Winter Flowers for Wedding
- Capture the light of spring.white narcissus and dandelion image by Marek Kosmal from Fotolia.com
Commonly seen shooting from bulbs indoors through the winter, these white, graceful flowers are not only suited to the season and beautiful to look at, but smell wonderful, too. Whether you use them for centerpiece arrangements, as boutonnieres, or as part of the bridal bouquet, your banquet room, house or church will smell intoxicating. Not only are paperwhites versatile and traditional winter flowers for display, but their bulbs also make excellent gifts for members of the groom or bridal party, or as favors for the guests. The individual blossoms are fairly small, very fragrant, and have pointed waxy petals. - Beautiful no matter what you do with them.roses image by valex61 valex61 from Fotolia.com
Whether you choose white or red, these classic blooms are appropriate for any style wedding, and the crisp red and white varieties are especially well-suited to winter, and the palettes traditionally chosen for winter weddings. Depending on your dress and table displays, roses can be beautiful clustered together, as single stems, and even scattered as petals. Another wonderfully fragrant flower, bunches of roses will add timeless elegance and heavenly perfume to your indoor setting. Roses are versatile in that they can be formal or informal depending on the variety you choose, and can help to create an intimate, nighttime ambiance or add softness to a bright, sunlit room. - Lovely and as white as the snow.bunch of white lilies image by Tolbxela from Fotolia.com
As romantic as the rose and just as fragrant, this large white lily is another lovely option for table arrangements or bouquets. While they are beautiful on their own, the lilies would also accompany winter greens or red berries or flowers very nicely, and look elegant as single stems or in large groupings. Because of their long stems, the flowers can be used in taller, larger-scale arrangements as well as in smaller bouquets, depending how you cut them. Snip off the orange stamen as it tends to drop pollen that can stain linens and dresses. Single blooms also look pretty in the hair, and those that are still buds or are partially opened can work for boutonnieres. - Simply elegant.calla lily image by durisi63 from Fotolia.com
With their tall, green stalks and tapered ivory blooms, these lilies are beautiful smelling and lovely to look at. Though they are elegant in arrangements or bouquets when combined with large-leafed greens or other flowers, these unusual-looking flowers are also striking when carried as single stems by bridesmaids, or pinned on as boutonnieres. Because the blossoms are not very large individually, if you plan to make sizable arrangements, you might need to order a greater quantity than you might with fuller-blooming varieties.