Choosing Wedding Day Flowers

    When choosing the perfect blooms and bouquets for your wedding there are a couple of things you may want to keep in mind. First are the flowers available locally? and are the flowers seasonal? You might be asking why these two questions are so important, well they both are largly influencial on the price of your wedding flowers. We are all aware that flowers and floral arrangements will require a large portion of the wedding day budget, as much as 30% in many instances. Now consider you have to import your arrangements from some far away tropical region. The time and cost of getting them to you will be much longer and larger than you may have anticipated and then once they arrive you better make sure the florist is able to store and preserve them until the good day. A good rule of thumb is to make a list of the flowers you are interested in and then present it along with your questions to the florist or potential florist your are interviewing. Below is a list of some of the more accesible blooms for fall and winter.

Amaranth        Amaryllis
Aster                Clematis
Berries              Chinese lantern
Curly Hazel         Colchicum
Curly Willow        Dahlia
Decorative Leaves   Daphne
Evergreens                Gladiolus
Jasmine                     Mistletoe
Pansy                        Viola
Olive                         Snow drop
Witch Hazel

You can look many of these up online or ask about them when visiting your local florist.