Wedding Bouquets Using Lilies
Lilies are a popular choice among brides for their bouquet. Lilies are available naturally in many colors and species. White lilies can add class, elegance,and a clean look to the bride's bouquet. Tiger lilies can provide a bright, cheerful bit of color to complement a white dress as the bride walks to the altar. Your florist can dye white lilies to your favorite color. Lilies can complement other flowers in your bouquet if you want to include an assortment of several types of flowers.
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Lilies As Hair Accessories
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Lily in an up-do
Place a lily behind your ear or tuck it into an up-do. Lilies in your hair are not only beautiful, but they can unify your wedding decor. A simple lily is very classy and can take the place of a tiara or other hair accessory. Don't use both a lily and a hair accessory, as it may cause your hairstyle to look too busy and unnatural.
Lilies as Cake Decor
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Lily on cake
Use lilies for the top of your cake, rather than a traditional bride and groom statuette. Lilies can also be used on each layer, if you have a step layer cake. The use of the flower, rather than the typical cake toppers, adds a touch of elegance and femininity. A pink dyed lily looks very romantic atop a white iced cake. Add some silver colored cake icing to pipe small detailed designs or pattern of dots, to complement the pink and white.
Lilies at the Table
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Place small arrangements of lilies and other flowers together on each guest table at the reception. Use clear glass vases to showcase the beautiful green stems. The green stems will add some interest and contrast to your table arrangement. Group the flowers together, using one shade from your wedding color scheme for each species of flower. They can be dyed to your specifications if they do not grow naturally in the colors or shades you like.
Lilies at the Altar
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Use lilies in your bouquet to really tie your theme together. Choose lilies that fit the rest of your wedding decor and keep the stems a little long, so that you can lace a ribbon to hold them together in a simple and stylish way. Lilies can also be strategically placed in an arch used to say your vows under, if it is an outdoor wedding.
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