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Ashley Giganti

Bridal themes are always changing, however bouquet styles seem to be constant. Choosing a theme or style for your wedding — like vintage, modern, rustic, tropical/beach or bohemian — sets the tone and design. It also is a way to bring out the couple’s personality and to share with wedding guests the things you love such as colors, flowers, music and décor.

 See which bouquet design best fits your theme.

 Popular flowers for bridal bouquets are hydrangeas, roses, ranunculus, peonies, garden roses, calla lilies and orchids. Also, various types of greens such as dusty miller and varieties of eucalyptus, as well as succulents and kale have become popular additions. Here’s a look at a few types of bouquets you’re likely to see at an upcoming wedding:

 

Cascading

Caption/photo credit: Tatiana Pieloch, Verola Studios

This style bouquet has returned as a popular trend.

  • Elegant and perfect for orchids and calla lilies or trailing greens such as Italian ruscus, ferns and grasses.
  • Dramatic effect with sweeping florals and greens.
  • Costly and labor-intensive.
  • Must be designed in a bouquet holder, and thus can be delicate to handle.

 

This cascading bouquet has white phalaenopsis orchids, coral and peach roses and ming fern.  Designed by Patti Lomazzo, Petals  

 

Hand-tied

Caption/photo credit: Lindsey Fritz, Indica Woodruff Photography

This type of bouquet is by far the most popular among brides today.

  • Flowers arranged in a round gathering, wrapped with satin ribbon and accented with lace, brooches, pearls or rhinestones.  
  • Fits any wedding theme from tropical to vintage.
  • Allows for creative twists like wrapping bouquet in a piece of mother’s or grandmother’s wedding dress, father’s tie, or attaching a locket or rosary.
  • Items can match theme and pay tribute to loved ones — bride carries reminder of those who cannot be there on the special day.  

 

This hand-tied bouquet with white hydrangeas, cream roses, light blue delphinium and dusty miller is wrapped in champagne satin ribbon and has sea glass hanging to match the wedding theme.

Designed by Ashley Giganti, Petals

 

Freeform

Caption/photo credit: Sara Perone, Jeff Carr Photography

This bouquet is similar to hand-tied but is over-sized and unstructured.

  • Variety of greenery such as eucalyptus, Carolina sapphire, Italian ruscus, ferns and grasses.
  • Popular with bohemian, vintage and rustic theme weddings.

 

This freeform bouquet with white hydrangeas, blush and champagne roses, burgundy roses, white garden roses, dusty miller, seeded eucalyptus and silver dollar eucalyptus is wrapped in ivory satin and lace with pearl accents.

Designed by Ashley Giganti, Petals

 

Brooch

Caption/photo credit: Christina Stuart, EverythingBrevard.com

Usually hand-tied with brooches wired into the bouquet and mixed with fresh flowers, or it can be exclusively brooches.  

  • For brides who want a little "bling" in the bouquet.
  • When mixing brooches with fresh flowers, I suggest using five to seven small or medium brooches.
  • Compliment any bridal gown, but especially ones with beading.  

 

Bouquet of white hydrangea, pink ranunculus, pink peonies, pale pink garden roses, and dusty miller.  Accented with two brooches, over-sized rhinestone pins and pearl ornate pins.

Ashley Giganti is the wedding coordinator, floral designer and bridal show co-director of Petals & Pearls Bridal Showcase in Melbourne. She has enjoyed working with her aunt and owner of Petals, Linda Davis, for the past six years. Although she doesn’t come from a background in formal floral design, Ashley learned by working with Petals designers Lisa Hansen and Patti Lomazzo.

Learn more about Petals Florist  

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