Flowers

Gerbera, Anthuriums, - what's your dress like?

It's this one with this hair clip so a vintage look all round.

Oh, that's beautiful! Alstromeria is vintage looking and they come in deep red. Also orchids various shades of red, freesia or deep cream roses would look lovely with dark red orchids.

You could also have a similar brooch on the ribbon tie handle of your bouquet - these are becoming popular. You can also get diamante "buckles" especially for floristry where the ribbon threads through. Maybe add a touch of lace into the bouquet to match your dress..?

This would look stunning:

Black Bacarra roses, Black Magic roses, Black Callas, Burgundy Cymbidiums, black dahlias, red feather sprays and red kangaroo paws.

Red Roses & Burgundy Calla Lillies

They are gorgeous!

Can you make a suggestion for me? My colours are Ivory, sage green, and dusky pink with a vintage theme also X

I love this Peony Bouquet:

Nerines which are a type of lily

Hydrangea (I think) Sweet Peas , Calla lily

Oooh thank you! I love the 3rd ones :o)

I don't know much about flowers but the ones I had in my head are Hydrangeas, thanks!

I love these

Sloan I think your red looks really nice and classy, I love the mix of roses and Lilys X

This is beautiful:

white and cream-colored roses, hydrangeas and gardenias.

Roses Hydrangeas & Peonies

Sorry ladies i've been away all day.

Sherrie I really like this, thanks. Would you say red is the best colour to go with what I have

What other colours have you got in your theme? Red would be a big contrast against the dress but I would use a deep Red rather than a Pillar box red. Another colour which would look good & still keep the vintage feel would be Aubergine, plum colours

Or go to the coffee, gold pale pink colours which really are vintage:

Ooh so glad this came up as we are off to the florist is an hour and in need of some inspiration. My dress is ivory so I wanted just a plain White bouquet but the bmx are in Victorian lilac. It's a mAy wedding. Any ideas? E

Have you a Theme? I.e traditional, Modern Vintage etc?

I was going to go with a really deep deep red for flowers, the only reason I chose red as my lipstick will be red, I'm going with classic pin up make up. I'm just not sure the best flower to use.

I was going to suggest peonies but no idea about time of year and what colours they come in!

I love peonies they are gorg but I wasn't sure of their colours either.

Red Roses with a Vintage Twist:

Some other ideas using Red with a vintage theme:

Sherrie, you really are "Google Queen". Amazing ideas!

Lisa this is one part of my work that I love! I love sourcing ideas, products, colours etc. A bride can come to me with just a Dress and we can build their theme/scheme around the dress or a pair of shoes, a favourite flower anything that starts the theme.

Hiya,

Sorry I've only just got around to replying.

Our theme is sort of Garden, birds, etc. ( we think ) I'm planning on having Aqua Roses in Ivory for my bouquet. Well, the florist said this morning, to cut cost (as were working to a budget) it might be a good idea for the BM's to have Ivory Gerberas which I do really like the idea of, but do you think it would be strange for them to have a different type of flower to me?

Thanks for your help x

No not strange at all it is quite common for the Bride & Bridesmiads to have different flowers in complimenting styles.

Brilliant, that's given me some reassurance! It's a good job your on here as you've been a great help! Thank you ?

No problem I'll try & find you some pics to show you.

What about teal? I'm really struggling to find flowers that match. I could go artificial I suppose...

With Teal you could use beads & ribbons to accent but if you have another colour in your scheme then I would accent with that colour. A few colours that go well with Teal are:

Hot Pink

Pale Pink

Orange

Yellow

Ivory

sherrie are these silk flowers?

Yep everything in my albums is silk! I have another pic using these and also in red:

Wow, this is like 'ask Sherrie' - what an inspiring thread!

Mrs G to be: we're also considering a garden theme. At the moment I like pale dusky pink but keep changing my mind!

Clare 247: Dusky pink is really lovely, we considered that at one point too!