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Sample Bouquets
A Planning Secret: Sample Bouquets
Sampling food is a very common part of a brides
planning duties. Most brides and grooms are accustomed
to sampling wedding cakes and different foods to choose
their wedding day menu. However, sampling should not
stop there.
Sample bouquets are a new idea that brides
everywhere are taking advantage of. Sample bouquets
allow a bride to envision how a bouquet will fit into
her wedding decor or how her wedding accessories fit
with her chosen bouquet.
Todays bride is often overwhelmed with choices. The
dress, flowers, location, food, and cake are among the
many wedding aspects brides often worry about. Often
times, each is chosen separately and the bride never
gets to see the full picture until her wedding day, when
everything is brought together from the various vendors
she contracted with. Usually, the bride is good at
seeing the things together as she chooses them
beforehand. Some brides however have a difficult time
visioning each component used in the whole picture.
For example, a bride might love a wedding cake that does
not work well with the rest of her reception decor. A
bride who can envision the two together would pass on
the cake in search for one that is more appropriate for
her theme. However, if she does not foresee the
potential coordinating catastrophe, it could be a shock
to see the two together on the most important day of her
life. That is where the concept for the sample bouquet
comes in.
For those who have never heard of a sample bouquet it is
simply a faux bouquet that brides can use when choosing
their dress or other decorative aspects to their
wedding. Using a sample bouquet can ensure that
everything will tie in together flawlessly. If a bride
is unsure of the bouquet she wants, but already has her
dress chosen, she can use several sample bouquets. By
holding each bouquet while trying on her dress, she can
pick the perfect combination.
Using sample bouquets can be quite expensive when going
through a florist. Wedding bouquets are one of the most
unusually expensive wedding accessories. One tip on
saving money is to ask a florist to use older flowers
that might be thrown away for the samples, as the bride
will usually only need them for one day. Another tip is
to have the florist make each bouquet smaller than the
actual wedding bouquet will be. These two tricks can
save when using samples.
For a longer lasting bouquet, brides might decide to
make samples from cheaper faux flowers. This works well
when trying to coordinate colors and flower types. It
can be a bit tricky and time consuming, however the end
products will last forever and is well worth the effort.
This is also helpful for a bride that needs the bouquet
for more than one day, as it can be used throughout the
entire planning process.
Sample bouquets are a fantastic idea for brides today.
Having a consistent variable when coordinating all
aspects of the wedding is helpful to both the bride and
the professionals she works with. Sample bouquets allow
everyone to see the vision of the wedding and pull it
together accordingly.
About the AuthorWhitney Acke is a freelance writer from Lexington,
Kentucky. In addition to freelance writing she also enjoys songwriting.
She and her husband have two young boys and four dogs. She is a regular
contributor to http://www.wedding-decorating-ideas.com.
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