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• What is the best way to find my ideal bouquet and how do I successfully share that vision with you?  You can look at images gathered from trendy magazines and bring the images with you to your consultation. You can also visit the whimsical wéy website, where you can find picture galleries full of ideas. Sometimes we get several pictures from a bride that have aspects of her perfect bouquet (color, shape, flower). To fulfill a unique design, sometimes we can create the actual bouquet to be used as our booth décor for a bridal show and you can come to see and feel the real thing.
• What flowers last the longest? Our goal is to make all of our floral arrangements yield a maximum vase life for you and your guests. Long lasting flowers (vase life of 10+ days), are alstroemeria, amaryllis lilies, fancy carnations, crocosmia, mums, lisianthus, nerine lilies, sweetheart roses, star of Bethlehem, snapdragrons, and most tropical flowers; orchids, proteas, heliconias, and anthuriums.
• What color flowers should be avoided? Avoid any flower that is not a natural color. Tinted flowers are not recommended because they are likely to ruin fabric, especially light colored linen. We recommend natural floral colors that complement your bridal theme color, your venue or the season.
• What do you typically try to incorporate into the design of a bouquet? We often take inspiration from a bride’s dress design or her jewelry. We also add special touches like bouquet jewelry or a fabric that complements your style, providing an immense impact on the overall presentation.
• Creativity meets Detail ... At whimsical wéy, we are dedicated to attention to detail and strive to create a beautiful wedding story for you. Our mission is to fill the day with special touches. We often offer surprises with complimentary décor for various areas in your venue so there will not be any empty spots on your canvas. Our work and dedication speaks for itself. Whimsical wéy isn't just another florist, we are floral artists that you can trust... we will create magic for you.

• use real flowers – no silk can match up to the colors in real flowers and you can tell in the photographs.
• tilt your bouquet towards the camera – you can see more flowers and your bouquet will look bigger.
• don’t try to do-it-yourself. I have seen too many brides frantically trying to put together a bouquet that they thought would be easy.  You have enough to do on the wedding day – leave your flowers to a professional and save the do-it-yourself projects for stuff that is completed before the wedding day.
• Flowers always dress up formal photographs – give your mothers a bouquet to carry, too.  It will make their day and it will make your photographs look even better.
• Be sure to take your bouquet back from your maid of honor before walking back down the aisle – you will want to see it in your exit photographs.

• Nosegay:
  A round cluster of flowers. 
  This is a traditional and all purpose style.
• Cascade:
  The flowers cascade downward
  from the central section of the bouquet.  This is more formal
  and often a central feature to the bride's dress.
• Hand-tied:
  The stems of the flowers are
  wrapped securely with ribbon,
  a less formal style.
• Contemporary:
  Unconventional and
  asymmetrical.
• Pomander:
  A bloom-covered ball suspended from a ribbon, perfect for child attendants.
• Fan:
  A small bouquet or cluster of flowers attached to an elaborate fan.

Make your wedding flowers sparkle
Add some exquisite bouquet jewelry to your flowers: Place them in the stems of hand-tied bouquets, centerpieces,  boutonnieres or cake flowers. 

www.bouquetjewels.com

Make your day go smoother... On the day of the wedding, the last thing the bride needs is for vendors (caterer, florist, videographer, etc.) to be asking questions and the bridal party is often busy helping the bride.  So if you don't already have a coordinator, assign one. 

Identify someone to be your vendor's GO TO person on the special day: Maid-of-Honor, Mom, friend or relative.  Someone who knows when the cake is suppose to arrive, where the tent goes, or who the caterer is, etc... 

and remember ... 

... During your final consultations, identify this person to your vendors.

At least include: your name, event date, contact phone and/or email.

Monochromatic: many shades of one color.
Related: colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel.
Complementary: colors are located opposite each other on the color wheel.
Love one color? Highlight it among neutrals.

• Welcome gifts for out-of-town guests and members of the bridal parties.
• Thank you gifts for those people who make the
  bride and groom's day special.
• Rehearsal dinner, wedding brunch and bridal shower décor.
• Decorations for the wedding transportation.
• Floating arrangements for ponds or pools.
• Accessories for the bride's hair, in some cases replacing the more traditional veil.
• Have the "throw-away" bouquet double as a
  cake top

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