A romantic holidays wedding

What can best represent a romantic holiday wedding than the use of pink roses? Associated with gentility and feminine grace, pink is a popular choice for the sweet, blushing bride. A holiday theme can be easily achieved thanks to the use of some greenery that embodies the spirit of season. One of them is cedar. Cedar has long been a florist's staple for many reasons: it smells wonderfully, lasts forever without losing its needles, and has a soft texture that works formidable well for body flowers and bouquets. So if you are looking for some fashionably ideas for a romantic holiday theme, I may have some interesting options for you.

In this post, I am presenting a hand tied bouquet made with a dozen pink roses, and complemented with spray roses and cedar. The main attraction of this bouquet is created by the use of the Lomey wire collar that isolates the main central rose, and create a luxurious nest. The result is a bouquet that has some strong Biedermeier influence, a style that originated in Germany and Austria during the period from about 1815 to 1848. The popular style of flower arrangement during that period was similar to that in England - tightly massed, round bouquet, with the specificity of being organized in concentric rings, where each ring typically consisted of only variety or type of materials.

Bridal bouquet
12 stems pink roses
10 stems pink spray roses
Cedar
1 Lomey wire collar
1 1/2 yards (150 cm) accent ribbon

Using cedar is an elegant way to create a natural collar for this bouquet while adding a holiday touch to the design.


The Lomey wire collar is creating the focal point by isolating the central rose.


Wedding dress "Roman 158" from Rosa Clara.

For the design featured in this post, I am suggesting two different centerpieces depending on the wedding venue. For a casual wedding, a topsy turvy design will be a good and modern option. By using a tall container*, the centerpiece ends up with inverse proportions where the flower part is much smaller than the container part. This arrangement is really easy to make and reemphasize the Biedermeier design used in the wedding bouquet. A large metallic orb has been sprayed with glue and cover in moss and gold jute (or bullion wire). Large pink roses are organized around the orb and complemented with some holiday greenery and lily grass loops.

* Make sure the tall is waterproof by filling it with water first. If they happen not to be waterproof, place a plastic liner before inserting the foam. To bring down the physical weight, we recommend to fill the container with sand.


Tall centerpiece (Topsy Turvy design)
Tall container
1 plastic liner
1/3 floral foam
Sand
1 large metallic orb
Moss
Spray glue
Jute or bullion wire, gold
7-8 stems of standard roses
Limonium
Cedar
Feather eucalyptus
Lili grass

This topsy turvy design will look great on a casual rectangular dining table. A special thanks to Miriam Somoano, AIFD that demonstrated this design in the certificate program she teaches at Golden West College.

The second centerpiece I am suggesting is an inverted crescent design on a tall candle holder, that would be appropriate for a more formal venue. The shape of the inverted crescent is first created using holiday greenery, then a dozen of open roses are inserted to create lines and texture. Fill the design with spray roses and button mums or limonium.


Candle Centerpiece (Inverted crescent design)
1 tall candlestick
1 long candle (18”)
1 Oasis O’Dapter Holder
1/3 floral foam
12 stems of pink standard roses
10 stems of pink spray roses
Green button mums or Limonium
Cedar
Fir
Holly

For a more elegant venue, tall candle arrangements are always a fashionable option.