Blue wedding flowers
By Jennifer
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While blues have always been popular for weddings, according to Shane Murray of The Wedding Report, "Cobalt blues will be the most requested color in 2010." Since flowers play a huge role in setting the theme and colors of a wedding, we've ask a few floral experts to offer their 2 cents on cobalt flowers.
Natural, dark blue flowers can seem hard to find, but a great cobalt blue flower is the Volkerfrieden Delphinium, as suggested by Kirsten Juntunen. Other flowers that can come in many shades of blue including dark blue are hydrangeas, hyacinths, and irises. On the other hand, using dyes or color sprays greatly increase the types of blue flowers available to you while still maintaining a real touch. However, if you do select dyed flowers, Judi Tutton tells us that hand dipping flowers into dyes should be done by a professional so that an even color is maintained throughout your bouquets. Purchasing wedding flowers online is becoming more popular, and fortunately, many websites will also tell you whether the blue flowers you're purchasing are natural or dyed. For example, you'll find in the descriptions of the tinted blue flowers on FiftyFlowers.com (as referred to us by Mickey Long, a representative for FiftyFlowers.com) information about whether dyes will seep or stain and how best to handle the blooms. Lastly, I'll end with a piece of advice from Indigo Daisy Weddings. "Sometimes its nicer to keep the flowers simple, white or ivory and bring in the cobalt blue color through crystals, feathers or ribbons/organza." So if you're a cobalt blue bride, you have a lot of options. Images: (1) Blue belladonnas and delphinium blooms by Ingela Floral Design (2) White lilies, blue hydrangea, blue delphiniums, and roses by Forget Me Not Floral (3) Hydrangeas, lavender roses, and delphiniums by Savage Rose Florals (4) Scabiosa by Katharina Stuart (5) White roses, white callas, white tulips, and light blue belladonnas by The Flower House
Posted by Jennifer Chin, Elizabeth Yin
