Archive for August, 2010

Hi Grower’s Box!

I just got my freeze dried rose petals this morning!!!  They smell great!  Haha…  Really though… they’re perfect.  Glad I decided to go through with them.  They will add a special romanticism at the ceremony to my earthy/rustic/vintage wedding!

~ Chelsie

Winter weather can make planning a winter wedding challenging, but there are great winter wedding flowers available to make your day extra special and your venue stunning.

White with silver is a popular choice for winter weddings, as well as white with warm reds and greens. Here are our recommendations and photos of beautiful winter wedding flower options for DIY brides.

Primary Flowers:

All White or Red & White Roses:

White Hydrangea with Red or White Roses:

Red and White Carnations:

White Asiatic Lilies with Red/Burgundy Hypericum:

Cymbidium Orchids:

Accent Flowers:

Spider Mums:

Stephanotis (aka Madagascar Jasmine):

Foliage and Berries:

Holly:

Red/Burgundy Hypericum:

Mixed Christmas Greens (Noble Fir, Blueberry Juniper, Pine, Douglas Fir, and Incense Cedar:

Cymbidium Orchids

Budget:  Expensive

Available in white, pink, and pale green Cymbidium Orchids have long been revered as the most desirable and by far the most popular orchids in the world. These fall under the more costly category of wedding flowers, but are so beautiful that you can afford to just use one or two stems on each table and carry just a few stems as your bouquet.

Lilies and Stephanotis

Budget:  Medium

In addition to Asiatic Lilies, you may also consider Calla Lilies, which come in various colors and sizes. Oriental Lilies, Star Gazer Lilies, and Casa Blanca Lilies can be used with Stephanotis blooms to create a magical bouquet.  Adding green & burgundy Hypericum to a white lily wedding arrangement also creates a magical winter wedding effect. You get a lot of wedding flower “volume” with lilies, which make great choices for medium budget weddings while not sacrificing much on style and elegance.

Gerbera Daisies, Tulips, Chrysanthemums, and Roses

Budget:  Frugal

There is a wide selection of winter wedding flowers available thanks to greenhouse flower growers and growing farms in warmer regions of the world. Now you can have virtually any wedding flower to transform your venue into a colorful masterpiece and at significantly lower costs than in the past. Choose from deep colors or bright cheerful ones to warm the day at cheap wholesale prices.

Have fun with it and most of all enjoy your Winter Wonderland wedding.