Floral trends for weddings are constantly evolving, and different styles, shapes, colors and sizes are coming down the aisles each year. While many of this year’s wedding season ideas are a continuation of last year’s themes, we’re also seeing some fresh, exhilarating concepts entering the wedding floral scene.
So, what are the most popular wedding flowers for the 2016 wedding season?
As Pantone announced Rose Quartz and Serenity to be the colors of the year, it’s manifesting in color pallets for floral designs. Peach and nude tones are big this year - wedding bouquets are integrating more soft peachy pink hues.
To add more complexity and depth to the soft and pale, floral designs this year incorporate contrasting hues and textures, such as sunset orange, coral, warm sherbet and even rust colors; the blush is also balanced with richer, moodier hues including berry blooms, darker foliage and earthy, marsala-toned florals.
Many couples are continuing with last year’s natural concept and selecting wild, woodland-inspired bouquets with seasonal blooms, lavish ferns, greens and foraged branches.
Today’s brides are also opting for bigger, lusher, and ‘fresh from the garden’ look for their wedding bouquets. Tightly bunched balls are passé, and free flowing horizontal and cascading forms are in style.
Also, couples seem to be looking for an alternative to the traditional arch or arbor decorated with flowers, and choosing more creative designs with flowers and vines, branches, and leaves for stunning backdrops for ceremony sites.
As far as centerpieces, this year’s trend calls for multiple and larger, longer floral designs for each table, especially since extra-long tables are more popular than the round ones.
Some of the floral varieties that are popular include unusual shapes and forms in lovely, subtle hues, such as:
Chrysanthemums in pastel palettes, and in a variety of shapes and sizes are used for accents, mass, interesting shape, or texture in wedding floral arrangements.
Sweet Peas in pastel blue, pink, white, cream, peach, magenta, and burgundy, with their delicate flowers that look like folded butterflies; add a romantic and playful touch to any wedding bouquet or floral arrangement.
Dusty Miller with its silvery gray foliage provides soft and gentle look, as well as an effective contrast to summery bright colored flowers, and perfect textured accent for beautiful wedding arrangements.
Silver Brunia berries, featuring silvery grey hue, are a new wedding trend that can be seen in a wide range of bouquets, centerpieces, and even boutonnieres. They add a gorgeous modern accent, detail and texture to floral arrangements.
Timeless roses are, as always, included in today’s weddings, especially Garden Roses and Spray Roses in pastels, such as pale blush pink roses.
Peonies, lushly shaped, with soft, romantic petals, are all-time favorite wedding flowers that perfectly compliment this year’s large, abundant bouquets.
Astilbe, with its showy plume of feathery flowers, in pale pink and cream, add a graceful and romantic look to wedding bouquets and centerpieces. It’s majestic on its own, and also mixes very well with other flowers and foliage.
Cloony Ranunculus, a very feminine flower perfect for spring and summer weddings, in dazzling colors of pale pink, orange, cerise, and cream.
Hypericum Berries in pale shades are ideal to fill in romantic and chic bouquets for this year’s weddings.
Tulips, especially double and frill tulips, provide versatility and wide range of colors for fabulous flower arrangements at weddings.
Anemonie’s vibrant hues add a blast of color to wedding bouquets and arrangements.
Clematis showy blossoms look absolutely gorgeous in wedding bouquets. This year’s trend asks for a lush, cascading bouquet with soft, romantic hues for springtime brides.
Callas flowers are a wonderful choice for weddings, from bouquets to reception arrangements. Elegant, charming, beautiful and graceful, they’ll add a sophisticated touch to any wedding.
Hydrangea, most popular in bubble-gum pink and sky blue hues, are the perfect bloom for long centerpiece designs, arches or to softly yet strikingly decorate tiers of a grand cake; the shrub flower nicely adorns wedding arrangements and bouquets.
From bridal and bridesmaids bouquets to centerpieces and venue decorations - flowers continuously bring splendor to a wedding ambience.
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