As you start to make plans for your wedding or other ceremony to commemorate one of life’s special moments, have you given careful enough thought to your floral arrangements yet? Purple flowers might not be appropriate for every occasion, but for many flower aficionados they possess the perfect blend of exoticism and sheer beauty that can serve to make the event even more memorable.
In the case of a wedding, the bride and wedding planner– I mean the groom!–will have to agree on the wedding theme, food, wine, location for the reception, transportation, and maybe most importantly, the wedding flowers. You may be surprised to know that wedding flowers are one of the largest single expenses that brides and grooms will make.
If the color purple is one of the colors you have chosen for your wedding theme, then it makes sense to explore your options in purple flowers in the course of attending to your wedding to-do-list. It’s simple enough to look online for both familiar and hard-to-find choices from which to select.
Purple flowers can be used for creating beautiful decorations, centerpieces, brides maid corsages and the bridal bouquet. If you have only chosen the color purple as your official wedding theme color, why not consider picking one or two particularly beautiful varieties as the major element of your wedding theme. For instance, you can decide to go with purple orchids or purple roses and then carry the theme all through to your wedding invitation, party favor, stationery, decorations, brides maid dresses, center pieces etc.
You may go online to find out more about purple flowers and their availability by season. The availability of purple wedding flowers will actually depend on the region where you live. A couple of these flowers are easily grown in home gardens and a large quantity will need to be bought from the local florist. The quantity of flowers you will need will also depend on how large or small you are planning your wedding to be. If you are planning a big wedding, you will need a lot of flowers to complete your wedding decorations and centerpieces.
Purple orchids are great if you are planning an exotic and elegant wedding. These flowers are hardy and are available all year round. There is just something about orchids that make them loved and appreciated.
Purple roses are ideal for couples who are planning a romantic wedding. When it comes to wedding flowers, it is no secret that roses are among the most popular choices. Purple colored roses are long lasting and hardy and are available all year round.
If you are on a budget, you can go with purple wildflowers. These purple flowers may be wild, but there are very beautiful. Yes, there may not be as chic and as exotic tropical flowers; however, their beauty is unique. Purple wildflowers are typically found in Texas, which is great news for brides and grooms who are thinking of saving a few bucks here and a few bucks there on flowers.
So, you have picked the color purple for your wedding theme; and you are seriously thinking of not spending above your budget. Weddings can be very expensive! There are so many things you have to spend money on. There are some things that you can do without and there are some things that you simply cannot do without.
For instance, you can do without renting a fancy wedding reception venue/hall, a live band or string quartet for the actual wedding ceremony – you can opt for a less expensive hall for your wedding reception and instead of getting a live band, use experienced wedding DJ instead.
You cannot have a wedding without food, drinks and a hefty flower budget as well! You cannot afford to tighten the purse strings when it comes to the wedding food and drinks, but luckily you can afford to get great looking purple wildflowers that will look great for creating your wedding centerpieces, bridal bouquet and decoration without parting with an arm or leg.
Purple wildflowers are beautiful specimens of Mother Nature. These flowers may not be as exotic as purple orchids, freesias or gladiolus, there are uniquely beautiful on their own. If you live in Texas, you will be able to get purple wildflowers at a cheaper price because there are mostly found in this region.
Purple wildflowers are typically used in order to create really beautiful wild flower decorations and arrangements. These flowers are also known to last a long time and can be used in order to create beautiful basket floral arrangements which can be placed at strategic areas of the wedding reception hall. Purple wedding flowers are typically used in autumn and spring weddings. These flowers are known to add a dash of country flavor to events. You do not have to shell out a lot of money in order to have a well decorated venue.
However, if you want to use purple wildflowers together with other well known wedding flowers, you are absolutely free to do so. You can talk to your florist in order to get a really good idea of other flowers to use.
If you are planning a winter wedding, it makes sense to choose flowers that will be available during the wintery months such as freesias. Purple orchids are great if you are planning an elegant and exotic themed wedding. If you are getting married in the summer or spring, and you want a tall wedding floral arrangement, then gladiolus is just the wedding flower you need.
If you are planning a wedding with a purple color theme, then you will need to very carefully attend to the variety of flowers you order from the florist. If your wedding budget can be stretched a little, you should get purple orchids for your wedding decoration, floral arrangement, bridal bouquet and centerpieces.
You will be glad that you went with purple orchids because these flowers are absolutely breathtaking! The color of this flower is utterly magnificent; the blooms actually vary from the most subtle shade of lavender, mystifying shade of purple to the brightest shade of royal. If you are going with a bohemian chic feel for your wedding or event, go with the lavender shade orchids. Deep purple orchids are known to be quite powerful and imposing.
White orchids can also be used for weddings and other events such as anniversaries. The white orchid flower is the rarest of its type. These days, this orchid is viewed as truly exceptional flower. Elegant, pure and beautiful, it is impossible not to see the white orchid standout in every exotic garden or flower arrangement.
White orchids are very beautiful to look at, regardless of whether they are used as centerpieces at a wedding or simply placed right in the middle of the corner or dining table.
Blue orchids are also perfect for weddings, but the only problem is these meaningful deep flowers are very rare! These flowers are known to bring happiness and satisfaction to flower lovers, and appreciative glances from people who are not exactly big fans of flowers. The beauty of blue orchids is truly amazing. Even though these flowers are a couple of natural disasters away from being totally extinct; there are quite popular and also pretty difficult to get.
Stick with purple orchids if you are planning a royal themed wedding.
Purple Orchids Meaning
These flowers represent rare beauty and femininity when they come in lavender shades. These flowers are also elegant, gracious flowers. Orchids in lavender shade are known to induce elegance and romance, while the orchids that come in deep purple are known to suggest mystery and uncertainty.
Purple Orchid Bouquet
If you want your bridal bouquet to scream grace and femininity; then you will use lavender orchids in your round bridal bouquet(s). These purple orchids should be mixed with orange tulips, green dendrobium and dark shade pink spray roses – your purple orchid bouquet will be an amazing sight!
Wild flowers are flowers that grow virtually everywhere in the world, in the unspoiled environments far from where most of us live. Perhaps that is why they are so highly prized as living examples of natural beauty by just about everyone who appreciates flowers.
These days, wild flower arrangements are a big part of weddings, anniversaries and other special events. Wild flowers grow entirely on their own, and are really beautiful to look at. A small vase of loose wild flowers can be successfully used in order to brighten any space, and infuse a little wild essence into our days and our lives.
Purple wildflowers like violet, wild rose, chicory etc are used in order to create gorgeous floral arrangements & wedding decorations. These flowers are also known to last for quite some tome and can even be used in order to create basket floral arrangements for the home.
You do not have to use only flowers that come in myriad shades of purple for all your flower arrangements, you can also combine these flowers with different kinds of brightly colored flowers in order to add a color and pizzazz to your floral arrangement.
Yellow wildflowers can also used to create floral arrangements and wedding decoration.
Types of Yellow Wildflowers
The following are the most common types of yellow wildflowers:
- Desert Marigold
- Evening Prime Rose
- Iceland Poppy
- Black-eyed Susan
- Calendula
- Indian Blanket
- Tidy Tips etc
If you see a wild flower that you like and you are not sure of its common or botanical name, all you need to do is to conduct a wild flower identification image search online and you will get the information you need in no time at all.
Blue wildflowers can also be used to decorate your wedding venue, home, office etc.
Types of Blue Wildflowers
The following are the common kinds of blue wild flowers:
- Baby Blue Eyes
- Blue Sage
- Lacy Phacelia
- California Bluebell
- Blue Flax
- Forget Me Not
- Chinese Forget Me Not
- Globe Gilia
- Morning Glory etc
What is the Meaning of Purple Flowers?
The meaning of purple flowers actually depends on the species of the purple flower. For instance, purple freesia means innocence; purple rose means love at first sight and enchantment; purple hydrangeas mean understanding, devotion, and friendship; lastly, purple orchids mean rare beauty.
So whatever type of flower you want to use for your wedding, ensure that you call the florist and find out if the flowers will be available for your event because some flowers are quite rare to find. It makes more sense to conduct your search now and not when it is two weeks to the wedding!
