Wedding Flower of the Year Peonies
Soft, delicate and feminine, the peony symbolizes the love you share with the one you will spend the rest of your life with. This is why brides are raving about Peonies as being the wedding flower of the year. Below are my top five peony arrangements to celebrate this flower and all it has to offer.
The citrus colors of this bouquet play off the youthful bride and show a unique mixture of textures. The bright pink with orange accents display a unique playfulness which gives her a vibrancy other bouquets lack. There is attitude in this delicate arrangement and successfully gives a statement of young love and promise.
Classic beauty is often found in simplicity. The purity of the white reinforces the purity of the love between groom and bride. It is a humble bouquet to play upon the beauty of the one who holds it. The twine handle keeps the stems tightly wound and with the beige contrast allows the peonies to stand out as even whiter.
Image courtesy of: Wedding Chicks
This has a flair for the outspoken bride who most likely painted her nails to match the vivid pink. Who can blame her? This bright eye-catching bouquet keeps the attention on the star of the day. With the lace handle it also keeps it refined, the bride may be outspoken but she still has something worth hearing.
Image courtesy of: Southern Living
Soft and colorful is the betrothal style of this bride. It is a delicate mix of soft colors to play upon the femininity of the bride while still showcasing splashes of a blue and green to give depth the arrangement. The slight off-white of the peonies make her white dress all the more pure and the pink hues are sure to play up her blushing cheeks.
Image courtesy of: Bridal Guide
A blend of flowers and fruit are a timeless classic and are properly secured in a vintage holder giving the piece a Grecian look to it. It calls to a whimsical romantic heart and invites them to sit and stay a while. With the peach color of the flowers drawing attention to the ripeness of the fruit it is safe to say anything could happen at a wedding reception with this arrangement found in it.
