If you’re planning your 2015 wedding then you need to know my top floral trends!
We seen the vintage, rustic and handmade trends recently and I want to move onto new styles and designs. It seems that America often initiates many new floral movements and we quickly see them spread over to the UK. Across the pond, bespoke designers in Canada and the United States are embracing the local flowers and greenery trend. More and more designs are featuring lots of greenery and garden flowers such as roses, peonies, hydrangea and dahlias. Floral designs take on a less traditional shape with a decidedly asymmetrical feel.
In the UK this trend has been labelled the ‘just-picked-from-the-garden’ look, it was just starting to be popular with brides in 2014 and it looks like this gorgeous trend is definitely staying for 2015 weddings. Judith Blacklock of The Judith Blacklock Flower School is quoted saying:
“This summer, brides will choose softly-coloured blooms that reflect the gentle tones of the English garden.”
So, instead of having a massed rose bouquet or other bouquet of one single flower, choose mixed flowers that look like they could come from the garden. If you’re having an autumn wedding, then why not choose flowers inspired by the woodland. Think ferns, foxgloves, trailing ivy and blowsy roses. The look you’re going for is unstructured and wild. You could even use acorns, oak leaves and moss in your centrepieces to really reflect the season.
Annually the Pantone Color Institute declares a particular hue to be the ‘Colour of the Year’. For 2015 it’s ‘Marsala’. Sensual and bold, delicious Marsala is a daringly inviting tone that nurtures; exuding confidence and stability while feeding the body, mind and soul. Much like the fortified wine that gives Marsala its name, this robust shade incorporates the warmth and richness of a tastefully fulfilling meal, while its grounding red-brown roots point to a sophisticated, natural earthiness.
Look for dusty reds and light burgundy flowers to find colors that will match a 2015 Marsala flower design palette. Pictured below are clockwise from top left: Burgundy Baby Artichoke, Brown Lisianthus, Blazing Fury Cymbidium Orchid, Black Prince Echeveria, Chocolate Cosmos, Dark Pink Astrantia, Sumathi Maroon Vanda Orchid and Leucadendron Teretifolia.
Marsala fits the new ‘Bohemian’ trend for weddings – rich jewel like tones of red, cerise, purple and emerald used in free flowing, natural style bouquets. Buttonholes which feature seed heads and textured foliages rather than a focal flower make a ‘manly’ floral statement for the groom.
And once reserved for Pinterest, more and more brides are now embracing the ‘Flower Crown‘. However, I’ve yet to encounter a bride brave enough to order one for herself but the trend is definitely being manifested in flower girls and junior bridesmaids. Maybe this year as I can’t wait to create my first bridal crown!
Finally, ‘Jam Jars‘ are here to stay – especially if you are having a barn wedding or rustic theme. Nothing compares for cost effective cuteness. They can be decorated to suit your theme and are perfect posy size. Use as cost effective table centres or gifts for the Mothers. Think about hanging them from pews in the Church or from a distinctive tree if you are having an outside ceremony.
