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Choosing your flowers by their season is a wonderful way to theme your day. Be inspired by the seasonal countryside for your Summer Wedding Flowers and find a sensational choice of colours, scents and styles. By choosing flowers that are in season you can create a truly timeless and connected feel for your celebration with flowers that evoke the romance of the season.
summer wedding flowers
Planning a wedding around traditional summer wedding flowers is easy. Stock has pretty white and pink varieties, and a strong sweet scent.
It is generally available around late spring and summer. Some people think of stock as a bit old-fashioned since the arrival of exotic tropical flowers, but they do have an appeal and beauty all of their own.
The wonderful tall blue delphiniums are available at this time and these work well in ceremony arrangements, as do gladioli.
Other flowers that can be combined into traditional summer arrangements include columbine (aquilegia), snapdragons (Antirrhinums), and irises.
Seasonal Colors
Color counts when designing a spring wedding cake, and you can’t go wrong with a palette of preppy white, pink, and lime green or a bold and bright mix of orange and yellow. For a more subdued palette, add a hint of spring color with a simple chocolate ganache-covered cake with subtle white dots, or an ivory buttercream cake trimmed in light pink. Or let the spring colors pop with an ivory cake accented with sugar-molded butterflies or birds.
2011 spring wedding colors
If you found me quoted in a magazine regarding wedding dresses color trends / combination, then you know I dedicate my ‘spare’ time researching wedding color trends a year in advance. Since 2001, I’ve been helping brides with their wedding color decisions by displaying color trend swatches and ideas on my website.Apple green, mauve, lilac, hot pink, slate grey, celadon, aged gold, coral, red, violet purple, mocha / chocolate / brown, navy, emerald / pine green / dark cyan, clementine orange, and yellow.
spring 2011 flowers
Spring Flavors
Pick a wedding cake that summons a taste of spring with in-season berries and fruits. Instead of traditional buttercream filling, consider a fresh strawberry puree filling or a lemon cake with blackberry filling. If you love chocolate cake but still want a taste that reflects the season, try a chocolate cake filled with chocolate cherry ganache.
Spring Blooms
Flowers can go a long way in defining a spring theme for your wedding. Match your wed to your bouquet by asking your baker to create sugar versions of your wedding flowers. If you’re considering modern decor, ask your baker to make a statement with few large graphic sugar peonies on each cake tier. If you’ve chosen a more classic look for your wedding, find out whether your baker can paint small daisies along your cake using an edible dye.
There are several reasons to use seasonal flowers and plants in wedding arrangements, and the three Cs – cost, convenience, and coordination – are why many couples choose fall wedding flowers for their autumn celebrations.
- Cost: Flowers in season are often available from local growers and nurseries, making them less expensive than more exotic blooms.
- Convenience: Because seasonal flowers are more readily available, couples will have a wider selection to choose from than if they prefer out-of-season plants.
- Coordination: Many couples have at least some photographs taken outdoors to commemorate their wedding day, and the rich hues of trees, flower beds, and autumn lawns will coordinate beautifully with fall floral arrangements. This coordination is even more critical if the ceremony or reception will be held outdoors, where out-of-season flowers may seem garish and inappropriate.