Wedding Flower Planning Guide

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The Basics

Unsure of who, what, where and how many? Our guide will make planning your flowers a breeze

Personal Flowers for the Bride & the Wedding Party

Bride

To ensure your bouquet is extra-special follow the three "Fs"- Focus, Filler and Foilage.

Hand Tied Bridal Bouquet

Over the Arm Bridal Bouquet

Shower/ Tear Drop/ Cascade bouquet

Bridesmaid Bouquet

Bridesmaids usually carry a bouquet that's a smaller version of the bride's or provide contrast with the same flowers in a different shade.

Hand tied

Over the Arm

Shower/ Tear Drop/ Cascade

Flower Girls

They either carry a basket or a pomander of flowers, or a basket of rose petals, which they will scatter in front of the bride as she makes her entrance.

Corsages

Mothers of the bride and groom traditionally wear a corsage that either matches the couple's color scheme, or even their own outfits.

Grandmothers appreciate being honored with a corsage.

Corsages can either be worn as a pin-on or a wrist flower.

Boutonnieres

The Groom traditionally wears two flowers on his left side of his lapel and the bloom tends to match one that features in his bride's bouquet.

Best Man/ Fathers

Traditionally wear a double bloom that matches the bridal colors.

Groomsmen/ Ringer Bearer

Traditionally wear a sigle bloom that matches the bridal colors

Ceremony Flowers

There are no hard and fast rules for these types of arrangements, they are usually at the front of the ceremony venue and are complimented with flowers at the start of the aisle.

Pew Ends

Arrangements on every pew end or row of chairs, and on the windowsills.

Reception and Event Flowers

Tall Centerpieces

Short Centerpieces

These can vary from the more traditional to the fun, whimsical arrangements to be made with flowers, seasonal fruit or candles or all three.

Cake

Many couples now choose to decorate their cake with flowers featured either in the brides's bouquet or in the table arrangements.

Gifts

It's traditional to present the mother of the bride and groom with a bouquet of flowers as a thank you for all their help and support planning the wedding.

Vases and Accessories for Rent

Roses Are Red Events can help you to create your own wedding or event. Rental items can be used by our designers to enhance your florals. To create the perfect backdrop for weddings and events, we have a wide variety of vases, urns, and pedestals, in a range of modern, classic or ornate styles. We also rent votives, arches, columns, chupphas, mandaps, flower stands and more:

Tall Cylinder Vases

Tall Eiffel Tower Vase

Tall Pilsner Vase

Tall Gold/ Silver/ Cream Flower Stand

Lily Bowl

Short Square Vase

Floor Standing Candelabras

Floor Standing Wrought Iron Candleholder

Floor Standing Silver Plated Vase

Columns 6ft

Columns 5ft

White Trees 12ft (with lights optional)