What color/type of flower w/platinum dress?
Motoni Katayama
In article <6hllbk$opd$1...@topsy.kiva.net>, mja...@sherrill.kiva.net
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> My bridesmaids are wearing light silver/platinum matte square neck,
> sleeveless dresses. The church is painted a light yellow with white trim.
> My dress is candlelight and I'm carrying white phaleonopsis orchids. I
> know I want the bridesmaids to have nosegay bouquets and I had thought of
> using irises until I read the advice to avoid irises as they wilt easily.
> Does anyone have some suggestions? I don't have a color scheme to the
> wedding. What I've mentioned above is it. I've been toying with the idea
> of using blue hydrangeas. Suggestions?
>
> Megan 6.6.98
Blue hydrangeas sound beautiful...also, if you're carrying orchids,
how about a different color of orchids for your bridesmaids (like purple
or fuchsia)? I think these colors would complement the light silver/
platinum color quite well, thought that's just my opinion...
Good luck!
Motoni Katayama
<kata...@students.uiuc.edu>
Jennifer A. Taylor
I think any pink flowers would like fine with silver dresses and a yellow
church. The blue hydrangeas sound great, too.
Jenny
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HollyLewis
>My bridesmaids are wearing light silver/platinum matte square neck,
>sleeveless dresses. The church is painted a light yellow with white trim.
>My dress is candlelight and I'm carrying white phaleonopsis orchids. I
>know I want the bridesmaids to have nosegay bouquets and I had thought of
>using irises until I read the advice to avoid irises as they wilt easily.
>Does anyone have some suggestions? I don't have a color scheme to the
>wedding. What I've mentioned above is it. I've been toying with the idea
>of using blue hydrangeas. Suggestions?
>
>Megan 6.6.98
We used irises and they were fine, although they don't work too well as
boutonnierres. We also had yellow roses, yellow and white freesia, and blue
delphinium. The centerpieces were in baskets (flowers were anchored in wet
foam) and the bouquets were hand-tied, so after the photos & ceremony they were
just plopped into vases with water and set out around the reception area. No
wilting -- and this was on a fairly hot August afternoon. However, I have a
hard time imagining irises in a "nosegay". They're just too big. (My bouquets
turned out a bit heftier than I'd hoped.) Roses are easier.
With the yellow setting, you could just go with all yellow and white flowers.
But really, anything would go with platinum as long as it's "elegant" (no
wildflowers). If you like blue/purple, I'd go with the irises and delphinium
(the latter *does* make a great boutonnierre).
Holly (married Ken, 8/25/96)
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"Jennifer A. Taylor" <jata...@teleport.com> wrote:
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> I think any pink flowers would like fine with silver dresses and a yellow
> church. The blue hydrangeas sound great, too.
>
> Jenny
>
> MJames wrote in message <6hllbk$opd$1...@topsy.kiva.net>...
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> >sleeveless dresses. The church is painted a light yellow with white trim.
> >My dress is candlelight and I'm carrying white phaleonopsis orchids. I
> >know I want the bridesmaids to have nosegay bouquets and I had thought of
> >using irises until I read the advice to avoid irises as they wilt easily.
> >Does anyone have some suggestions? I don't have a color scheme to the
> >wedding. What I've mentioned above is it. I've been toying with the idea
> >of using blue hydrangeas. Suggestions?
> >
> >Megan 6.6.98
>
dresses. They might be hard to find right now, in a hardy state(where they
won't wilt in a nosegay) Just some food for thought, I designed the bouquets
for a wedding a couple months back, the dresses sound exactly the same as the
ones that you described. What I used were large head roses called "Timeless"
They are creamy colored with a pink/peach blush center and in between I wired
pale blue delphinium blossoms.These were in the shape of a nosegay. It was
really gorgeous with the silver colored dresses. To be different all the guys
wore delphinium blossoms as boutennierres. Just thought you might like to
hear another idea for a silver themed wedding
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kata...@students.uiuc.edu (Motoni Katayama) wrote:
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> In article <6hllbk$opd$1...@topsy.kiva.net>, mja...@sherrill.kiva.net
> (MJames) wrote:
>
> >
> > My bridesmaids are wearing light silver/platinum matte square neck,
> > sleeveless dresses. The church is painted a light yellow with white trim.
> > My dress is candlelight and I'm carrying white phaleonopsis orchids. I
> > know I want the bridesmaids to have nosegay bouquets and I had thought of
> > using irises until I read the advice to avoid irises as they wilt easily.
> > Does anyone have some suggestions? I don't have a color scheme to the
> > wedding. What I've mentioned above is it. I've been toying with the idea
> > of using blue hydrangeas. Suggestions?
> >
> > Megan 6.6.98
>
I thought about using hydrangeas with my dresses (same color), but my florist
said they are difficult to catch at the right color. So I'm using a variety
of flowers- peonies, delphiniums, sweet peas (and other stuff I can't recall)
in all different colors, but mostly purple, pink and ivory, with a little
yellow thrown in. Real English cutting garden look. You could also use
lilacs (these make very stylish small bouquets) or stargazer lilies. I love
this color because it's so pretty and is a goes well with so many colors- the
flowers really *pop* with that "background"! BTW- my bouquet is the same
theme, with tulips and lots of lily of the valley.
--Tara
Evelyn Baker
The new platinum is such a wonderful background for a bouquet. There is so
much you can do. Depending when your wedding is irises will work in a
hand-tied. My bride's maids had them in their bouquets. If you like blue,
cornflower (bachelor's buttons), and delphinium will work in hand-tieds. Blue
hydrangea can be imported from Holland in the summer.
If you want a formal look stick to only three types of flowers maximum, one is
more formal. For a garden look mix as many as you want. Whites and pale
colours will tend to look classic and will tie in with formality of your
bouquet.
Evelyn Baker
Apropos Floral Designs Inc.
Toronto, Canada
http://www.aproposflowers.com
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> > My bridesmaids are wearing light silver/platinum matte square neck,
> > sleeveless dresses. The church is painted a light yellow with white trim.
> > My dress is candlelight and I'm carrying white phaleonopsis orchids. (snip)
>> I've been toying with the idea
> > of using blue hydrangeas. Suggestions?
> >
There is a rose called the Elizabeth Taylor, which is a silvery lavender.
Pair three or four of these witha couple of Champagne (cream) roses and tie
them with a thin, light silver/platinum satin ribbon for a simple and lovely
bouquet.
MJames
Greetings! I thought I'd follow-up to let folks know what I've decided to
do. My bridesmaids will have hand tied cream colored peony nosegays. I
really appreciate all of the great suggestions! We'll use the cream
peonies that have the traces of maroon mixed in.
Megan 6.6.98