Flower help! I'm wearing ivory, bridesmaids in steely blue -- what flowers do we carry?

My dress is vintage - it's ivory satin with a lot of golden hues. The bridesmaids are wearing a warm medium-blue silk. The guys are in black tuxes with tails and blue bow ties. We're going for a vintage 'feel' and aren't afraid to get creative, but we don't want to be hokey. I think the girls will cary off-white roses, but I'm stumped as to what I should carry. What do you think?

Flower help! I'm wearing ivory, bridesmaids in steely blue -- what flowers do we carry?
For vintage you might want to stick with a smaller, daintier boquet. Flowers that are unusual (roses are common) and perhaps something that trails a bit mixed in? Find some flowers near the color of the bridesmaid dresses and mix in some ivory. Your florist is the best person to ask on the type and size of flowers and style of bouquet--they can show you everything that's available and tell you what will be in season at your event time.





I had an ivory dress (everyone thought it was white) with black lace overlays and carried ivory roses with black satin ribbon tails and black feathers poked in for contrast. It was very unique and looked perfect with the dress. The girls wore charcoal and black and the guys wore black and silver. We received TONS of compliments on all of it.





Have a happy life--Congrats!! :-)
Reply:You could carry large off white Lilies :)
Reply:I would also carry off white or cream roses. Perhaps you can mix in some calla lilies as well as smaller flowers with a yellow/gold hue to them. They will go well with the blue in the girl's dresses...even if only in your bouquet. It will be a nice contrast and make everything "pop" visually.
Reply:How about yellow roses and white roses with some baby breath?
Reply:Try something with a deeper color, like a deep garnet (not burgundy, since it might clash with the blue. Go for the deepest red roses you can find (in my garden I have Abe Lincoln roses which might be a color you might like).





The colors you have picked are nicely blended, and the deep rich red would be a nice complement.





Congratulations.
Reply:roses, but add a trace of the blue with a hydranga (sp) for some effect or to their bouquet and yours be very white - and larger.
Reply:same but a bigger bouquet! but tie in a few little blue buds with it.
Reply:Try Blue hydrangeas and Calli lilies or tulips
Reply:you shoul gave off white roses and blue ones
Reply:I think you should carry white flowers. I'm not sure what the actual flowers should be though. I don't think any other colour would really go.
Reply:small white daisies and forget me nots
Reply:calla lillies!!!!
Reply:white roses would be pretty for you too or you could have a wild flower bouquet. With your colors yellows (daffodils, lillies, or gerber daisies) would look really pretty, also add some greenery, and maybe a touch of blues or purples (Iris, or purple gerber daisies, or even tulips) The thing is your florist will know what flowers to use if you give her color ideas... that's what they are paid for! Good luck.
Reply:You can carry roses as well. If you want something different from your bridesmaids, talk to your florist about dying or "spraypainting" some of the roses a light, antique blue to match the bridesmaid dresses. Hydrangeas are another popular blue flower.
Reply:White orchids, and if your florist is talented, she can get the veins in the petals blue like my Aunt did for my wedding. i'm not sure, but i think she may have put coloring in the water that they were in





Cheers
Reply:Oooohhh - sounds really lovely. I'd go with irises or sterling silver roses.... Have a beautiful life together!
Reply:Wow. That's going to be a gorgeous color scheme!





If you're going for a vintage look, most often an all-white bouquet is correct for the bride. And don't worry, most 'white' flowers are actually a bit off-white. But if your bridesmaids are carrying all-white flowers, you might consider adding a few blue blooms or soft yellow ones to your bouquet.





Roses are always a great choice for weddings, but don't limit yourself to them (unless that's what you really love). Other traditional wedding flowers include: stephanotis, crysanthymums, daisies, tulips, orchids, and various small lilies. Most of these are also available in multiple colors, including that yellow I was talking about, which would tone beautifully with your ivory gown.





A quick google image search for bridal bouquet + the approximate vintage of your gown (1930's, pre-WWI, whatever it may be) will turn up some good ideas on shapes and general sorts of flowers as well.





Best of luck with this. I'm sure your wedding will turn out beautiful.
Reply:Here are some pictures:
Reply:Hydrangeas will look beautiul. Blue delphinium is also a lovely accent flower. If you are going for a vintage look then purple, ivory and light pink roses would be pretty. My girls wore periwinkle and I gave them brightly colored flowers. Hot pink %26amp; yellow roses with bright purple irises and light blue delphinium accents. I think that is a more modern look though.
Reply:well any color works well with blue. different hues of yellow would be pretty f you're getting married in the spring. i think different white flowers including roses mixed with pretty green accents would be pretty.
Reply:I would do a mixture. Try the offwhite roses and calla lillies together. They make a beautiful hand tied bouquet.


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Maybe these will help you. They are beautiful bouquets.


Good luck on your upcoming marriage.
Reply:http://stockweddings.com/catagories/bouq...





This website has a bunch of different bouquets. I personally would go for something different with lots of color. Another idea, is to do some research and find out what kind of bouquet would have been used around the time the dress was made. Take the vintage theme all the way.
Reply:With most vintage weddings, make sure the bouquet is the Cascade style. You might want to get a mixture of white roses, lilies and Star of Bethlehem (Chincherinchee). It will look rich and elegant. Tie in blue by using a blue ribbon. But if you want to include a bluew flower, go for blue hydrangea.