I always tell my clients. Go for colour first.

It’s especially important when the budget is not opened ended because you’ll open a large door to options that you wouldn’t otherwise have and might be relegated to having a traditional wedding flower in a colour you didn’t want.

Purple and varying shades of it is the colour of the moment and I had the pleasure of making boutonnieres in purples that weren’t roses.

For Elaine and Darshan’s wedding earlier this month, (I’ll feature more flowers from their wedding shortly), we used alstromeria for the boutonnieres which offered the symmetry of the all popular orchid and the colour that seemingly didn’t come in any other flower other than a rose.

Alstromeria Boutonniere For The Groom | Floret.ca

When beginning of process of deciding upon the wedding flowers the bouquets and more specificallythe bridal bouquet always takes center stage.

It’s been awhile since I wrote about personal flowers and thought maybe I should revisit this subject.

It’s one of those things that I hear most often when I start asking about corsages and boutonnieres. One of the main concerns that it not be too large or too old fashioned.

The other question I get asked is “Does it have to be a rose?” The answer is no!

There are so many flowers available that would make perfectly wonderful corsages and one of them is the gerbera.

Always perfect in shape. This delightful flower makes a wonderful choice.

Sweet Gerbera Corsages | Floret.ca

In this day and age, wearing and carrying flowers is not common and is reserved for special occasions like high school formals and weddings.  As such, when it comes time to decide what is most appropriate or best, it is not always straightforward.

Because of this I find that one of the things I go over most often is explaining the difference between a corsage and a boutonniere.

So by definition a corsage is a floral bouquet (multi blooms) that is worn by a female.  It is most common pinned or on the wrist. There are also novel or unconventional places to wear a corsage such as on the waist, shoe or on the shoulder.

The placement of the corsage and the type of design can be as simple as having it be in keeping with the overall colours of the wedding or can be specially chosen and designed for the wearer of the corsage.

Modern Yet Classic Chartreuse Green Orchid Corsage With Kiwi Chiffon Ribbon To Complement