The new-age couple wants something more, and at their wedding, they don’t mind splurging a little over the top to make their big day a memorable one. The big fat Indian wedding, as we all know about these days is a vibrant saga spanning over a week or more. It is a time when two families meet, and the union of two backgrounds amalgamate emotions and traditions in harmony.
Whilst planning a luxurious wedding, you wouldn’t want to leave out on the smallest of details, to make your big day an event to be remembered. Think elegance, royalty, vintage chic and par excellence luxe; we want your day to be the most memorable one, with touches of haughtiness around in chic ways.
Without much ado, we bring to you ways on how to pick, choose and apply luxurious bouquets, centerpieces and novelty floral arrangements at your wedding. Take a good look at the imagery here, and get the inspiration you need. Indian weddings can have pastels and peonies, dark Purples and scintillating wine shaded floral arrangements to balance the look of the ambiance around - here’s how!
Advice and tips on choosing luxe floral arrangements for the wedding
1. Create an imagery in your head
An imagery of sorts for floral decoration and needs at your wedding would be a blueprint to follow- sit with your wedding planner and check various social media sites that have plenty of floral pictures to decorate the wedding venue with, or to carry one yourself. A lot of inspiration can come through this way, and can be up to your real expectations too. While doing that, check and see if the colour inspiration matches that of your wedding theme- pastels and whites in floral touches are neutral shades that balance the theme around- safe to use- elegant and royal to feel and for the eyes to feast on as well.
2. Have an initial consultation
With the wedding planner of course; you need to sit and let them know of your vision, and what inspires your idea of luxury and elegance. It could be with bouquet choices, mandap flower decor, bridesmaid decor and more- narrow down the choices that affect the shape and desire of your vision, and let the planners know a little more about what you really are envisioning for the big day. From swatches for the bridesmaids to the elegant tabletops and more, jot down every point coming both ways.
3. Decorating the space
When choosing ceremony flowers, you have to think about the space and its dimension. Decide if you want a minimal touch or want a flood of the floral wave? Check with the venue what props can they provide to make the floral arrangement fantastic. Choose a focal point of the venue to doll up extra luxurious - could be the mandap or the wedding photo booth, a corner in the reception or maybe the podium for the newly-wed couple! Focal arrangements are a must to consider.
4. Don’t ignore the tables
Quite often we overlook the importance of decorating wedding tables, buffet tables and the reception tables; don’t do that. The elegance factor should be a balanced one all through, or else all your decor efforts with floral arrangements would go down in vein. If the shamiana and the canopy are bright and vibrant in desi textures and hues, providing the guests with a palette of neutral toned floral touches at the reception would be a luxe treat.
5. Every inch shall have something special
From the arches in churches to the towering pillars in the mandaps, tables so round at the reception to the square podiums where the newly-wed sits, every space can have a statement piece to make it a grand fantasy. Don’t clutter the space with too many wedding pieces around; a simple bowl with red roses in deep tones can throw plenty of romance in the air.
Elegant flower arrangements for a luxurious Indian wedding, we can seek inspiration from!
1. The Tower of coffee cups with flowers in a glass cloche. A vintage inspired table centre for wedding tables. Ideal for garden party or barn weddings.
2. The Round Floral Handbag - Something a little unusual for a bride to carry instead of a traditional bridal bouquet.
3. The Silver Rose bowl filled with pastel Roses of various sizes. Table centres like this make a statement of romance and fairytales.
4. A candle lit lantern surrounded with Ivory Roses, hydrangeas, and White Vanda Orchids. The reflection of the candlelight on the Ivory tone flowers creates a soft ambiance of romance.
5. Seasonal mix bridal bouquet. As Autumn approaches, seasonal Summer flowers come to an end with rich dark tones of hydrangeas and dahlias. A natural wild look for this particular bridal bouquet highlighted with a single white dahlia as a focal point.
6. A Pastel bridal bouquet of ivory and sweet avalanche palePink Roses. Using Roses of different sizes create lots of texture for a very simple bouquet.
7. Vandella and sweet avalanche Rose mixed with a hint of Green from wild nigellas make a perfect bouquet for a pastel bride.
8. A gathering of peonies are a fantastic flower to use in seasonal bridal bouquets, mixed with dark Roses, and pale Roses make for a playful bridal bouquet this Autumn.
9. Tall table centre of mixed garden Roses and seasonal foliage with hints of herb makes for wonderful wedding flowers. Splashes of colour layered on top of the green background makes the flowers speak for themselves.
10. Make an understated statement of style with a low table center of white Hydrangeas, Roses and fluffy nigellas, which provides a subtle tone of Green natural feel to the arrangements.
A romantic Parisian touch or maybe the English floral saga, peonies in deep dark Winter shades or maybe the vibrant pastels for the wedding night; we now leave it up to you to make a decision quite wise on what you want to choose for the big day decor and to hold while you walk down the aisle! We do hope you learned a little bit from what said about floral wedding decor ideas to make it vintage, elegant and chic- do write in with your thoughts!
Image courtesy and inputs by Celebrity Wedding Floral Designer, Monsieur James Clarke, London!