Wedding Flower Checklist (Ceremony)

Whoever thought that flowers could equal stress? But naturally they can when there is a wedding involved! It's not that choosing flowers isn't fun -- rather, it's that you, as the bride (or possibly the groom) have never had to choose so many flowers in so many configurations! What, for example, is a boutonnière? Or a biedermeier? How about a tussy mussy? It's enough to make a bride-to-be tear down a greenhouse!

It's not hard to see why one of the more important wedding planning checklists is the wedding flowers checklist for the ceremony. First, there are the bouquets and the flower petals:

• Flower girl's floral basket and rose petals
• Maid of honor's bouquet
• Bridesmaids' bouquets
• Bride's toss-away bouquet
• Bride's bouquet

Then there are also wedding corsages to think about! These are optional, but they are a nice way to honor mothers and grandmothers who otherwise have no part in the wedding ceremony itself. If you want to mark this tradition, these are the individuals who should be included:

• The Bride's mother
• The Groom's mother
• The grandmothers of the Bride
• The grandmothers of the Groom
• Any other special women in your life

Boutonnières are yet another bit of floral finery you may or may not wish to buy. Boutonnières are for wedding attendants and honored male guests. These are usually nicely matched to the corsages that are worn by the ladies, as well as the bouquets that are going to be carried by the bridal party. These are the individuals that should receive boutonnières:

• The Groom's best man
• The ring bearer
• The ushers
• The fathers of the Bride
• The father of the Groom
• The grandfather of the Bride
• The grandfather of the Groom
• The Groom himself
  

It should go without saying that any remaining members of the wedding party can also carry or wear some sort of floral arrangement if you wish.

Remember that boutonnières don't have to be single roses and bouquets needn't come in little cones. There are many kinds of beautiful and elegant wedding floral arrangements out there waiting for your to discover them. Your florist may be able to help you decide if you'd rather carry a hand tied bouquet or an arm sheaf but they may not be familiar with ballerina bouquets or kissing balls, so do your research before committing to a specific style.


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