I thought I’d continued on the subject I started last week about seasonal flowers.

So far this season, the bloom that seems to be the favourite flower of choice among brides-to-be is the peony.

There’s only one problem. Well, it’s a problem if you are not getting married right about now and so consequently I have had to break a lot and I mean a lot of bad news.

For brides getting married between the months from July to March, peonies are not going to be available save for a few unexpected pockets here and there, but they could never be guaranteed.

They are absolutely gorgeous it’s true, but they’re also only available for a limited time only.

Plan on getting married between late April and Mid June. It’ll greatly increase your chances of getting this flowers.

So if you really love this flowers you’ll have to risk getting married when the weather will probably be unpredictable, but you’ll have the flowers you love.

When a bride tells me that she’s looking for “seasonal wedding flowers”, I ask her what she means by that.

Some say they believe it means that the flowers should be less expensive, others say that it means a flower that is at the peak during the time she is getting married.

 What would you say?

The REAL answer is simply that it’s available.

It doesn’t necessarily mean they are less expensive because the cost of a flower is a function of variety of factors. And also as efficient as technology and the ability to transport flowers from far distances might be, as with most things in life, most flowers have a season.

The ones that are most affected by seasonality are all the ones that I have spent the last couple of weeks featuring and these are the spring flowers.

The commercial growing season for spring wedding flowers actually begins and ends much earlier than most people realize leaving many May brides disappointed and surprised when they are unable to have their hyacinths, daffodils and ranunculus because the season has come to an ealy end.

The timing of what we see growing outside in a garden is not always the same as what and when a flower becomes available on the market.

So, if you have your heart set on tulips, hyacinths, ranunculus, sweet peas plan on getting married in the in the months of March and April when the weather may not be so great, but you can have the best flowers that spring has to offer.

And for those who love these flowers, it is a choice well worthwhile.

While the weather might be trying to play havoc with the full arrival of spring. The flowers know that the time has come.

The emergence of Sweet Peas and Hyacinths signal the beginning of season full of wonderful and lovely blooms.

True to their names, they are beautifully delicate and possess a fragrance so sweet and light that you’d think that Mother Nature must have had a ball creating these flowers.  

Flowers that only could be described as exquisitely divine, they come in a whole range of colours from creams and white, to the pale and bright pinks. They are also available in the rare shades of natural light blue that can be such a challenge to find with other flowers.

Only available for a few short weeks of the year, they are a real treat for any bride getting married in the early months of spring. Not only because they are so beautiful, but because they cannot be acquired at any time of the year.

Delicate Posies of Sweet Peas (Right) and Hyacinths (Left)

In the first days of April, we see these beautiful flowers everywhere. Not growing in neighbouring gardens, but being sold by the bunch by volunteers in local malls to raise money for cancer research.

I’ve probably walked by these stands many times over the years, not really giving any thought to buy one when I could make a donation, but this year I changed my mind.

Maybe it’s because I lost someone to cancer not too long ago and that person loved flowers. So it seemed fitting to buy a flower so cheery that to walk by it makes you want to smile.

Gathered in a bunch these daffodils mean joy and happiness. A lovely choice for a flower if you happen to be getting married in the month of April and are partial to the beautiful shade of marigold of deep yellow.

Tied all on its own or mixed with flowers of the same shade, they are a wonderful and lovely seasonal choice for a spring wedding.

Simple Hand-tied Posy Of Marigold Daffodils

These days it is common to expected the unexpected with what a bride and groom may choose for their wedding flowers. 

However, as distinct and as large a variation that can be seen in weddings these days, there are some things that never change. 

One of these things is and will always be the choice of pink as a part of a mixed colour scheme with other flowers, or used all on its own in varying shades.

It is the ultimate colour to express romance and all things pretty.

Most traditionally and still classically beautiful is the use of pink in varying shades of soft and pastel shades.

Hand-tied bouquet of soft pink and ivory roses

But now in addition to the creamy subtles tints of pink, deep rich shades of pink found in cherry and fushcia convey a bold characteristic is a part of the “new” colours to be seen in weddings.

It can also be mixed with other colours of similar strength to convey a rich a lavish sensibility not seen earlier with the softer shades of pink.

Wedding Bouquet Of Red, Fuschia and Light Pink Roses