Wedding Bouquet
Styles...
Wedding bouquets come in a variety
of shapes or styles.
Arm Bouquet:
A bouquet held in the crook of the arm. Long-stemmed flowers, with
long stemmed roses and calla lilies are popular. A loosely tied ribbon
or bow is sometimes used to keep the bouquet together.
Cascade bouquet:
or waterfall bouquet in the shape of a teardrop or a loose triangle--
slightly rounded at the top and falls to a point.
Freeform bouquet:
Covers a looser bouquet that often has flowers or greenery coming out
at various angles. Spray bouquets are an example of this style.
Hand-tied bouquet:
Similar to arm bouquet, with the main difference being the flowers and
presentation. Tied with a ribbon occasionally decorated with notions
such as pearl accents. It can be loosely tied or tightly tied,
depending on the look preferred.
Nosegay bouquet:
Usually smaller than a round bouquet, sometimes includes additional
ribbon streamers. Not as dense as round bouquet, may include more
greenery. As a result of their smaller size, nosegay bouquets tend to
show more trim from the bouquet holder as well. These bouquets are a
popular choice for the smaller bridesmaid bouquets or for flower girl
bouquets.
Oval bouquet:
Bit of a hybrid-mixes cascade style with round bouquet. Less strict
form than a cascade bouquet, and is also more rounded. The rounded top
comes down in size to a more rounded bottom than that of a cascade
bouquet.
Round bouquet:
Circular in shape-filled with mostly florals, but can also contain
greenery. This condensed bouquet holds a large number of flowers in a
compact space. In general, the bouquet is held together in a round
bouquet holder. The bouquet holder may or may not have a lace or
netting trim surrounding it.
Single Stem:
Very simple and elegant look-not technically a bouquet as it consists
of only one flower. It is only in the past few years that I have
noticed a trend towards using only a single flower in place of a
bouquet. By far, the calla lily seems the most popular. A long stemmed
rose is occasionally used instead. This stem is used in the same
manner as the arm bouquet, and is generally placed in the crook of
one's arm. |
