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Copyright (c) 2010 Nadine Davis

Many brides, looking to refrain the havoc hot weather creates when planning a wedding, like the cooler days of winter for the occasion. They look to Flowers to brighten the event by using the loveliest of winter blooms for their bouquets, button-holes and plateau centres.

Winters in Brisbane are generally evenhandedly mild, especially for a day-time wedding, with cold nights and primeval mornings warming to glorious sunshine, and normally fine weather. Without the threat of the wedding flowers wilting in summer heat and humidity, the bride can think about quite a massive range of different types of flowers to mark the occasion.

To refrain putting together unrelated floral species that might clash, first select a theme for the wedding. Here are some suggestions:

> A formal, traditional occasion with a church service, then a reception at an elegant and costly venue, or

> A park or other outdoor setting with a celebrant and a small wedding party, then a venue with a easy meal and a boisterous party or

> A garden wedding at a private home – still classy but low key, followed by cocktails and finger food.

Each of these choices will fit superior with a specific type of flower or flowers, starting from the bridal celebrations bouquets right through to the plateau flowers at the reception. It would look absolutely out of place, for example, to have elegant orchids as the dominant floral decoration for a park wedding followed by a loud gathering at the local club, so the choice of flowers becomes important.

For formal occasions, think about the following types of flowers:

> Camellias, Carnations, Dahlias, Hydrangeas (rather massive for bouquets but stunning as plateau decorations), Cymbidium Orchids, Roses, Tulips and several different types of Lilies.

Informal occasions would suit these flowers:

> Freesias, Gerberas, Jasmine, Jonquils, Poppies, Stocks, Sweet Peas and Violets.

Whilst there are a massive number of other choices for consideration, these flowers can begin the mind thinking and due diligence should always include a tiny research into flowers and their appropriateness for use in your wedding. Winter will also deliver different species of foliage to wage the contrast needed to show off the flowers to their ideal advantage. There should be many types of native grasses, ferns etc. acquirable which might be a tiny more uncommon than normally seen.

Australian Natives should also be included in the decision-making pool, as winter is the season that they are seen at their best. The sheer variety of wattle, for example, that is in flower at this time of year will give plenty of food for thought, and there are dozens of other native species that in summer, don’t rate a second look but in winter are just spectacular.

Florists can wage wedding planners and brides alike with advice and information about the different types of flowers acquirable in winter, and their suitability for different styles of weddings. They can also assist with bouquets, corsages, button-holes, and flowers for the ceremony itself, to create a beautiful winter wedding that guests will remember for years afterward.