Choosing your wedding flowers

Choosing your wedding flowers can be a very daunting task. You need to consider the style, theme, colour, type and season!

We here at gift club have designed a number of pages to make this daunting task a little bit easier! And will be adding to our pages regularly so bookmark this page and check back to see all new content

We have divided our content into the following pages:

GALLERY: Wedding bouquets

A gallery of wedding bouquets in a selection of styles and colours.

GALLERY: Table arrangements

A gallery of table arrangements in a huge range of styles and colours.

NZ Flower seasons

The perfect page to visit when you want to know if your favourite flower will be in season, And not just a list! It’s complete with photos of each of the flowers as well!

Flowers by colour

Do you love red? Or yellow, orange, purple, blue, pink or white?? And want to know what flowers are available in that colour? Well we have the answer for that! Check out our image galleries

WHITE Flowers

PINK Flowers

RED Flowers

YELLOW/ORANGE Flowers

BLUE/PURPLE Flowers

WEDDING FLOWERS Q&A

What styles do I have to choose form?

There are many different designs, and your florist can design a unique design to suit your personal style. However there are 4 main styles, which I have listed below

Single bloom or selection of single blooms

Probably the less expensive option the single bloom is a very simple elegant statement. Most commonly a rose, calla lily, sunflower or gerbera

Hand-tied posy

By far the most popular design, the hand-tied bouquet or posy is a wonderful choice, and can be made in so many different designs, form stunning red roses to mini gerberas or hand-tied gyp or hydrangea

Tear drop

Often mistaken for a cascading bouquet the tear drop bouquet gets its name from the shape, a tight hand-tied or wired bouquet in a tear drop shape. Often made with roses or a selection of smaller flowers, the tear drop bouquet is different form a cascading bouquet because it is a more controlled structured arrangement that doesn’t have anything other than the flowers creating its shape

Cascade

The cascade in a way starts as a tear drop bouquet however grows longer and softer, often with ivy or ferns creating a trailing effect. The cascading bouquet is by far the largest of the bouquets and a true show stopper! Cascading bouquets can be made as a hand-tied – however are often fully wired or arranged in an oasis posy holder.

What do you mean when you say wired?

When a florist refers to something as wired, it means that the flowers have been cut and there stems or the head of the flowers have been attached to a wire and then that wire is covered in a thin florist tape. This allows the florist a much better control over the bloom and it’s placement within the bouquet. Corsages and buttonholes are also wired to allow then to be easily arranged and pined to your clothing.

What Options are there when it comes to the binding of the stems of my bouquet?

The options are only limited by the imagination. Some include:

• Satin ribbon binding – By far the most commonly used binding the satin ribbon binding is a very elegant look.
• Organza ribbon binding – Organza ribbon is often a see though ribbon that has a metallic shine to it. If you wish to fully cover the stems you will have to use several layers
• Fabric that matches your bridesmaids or anther matching fabric form your wedding, this is great for a Scottish themed wedding as you could bind the bridesmaids bouquet in the kilt fabric.
• Raffia – a lovely natural fibre that will create a very natural garden picked look
• Flax or aspidistra leaf – by binding the stems in a piece of flax or aspidistra leaf you can create a very natural look, fantastic for all green bouquets in which you do not want to add another colour or texture.

What options do I have to decorate or fix my binding in place?

If you pink a ribbon or fabric binding you will need to consider how you would like your binding attached? Perhaps a few simple pearl pins? Or

• Bind over the ribbon with a decorative wire
• Coloured pins
• Pearl pins
• Shaped pins ( you can now get a huge range of shaped pins including heart and star shapes)
• Diamante pins -  add a little bling to you bouquet
• Paua shell
• Buttons – a selection of vintage buttons can give you an amazing vintage feel
• Brooch – a favourite brooch or piece of jewellery is a fantastic way to complete you bouquet and also provides you with a “keep sake” of your wedding day
• Buckle
• Bow – there are a huge range of bow styles that can really add to your bouquet. You could have hanging ribbon or a large soft bow of a matching fabric
• Beads

What else can I have in my bouquet?

Once again the options are endless! But here are a few other ideas:

• Paua or Shells
• Brooches or jewellery
• Diamante pins – fantastic in the centre of flowers
• Weaved flax or flax flowers
• Vintage buttons
• Butterflies or dragon flys
• Feathers

What can I have around my flowers?

You have probably seen a lot of bouquets that have leaves around them – but are you wondering what other options there are? Well here are just a few

Green options:

• Salal leaves – these look great wired to give an even collar around the bouquet
• Aspidistra leaves – folded gives a very clean structured look
• Leather fern – for a natural soft country look
• Aralia leaves – comes in a range of sizes
• Monstea leaves – monstea comes in a range of sizes form HUGE to small, perfect for a tropical look

Other ideas:

• Wire frames – there are a huge range of wire frames available now, in a range of colours – some even have beads in them
• Twisted willow wreath – twisted willow twisted around your bouquet gives you a very earthy natural look – one of my personal favourites
• Fabric – gathered fabric, matching either your dress or your bridesmaids dress – or even a complete  contrast
• Feathers – wrap your bouquet in a feather bower

 We do hope you have found this information useful! and we wish you all the very best with planning your wedding flowers