps =)
Jennifer (Cincinnati)
Kelli Hughes
will be wearing white which is such a contrast to those colors. Also, you really
don't have to worry about people not noticing you. Everyone will be looking at you
anyway. I think the bright colors would be beautiful. I don't know if I agree
with those colors for your bouquet, but it is really up to you. It would look
great!!
Kelli
PennName3 wrote:
> I'm getting married in the Autumn and the venue is very dark with lots of
> burgundies and blues. The site coordinator said that pastel flowers seem faded
> in the room. We saw some photos and he was right. A florist suggested going
> for a bright fall colored flowerst --golds, purples, blues, reds, burnt oranges
> --not just for decorations but for my bouquet and possibly a floral head wreath
> as well. I'm concerned that a mix of such bright colors will detract from me
> and my dress.
>
Wende A. Feller
>
> I'm getting married in the Autumn and the venue is very dark with lots of
> burgundies and blues. The site coordinator said that pastel flowers seem faded
> in the room. We saw some photos and he was right. A florist suggested going
> for a bright fall colored flowerst --golds, purples, blues, reds, burnt oranges
> --not just for decorations but for my bouquet and possibly a floral head wreath
> as well. I'm concerned that a mix of such bright colors will detract from me
> and my dress.
Do you look good wearing bright golds, purples, blues, reds, and burnt
oranges? If you bought a turtleneck in one of these colors, would you
wear it a second time for anything other than cleaning the garage?
If your answer is "I love these colors -- I glow in golds," then use the
bright-colored flowers. Weddings no longer have to all pastels. If your
answer is "I look ill, blotchy, faintly green, half-dead, etc. in these
colors," you positively do NOT want these flowers in a head wreath.
A quick and very dirty way to identify some bright flower colors that
will work (and remember -- white is a bright color, too!) is to get one
of those _Color Me Beautiful_ books from the library. Compare the color
charts to the clothes that you look good in, to find roughly your
"season." Now look at the color chart for that season -- find the most
distinct colors you can stand. If they go with burgundies and blues,
you're in business. (You don't have to do bouquets in your "season" -- I
didn't, as it would have clashed violently with the church and made
decorating the reception site very difficult -- but you don't want "bad"
colors next to your face.)
Wende
Nancy Plomaritis
of
>burgundies and blues. The site coordinator said that pastel flowers seem
>faded
>in the room. We saw some photos and he was right. A florist suggested
>going
>for a bright fall colored flowerst --golds, purples, blues, reds, burnt
oranges
>--not just for decorations but for my bouquet and possibly a floral head
wreath
>as well. I'm concerned that a mix of such bright colors will detract
from me
>and my dress.
Why not compromise.........have white flowers for the bride and very
colorful filler mixed in with it. That would brighten up things but not
overpower the bride.
The girls have the bright flowers and so will the room.
I don't think I would worry about the bride "matching" the room. Make the
room fit the bride. Not the other way around. That way the bride stands
out. After all the bride will wear white or ivory usually, not bright
colors.
Nancy Plomaritis
Brodyjean
>Date: 3/27/99
>I'm getting married in the Autumn and the venue is very dark with lots of
>burgundies and blues. The site coordinator said that pastel flowers seem
>faded
>in the room. We saw some photos and he was right. A florist suggested going
>for a bright fall colored flowerst --golds, purples, blues, reds, burnt
>oranges
>--not just for decorations but for my bouquet and possibly a floral head
>wreath
>as well. I'm concerned that a mix of such bright colors will detract from me
>and my dress.
>
>Let's face it, weddings are a bride's show and the set and props should
>compliment not distract.
>
>Has anyone had experience with this? What do you think? Thanks!
My coloring (dark hair, olive skin) & personality are not suited to pastels so
I stayed with brights/jewel tones for all the flowers at my November wedding.
My bouquet was the most vibrant thing going! It was mostly roses, but there
were wax-flowers & other things in there too. The colors were autumn-y -- a
mix of red, orange, purple, blue, lavender -- it looked a lot better than the
description sounds. It looked wonderful with my off-white gown; it enhanced
the gown, rather than detracting from or upstaging it. If you'd like to see
how how it looked, email me & I'll scan a picture for you this week.
The bridesmaids' bouquets were also bright, but contained mostly the "cool"
colors, since their dresses were lavender.
The floral decorations also contained the bright colors. My reception site was
very pastel-y and the lighting was dim. If we'd had pastel flowers, it would
have washed everything out.
Good luck
Becky
Neefer Duir
Nancy Plomaritis <PBX...@prodigy.com> didst sayeth:
>I don't think I would worry about the bride "matching" the room. Make the
>room fit the bride. Not the other way around. That way the bride stands
>out. After all the bride will wear white or ivory usually, not bright
>colors.
I think this has to do with carpeting and wallpaper. One poster, a
while ago, mentionned that while the bridesmaids and all the bouquets
were lovely in the peach, they clashes rather strongly with the red
carpet.
--
Jennifer in California | Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
oa ktr ee@ wi pd. c o m | Herbert (1593-1632)
http://www.oaktrees.org/
PennName3
>Do you look good wearing bright golds, purples, blues, reds, and burnt
>oranges? If you bought a turtleneck in one of these colors, would you
>wear it a second time for anything other than cleaning the garage?
Well, if I bought a turtleneck in any color but black, I would only use it to
clean in. ~~But that says more about the monochromatic quality of my wardrobe
than about my coloring... <g>
>If your answer is "I love these colors -- I glow in golds," then use the
>bright-colored flowers. Weddings no longer have to all pastels. If your
>answer is "I look ill, blotchy, faintly green, half-dead, etc. in these
>colors," you positively do NOT want these flowers in a head wreath.
Actually, I am a "winter" not a fall. so the golds and oranges would be out,
but he reds, blues and purples would look fine. But I think all would be okay
for a bouquet. I've pretty much decided on going with a tiarra anyway. The
flower wreathe made me look too much like a druid.
HollyLewis
>and my dress.
>
>Let's face it, weddings are a bride's show and the set and props should
>compliment not distract.
Well, *I* happen to think that all-white or cream or pale pastel bridal
bouquets are unbearably boring. :-) Wearing all non-color strikes me as much
more "detracting" than accenting that long stretch of white or ivory gown with
something bright. The bright colors *make* the white/ivory stand out.
Mine was bright blue/purple and yellow (irises, delphinium, roses and freesia)
with some white. The only thing that distinguished my bouquet from the
attendants' was it was slightly larger and was tied with wide, sheer solid
green ribbon instead of narrow, brightly-colored plaid ribbon. The men's
boutonnierres were delphinium (the groom's was rose and delphinium).
I also wore a bracelet with green and blue stones; and the only reason my
necklace didn't also have colored stones in it was I didn't already own the
right piece and couldn't afford to buy one. (I borrowed Mom's pearls.)
Holly