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Orchids are amazing and delicate flowers that portray beauty and sophistication. However, if you are planning on having these wonderful flowers in your bridal bouquet, there are a few things that you should know.
Orchids are the most popular flower of choice when it comes to weddings, alongside lilies, and can prove to be very expensive indeed. So much care has to go into raising these plants and looking after them, they are so incredibly fragile, that the cost of having them made into bridal orchid bouquets can be somewhat breathtaking. However, if price is not an issue for you, they can prove to be a fantastic feature for your wedding and will give the wedding party something to marvel at!
You need to think about the temperature and climate of your wedding, especially when having bridal orchid bouquets shipped to you. A drastic change in temperature from what they were grown in will cause them to freeze or wilt and this not an attractive look when walking down the aisle. It is highly advisable to speak with a professional flower arranger or florist when considering these flowers and do not allow yourself to be overly dismayed if you are told that they may be a bad choice.
Orchids make for perfect wedding flowers due to their delicate nature and oriental appeal, but they are rather bare flowers and if you are looking for a fussy bridal orchid bouquet, you may find that they can be quite overcome very easily with the other flowers or greenery that you choose to accompany them. It is best to leave these flowers to speak for themselves when it comes to the bridal bouquet, and have none or very little in the way of flowers or leaves surrounding them, or only have flowers that are dull in comparison. Bearing this in mind, they will work most efficiently as a tall bridal bouquet rather than a short one, and should be cradled or nestled in the arms while walking down to the aisle to ensure that they are safe and secure and will last for the duration of the day.
If you are sure that orchids are the best flowers for your bridal bouquet on the big day then make sure that you seek professional advice. Making a bouquet at home is not an easy option with these delicate flowers and should only be created by a florist or similar profession unless you want to be highly disappointed.
It should also be bought to your attention that these beautiful flowers may only be available in certain seasons of the year and some colours of orchids will work in the same way too. Shipping them in will be incredibly costly and they may not always arrive in the condition that you expect them, so if you are planning your wedding well in advance, think about this very deeply before you make any long term commitments to have these orchid as part of your bridal bouquet.
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