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Silk Wedding Flower Arrangements Feature: Bridesmaid Bouquets Part 2

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As promised, today is all about silk flower bridesmaid bouquet shapes! Much like I talked about in the feature on silk flower bridal bouquets, there are two main shapes to bridesmaid bouquets: Round ball and round handtied. But if you feel boxed in by that, don’t be, because I’ve seen the most creativity in bridesmaid bouquet shapes than in any other category of wedding flower arrangement. Let’s start off looking at the more traditional shapes!

Round Ball Bridesmaid Bouquet

This side-by-side photo shows a round ball style bridal bouquet with the matching round ball style bridesmaid bouquet on the right. You can see the tight composure of the bouquet and the very clear ball shape.

Round Handtied Bridesmaid Bouquet

You can see from this photo that the bouquets have more variance in shape and composition and there bits of greenery and flowers sticking out from the parameters of a true sphere.

Photo by Audrey Cooper Photography

The other big category of silk flower bridesmaid bouquets would be the Clutch style. It’s often a good option for smaller budgets while still incorporating flowers for the bridesmaids to carry down the aisle. Here are a few examples of different shapes of clutch style bridesmaid bouquets.

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Photo by HL Photo

Photo By Bellagala Photography

This next design is a different take on the clutch bouquet, sometimes called a presentation bouquet. It can be great for a formal setting because doesn’t take away from the venue or bridesmaid dresses. It is simple, but classic with a few flowers and some ribbon!

This last example is a unique one that I haven’t done very often and it’s actually a silk flower bridesmaid bouquet hoop! For this wedding, they were incorporating circles and she asked me to use gold metal hoops with a silk flower arrangement attached to each one for her bridesmaids (and her flower girls) to carry down the aisle. I loved this idea!

Photo By Terra Lange Photography

Whether you want to go the traditional route with your silk flower bridesmaid bouquets or are considering something more unique for your attendants (check out this Disney wedding with lanterns for *bright* idea), custom silk wedding flowers afford you a ton of options! Fill out the Free Bride’s Checklist today for a quote and to send me your ideas! Let’s design together!

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Silk Wedding Flower Arrangement Feature: Bridal Bouquets

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This summer, I’m going old school, back to the basics, starting with step 1…whatever you want to call it! I’ll be doing a series throughout the summer highlighting the various types of arrangements you may want to include on your wedding day and what better place to start than with the OG—the bridal bouquet!

While weddings for centuries have incorporated flowers and greenery, it wasn’t until the Victorian era that our modern idea of a bridal bouquet really became popular. If you want to read more about the history of wedding flowers, check out this fascinating article featuring a pretty comprehensive history by Maxine Owens, a wedding florist and the founder of Max Owen Designs.

So now that you have an idea of the history, let’s talk abut what your bridal bouquet can be. As a main piece of both apparel and decor for your wedding day, it will be seen in a lot of your photos and will be carried around quite a bit through the ceremony, reception, photos, and sometimes more. While it’s important to think about colors and flowers, it more important that it’s a reflection of you and your style! That means you get to design it however you want!!

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Photo by Simply Hunny Co.

I’ve included a variety of photos of bridal bouquets throughout this post so you can see different styles, shapes and color combinations as a reminder that it’s about what you like!

My website includes a page dedicated to Bridal Bouquets that highlights the two main types of bouquets: Round Bouquets and Cascading Bouquets. Within those two main categories there are some unique variations that give you even more options. Here are two examples of round bridal bouquets—a more traditional ball shape and a handtied bouquet.

You can see the similarity in shape, but the style offers a variation. The ball shaped bouquets is more compact with flowers closer together and not much veering outside the globe of the bouquet. In the bouquet on the right, the handtied style bridal bouquet, there is more movement to the bouquet. There are sprigs of flowers and greenery going beyond the ball shape and in fact this one has a more linear shape overall. Both look awesome but have their own look!

As with the round styles, cascading styles vary too! I coined the term modified cascade years ago because I was finding myself creating a lot of bridal bouquets that weren’t the classic teardrop shape. Some were asymmetrical, some were wild and big and some were close to the round handtied style but with lots of draping. Here are a few examples where the teardrop shape is quite obvious. It’s a classic look that will never go out of style!

Photo by Bellagala Photography

Now let’s take a look at what I’ve labeled the modified cascade bridal bouquet.

Photo by Empiria Studios

These two bouquets are great example where the trailing pieces are either greenery or floral and they are both asymmetrically shaped. There is still a cascade to both bouquets, but they incorporate different elements to achieve the cascade and the flow off to the side rather than straight down the front of the bouquet.

Photo by Marquee Studio

While there may be other styles of bouquets soon to be discovered, one thing is true: the bridal bouquet is here to stay! And the great part is that you get to decide what your bridal bouquet will look like. But if that’s a bit overwhelming, I’m here to help! Fill out the Free Bride’s Checklist today for a free quote and to start the design process with me!

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Burgundy and Gold Silk Wedding Flowers - Reveal and Review

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Since were past spring wedding orders, I thought I’d set the mood and get you thinking ahead to fall! Elsie’s burgundy and gold silk wedding flowers are such a classic combination. You can’t go wrong with Roses and Sunflowers and when the colors are just so perfectly matched for fall-it’s always going to look amazing! Elsie shared her photos with me, by photographer Photos by Red and I get to share them with you today!

Her round ball style bridal bouquet was a mix of burgundy Roses, gold Sunflowers, rhinestones in the Roses and a few clear bead sprays. We also added burlap wrap on the stems, a burlap ruffle around the bottom of the bouquet and a touch of lace and ribbon. Accents like that can set things apart in simple, but elegant ways. The bridesmaids carried round ball style bouquets with the same flowers and stem wrap, but without the rhinestone accents. Scroll to the bottom to see a few detail shots of Elsie’s bouquet.

“Erin is absolutely AMAZING!!! I was kinda in a bind because I didn’t want to spend so much on real flowers and I didn’t want to worry about having to make them myself. So one day I was on Google and just happened to come across Love is Blooming and I’m sooooo glad I did! Will definitely recommend to everyone I know who needs flowers!!! Not to mention her prices are so reasonable!!!”
— Elsie | Kansas
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We kept all the boutonnieres and corsages on theme with burgundy Roses and mini Sunflowers with twine wrapped on the stem. This is a good option to match the texture, but not the bulk, of burlap.

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I wanted to include these photos because A) Elsie is beautiful and her lacey dress is amazing and she’s just so happy in this photo and B) some of the details are worth a second look;)

Do you have some extra special accents or details you want included in your bridal bouquet or wedding flowers? You might have trouble finding those unless you go custom. That’s what I’m here for!

Fill out the Free Bride’s Checklist to start designing you custom silk wedding flowers and to get a free quote!

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Yellow and Blue Silk Wedding Flowers - Review

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Caroline’s custom silk wedding flowers in yellow and blue are so classic and bright it felt like a fun thing to share with you in the still snow-y dead of February. With spring around the corner, I thought we could use a little peak at some bright colors.

Her bridal bouquet is a round ball style bouquet with a mix of blue Hydrangea, white and yellow Roses, white Calla Lilies and white Baby’s Breath. You literally can’t go wrong with a bouquet like this!

“Erin communicates very clearly throughout the entire order and building process, with pictures of progress. She’s very thoughtful of the bride’s desires. Bouquets and boutonnieres arrived speedily and just as ordered! This perfectly solves my own allergy problem and fragrance sensitivities of some guests!”
— Caroline | Texas

I simplified and reduced the overall size of the bridesmaid bouquets, including just blue Hydrangea, a few yellow Roses and white Baby’s Breath. Below, you can see a good example of the difference in size of the bridal bouquet and one of the bridesmaid bouquets.

The boutonnieres and corsages incorporated white for the main flowers with yellow and blue accents. Since there was no greenery in the bouquets, we didn’t add any into these arrangements either. Small details like that may not seem like much, but they keep a cohesive look across the board.

Are you looking towards a summer wedding with bright colors or maybe even planning for next spring? Fill out the Free Bride’s checklist today to get a quote and start the design process.

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