Hello ladies! I wonder if some of you can help me - I'm thinking about doing my wedding flowers myself but don't really know what flowers will be in season when we get married! My bridesmaids are wearing pale blue and my dress is ivory so we've pretty much decided on a combination of cream, pale blue and lemon yellow flowers for myself and the bridesmaids. As I'm going to have quite a lot I really want to buy in-season flowers to keep the cost down - I'm going to need my bouquet, 4 bridesmaids bouquets and a pomander for the flower girl, and also the centrepieces for the reception and buttonholes for the men.
Can anybody give me some advice on which would be the best types of flowers to use please? I'd like to have a practice run at it this year when the same flowers will be available. Thanks in anticipation! :o)
oh yeah, forgot to say when we're getting married - its May 12th!!

Thanks for the suggestion! I have seen them but hadn't really considered them, although not ruled them out either. I may decide to just make the centrepieces if I can get bouquets for me and the girls at a decent price, although don't know where to even start looking! Everywhere I've looked seems really expensive :o( xx

Ive seen some lovely silk bouquets on the bay I have seen one I love (pic in my things i want album)

Worth a look if you want to think of fake flowers (they are usually cheaper)

If its real flower's just google spring flowers and you will find lists on there

your braver than me... i wouldnt have a clue but sign up to one of the courses e.g. at the horticultural college and then they can give you advice as well as retraining you on what best to use

Sara link on your wall xxxx

I wish i could make my own flowers!! Im definitely not artistic enough to do that! x

I know what you mean, I've bought myself some books to see how its done and they say that you can buy them 2 days before and make them the day before the wedding - I have enlisted the help of a couple friends already who are happy to make them with me the day before. I definitely wont be doing them on the actual morning as I'm getting married at 1 so wouldn't have time! Thanks for the advice though, I'll look into the other types of artificial ones xx

Just go into a florist and tell them what you'd like and get them to suggest ones for you - also I think these days they can get most flowers all year round, so I don't think it matters as much.
Our florist was brilliant, so I'd recommend just going into a couple and seeing what they have to say xx

Just a quick note on the going to the warehouses. What you can do is tell them you are trade as you can set up as a sole trader. You could tell them that you have just set up and ask them what their minimum orders are. All you would need to do is create a company name and print out a letter head on paper etc. I'm about to set up as a sole trader and its easy enough to go to manufacturers and wholesalers to enquire as you are just setting up. They deal with the likes of me all the time and it may mean that you can get them cheaper than if you said you were public.