.Unique Bouquets
Berry Bouquet
Pristine snowberries make natural, understated arrangements; variations in color and size distinguish the attendants' bouquets from that of the bride. The bridesmaids carry bunches of snowberries in pink, their woody stems adorned with wide, mauve taffeta ribbon secured with pearl-headed pins
Cascading Grace
For a free-form effect, flowers and foliage are hand-wired together: 'Pink Prominence' lilies, amaryllis, green and speckled phalaenopsis orchids, pink dendrobium, dusty pink calla lilies, euphorbia, honeysuckle foliage, and string-of-beads.
Ribbon Bouquet
To create blooms in a variety of textures, sizes, and shapes, use ribbons and rickrack in different widths and weaves. The folds of each flower are clustered around artificial stamens; stems are individually wrapped in floral tape before all are bundled together and bound in wide white grosgrain.
Tender Violet Nosegay
For a bride who has chosen a dress with a simple style, a petite bundle of blooms makes a lovely accessory. Here, velvety violets and pansies edged with cream nestle with green muscari to create the very picture of poise.
Beaded Bouquet
Motivated by her desire to create something long-lasting and unique, Alanna spent much of her engagement to Ben making her bouquet. She crafted the flowers from tiny glass beads, one sparkling petal at a time. "It was a very relaxing thing to do," says Alanna.
Yellow Roses Reinvented
Florist Michael George creates his signature bridal bouquet, the couture rose, by removing the petals from many roses -- here he used 'Message' (the light yellow) and 'Ilios' (darker yellow) -- then carefully wiring them into a single, exquisite blossom 6 to 7 inches across.
Dazzling Exuberance
A cheerful profusion of the season's sweetest arrivals -- lily-of-the-valley, muscari, daffodils, Hymenocallis, ranunculus, and narcissus -- will glow nearly as brightly as the bride
Herbs and Flowers
This bouquet has a variety of textures and colors, thanks to the mix of muscari (grape hyacinth), lamb's ear, lily-of-the-valley, andromeda, helleborus, thyme, rosemary, sage, and scented-geranium foliage.
Sweet Succulents
Succulents that resemble flowers make charming mates for spotted phalaenopsis orchids. The assortment is wired and tucked amid columbine, white-and-pink ranunculus, and plum-colored tulips.
courtesty of Martha Stewart Weddings
