Also known as a “buttonhole” as the Brits are apt to call it, it’s a word that most of us have never heard of or used until we’re going to a high school formal or getting married.

There are lots of questions surrounding these little blooms that are worn by those in celebration of a happy occasion.

I thought I’d answer some here:

Q. What kind of flower can it be?

A. Any flower you choose. Usually a single bloom matching the bridal bouquet in colour or flower and one that will hold up out of water.

Q.  Which side do you wear it on?

A. The left close to your heart

Q. How do you pin it on?

A. Hmmm…maybe I’ll have to contemplate a video in the near future. Easier to show than explain. The short is. From the back and straight across. Don’t bend the pin. If it requires that much force it’ll break. Handle the bloom by the stem not by the head of the flower.

Hope this helps!

Wedding Bouquet Of Creamy Yellow Roses, Gerberas and Orchids

“Classic” and “elegant” are the two descriptors that I hear most when I ask my clients how they want the wedding to look and feel.

There are numerous ways to go about beginning the process of creating a vision that conveys the feel that you want to share on the day and one tried and true way is with colour.

Classic and elegant always brings to mind mixes of neutral white and creams and the addition of pale yellows is a way to take things up a notch without feeling like your potentially on colour overload.

It’s the next closest choice of colour after cream and it’s inclusion creates and beautiful and soft warmth.

Roses mixed together in these colours are the ultimate in elegance. Using more contemporary flowers like gerberas and orchids this mix creates a modern twist.

With the peony season coming rapidly to an end, I thought I would tease all you late spring early summer brides of the following year of what you have to look forward to.

Whether tied together on their own or mixed with roses or any other flower that might suit your fancy, the peony is perfect.

Pink Peony Wedding Bouquet | Floret.ca