Pink wedding flowers with a holiday flair

Holiday flowers can take many different colors outside the traditional red and green. Although pink may not the first color that comes in mind when thinking about a holiday wedding, the fact that many flowers come in different variation of pink, from light to dark, makes it possible to create an appropriate design for this time of the year. When pale pink is contrasted with a darker almost red one, you have achieved an interesting mix. Add some accent ribbons and maybe berries as we did in our example, et voila ... you are on your way to a fabulous exotic holiday wedding.

This month, I have designed a hand-tied bouquet in a pink color palette using standard and spray roses as well as ginger flowers. Ginger flowers have a particular shape and texture that instantly adds a beautiful contrast in this design. Because these flowers tend to be a bit "woody", it is important when designing a hand-tied bouquet to remove as many layers as you can around the stem. If the flower is still too large, you can also remove some petals at the base to make it smaller, and more in proportion with the rest of the bouquet.
(Round centerpieces on the same color palette are presented in my next article, don't forget to check it out to get some inspiration.)

Bridal bouquet
8 small gingers flowers
12 stems roses
10 stems spray roses
Accent berries (optional)
1 1/2 yards (150 cm) accent ribbon

The rich color and velvety texture of the ginger flower gives this bouquet a holiday flair.


Wedding dress Didi from Vera Wang - Spring 2010 collection. Although this gorgeous dress was part of the spring collection, the apple green color makes it appropriate for an exotic holiday wedding.