Wedding Flower Checklist (Reception)

Once you've checked all of the items off on your wedding flower checklist for your wedding ceremony, it's time to think about the reception. You may have lots of flowers on your reception tables or a couple of blooms scattered here and there around your reception space. No matter what, however, a list will help you ensure that nothing is forgotten.

As with any item of decor, presentation is everything. You may want to have floral centerpieces for several different guest tables, on a buffet table, and in several other areas. If there will be a lot of family members and longer tables are being used, you may need additional wedding flower arrangements ordered to compensate.

Here is a short wedding flower checklist to get you started:

• Centerpieces
• Head table
• Gift table
• Buffet table
• Bar
• Cake table
• Entry tables

That's not everything, of course. As wedding disc jockeys in Denver, Colorado, we attend plenty of receptions that are dripping with flowers. Wedding floral arrangement can be used to inform guests of their seating arrangement. You can also have floral headpieces or aisle runners. Many have also found it appropriate to give a thank-you floral arrangement to out-of-town guests and a separate and special set for each of your parents. And here's one more tip: If you're having a lot of bridesmaids, the bridal bouquets can be used as centerpieces! Just have vases ready on each table!


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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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The Rose Ceremony

Clients often ask us whether we know of any special rituals they can perform to make their ceremonies and receptions a little more unique. It's not easy, after all, to distinguish one wedding from another when so many traditions are deeply ingrained in the collective consciousness! Luckily, we DJs get to see it all, so we always have a recommendation ready for those couples who need some help.

Not surprisingly, many rituals revolve around wedding flowers. When the couple in question is planning a romantic wedding, we usually suggest they think about performing the rose ceremony.

The rose ceremony is a simple wedding ceremony, yet profoundly moving for those participating and those observing. During the ceremony, the bride and groom exchange beautiful red roses, symbolizing the giving and receiving of their love for each other throughout their entire married life.

The rose ceremony is also a nod to the fact that the rose is often a symbol of forgiveness...and forgiveness must be a part of any successful marriage. In the past, the rose was considered an emblem of love, and a single deep red rose always meant only one thing: the words "I love you." So it is only appropriate that for your first gift given as husband and wife is a red rose.

If red just isn't your color, you can choose a alternate shade, but bear in mind that different flowers convey different meanings. White symbolizes innocence, pink symbolizes perfect happiness, yellow symbolizes joy, coral symbolizes desire, and orange symbolizes enthusiasm. The only rose whose meaning is negative is the black rose...a rare species indeed!


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Denver's Wedding Entertainment Specialists
Disc Jockeys, Live Wedding Bands, Event Entertainment Specialists
http://www.amusicplus.com/