Pinterest and fashion bloggers are inspiring brides to think of alternatives to traditional flower arrangements.
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Brides are now organising their flowers for spring and summer weddings and they are using hashtags and online images to show florists what they want.
Megan Claire Floral Design owner Megan Woods said native flowers and foliage are the most popular with a lot of brides looking to Pinterest for ideas.
“I get lots of requests for natives but we are starting to see tropical themes coming through, monstera leaves and orchids,” she said.
“A little bit of colour as well, instead of whites and greens, they want something colourful in their bouquet.
“I have brides who want natives but I still have brides that love a rose posy.”
Recently, Biosecurity experts warned brides not to use noxious weeds in the bouquets and flower arrangements, after seeing them displayed at wedding expos and in online wedding pictures.
Mrs Woods said she had a bride ask for pampas grass last week and having just returned from a visit to New Zealand where four species of the grass are indigenous, she said yes, but was then told by her wholesaler it’s illegal in Australia.
Classic Country Rose owner Sheryl Lewis said when it comes to weeds, brides have been using ivy for years.
“I try not to use any noxious weeds, there’s some things I won’t use because you just can’t have them, but some people might not know,” Ms Lewis said.
At the moment she said the trend among brides who come to her is for flowers of various types and textures in one colour, usually white, and with a lot of green and many of the brides get their ideas from Pinterest.
Botanica Flora owner Libby Reimers said when it comes to inspiration, many of her customers are also inspired by fashion bloggers’ weddings and they want something to make their friends say ‘wow’.
However, she said floral designs are also dependent on the dress, venue choice, favourite colours and wedding theme.
She said in the past, when brides had elaborate gowns they had a simple bouquet but now many are wearing streamlined dresses and want an eye-catching bouquet with requests including flowing foliage and natives.
“We get asked for a lot of bouquets that are free form, like a gathered style,” Mrs Reimers said.