FLORAL TRENDS

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Flowers: Go for blooms that are in season and are available locally based on your area.

Recycled Décor: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. There are impressive decorating elements that can be created with recycled items, like reclaimed wood. Reuse your arrangements through the course of the event. Take the arrangements at the ceremony and re-use them during the reception. At the end of the event, extend the lifeline of your flowers make plans to donate all of the arrangements to a hospital or nursing home.

Lighting with candles: Not only does candle lighting feel so much more romantic, it saves energy on lighting and by utilizing soy or beeswax candles into your décor and centerpieces is yet another way to be eco-friendly.

Bold & Bright Color Palettes: Summer 2008 weddings are all about eye popping colors like yellow, orange, green, etc.

Making punctuation with color: Another hot-trend is the progression of color from each event to the next. Begin with the ceremony that has softer, muted tones of your wedding color palette and then gradually build in your stronger colors throughout the course of the event from cocktail hour through reception and on.

Color coordinated – Today’s bride and grooms love the idea of carrying over a certain color/theme into every element of their wedding.

Bouquet - Jewelry as an accent: Everything from brooches to pearls are being used to make bouquets beautiful, and they make a fabulous keepsake gifts for bridesmaids to use year-round. For the bridal bouquet, it's also a clever way incorporate a "something borrowed" family heirloom like grandma's antique hatpin.

Creatively Wrapped Vases: Today’s vases get an upgrade. In addition to your blooms, brides are wrapping them in creative ways. For a rustic wedding consider covering a rustic arrangement in tree bark, a winter arrangement in plush velvet ribbon, or a modern arrangement in metallic gold, silver, and jewel-toned wires.

His Accessories: Boutonnieres are no longer an afterthought. Guys are taking advantage of their chance to make a statement with greenery, whether it's with big lush blooms, an arrangement of small delicate ones, or a sampling of interestingly shaped herbs.