When it comes to planning a wedding, it’s important to carefully select each detail to suit your taste. While they might seem like merely an aesthetic choice, your wedding flowers will have a significant impact on your ceremony and reception. Ensure you make the right choice by asking yourself the following questions in advance.

4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Choosing Wedding Flowers

1. What Is the Theme of My Wedding?

Are you planning the details of your big day based on a specific color palette, concept, or atmosphere? For example, cobalt blue and ivory colors might benefit from the contrast of yellow blooms, like tulips and sunflowers. If you’re going with an overall rustic, wine country-themed wedding, pair light blue thistles with deep red roses and bunches of eucalyptus.

2. Where Is the Venue?

Even if you don’t have a set theme, the environment could easily inform the atmosphere. For example, a lavish affair at a castle or in ballroom calls for full triumphant Calla lilies and full, white garden roses. An outdoor event by a beach or lake can verge on tropical with scarlet King Protea blooms, or bright purple orchids and lush anthurium leaves.

3. Are Any Guests Allergic to Certain Flowers?

You may envision your wedding flowers lining the church pews or hanging from the entrance to the reception hall, or filling the centers of each dining table. Therefore, it’s important to make sure that none of your guests are allergic to your favorite selections. Since the bridal party will be carrying flowers or wearing them on their breast pockets, it’s even more important that your closest loved ones are in the clear.

4. What Color Dresses Are the Bridesmaids Wearing?

While the groomsmen will likely wear black, or neutral colors, your bridesmaids will probably wear a color—whether it’s a pale pink, a rich chocolate brown, a beachy turquoise, or a deep plum. If you chose the dresses already, make sure to keep the color in mind when choosing your wedding flowers, as you’ll probably incorporate them into the bouquets for the bridesmaids.

If you’re looking for the ultimate wedding flower for your big day, turn to Madison Avenue Florist in Midtown Manhattan. This family-owned and -operated business serves brides from their convenient midtown shop, offering everything from traditional roses to exotic orchids. To learn more about their selection, visit their website or call (212) 319-0242.