Today we look at colour. Most brides will pick a main colour and then one or two accent colours but you can go rainbow or no particular colour scheme, but it does help you to have a focused colour. This will usually be the colour your bridesmaids are wearing. This, along with your dress, will determine the colour and style (along with your venue) of your whole day.
We start this series of posts off with the colour Purple.
A very popular colour a few years ago, it is slightly out of favour at the minute but a favourite of mine and a lovely palette of colour to blend.
With your colouring, you don't have to stick rigid to one shade, indeed flowers always look better if a range of shades are included as long as the tones match. So with purple you have lilac, lavender, violet, mauve and plum.
So to the flowers;
Amnesia roses are a dusky/dirty lilac colour and these are with ivory roses and gyp
One of the true purple flowers eustoma. This bouquet has a mix of purple, violet, two tone and white eustoma with grasses.
The smaller version for the bridesmaid
Or you could have a tighter posy of just the flower heads. Same flowers as above, different look.
Picasso calla lily, hot chocolate calla teamed with white gerbera
Another two tone calla lily en masse
A bridesmaid overarm bouquet of dark purple calla lily, aspidistra leaves and bear grass
A similar bouquet with dark purple, two tone and white calla lily
A country style bouquet with purple eustoma, lilac freesia, ivory wax flower, roses and ferns.
Smaller bridesmaid version
A gorgeous bouquet of white calla lily, roses, purple eustoma and freesia with palms
and the smaller bridesmaid version.
A lovely posy of lilac and ivory roses, spray roses and gyp.
Lilac freesia, purple eustoma., thistles, ivory roses with eucalyptus and a silver wire collar.
Another lovely country bouquet of ivory gerbera, roses, astilbe and purple september flowers and lilac freesia.
A shower bouquet of purple eustoma, delphiniums, lavender roses, statice, roses, and ivory roses
Don't forget your flower girls, these wands with eustoma and campanula flowers are so sweet.
Ivory roses with eustoma flowers and foliage in a posy hand tie
Ivory roses and bouvardia with purple eustoma.
Purple tulips with ivy collar.
Me with my purple themed bouquet for our wedding.
I hope this has given you some ideas for your own purple themed bouquets. As ever for more ideas scroll through 'labels' and go to Colour:Purple......
If you would like to discuss your flowers please book a consultation here at The Studio where we will gladly talk you through your options.
Sandra X
