Bridal Bouquet Options
Tracy S
Question for everyone...
Are there blue or periwinkle roses? If not, what are your opinions on dying
them? I have heard about this, but am not sure of the down sides (does the
dye come off on your dress?) Basically, my bridemaid have periwinkle
dresses (more of a blue than purple...I would almost say just blue!) and
they will have the nosegay bouquets with white daisies and yellow roses. My
dress is full, spagetti straps, and white. I thought of having an ivory and
white bouquet of roses, but I thought, where's the color in that? So, I
thought an obvious answer would be to throw in a few roses the color of the
girl's dresses. If not, what other color options do you feel would look ok,
considering the girls bouquets and their dress colors, that would not look
out of place in my pictures?
Thanks!
Tracy
6-8-02
Puester
A deep blue-purple flower might look nice with the white and yellow,
or even a medium blue like delphinium or larkspur if the bouquet
is not a very formal style. I wouldn't try to match the periwinkle
exactly--that would lead to lots of heartburn for both you and your
florist. (The florist orders flowers by variety/color but what he/she
is sent from the wholesaler depends a lot on the weather and Mother
Nature that particular week.)
gloria p
Tracy S
maybe some of those stephonatis (not sure how to spell it)? My MOH was not
home when I called her and I spoke with her mother, who saw the dresses.
She thinks that pretty much the greenery from the stems and such is the only
way to go for color besides the white I'll already have.
Tracy
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David and Amy Tutschek
am not a pink person at all, but sometimes it can be the perfect accent
color.
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Izzysmydog
girl's dresses.. She could use ribbon loops in the bouquet to put some color in
it and some ribbon streamers falling from the bouquet...
Using some daisies in the bouquet to co-ordinate with the girl's bouquets might
work also...
I wouldn't suggest dying white roses to make them blue as white roses are very
delicate and the dye or paint that they would use would shorten the life of the
flower...
Ask your florist about using single delphenium blossoms on wires to give a
delicate touch of color to the bouquet... It would be more labor intensive, and
would cost a little more, but it might just work...
Roselani Scott
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> Your florist might have a better time matching ribbon to the color of the
> girl's dresses.. She could use ribbon loops in the bouquet to put some
color in
> it and some ribbon streamers falling from the bouquet...
>
> Using some daisies in the bouquet to co-ordinate with the girl's bouquets
might
> work also...
>
> I wouldn't suggest dying white roses to make them blue as white roses are
very
> delicate and the dye or paint that they would use would shorten the life
of the
> flower...
Here's an idea. When a friend of mine got married, she had a bouquet of
white
flowers. The night before, the florist stood them in a jar of blue ink, and
it
created a really nice effect - they were still white but delicately veined
with
blue, and it looked beautiful. Don't know if that's going to be any use to
you,
but it's just an idea :)
Rose
Ericka Kammerer
Tracy S wrote:
> Are there blue or periwinkle roses?
There are bluish roses--a few different shades are available.
You might check with your florist to see if he or she can get
some so you can see if you'd like them. I'm not sure they'd
work well for what you're thinking of, but it would be worth
a try. Some bluish/lavenderish roses include Love Potion,
Paradise, Royal Amethyst, Baby Talk, Lavender Girl, Moody Blues,
Blue Girl, etc. Some might come close enough to periwinkle for you.
There are no really *blue* roses, but you might find a pale
shade of silvery lavender that would do the trick. Unfortunately,
these roses aren't very common and tend not to be very hardy,
so availability might be a significant challenge.
Best wishes,
Ericka
Jessica
>
>
>Tracy S wrote:
>
>> Are there blue or periwinkle roses?
I was just a bridesmaid in a wedding where the dresses and flowers
were periwinkle... she had beautiful hydragenas (which you can use
depending on the season... if you're buying them out of season they're
really expensive) and there was some purpler flower that looked like
hydragena and complemented it well, with a few pink roses to balance
out the bouquet.... it was really gorgeous... but the hydragenas are
harder to dry out (if you want to preserve your bouquet) b/c they
sometimes fall apart awhile after you dry them out.
Jessica
Lynn Wilczek
go with Blue Iris bouquets with added yellow and white Iris in there too.
It's odd how even if they are not the *exact* color, they compliment VERY
well, and the yellow really compliments the purple (color wheel opposites
and all). My bouquet is white stargazer lillies and blue iris, with greenery
and Queen Anne's Lace. :)
Just a suggestion - I am not all familiar with the dying of roses and how
well they turn out - sorry! :(
Lynn
5.18.02
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"Tracy S" <trac...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
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Izzysmydog
>> Are there blue or periwinkle roses? If not, what are your opinions on
>dying
>> them? I have heard about this, but am not sure of the down sides (does the
>> dye come off on your dress?)
There are two basic ways to dye flowers... One is to put them in a container
with colored water and let them drink up the color... This works great with
carnations and mums... The other is to spray them with florist color... But
neither one works very well on white roses... White roses are very delicate
which makes them bad candidates for dying... Sturdier flowers are better bets
for dying... I've sprayed roses when the customer insisted, but normally tried
to talk them out of them since they do die quicker...
The color doesn't come off on fabric but I'd suggest using a flower that is
naturally a color instead of trying to dye roses... Yellow roses with
periwinkle dresses would be great and if it is a spring wedding using some
white daisies would give it a fresh look...
Dan_M
Lynn Wilczek wrote:
> I had the same issue - my color is purple/periwinkle too, and we decided to
> go with Blue Iris bouquets with added yellow and white Iris in there too.
Putting the white in there is a bad idea.
>
> It's odd how even if they are not the *exact* color, they compliment VERY
> well, and the yellow really compliments the purple (color wheel opposites
only during spring.
>
> and all). My bouquet is white stargazer lillies and blue iris, with greenery
> and Queen Anne's Lace. :)
Queen Victoria's Lace has a more earthy tone to it and I recommend it
over QAL.
>
>
> Just a suggestion - I am not all familiar with the dying of roses and how
> well they turn out - sorry! :(
>
unfortunately, your post proves as much.
Danielle
>
> Lynn
> 5.18.02
>
> On 1.4.02 5:48 PM, in article RXsZ7.189789$RP1.37...@typhoon.kc.rr.com,
> "Tracy S" <trac...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Question for everyone...
> >
> > Are there blue or periwinkle roses? If not, what are your opinions on dying
> > them? I have heard about this, but am not sure of the down sides (does the
> > dye come off on your dress?) Basically, my bridemaid have periwinkle
> > dresses (more of a blue than purple...I would almost say just blue!) and
> > they will have the nosegay bouquets with white daisies and yellow roses. My
> > dress is full, spagetti straps, and white. I thought of having an ivory and
> > white bouquet of roses, but I thought, where's the color in that? So, I
> > thought an obvious answer would be to throw in a few roses the color of the
> > girl's dresses. If not, what other color options do you feel would look ok,
> > considering the girls bouquets and their dress colors, that would not look
> > out of place in my pictures?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Tracy
> > 6-8-02
> >
> >
>
> ____________________________________
> Support bacteria, it¹s the only culture some people have!
Lynn Wilczek
And I am not even going to waste my time on your answer - I didn't ask for
your help.
On 1.28.02 4:54 PM, in article 3C55F2D6...@videotron.ca, "Dan_M"
<dan...@videotron.ca> wrote:
>> Support bacteria, it零 the only culture some people have!
>>
>> Lynn M. Wilczek
>> General Animation Slave
>> Foundation Institute
>> ICQ #2438320
>> Valencia, California
>> www.spitmonkey.net
>> ____________________________________
>
____________________________________
Support bacteria, it零 the only culture some people have!
Dan_M
Danielle
Lynn Wilczek wrote:
> >> Support bacteria, it¹s the only culture some people have!
> >>
> >> Lynn M. Wilczek
> >> General Animation Slave
> >> Foundation Institute
> >> ICQ #2438320
> >> Valencia, California
> >> www.spitmonkey.net
> >> ____________________________________
> >
>
> ____________________________________
> Support bacteria, it¹s the only culture some people have!
p5g...@verypizzy.com
<spitm...@mediaone.net> wrote:
>Oh can it already, she asked for suggestions and I offered.
Yes, and good suggestions they were. White or yellow makes a great
contrast color and does look striking next to blue. Yellow roses could
be a tie-in flower between both bouquets while providing contrast in
the bridal bouquet.
Or opt for similar hues of blues and purple. Lilacs or their southern
varieties, bluebonnets, wisteria... Many puple or blue flowers have a
white variation. Maybe mostly purple with one white variety for the
BMs and mostly white with one purple/blue variety for the bridal
bouquet?
Btw, I think having just ivory and white for the bridal bouquet would
look great with some green filler. The daisies could be the tie-in
flower.
rangitotogirl
> And I am not even going to waste my time on your answer - I didn't ask for
> your help.
Good idea, Danielle's been dubbed a troll on more than one occasion. And by
the way Danielle we're still waiting for a link to your wedding photos.
Sure, you can say you've just got married for the 6th time but where's the
proof.
p5g...@verypizzy.com
<rangit...@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>
>Good idea, Danielle's been dubbed a troll on more than one occasion.
>
Nah. My cat could troll better than that.
"Danielle" <dan...@videotron.ca> is male, crossdressing as a bride.
Dan_M
same time, you're doing a good job of it. Idiot.
rangitotogirl
Dan_M
at the same time too? Well congrats to you ratgirl!
An all time first.
Danielle
Crystal Dreamer
It turned out gorgeous.
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learned to spell either.
Dan_M
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<crystal...@globaleyes.net> wrote:
>I agree to this previous post. My bouquet is done in Lavender and White.
>It turned out gorgeous.
Not to hijack this post, but I'm wondering about color and flower
options, myself.
My BMs dresses are celery green, so I don't have many color options
that I can think of. I'm thinking of going with just daisies or maybe
just magnolias. Our wedding will have a Texas flavor (not gingham,
but southern-like). I wonder what flowers are in season for a July
wedding in Texas?
Puester
>
> On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 16:15:59 -0600, "Crystal Dreamer"
> <crystal...@globaleyes.net> wrote:
>
> >I agree to this previous post. My bouquet is done in Lavender and White.
> >It turned out gorgeous.
>
> Not to hijack this post, but I'm wondering about color and flower
> options, myself.
>
> My BMs dresses are celery green, so I don't have many color options
> that I can think of.
Blue
purple
pink
yellow
alone or in combinations
I'm thinking of going with just daisies or maybe
> just magnolias.
Magnolias sound really pretty.
gloria p
Lynn Wilczek
even be able to pull off oranges. To be safe I'd check with your florist's
suggestions on color.
My personal opinion, I'd stick to white - Daisies would look very 'spring'
and fun, magnolias would give you more of a formal look than daisies - both
would be very pretty. :)
My wedding is in Texas in May and I believe the Bluebonnets are in full
bloom around our time... Of course it may be too hot so everything might
just be brown. *lol* Ahh, Texas summer weather. :)
L.
5.18.02
On 1.29.02 7:05 PM, in article 2qne5u0f8j29fnjkr...@4ax.com,
Izzysmydog
buying a half yard of a material the same color as your girls dresses... It
doesn't have to be expensive but the same color... Then take this to a craft
store that has a lot of flowers and ribbon.. Use the material as a background
and put the flowers and ribbons against it and see what colors look good.. You
will be surprised...
In the 80's, Celedon was used a lot in home decorating... Mauve and Burgundy
were two colors that they paired with it... They looked great... They are both
in the red family and as such are complimentary to the green... Pinks are good
too but it depends on the time of year as they do look springy...
p5g...@verypizzy.com
On 31 Jan 2002 15:14:33 GMT, izzys...@aol.com (Izzysmydog) wrote:
>Celedon is a very neutral color and I'd suggest going to a fabric store and
>buying a half yard of a material the same color as your girls dresses... It
>doesn't have to be expensive but the same color... Then take this to a craft
>store that has a lot of flowers and ribbon.. Use the material as a background
>and put the flowers and ribbons against it and see what colors look good.. You
>will be surprised...
Great idea! Btw, is celery green the same as celedon?
>In the 80's, Celedon was used a lot in home decorating... Mauve and Burgundy
>were two colors that they paired with it... They looked great... They are both
>in the red family and as such are complimentary to the green... Pinks are good
>too but it depends on the time of year as they do look springy...
The ballroom is wallpapered in a sage green (or something similar) and
burgundy. And above the windows are magnolia swags, which is why I'm
considering magnolias. Maybe burgundy gerber daisies would look good,
too.
Izzysmydog
cast to it.. It's more muted than celery.. Celery is more of a very pale
yellowish green... The celery has a little more yellow and the celedon a little
more blue.. Both are very pale so very neutral...
Magnolias would be very pretty but check with a florist to see how they would
hold up in a bouquet.. You might want to use them as a decoration for the
tables if they don't last well in bouquets.. As you can tell, I'm a Yankee and
haven't worked with magnolias.. They only ones I've seen up here are on trees
and they drop their petals very quickly...
I'd use a burgundy as a contrast with the magnolias if you decide to go that
route and make them a smaller flower just for an accent..
Puester
Camellias might be a good substitute for magnolias if you like the look.
gloria p
Amy and Dave
very good together.
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