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How to Choose Flowers for a Winter Wedding

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By Joy Burgess
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Although spring and summer and the most common months to have a wedding, there are many people who decide to have the charm and beauty of a winter wedding. A winter wedding can be a wonderful event, with many beautiful choices for flowers and decorations. Of course, many of the flowers that are available in the spring and summer are not so readily available during the winter months, making the flower choices a bit more challenging. Here's how you can choose flowers for a winter wedding that will look incredible.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Realize that traditional choices may be pricey. Sure, you will find that many of the traditional wedding flowers, such as orchids, roses, daisies and lilies are going to be available all year round. However, if you decide to go with these flower choices, you'll definitely pay. These may not be the best choice for a bride on a budget.

  2. Step 2

    Consider the exact time period you expect to have your wedding. This can have an impact on the flowers that you choose for your winter wedding. If you are getting married around Christmas, then you may want to consider flowers that have a Christmas theme. On the other hand, if your wedding is closer to Valentine's Day, you may want to have flowers to go with this holiday instead.

  3. Step 3

    Remember that personal preference should still be considered. Even though there are certain colors that you think of when it comes to the winter season, you don't necessarily have to be bound to these colors. If you still want to have the yellow or pink flowers that are characteristic of spring, then go ahead and do it.

  4. Step 4

    The colors of the season can inspire you. There are many colors of the winter season and some of the top ones silver, white, red, green and burgundy. These are beautiful colors to incorporate when you are trying to choose flowers for a winter wedding.

  5. Step 5

    Symbolism may be a way to choose your flowers too. The colors of your winter wedding flowers are not the only thing to keep in mind. Many flowers actually come with symbolism, and you may want to choose your flowers more on symbolism rather than just their color. Of course make sure that your flowers don't clash, even if they have great symbolism.

Tips & Warnings
  • Popular wedding flower choices include white and red roses, amaryllis, calla lilies, chrysanthemums, poinsettias, gardenias, magnolias, carnations and snowball mums.
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