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| Photo via I Loves SwMag |
When I was leaving the gym today, it was absolutely soggy and miserable; drops of rain the size of my head, the parking lot was flooded, it was windy, bone-chilling and skin-drenching. As we made a mad dash to the car, my husband laughed and invoked an age-old, bad-weather-in-April-mantra, ‘April showers bring May flowers!’
It got me thinking though… what exactly are May flowers? This innocent question sent me down the rabbit-hole as I wracked my brain for the usual May suspects, and off the top of my head I could name only two – Tulips and Daisies. But this couldn’t be it, right? What flowers are in season in May? So off to my good friend Google for the answer because if you go to your local florists, you’ll find a lovely assortment of flowers, regardless of whether it’s their growing season or not. But knowing what flowers are in season at what time of year on a month-by-month basis can be invaluable from a wedding budget point of view. You can make the best of your décor budget by picking flowers that are in season and thus, priced according to supply, if in-season versus demand, if off-season. Here is a handy guide of flowers, by the month!
Now, that’s not to say that you shouldn’t use the flowers you always dreamed of having featured prominently on your big day, just because they’re not in season at the time of your wedding. This is where you have a couple options and your Decorator will be a voice of experience and reason at this time – working with your budget, he or she can help you incorporate your favourite floral as effectively and economically as possible by supplementing with in-season blooms and having your flower be a statement piece, arrangement-wise. You can also decide just where you’ll use that off-season bloom for maximum impact; whether it’s in your bouquet and the groom’s boutonniere and in selective settings (head table, church pews, Mother-of-the-Bride-or-Groom pins, etc..) And even if you want that off-season flower to feature heavily throughout your wedding day, that’s perfectly fine too; knowledge is power for your budget because it saves a mild panic attack when you are quoted for your flowers if you’re aware beforehand that they might be a bit more expensive due to your dream flower not being in season.
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| Flowers: Soirée by Tara Guerard; Photo by Liz Banfield |
But…. because I do love options, there are so many great ideas for non-floral bouquets and décor these days, and if you’re thinking of bouquets off the beaten track, then look no further than these beauties!
I love the idea of a non-floral bouquet, particularly the Brooch Bouquet. Check out the story behind a gorgeous brooch bouquet:
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| Ever After III Bridal Brooch Bouquet, as seen on Etsy |
I imagine the possibilities of a brooch bouquet; bridal shower guests could be asked to bring a brooch to the shower that will be used in the making of your bouquet; the bridal party can do a day of vintage store shopping to find the perfect brooches for a fun pre-wedding event (to be followed by good eats and even better drinks afterwards) ; or, in a case of the ultimate Something Borrowed, the bouquet would be supplemented by borrowed brooches from female relatives of the Bride and Groom! If your Something Borrowed item is for good luck, can you imagine the cumulative power of a whole collection of beautiful ‘Somethings Borrowed’ that make up your bouquet? And what if your one-of-a-kind bouquet became the Something Borrowed for future brides you know and love? You could be starting a lovely bit of wedding history!
Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April
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