CARNATION BOUQUET
Putumayo carnations are the color of antique lace holding themselves against anemones, hydrangeas, roses Majolica, and passion vine, which proves that often overlooked blossoms are each bit as sophisticated as its pricier. To lower costs, save large flowers for your posy and centerpieces, and let the carnations alone with other arrangements.
BOUTONNIERES
The cuttings of the filler flowers, such as goldenrod and mimosa, with herbs and fruits to make boutonnieres. Take a look at your acceptance by turning a trio of bowls into a matching centerpiece.
To make boutonnieres, cut each flower in about 4 inches. Then stagger the clippings at different heights, and bind stems with floral tape. Cover with ribbon, and snip the edges even if they are out.
SPRAY CENTERPIECE
Small daisies, shaped shapes with Queen Anne’s lace shape, and a baby’s breath together in a beautiful balancing act over a tall, elegant candlestick.
TIERED TOWER CENTERPIECE
To replicate this tall tower, fill in three nesting bowls with wet floral foam, stack them on top of each other, and add dense tufts of goldenrod, blurry clusters of mimosa , and globelike craspedia balls. Continous olive leaves, kumquats, lemons, and sprigs of fresh lavender.
TABLESCAPE
Arrange the sole stems-a mixture of feathers and reactions such as caspia and agapanthus-in vessels of different heights and shapes. Keep the colors for maximum effect consistent.
To make a random assortment of flowers look like anything but, map the vases out first. Place the highest shape in the center, anchor the outer edges with medium size pieces, and fill them with small containers. When you’re done, add a stem or two to each other.
EXUBERANT TABLETOP
Freewheeling centerpieces in vibrant colors almost shout “party time!” Here, fringed tulips and fruiting clementine branches create green springs from a compote (the perfect container for a great arrangement), while carnations with blade, daffodil, sweetpeas, and ranunculus add strength of sound.
FRESH-PICKED BOUQUET
Chamomile, heather, white daisies, scabiosa, gooseneck loosestrife, raspberries, and wild sweetpeas are engaged in a new joint arrangement tied to a yellow bow.
AISLE RUNNER
Make an attractive path to the ceremony by adding elusive posies to a wooden flower frame. Echo the look with a same curved bouquet. At reception, recycle your temporary garden on an escort-card display.
Thanks to a pair of creative wooden panels, you can walk to your carriage with flutes of hundreds of wildflowers, such as larkspur, lisianthus, bridal wreath spirea, and lepidium, pictured here.
ESCORT-CARD DISPLAY
After the ceremony, put friends into the hallway runner in a cocktail hour table, where they can serve as a flowering backdrop for your name cards. And at the end of the night, bring them home and use them in your backyard as trellises.
WHITE CENTERPIECE
Slip plain white bags of lunch in containers filled with tiny white flowers for structures that look like a fresh market of peasants.
LOCALLY GROWN CENTERPIECE
A mixture of flowers grown in the field creates a structure full of color and texture.
CEREMONY MARKER
Say “I” before an ethereal curtain of carnations? Pure sky. Each of the garlands is held by the hand and draped over a dowel suspended from the ceiling. To get on the DIY route, you will need monofilament, a big needle, and 1,000 carnations (order them through Box Grower). Make the strands a day or two in advance and store them in a cooler. After your vows, use them to decorate the bar.
RUSTIC HARVEST CENTERPIECE
The arrangement of the grain tables, such as wheat and dried weeds, found in steams celebrate the fallen bounty.
ROSE BOWL CENTERPIECE
Make some roses go a long way by adjusting them in dramatic bowls filled with water. Here, “Inge” and “Toscanini” rose float on an old fish.
BLOOMING CAKES
You do not have to be a master baker to gather this gorgeous spread. All you need is the main premade fondant cake at various heights, cupcakes, carnations in coordinating hues, and some Fishs Eddy cake stands. The trick is alternating the decorating style for each dessert: Ring multitiered cakes with flowers, for example, crown cupcakes with single blooms, and cover a-layer confection with a flower flower. To make the table swag, simply monofilament petals only strings.
CHAMOMILE CENTERPIECE
Fresh German chamomile is placed in a container, then mounted on a white paper paper for a rich centerpiece that is also economical.
BOLD BOUQET
One looks at this handheld knockout and you wonder why carnations are considered flower fillers. Aside from some rununculus and a mix of wire vine, they make the whole spectacular shebang. The colors, which grow from plumtrimmed white to deep magenta, show how Chezar calls a “peony effect”: Five or six together imitate the favorite (and pricier) wedding favorite. A ribbon ribbon adds more oomphs.
FRUIT CENTERPIECE
Add some color and volume to smaller clumps of flowers with colorful seasonal fruits. Here, the white bowls and platters are filled with oranges, clementine, and kumquat, while the leaves of lemon and white are illustrated, orchids, and stephanotis give a contrast.
BULB CENTERPIECE
A centerpiece of hyacinth bulbs and tiny stones is a cheap option, since bulbs are generally less than the cut flowers.
CARNATION CENTERPIECE
For the great effect of decorating the tables on cheap, clustered carnations in minimalist vases that reduce their distressed tendencies.
ZINNIA CENTERPIECE
A bunch of potted zinnias adds beauty to the table to a country or casual wedding.
WHITE CENTERPIECE
Baby-like cloud configuration and white hydrangea are placed in vintage tureens.