Orange Rising

Orange is a color that is rising in popularity for weddings, and yet it is still offbeat enough to feel fresh and original.  

Can you imagine using orange in with a rich chocolate brown or a velvety creamy taupe.  How about a deep navy or copper.  Not to be forgotten for the contemporary bride orange with the popular celery green or hot pink even a spash of lemon yellow with these would be striking.  I have even seen orange with a soft sky blue. 

Roses are always beautiful but the Naranga really captures the essence of the deep bright orange that can really make your bouquets pop.  Luecospermum "Tango"and peach hypericum berries, "Tang" dendrobium orchids, Dahlia's and Cockscomb are all  great orange flowers that add a richness and unique flavor.  Tulips come in a large variety of orange and peach tones.  And not to be forgotten vibrant orange Gerbera Daisies.

Orange can be used in a variety of wedding styles and can be beautiful.  If you are looking to make your wedding bouquets and centerpieces unique and vibrant, consider the orange colored flowers. 

Purple Reign

Photos courtesy of Alex Mc Ginnis Photography

One of my favorite brides.  O.K. I  like them all but Crystal is one bride that will not easily be forgotten.  When Crystal and I met she told me that she wanted something bright and colorful. She also gave me a lot of opportunities to be creative and have fun.

 Crystals fiance proposed to her in Italy.  The centerpieces on the table at the restaurant where he proposed to her had purple dendrobium orchids so of course we had to use dendrobium orchids in her bouquet and her centerpieces.  

Crystal decided on a long cascade bouquet that was bright and colorful that included her purple dendrobiums, purple anemones, purple calla lilies, purple lisianthus along with hot pink and orange roses and yellow and red varigated tulips and some caspia to mix with her outdoorsy, country feel. 

Crystal had two request for her wedding.  She wanted it to be outside if possible and pretty.  I helped Crystal to find a location that had an area that she could have her outdoor location and that could easily transition to an indoor ceremony if the weather did not cooperate.  The ceremony and reception location was The Celebration Barn in Cumming, IA. 

 A great location with great versatility for either an indoor or outdoor ceremony.  

The forecast that day was for rain but just in time the sun decided to shine and lasted all the way through Crystal and Steve's ceremony.  When it was time to transition into the reception which was inside at the Celebration Barn the rain had started to move in.  But Crystal and Steve got there outdoor wedding.

The sun was shining bright that day but the happiness reflected in Crystals smile shined even brighter.  

A Bit of the Green

Green has been a popular color for the last couple of years for many a bride.  Brides have combined green with white, brown, pink, blue, red, orange and yellow.  Just as in nature, green is the perfect backdrop for every color.  Floral growers have done a fantastic job at supplying more and more flowers of varying textures and shades to meet the growing demand for this new staple in wedding flowers.  

Here are some of the colors we mentioned and flowers that you can use to bring your color pallet to life. 

Green like spring, fresh, new, happy.  

Flowers to use: cymbidium orchids, dendrobium orchids, heleoborus, viburnum, gladiola, spider mums, kermit button mums, bells of ireland, black berries (that are really green), must mention green hanging amaranthus and the ever popular hydrangea.

White is crisp, pure, innocent, refreshing and calming

Possible flowers to use would be: Peonies, lily of the valley, lilies, chrysanthemums, orchids, stock, hydrangea, sweet pea, tulips callas, lisianthus.

Brown is warm, stable, rich

Flowers to use: cosmos, fern, frond, dahlia and sunflowers.

Pink is romantic, soft and sweet

Flowers to use: peonies, orchids, dahlias, sweet peas, ranunculus, bouvardia, anemones,

tulips, hyacinths, astilbe. 

Blue is great for spring and early summer

Flowers to use are: hydrangeas, delphinium, cornflower, iris, thistle pincushion, and monkshood. 

Red is vibrant and bold

Flowers to use: ranunculus, peonies, roses, cockscomb, amaranthus, anemone, tulip and the always popular rose. 

Orange pops

Flowers to use: gerbera daisies, astromeria, dahlia, lilies, callas, freesia, coxcomb.

Yellow is glowing and fun

Flowers to use: mums, sunflowers, callas, gerbera daisies, tulips, orchids, protea, 'Barzetta' peonies, limonium, genista, 

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