Exotic Beach Wedding Flowers to Spice Up Your Special Day

Tropical FlowersYour dream beach wedding is finally coming true! A tropical beach wedding is never complete without the ecstatic sight of these exotic blooms. Spice up this once in a lifetime magical event by incorporating these gorgeous blooms in the bride’ s bouquet.

  • Birds of Paradise

Birds of paradise is also known as the crane flower. It has been dubbed as such due to its seemingly resemblance to the birds of paradise. The unique bloom is beautifully shaped into a bird that is in flight. Its shades of brilliant colors closely resemble a paradise unveiling right before your eyes. The birds of paradise is a myriad of orange sepals and blue petals. The bright orange sepals are conjoined together to form an arrowhead structure.  Due to its intricate details and perky blossoms, it is also called as the flowers of the tropical paradise.

  • Orchids

Orchid flowers are popular choices for the beach wedding. With its variety of colors and hues, ranging from pink, white and yellow, it fits almost any theme. Orchids have been a favorite flower in everyone’s garden. Due to its fascinating image that resembles a beautiful face, it is named as the most exquisite flower. Orchids have so many varieties, that you will surely have a hard time selecting which one you would use for your bouquet. If you are going for a luau type or Hawaiian wedding, white and pink orchids would complement the wedding’s theme.

  • Amaryllis

Brighten up your wedding bouquet with blushing amaryllis flowers. These blossoms send out a bright color that emanates the couple’s sheer love. Amaryllis is often mistaken for lilies. These blossoms have brightly colored sepals and a heavy red marking on the petal’s tip. Amaryllis also comes in shades of orange, pink, rose and white.

  • Calla Lily

Calla lily is a beautiful, large flower that comes in green, pink, yellow, purple and white. Calla lilies have leafless stalk and a long petiole. From this long petiole, a large, trumpet shaped blossom arises. This amazing blossom surely conveys a lot of meanings. The name calla lily came from the Greek word that means beautiful. Hence, this flower signifies magnificent beauty. These calla lilies would surely be a magical centerpiece to that wedding bouquet.

  • Lilacs

These powdery lilac flowers are considered as one of the most aromatic flowers. Lilac also has several other shades like pink and white, but the purple lilacs are the most favored of all. These clustered purple blooms have an ecstatic aroma that can be noticed even from afar. Lilacs are a lovely addition to that tropical beach wedding. With its fragrant smell, it surely reeves up the already romantic affair.

  • Gingers

This Malaysian plant has two varieties, the red ginger and the pink ginger. These exceptional flowers are nestled on a long red bract. These brightly colored bracts are often mistaken to be the bloom, but the real bloom of the ginger is the small white flower that sits on the top of the bract. Ginger has an extraordinary symmetry and sparkling color that would definitely add a touch of elegance to your wedding day.

  • Lotus

Lotuses usually grow in shallow and murky waters, but from this unlikely source arises a very extraordinary blossom. Lotus is a very appropriate adornment to your bouquet. It symbolizes purity, beauty and grace. It could very well symbolize the purity of true love that binds two souls together. The lotus flower even signifies knowledge and serenity.

  • Gardenias

These white blossoms signify sweetness and purity.  It is a groom’s way of telling the bride how beautiful she is. The charming gardenias are also very fragrant and represent the true meaning of a secret love. Gardenias just need extra loving care if you are going to use them in your bouquet. It has been said that if the petals are excessively touched, the petals may turn black. In its bold nature, the gardenia indeed symbolizes purity.

These tropical flowers will surely enhance the mood of love. The fragrant blossoms, the brightly colored blooms, the exquisite features- it’s more magical to exchange I do’s with a bouquet of tropical flowers.

What Wedding Style Expresses Your Personality?

Wedding Style

Wedding Style

In their desire to have a unique wedding, many couples search the ends of the earth trying to find ways on how to come up with a one-of-a-kind wedding. What these couples fail to realize is that they do not have to look far. The secret in having a distinct wedding is to look within one’s self. After all, each person is unique and by incorporating your own unique personality into the wedding, it would be easy to have an exceptional wedding celebration.

Therefore, before you plan your wedding, ask yourself this question first, “What wedding style can best express my personality?” Here are some possible answers to this question.

Budget but Stunning Wedding

If you and your spouse are known for being smart, practical and resourceful, a low-cost but beautiful wedding will reflect this kind of personality. You have the attitude and skills to come up with a stunning wedding with a surprisingly low budget. Guests will be amazed at how you two were able to pull this one off and they would actually think you spent thousands of dollars in this expensive looking but low cost wedding.

Wedding with a Creative Twist

For the couple who thinks out of the box, a wedding with an extraordinary theme will be ideal. Make sure that you choose a theme that is reflective of your personality. For example, for the golf fanatic couple, golf wedding is the best way to celebrate their union. For the artistic couple, a wedding in a gallery will be most fitting. There is an endless list of theme options that you can choose from.

The Trendy and Fashionable Wedding

If the bride and the groom are the kind of people, who are always updated with the latest trends and fads of the season, having a trendy and fashionable wedding is the way to go. Know what the latest trends are in wedding fashion and wedding accessories and be sure to incorporate all of these in your wedding event.

D-I-Y Wedding Project

Do-it-yourself weddings are ideal for couples who have hands-on skills and knowledge when it comes to wedding planning. If you plan weddings for a living (or you have been a wedding planner to friends a thousand times before) or your spouse-to-be owns a wedding catering service, this can be the perfect type of wedding that will best illustrate your personality and expertise in weddings.

Destination Wedding

For couples who cannot stay put in one place and for those whose lifestyles revolve around taking trips, a destination wedding is the perfect way to tie the knot. Wedding destinations like Bahamas, Barbados, and Hawaii are great for the beach loving couple. Those who like romantic getaways would prefer Paris and Italy. For the exotic couple, a far-flung destination in Fiji, Costa Rica, Mexico or Philippines can be an option.

The Traditional Love Affair

A classic wedding event is ideal for couples who are traditional and who want to conform to the norms of a conventional wedding celebration. In this kind of wedding, the bride will wear a white gown as expected, the couple will go exchange the traditional “for better or for worse” marital vows, and the bride will toss the bouquet the traditional way.

Weddings mark the beginning of your new life together as husband and wife so it is only right that you would want to make it a special event. There is nothing more special than holding a wedding celebration that is evocative of you and your partner’s personalities and style.

Adorable Ideas for a Blue Wedding Theme

Blue Wedding Theme

Blue Wedding Theme

Something blue—weddings always need to have something blue on it. But blue is such a wonderful color, why not make a whole wedding theme out of it? A blue wedding can be a great way to celebrate a couple’s union. This kind of wedding should not be in any way associated with the emotion of feeling blue. In fact, a blue wedding can be such a joyous occasion that many couples are considering this kind of wedding. Truly, blue is such a refreshing color that is fantastic to use for weddings. In this article, you will find a collection of ideas that you can use for a blue-tiful wedding celebration.

  1. Use the blue sky or the blue ocean as your backdrop. There is probably no better way to decorate a blue wedding than to have naturally beautiful blue elements such as the sky and the sea. Of course, if you are going to hold the wedding indoors, the next best thing would be to recreate this kind of scenery with a printed tarpaulin and use that to decorate the wedding event.
  2. Choose a venue that has nice bright walls. Dark colored walls are a major no-no for blue weddings since blue clashes with dark colors.
  3. Spread blue all over. From the bride’s bouquet, to the tablecloth to the decoration and accessories, make sure that you can see a touch of this shade all over the wedding.
  4. Use blue against white for a striking contrast. For example, for the table decoration, you can use a white tablecloth and white plates then put on blue napkins, and blue flower centerpieces for a stunning effect.
  5. Give away blue invitations. Invitations can be printed on blue vellum paper with white text so that the details will stand out and can easily be read. Alternatively, you may use another color for the invitation like white or cream and then blue for the text. Do not forget to tie with a blue satin ribbon for a nice touch.
  6. Have a blue-tiered wedding cake with white or brown fondant icing decorations. Another option is to have a cupcake tower made of blue mini cupcakes adorned with lacey icing and chocolate sprinkles.
  7. The bride is not required to wear a blue wedding gown but she may if that is what she wants. However, if she is going to be on a white gown, she can just add something blue to wear as an accessory.
  8. Serve guests with a welcome drink ideal for a blue wedding like a blue lagoon. This drink can certainly complement the theme of the event. To make a blue lagoon, fill a glass with 1 oz vodka, 1 oz Blue Curacao and lemonade. Stir well and fill with ice. Serve with a slice of orange as garnish.

Your wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event and you would want it to be as perfect as possible. Having a blue wedding can be a terrific way to celebrate your exchange of vows in a unique and special way.

Wedding Themes – Planning a Destination Wedding

Welcome to our video series of the top 20 questions brides ask when planning their wedding.   Our topic today will be Wedding Themes.  I get a lot of questions from brides on how to choose their wedding theme.

Follow along by reading the transcript of the video:

First, you do not need to have a wedding theme!  That takes some pressure off, doesn’t it!

So, why do all the bridal magazines and books talk about a wedding theme?  Well, choosing a theme serves two purposes.  First:  a theme is a great way to show your guests a part of your personality as a couple; and second, once you have a theme, it is easier to plan decorations and choose your décor.  Choosing a theme will keep your overall wedding look consistent and focused.

So, a wedding theme should communicate to your guests a part of your personality as a couple?  You might be thinking:  now what am I going to do?  Don’t panic!  This is easy.

Do you and your sweetie have an activity that you share? Do you both have a passion for something unique and different?  Do you have a hobby that you share?  That would make a perfect theme.

But, what if you want a beautiful wedding, and your shared passion is playing card games.  How do you fit that together?  Well, plan your wedding, and accent the décor with small things that share your passion without taking over the design of your wedding.  This can be done through small things like place card holders, or wedding favors that have diamonds, clubs, hearts and spades on them.

If you are having trouble coming up with theme, I suggest you GOOGLE wedding favours and that you GOOGLE wedding cake toppers.  These come in thousands of themes from the really personal like the wedding cake topper of the bride and groom on cell phones, to the more generic like calla lily wedding favors.

You don’t need a theme.  You can share who you are as a couple through picture displays, or other activities at your wedding.  Don’t get bogged down in the “rules” of a wedding theme.  Have fun.  Express yourself.  Do it your way!

Good luck, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.