A gentle lilac shade for decorating wedding bouquets is one of the most popular. This is explained by a series of associations that causes a pale lilac hue: calm, bliss, mystery, nostalgia.
Wedding flower arrangements in purple shades are chosen by girls who are confident in themselves and their feelings for the chosen one.
Symbolism
The violet shade is chosen by freedom-loving natures, who value their inner sense of peace, kindness, balance. Those who buy a lilac bouquet are usually very modest and at the same time wise, which allows them to smooth out all conflict situations in the family.
Color combinations
A composition in lilac colors will be appropriate for a wedding in any season. The main thing is to correctly select the compatibility of plants by color scheme. The composition does not have to be framed in monochrome lilac color. So, for the winter season, you can choose bouquets with sky blue and pale purple flowers (for example, with snowdrops), and for spring weddings, combinations of peach, raspberry and purple flowers are suitable.
The bride’s bouquet of purple tulips looks very original.
If the wedding takes place in autumn, then light purple plants can be combined with white or yellow. At summer weddings of brightness, bright yellow-orange accents will add to the purple base.
For a festival in a classic or retro style, purple bouquets interspersed with pearl and gold elements are ideal. Country involves a synthesis of lavender with rich hues.A wedding in the style of boho or with elements of a Hawaiian party allows you to use dark purple tones with interspersed plants of green-yellow and crimson tones as the basis of the flower arrangement.
The most popular compositions are those that consist of lilac and white flowers. The latter personifies purity and nobility. A fresh note in the composition will make decorative greens.
The combination of pink and lilac in the bouquet looks very elegant. Most often, this design is chosen by romantically inclined natures.
Features of the compositions
Most often, peonies, eustomas, freesias, roses, callas and orchids are added to the base of purple compositions.
Peonies in a bouquet look gentle, but at the same time pompous. They are a symbol of sincerity, peace, pure love. Compositions including only peonies are rare. More often they are diluted with other varieties of flora.
The synthesis of peonies and roses in wedding bouquets is widespread. A splash of raspberry and white flowers will help dilute the lilac color. Often, florists create compositions of peonies in conjunction with Transvaal daisies, asters and dahlias. Brides are very fond of such compositions for their naturalness and organicity.
Lisianthus has the same place of honor in wedding floristry as a rose. A composition of such flowers looks gentle, airy, sophisticated. The best partner for lilac lisianthus will be a white rose.
Romantic orchids choose lilac orchids for their wedding. The flower is considered a symbol of true love, happiness and prosperity.
When choosing a sophisticated bouquet of orchids, it is important that the entire image of the bride matches the chosen composition: makeup, dress, hairstyle.
Orchids are self-contained flowers, so the whole bouquet can only consist of them. If the bride’s dress is on the floor, straight cut, you can choose a cascading composition.
If you want a variety of species, orchids can be diluted with roses, chrysanthemums, wing butterflies, hydrangeas and freesias. Of course, the traditional choice is the rose, and white. Additionally, the bouquet is decorated with fern leaves.
The most common flower for wedding bouquets is the rose. The purple shade will give the composition an eccentricity. Such a composition will appeal to a modest, kind, sincere person. From lilac roses you can make a mono-bouquet, choosing colors a little different in tone. This gradation will give a bouquet of trepidation and luxury. It is permissible to use not only single roses, but also spray roses.
A floral arrangement of roses looks good in the form of a ball decorated with greenery. For the winter celebration, you can combine lilac roses with flowers of blue hues, and for the spring - light raspberry or purple. Wildflowers are used to add a bouquet of sensual notes.
Since ancient times, callas are believed to bring happiness to newlyweds. A bouquet of lilac callas looks luxurious, therefore, does not require additional decor. As accessories, you can use a brooch or satin ribbon.
When choosing flowers of this type, it is necessary to consider the style of the wedding dress. Callas will give a special charm to the bride in a long dress of a straight cut (mermaid, empire), without frills, ruffles and other decorative elements.
With lush dresses, abundantly decorated with various inserts, stripes, lace, these flowers do not combine.
A bouquet of callas for a wedding ceremony is a monocomposition decorated with silk ribbon. As "partners" you can use roses, orchids, lavender, hydrangea. Compositions in the form of baskets with purple calla lilies, as well as cascading bouquets are not welcomed by florists. They are unanimous in that, with such a design, plants lose their sophistication. As an alternative, you can use a bouquet of callas in the form of a sphere.
Freesias in a bouquet symbolize trust, love and respect. Due to the fact that freesias have many inflorescences, a bouquet of them looks very original, but not grandiose.A composition of lilac freesia is perfect for a magnificent wedding dress. As a variety, you can include in a bouquet of freesia eustoma, hydrangea or roses.
How to choose?
Lilac compositions have their own characteristics that every bride needs to know before choosing a bouquet.
- If you want the bouquet to be modest, you should not make it exclusively from lilac plants. Lavender is a cold tone, and purple is a bleak tone. Against this background, the bride can get lost and look expressionless. Therefore, it is necessary to add flowers of pink, orange-yellow and blue shades to the composition, and make several accent zones in the bride’s makeup.
- As colorful accents for the lilac flower arrangement, florists recommend using plants of white, red or yellow tones.
- When choosing lilies as a companion for lilac flowers, you need to consider that they have a sharp aroma. Although there are varieties that are not so fragrant, so their presence will not cause the culprit of the triumph of headache.
- Unusual look of bouquets of lavender. Such a composition will demonstrate your original approach to the design of the celebration.
- Ideally, if the lilac flowers are present not only in the composition itself, but also in the hairdo, dress trim, poncho, shoes, clutch or jewelry (necklace, bracelet, hair clip with pebbles of lilac tones). Such design will give the girl even more meekness, reveal her natural beauty and femininity. The lavender color in these accessories may vary in saturation.
- If exotic flowers are chosen as the basis of the bouquet, then they do not need to be additionally decorated. Such a composition is self-sufficient and extravagant.
- When creating a bouquet and discussing it with a florist, it must be taken into account that not every type of plant can be purchased year-round. Deficit in the autumn-winter period are, for example, wildflowers.
Beautiful examples
The lilac-white bouquet of roses, peonies and lilacs looks unusually gentle and festive. The solemnity and sophistication of the composition is given by gradations of lilac color: from saturated purple to crimson. A special charm of the whole composition will be given by a long branch with leaves, which wraps around the whole bouquet from the inside, and descends down a flowing line.
An unusually delicate bouquet of white peonies, light purple roses and blue hyacinths emphasizes the femininity and fragility of the bride. Due to the snow-white color of peonies, this bouquet almost merges with the wedding dress, leaving only a few pastel accents to the eye of those around.
The bouquet with dark purple eustoma and yellow callas looks bright and extravagant. Pearl hats are used as decorative elements.
It is recommended that the lilac bouquet of the bride be chosen by emotional natures, since at the crucial moment this color will balance the internal imbalance.
A bouquet of roses, ranunculus, echeveria, peonies and freesia looks very fresh. Its color scheme, including various shades of lilac, white and green attracts the admiring glances of others. Due to the use of different types of flowers and their unusual color combination, the bouquet looks magnificent, but not pompous.
An unusual tenderness breathes a lilac bouquet of carnations, amalia and ranunculi.
For a celebration in a country style, especially if it takes place in the summer, a composition of purple roses, dark purple irises and light burgundy lilacs is suitable. Decorated with a leaf pillow and decorative lace ribbons, this bouquet looks homely.
You will learn how to make a bride’s bouquet with your own hands from the next video.
