The ultimate guide to choosing the right flowers for your wedding party.

Knowing exactly who should have flowers on your big day can become a bit confusing. Either you go the traditional route or take a more modern approach, you want the right people to have the right floral accessories.

You may be thinking I just need a bridal bouquet and some buttonholes but there's actually a lot more too it, if you want there to be.

So let's dive in!

First of all we consider the bridal party, grooms party, family members and important friends. Ask yourself, who would you like to see holding or wearing flowers on your big day. This could be:

Bridesmaids, Best Men, Groomsmen, Mums, Dads, Grandparents, Flower Girls, Paige Boys, sisters and brothers and important friends.

Traditionally the bride, bridesmaid(s), Maid of Honour and Flower Girl hold bouquets, tho there are more options available depending on your style. Hair combs, lapel or wrist corsages make beautiful alternatives and can be made with the same flowers as within the bridal bouquet to make the bridal party match. These items can be extended to parents, grandparents and other important members of the party also.

Now, let’s not forget about the buttonholes.

Traditionally wearers of buttonholes include the groom, best man, groomsmen, fathers of the bride and groom and grandparents. If you are Scottish or have Scottish friends and family attending you may want to include a thistle to show their heritage, however a small mix of bridal flowers work lovely against any outfit.

You may want to extend your wedding flowers to all guests so no one is left out, or even include your celebrant, minister or humanist- whoever has the lovely task of joining you in matrimony. We can also create bespoke animal corsages for your four legged friends.

So there we have it, a little run down of the floral elements you might want to consider within your wedding party. Remember you don't have to do all of this or you can do more than this is completely dependant on you, your budget and your ideas.

If you need help with designing your wedding don't forget we offer a bespoke design consultancy service to help bring your wedding ideas to life! contact us

Happy planning!

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