Archive for the ‘Inspiration Boards’ Category

My brides selected purple and lavender flowers in winter, spring, summer and fall last year so after a year of being the cool kids today I’m giving them a little shout out.

10 of my favorite purple and lavender wedding flowers include: 

Sweet peas, tulips, hydrangea, lisianthus, thistle, freesia, fresh lavender, anemones, scabiosa and roses.  I’d like to make a special note about lavender roses here–some varieties have a divine fragrance while others may not have much of a scent at all.  If you’re sensitive to smells or tend to be allergic you might request that the flowers used in your bouquet have as little scent as possible.

Vermonters have been pretty spring-focused lately, but since I have been talking with a lot of my October brides lately it feels like a good time to share some orange inspiration photos.  Although this color board is clearly autumn inspired, orange is not just for fall!  Mix it with pinks, purples, yellows and greens in any season. 

10 of my favorite orange flowers are:

Leonidas roses, mango callas, gerbera daisies, Asiatic lilies, snapdragons, dahlias, hypericum berries, orchids, spray roses & ranunculus.  Below are a few orange details from the past couple of seasons.

If you’ve been paying attention you know that gray is the color this year.  It’s a great shade that has both a classic and a modern feeling for your wedding (think bridesmaids’ dresses, linens, or invitations) and if you are really paying attention you’ve seen gorgeous yellow tones  popping off of gray, white & black palettes for a little while now.  

Here are 10 of my favorite yellow flowers for weddings:

Freesia, snapdragons, spray roses, sunflowers, rudbekia (aka black-eyed-susans), ranunculus, zinnia, lilies, callas & tulips.

Blue can be beautiful.  From sky blue to navy to what we often call “Tiffany”, blue can be a great starting point or accent to your wedding palette.  In terms of flowers when we say blue we are usually talking about purple because there are very few flowers that come in a true blue color.  Purple iris are often considered blue as are grape hyacinth & campanula, while forget-me-nots are unmistakeably baby blue.  Use blue blooms as an accent with whites & greens or be bold with contrasting yellow & orange tones for a bright, summer splash of color. 

10 of my favorite blue wedding flowers include:

Nigella, forget-me-nots, tweedia, delphinium, hydrangea, thistle, anemones, hyacinth, eucalyptus & bachelor buttons.  Under no circumstances should you consider using dyed blue flowers for your wedding!    

Some brides are hot pink, while others prefer a lighter shade.  I personally like them mixed together so you get the best of both worlds!  Last Monday I featured hot pink designs so naturally it only seemed right to highlight paler pinks today!  Pink blooms featured in this inspiration board include ranunculus, roses, nerine lilies, lisianthus, Ti leaves, snapdragons, sweet peas, orchids, peonies, gerbera daisies and dahlias. 

10 fantastic raspberry/hot pink wedding blooms for Vermont weddings are:

Garden roses, peonies, callas, phlox, echinacea, nerine lilies, waxflower, sweet william, dahlias, & zinnias.  Pair these pinks with chocolate browns, shades of orange and peach or yellow, purple & green.

Maybe I’m inspired by all the snow outside, but I think white weddings will always be classic!  Here are 10 of my favorite white wedding blooms:

Orchids, roses, callas, lisianthus, dahlias, lily-of-the-valley, peonies, lilacs, hydrangea & ranunculus.  Mix these blooms with each other, add green accents or select another color for a punch like yellow, burgundy or orange if you want to customize your palette.