Traditional Styles

When it comes to planning your bridal bouquet, take a cue from a lovely French tradition. The bride visits a flower market the day before her wedding and chooses her favorite blooms. She bundles them together, hand-ties them with a pretty ribbon, and voila -- she has flowers for the ceremony.

Creating your wedding bouquet can be as effortless as plucking fresh posies from the garden or a farmer's market, or as elaborate as hiring a florist to design a cascade of exotic blooms.

Before you choose, explore these types of wedding bouquets.

 

Hand-tied bouquet: An assortment of flowers tied with a pretty ribbon, similar to the French tradition.

 

Arm bouquet: An arrangement of long-stemmed flowers, often roses or calla lilies, tied loosely with a ribbon or bow and cradled in one arm. Sometimes a single, perfect bloom is preferred to a bouquet of flowers.

 

Biedermeier bouquet: Concentric circles with different flowers, or different colors of the same flower, in each circle.