Useful tips from Florist shop Birmingham
Budget – for your wedding flowers your florist will need to know what he or she has to work. Once you have a budget established, you’ll be able to determine how lavish your arrangements can be or where you might need to cut corners.
Silk/artificial - today you have a choice of real or silk flowers, you can even choose both types of flower. For example your bridal bouquet could be made from silk flowers so it will also be a keep sake.
Colour – this is the difficult part for some. Even if you have a colour scheme chosen for your wedding, sometimes it’s tough to narrow down how you want to accent that theme. Think about whether you want the flowers to draw attention and be a focal point or if you want them to blend with the overall wedding style and not take attention away from other elements in the décor.
Shape – for centrepieces, consider the height; a low floral centrepiece or a tall one will allow guests to see one another across the table. For bouquets popular shapes include round, cascade and hand-tied. Round bouquets and nosegays are common and more formal. Cascading bouquets are romantic and dramatic while hand-tied bouquets have a natural, simple look.
Quantity – try to figure out how many of each type of arrangement you’ll need. How many centrepieces, bridesmaids’ bouquets, pew flowers, standing arrangements, hanging arrangements, boutonnieres and corsages.