WEDDING FLORAL DESIGN Practical Guidance from Entr y to the Proficient
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1 / Wedding Floral Art and Flower Arrangement
1.2 Definition and Differences Flower arrangement refers to choosing materials according to certain conception and creating an elegant and beautiful modeling with flowers in containers like vases and trays based on creation rules, to present a topic and artistic beauty and express the creator’s feeling and satisfy appreciator’s mental requirement for alacrity. It can be classified into artistic flower arrangement and ceremonial flower arrangement according to usage. The
1.1 Historical Evolution
former is mainly used for art appreciation and beautification, while the latter has a specific purpose, with its relatively fixed and simple form, it in some
Although there is a big difference between floral design for weddings and
occasions can convey different feelings and intentions.
traditional flower arrangement, both are closely related to each other. Tracing back to 2500 BC, a fresco of a lotus in a vase appeared on the wall of the ancient Egyptian tomb of Bani Hasan, which was a way to show mourning and missing to the deceased. On a banquet, ancient Egyptians also put flowers and fruit into a basket to decorate dining tables. Besides, they wore handmade lotus petal garlands on their heads to show friendliness and happiness. In ancient Greek, similar old customs existed as well, for example, people used wreaths to welcome and coronate victorious heroes or worship god to show their piety. The ancient Greeks also liked to put flowers in large vases on the floor to decorate their bridal chambers. What’s more, in ancient Rome, rose Photo by Boston Public Library on Flickr
petals were scattered on the banquet table and floor to improve the festive atmosphere. Later, with the development of trade contacts, wars and cultural exchanges, these traditions of using flowers were introduced to the UK, Italy, France and other European countries from the three ancient countries, and gradually developed into the complete western flower arrangement art.
send betrothal presents, to choose wedding date and ask for lady’s family’s permission, finally to marry the lady. The first and the last etiquette involved flowers or plants like albizzia julibrissin, cornus officinalis and toxicodendron
However, oriental flower arranging art is in a totally different style. Since
vernicifluum and so on. It implies people’s praying for good fortune and
ancient times, there has been a custom of offering flowers to ancestors and
dispelling of disasters and misfortune, and it also means auspiciousness and
giving each other flowering branches in China. As The Book of Rites recorded:
happiness. Until Sui and Tang and the Five Dynasties, flower arrangement
“Vassals hold holy basils and scholar officials hold orchids”, which shows the
art was popular among people’s daily life. Tang Dynasty even advocated
manner of using flowers existed in the Han Dynasties. And since the Han
“the integration of flowers and drawing” which was a more advanced way
Dynasties, wedding gradually had its own complete ceremony called “Six
to pursue more refined pleasure. And it was during Tang Dynasty that floral
Etiquettes”, namely to bring up proposal of marriage and propose, to ask the
arrangement was introduced into Japan along with buddhism, which is clearly
lady’s name and birthday, to inform the lady’s family the divination result, to
recorded in Japanese floral arrangement history. At first, Japan achieved the
Photo by Lanty on Unsplash
formalization of flowers according to the principle of Chinese painting, gradually, it turned into “ikebana” which is a special culture or art
As a ceremony, wedding adopts floral decorations on its scene, which belongs
of Japan. Photo by ORIENTO
As we can see from the unique
to ceremonial flower arrangement. Although artistic flower arrangement has no restriction on category and number of flowers, it is particularly created with an artistic conception to emphasize the tone, pose and verve of each
historical development process
kind of flower. Different from artistic flower arrangement, ceremonial flower
of flower arrangement, flowers
arrangement is a kind of practical floral arrangement due to its sociality.
are regarded as wonderful images
During the process of creation, function and place should be considered first,
no matter in eastern or western
and then comes to the establishment of conception, pattern, color scheme
countries, and then applied to
and flower choosing, while the connotation of each work is given through
various occasions to decorate the
the whole process. In addition to different conceptions, ceremonial flower
scene, such as etiquettes, customs
arrangement does not stick to a specific form and often adopts relatively
and ceremonies, among which
simple composition, which is different from the morphological composition
wedding is typical.
of artistic flower arrangement. However, color selection is very important to ceremonial flower arrangement, and there are fixed color schemes for special festivals or occasions, for example, a western-style church wedding usually adopts white as main tone and gold as supplementary color, but a traditional eastern-style wedding often uses a festival color like red. Therefore, the florist should make full use of chromatics and flower color matching skills to arrange flowers for a ceremony with careful consideration of occasions, seasons,
Photo by Jenn Pineau
Design by Timo Bolte
climate, objects and other multiple factors.
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Wedding Floral Design
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1 / Wedding Floral Art and Flower Arrangement
1.2 Definition and Differences Flower arrangement refers to choosing materials according to certain conception and creating an elegant and beautiful modeling with flowers in containers like vases and trays based on creation rules, to present a topic and artistic beauty and express the creator’s feeling and satisfy appreciator’s mental requirement for alacrity. It can be classified into artistic flower arrangement and ceremonial flower arrangement according to usage. The
1.1 Historical Evolution
former is mainly used for art appreciation and beautification, while the latter has a specific purpose, with its relatively fixed and simple form, it in some
Although there is a big difference between floral design for weddings and
occasions can convey different feelings and intentions.
traditional flower arrangement, both are closely related to each other. Tracing back to 2500 BC, a fresco of a lotus in a vase appeared on the wall of the ancient Egyptian tomb of Bani Hasan, which was a way to show mourning and missing to the deceased. On a banquet, ancient Egyptians also put flowers and fruit into a basket to decorate dining tables. Besides, they wore handmade lotus petal garlands on their heads to show friendliness and happiness. In ancient Greek, similar old customs existed as well, for example, people used wreaths to welcome and coronate victorious heroes or worship god to show their piety. The ancient Greeks also liked to put flowers in large vases on the floor to decorate their bridal chambers. What’s more, in ancient Rome, rose Photo by Boston Public Library on Flickr
petals were scattered on the banquet table and floor to improve the festive atmosphere. Later, with the development of trade contacts, wars and cultural exchanges, these traditions of using flowers were introduced to the UK, Italy, France and other European countries from the three ancient countries, and gradually developed into the complete western flower arrangement art.
send betrothal presents, to choose wedding date and ask for lady’s family’s permission, finally to marry the lady. The first and the last etiquette involved flowers or plants like albizzia julibrissin, cornus officinalis and toxicodendron
However, oriental flower arranging art is in a totally different style. Since
vernicifluum and so on. It implies people’s praying for good fortune and
ancient times, there has been a custom of offering flowers to ancestors and
dispelling of disasters and misfortune, and it also means auspiciousness and
giving each other flowering branches in China. As The Book of Rites recorded:
happiness. Until Sui and Tang and the Five Dynasties, flower arrangement
“Vassals hold holy basils and scholar officials hold orchids”, which shows the
art was popular among people’s daily life. Tang Dynasty even advocated
manner of using flowers existed in the Han Dynasties. And since the Han
“the integration of flowers and drawing” which was a more advanced way
Dynasties, wedding gradually had its own complete ceremony called “Six
to pursue more refined pleasure. And it was during Tang Dynasty that floral
Etiquettes”, namely to bring up proposal of marriage and propose, to ask the
arrangement was introduced into Japan along with buddhism, which is clearly
lady’s name and birthday, to inform the lady’s family the divination result, to
recorded in Japanese floral arrangement history. At first, Japan achieved the
Photo by Lanty on Unsplash
formalization of flowers according to the principle of Chinese painting, gradually, it turned into “ikebana” which is a special culture or art
As a ceremony, wedding adopts floral decorations on its scene, which belongs
of Japan. Photo by ORIENTO
As we can see from the unique
to ceremonial flower arrangement. Although artistic flower arrangement has no restriction on category and number of flowers, it is particularly created with an artistic conception to emphasize the tone, pose and verve of each
historical development process
kind of flower. Different from artistic flower arrangement, ceremonial flower
of flower arrangement, flowers
arrangement is a kind of practical floral arrangement due to its sociality.
are regarded as wonderful images
During the process of creation, function and place should be considered first,
no matter in eastern or western
and then comes to the establishment of conception, pattern, color scheme
countries, and then applied to
and flower choosing, while the connotation of each work is given through
various occasions to decorate the
the whole process. In addition to different conceptions, ceremonial flower
scene, such as etiquettes, customs
arrangement does not stick to a specific form and often adopts relatively
and ceremonies, among which
simple composition, which is different from the morphological composition
wedding is typical.
of artistic flower arrangement. However, color selection is very important to ceremonial flower arrangement, and there are fixed color schemes for special festivals or occasions, for example, a western-style church wedding usually adopts white as main tone and gold as supplementary color, but a traditional eastern-style wedding often uses a festival color like red. Therefore, the florist should make full use of chromatics and flower color matching skills to arrange flowers for a ceremony with careful consideration of occasions, seasons,
Photo by Jenn Pineau
Design by Timo Bolte
climate, objects and other multiple factors.
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2 / Wedding Floral Aesthetic Decoration Principles
2.2 Symmetry and Balance The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras said: “beautiful lines and all
In contemporary space decoration, people often undertake change on the
other beautiful forms must be symmetric.” Symmetry is the simplest balance.
foundation of basic symmetry to cause partial asymmetry or contrast, which is
The symmetrical and balanced arrangement of nuptial stage and table
also a kind of aesthetic principle.
flower art bring people a kind of solemn, orderly and harmonious beauty.
Wedding floral design is not simply a combination of various flowers. From
consideration. This not only involves specialized knowledge of floral art,
flower selection, color collocation, structure design, combinatorial strategy
but more importantly, as a florist, he should have basic aesthetic knowledge,
to the presentation of integral effect, each step needs florist’s careful
consciousness and ability to create and appreciate beauty.
American naturalistic aesthetician George Santayana asserted in 1896 that the most significant and distinctive problems in aesthetics are the problems of formalism. The study of formalism related to design works is an important part of modern design aesthetics and will also contribute to the development of modern design. The beauty of form is a kind of relatively independent
Design by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers
aesthetic object, which is generally composed of two major parts: one
Design by DENISE FASANELLO FLOWERS
is the perceptual material to create beautiful forms, and the other is the combination law between the perceptual materials and the principles of the beauty of form. The principles of formalism in aesthetics include proportion and scale,
2.3 Rhythm and Rhyme
symmetry and balance, rhythm and rhyme, contrast and echo and so on,
George Santayana
which are approached from simple to complex, from low level to high level
Rhythm is a regular repetition of strength and weakness and rhyme is the
back and forth interlacing between flower materials, the change of density and
time and again.
track of ups and downs. In brief, rhythm and rhyme refer to the performances
the division of color blocks, all should be regular. Otherwise, the work will
of things that are repeated regularly and changed in an organized way. It can
look chaotic.
be embodied by the size of the object, the virtual and real space, the density of the arrangement, the change of length, and the interpenetration of flexibility and rigidity, etc.
Common wedding floral art pursues less strict sense of rhythm and rhyme like artistic floral arrangement, however, if the florist wants to make his work more artistic and exquisite, like in table flower design, he must follow
Rhythm and rhythm are key to floral arrangement. As for composition, the
certain composition rules, as well as the rhythm and rhyme of artistic floral
combination and arrangement of various flowers, such as the high and low,
arrangement requirements, to complete his work.
2.1 Proportion and Size “Beauty,” said St. Augustine, “consists in the proportion of the parts, together
be of moderate size. Small wedding spaces should not be adorned with large
with a certain agreeableness of color.” Ancient Greek artists believed that
pieces of floral artworks to avoid a sense of oppression caused by the narrow
“beauty” is related to a certain “number”. In aesthetics, the most classical
space; on the contrary, big wedding spaces should not be adorned with too
proportion distribution is nothing more than the “Golden Ratio” created by
small floral artworks to avoid a sense of narrow and messy.
Pythagoras in ancient Greece. The floral decoration in a wedding space should
Design by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers
Design by Eddie Zaratsian
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2 / Wedding Floral Aesthetic Decoration Principles
2.2 Symmetry and Balance The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras said: “beautiful lines and all
In contemporary space decoration, people often undertake change on the
other beautiful forms must be symmetric.” Symmetry is the simplest balance.
foundation of basic symmetry to cause partial asymmetry or contrast, which is
The symmetrical and balanced arrangement of nuptial stage and table
also a kind of aesthetic principle.
flower art bring people a kind of solemn, orderly and harmonious beauty.
Wedding floral design is not simply a combination of various flowers. From
consideration. This not only involves specialized knowledge of floral art,
flower selection, color collocation, structure design, combinatorial strategy
but more importantly, as a florist, he should have basic aesthetic knowledge,
to the presentation of integral effect, each step needs florist’s careful
consciousness and ability to create and appreciate beauty.
American naturalistic aesthetician George Santayana asserted in 1896 that the most significant and distinctive problems in aesthetics are the problems of formalism. The study of formalism related to design works is an important part of modern design aesthetics and will also contribute to the development of modern design. The beauty of form is a kind of relatively independent
Design by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers
aesthetic object, which is generally composed of two major parts: one
Design by DENISE FASANELLO FLOWERS
is the perceptual material to create beautiful forms, and the other is the combination law between the perceptual materials and the principles of the beauty of form. The principles of formalism in aesthetics include proportion and scale,
2.3 Rhythm and Rhyme
symmetry and balance, rhythm and rhyme, contrast and echo and so on,
George Santayana
which are approached from simple to complex, from low level to high level
Rhythm is a regular repetition of strength and weakness and rhyme is the
back and forth interlacing between flower materials, the change of density and
time and again.
track of ups and downs. In brief, rhythm and rhyme refer to the performances
the division of color blocks, all should be regular. Otherwise, the work will
of things that are repeated regularly and changed in an organized way. It can
look chaotic.
be embodied by the size of the object, the virtual and real space, the density of the arrangement, the change of length, and the interpenetration of flexibility and rigidity, etc.
Common wedding floral art pursues less strict sense of rhythm and rhyme like artistic floral arrangement, however, if the florist wants to make his work more artistic and exquisite, like in table flower design, he must follow
Rhythm and rhythm are key to floral arrangement. As for composition, the
certain composition rules, as well as the rhythm and rhyme of artistic floral
combination and arrangement of various flowers, such as the high and low,
arrangement requirements, to complete his work.
2.1 Proportion and Size “Beauty,” said St. Augustine, “consists in the proportion of the parts, together
be of moderate size. Small wedding spaces should not be adorned with large
with a certain agreeableness of color.” Ancient Greek artists believed that
pieces of floral artworks to avoid a sense of oppression caused by the narrow
“beauty” is related to a certain “number”. In aesthetics, the most classical
space; on the contrary, big wedding spaces should not be adorned with too
proportion distribution is nothing more than the “Golden Ratio” created by
small floral artworks to avoid a sense of narrow and messy.
Pythagoras in ancient Greece. The floral decoration in a wedding space should
Design by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers
Design by Eddie Zaratsian
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(3) Neutral Color System
(4) Complementary Color One primary color and a secondary color mixed by two other primary colors
The above method classifies complex colors in a more easily understood
Black, white, gray and gold are all neutral colors, they are allocated between
are called complementary colors, which can also be understood as any two
way according to their hues. All hues have different lightness and saturation,
three primary colors and belong to neither warm color nor cool color. It can
colors that are mixed in proper proportions to produce white or gray. Each set
among which the primary color is of the highest lightness and saturation, then
moderate any color to bring people a feeling of relaxation and calmness.
of complementary colors is a contrast of light and dark, cool and warm, such
secondary color, and last tertiary color.
as orange and blue, green and red, purple and yellow.
Neutral Color System
3.3 Application of Color Scheme in Wedding Floral Design The application of different hues can completely change the atmosphere of a
On the color wheel, complementary colors are the relative colors that are 180° apart.
space. There are several common color schemes in wedding floral design.
(1) Color Scheme with Monochrome System Flower materials only in the same color system are chosen and arranged from dark to light to present the harmonic beauty of layering effect and a sense of gentleness. The bouquet with various pink hues designed by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers is rich in colors and harmonious in vision.
3.2 Basic Color System
(1) Warm Color System Represented by red, orange and yellow, it reminds people of the flame and the
People tend to appreciate colors with subjective feelings. All sorts of colors
A banquet with integrated pink hues.
sun, creating a sense of intimacy and warmth.
can stimulate people’s vision in different degrees and exert influences on
Design by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers
people’s mind to arouse various senses and association.
(2) Cool Color System
In chromatics, colors can be classified into warm, cool and neutral color
Represented by blue, green and purple, it reminds people of sea water and
system.
forest, which makes people feel cool or cold.
(2) Color Scheme with Adjacent / Similar Color On the color wheel, two or more colors within 90° are adjacent colors or similar colors (generally 30° is adjacent and 60° is similar). Here the color scheme for bouquet is red, pink and rose. It is one of the most popular color combinations that can create a mild and harmonious effect.
A good match of adjacent colors (red, pink, rose). Warm Color System
Cool Color System
30° adjacent colors
60° similar colors
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(3) Neutral Color System
(4) Complementary Color One primary color and a secondary color mixed by two other primary colors
The above method classifies complex colors in a more easily understood
Black, white, gray and gold are all neutral colors, they are allocated between
are called complementary colors, which can also be understood as any two
way according to their hues. All hues have different lightness and saturation,
three primary colors and belong to neither warm color nor cool color. It can
colors that are mixed in proper proportions to produce white or gray. Each set
among which the primary color is of the highest lightness and saturation, then
moderate any color to bring people a feeling of relaxation and calmness.
of complementary colors is a contrast of light and dark, cool and warm, such
secondary color, and last tertiary color.
as orange and blue, green and red, purple and yellow.
Neutral Color System
3.3 Application of Color Scheme in Wedding Floral Design The application of different hues can completely change the atmosphere of a
On the color wheel, complementary colors are the relative colors that are 180° apart.
space. There are several common color schemes in wedding floral design.
(1) Color Scheme with Monochrome System Flower materials only in the same color system are chosen and arranged from dark to light to present the harmonic beauty of layering effect and a sense of gentleness. The bouquet with various pink hues designed by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers is rich in colors and harmonious in vision.
3.2 Basic Color System
(1) Warm Color System Represented by red, orange and yellow, it reminds people of the flame and the
People tend to appreciate colors with subjective feelings. All sorts of colors
A banquet with integrated pink hues.
sun, creating a sense of intimacy and warmth.
can stimulate people’s vision in different degrees and exert influences on
Design by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers
people’s mind to arouse various senses and association.
(2) Cool Color System
In chromatics, colors can be classified into warm, cool and neutral color
Represented by blue, green and purple, it reminds people of sea water and
system.
forest, which makes people feel cool or cold.
(2) Color Scheme with Adjacent / Similar Color On the color wheel, two or more colors within 90° are adjacent colors or similar colors (generally 30° is adjacent and 60° is similar). Here the color scheme for bouquet is red, pink and rose. It is one of the most popular color combinations that can create a mild and harmonious effect.
A good match of adjacent colors (red, pink, rose). Warm Color System
Cool Color System
30° adjacent colors
60° similar colors
Photo by Thomas AE
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3 / Common Color Collocation in Wedding Floral Design
2.4 Contrast and Echo “Contrast” is one of the forms of beauty, which emphasizes the foiled objects. But “echo” is that one coordinates and corresponds to the other to make the union of different elements more harmonious. During the wedding floral arrangement and design process, the contrasts between light and shade, color, texture and quality of the flower materials should be carefully considered. In the meantime, the “echo” between stage floral art and table floral art should also be handled to produce diversified and layering adornments for various environments in different styles, so as to enhance a sense of fun in the space.
The famous “seven-second law” states that people can determine whether they
flower materials, and color is even richer, therefore, that the work is good or
will be interested in something within seven seconds, with color accounting for
not is determined by the application of color. And when it comes to wedding
67 percent of that time.
floral design, beyond the new couple’s preferences and taboos, the use of
Color is one of the perceptual materials achieving the beauty of form, and it is also the most expressive element. It is a unique life and language that conveys different emotions to people silently. In floral art, there is a wide variety of
different colors with different meaning should be meticulous cause different colors contain different meanings, which expresses not only the best wishes and blessing, but also a good impression to the guests.
3.1 Basic Classification of Colors Some basic knowledge about color should be understood first before knowing color collocation.
(2) Secondary Color Known as the “secondary color”, it is a mixture of two of the three primary
Color has three characteristics, namely hue, lightness and saturation.
colors, for example orange produced by mixing red and yellow equally, purple
According to the basic characteristics of color hue, it can be roughly divided
produced by mixing red and blue equally, and green produced by mixing blue
into the following four categories.
and yellow equally. (3) Tertiary Color
(1) Primary Color Design by Stonekelly Events & Florals
Tertiary color is a mixture of primary color and secondary color, or secondary
In chromatics, primary color is the color that cannot be obtained by mixing
color and secondary color. It is the richest in the four color categories,
other colors, but can be mixed in different proportions to produce other new
including all colors except for primary colors and secondary colors, and has
colors, it is the origin of all colors. In the color collocation of art works, the
buffering and harmonic effect.
three primary colors in the pigment are usually taken as standard, namely, red, yellow and blue.
Three Primary Colors: red, yellow and blue.
Design by Neill Strain Floral Couture London
Secondary Color
Tertiary Color
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3 / Common Color Collocation in Wedding Floral Design
2.4 Contrast and Echo “Contrast” is one of the forms of beauty, which emphasizes the foiled objects. But “echo” is that one coordinates and corresponds to the other to make the union of different elements more harmonious. During the wedding floral arrangement and design process, the contrasts between light and shade, color, texture and quality of the flower materials should be carefully considered. In the meantime, the “echo” between stage floral art and table floral art should also be handled to produce diversified and layering adornments for various environments in different styles, so as to enhance a sense of fun in the space.
The famous “seven-second law” states that people can determine whether they
flower materials, and color is even richer, therefore, that the work is good or
will be interested in something within seven seconds, with color accounting for
not is determined by the application of color. And when it comes to wedding
67 percent of that time.
floral design, beyond the new couple’s preferences and taboos, the use of
Color is one of the perceptual materials achieving the beauty of form, and it is also the most expressive element. It is a unique life and language that conveys different emotions to people silently. In floral art, there is a wide variety of
different colors with different meaning should be meticulous cause different colors contain different meanings, which expresses not only the best wishes and blessing, but also a good impression to the guests.
3.1 Basic Classification of Colors Some basic knowledge about color should be understood first before knowing color collocation.
(2) Secondary Color Known as the “secondary color”, it is a mixture of two of the three primary
Color has three characteristics, namely hue, lightness and saturation.
colors, for example orange produced by mixing red and yellow equally, purple
According to the basic characteristics of color hue, it can be roughly divided
produced by mixing red and blue equally, and green produced by mixing blue
into the following four categories.
and yellow equally. (3) Tertiary Color
(1) Primary Color Design by Stonekelly Events & Florals
Tertiary color is a mixture of primary color and secondary color, or secondary
In chromatics, primary color is the color that cannot be obtained by mixing
color and secondary color. It is the richest in the four color categories,
other colors, but can be mixed in different proportions to produce other new
including all colors except for primary colors and secondary colors, and has
colors, it is the origin of all colors. In the color collocation of art works, the
buffering and harmonic effect.
three primary colors in the pigment are usually taken as standard, namely, red, yellow and blue.
Three Primary Colors: red, yellow and blue.
Design by Neill Strain Floral Couture London
Secondary Color
Tertiary Color
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(3) Color Scheme with Contrast Color / Complementary Color
(5) Color Scheme with Colors on a “Square” or “Rectangle”
On the color wheel, taking one color as a reference, any two colors that are
Draw an arbitrary rectangle on the color wheel, if it is a square, the colors
120°~150° apart are contrast colors, and any two colors that are 180° apart are
on its four corners are “square” colors, such as purplish red, bright orange,
complementary colors, such as yellow and purple, orange and blue. Such color
yellowish green and bluish violet; if it is a rectangle, the colors on its four
combination gives a strong sense of jumping and impact to make people feel
corners are “rectangle” colors or complementary colors, such as bluish green,
lively and sprightly and enhance its layering effect.
bluish violet, bright orange and orange red. In terms of wedding floral art design, the combination of the above colors can form a strong contrast and make the space colorful.
180° complementary colors
120°~150° contrast colors
A good match of complementary colors (yellow, purple).
A good match four colors on a “Square” or “Rectangle”
Design by Eddie Zaratsian
(purplish red, bright orange, yellowish green, bluish violet). Design by McQueens Florist
(4) Color Scheme with Colors on a “Triangle”
(6) Color Scheme with Cool, Warm and Neutral Colors
On the color wheel, three colors that are evenly spaced at a distance of 120°
Both cool colors and warm colors can go with neutral colors. Any color
new couples. However, any color matches with white such as pink and white,
can be connected to each other to form an equilateral or isosceles triangle,
matches with black and dark red such as red and black, orange red and dark
green and white will give a sense of freshness and purity, which is suitable for
such as orange, purple and green. Florist should match the three colors
red will give a sense of maturity and nobleness, which is suitable for older
younger couples.
unequally and soften the transition between any two colors to create more bright and strong effect, comparing with contrast color matching method.
A match of three colors on a “Triangle” (orange, purple and green).
A good match of warm color (orange red) and neutral color (dark red).
A good match of cool color (green) and neutral color (white).
Photo by Wedding Photography
Design by McQueens Florist
Design by McQueens Florist
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(3) Color Scheme with Contrast Color / Complementary Color
(5) Color Scheme with Colors on a “Square” or “Rectangle”
On the color wheel, taking one color as a reference, any two colors that are
Draw an arbitrary rectangle on the color wheel, if it is a square, the colors
120°~150° apart are contrast colors, and any two colors that are 180° apart are
on its four corners are “square” colors, such as purplish red, bright orange,
complementary colors, such as yellow and purple, orange and blue. Such color
yellowish green and bluish violet; if it is a rectangle, the colors on its four
combination gives a strong sense of jumping and impact to make people feel
corners are “rectangle” colors or complementary colors, such as bluish green,
lively and sprightly and enhance its layering effect.
bluish violet, bright orange and orange red. In terms of wedding floral art design, the combination of the above colors can form a strong contrast and make the space colorful.
180° complementary colors
120°~150° contrast colors
A good match of complementary colors (yellow, purple).
A good match four colors on a “Square” or “Rectangle”
Design by Eddie Zaratsian
(purplish red, bright orange, yellowish green, bluish violet). Design by McQueens Florist
(4) Color Scheme with Colors on a “Triangle”
(6) Color Scheme with Cool, Warm and Neutral Colors
On the color wheel, three colors that are evenly spaced at a distance of 120°
Both cool colors and warm colors can go with neutral colors. Any color
new couples. However, any color matches with white such as pink and white,
can be connected to each other to form an equilateral or isosceles triangle,
matches with black and dark red such as red and black, orange red and dark
green and white will give a sense of freshness and purity, which is suitable for
such as orange, purple and green. Florist should match the three colors
red will give a sense of maturity and nobleness, which is suitable for older
younger couples.
unequally and soften the transition between any two colors to create more bright and strong effect, comparing with contrast color matching method.
A match of three colors on a “Triangle” (orange, purple and green).
A good match of warm color (orange red) and neutral color (dark red).
A good match of cool color (green) and neutral color (white).
Photo by Wedding Photography
Design by McQueens Florist
Design by McQueens Florist
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(4) Season As seasons change, color scheme changes. Florist needs to consider what color
gentle and delicate vividly present the prosperous and lively spring
People tend to be fretful in the hot summer. So cool color like blue, light
cold winter, so intense red flowers can be chosen to create warm wedding
scheme each season should be adopted.
scenery. However, golden yellow and reddish orange are indispensable
purple and white is the best solution, which refreshes one’s eyes and relaxes
atmosphere. Of course, for the couples that seek personalized weddings, black
colors in autumn. For example, the combination of red rose, leucadendron,
one’s mind. Nevertheless, there are few flower materials in the silent and
and white can be chosen to make a winter wedding mysterious and luxury.
Warm color scheme is suitable for spring and autumn. No matter in the flourishing spring or fruitful autumn, a rural style wedding can always choose warm colors. White, light pink, light green and light blue flowers that look
maple leaf and berry can make the whole wedding full of autumn colors, ripe and generous.
Photo by Floral V Designs
Photo by Alvin Mahmudov
(5) Customs No matter what form of wedding, customs and religious beliefs should be taken into account. Different regions have different wedding customs, for example, lotus is a taboo for Japanese; white lily is a symbol of death for British and Canadian; and chrysanthemum is an ominous flower for Photo by Erik Stine
Photo by chuttersnap
Italian and Spanish. Hence, when florists and new couples are choosing flower materials, they cannot only think about their own preferences, and have to considerate the maximum obtainment of guests’ enjoyment and comfortableness. After all, the wedding itself is a festive event, guests’ feelings cannot be ruined due to the inappropriate arrangement of the scene.
Photo by Annie Spratt
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(4) Season As seasons change, color scheme changes. Florist needs to consider what color
gentle and delicate vividly present the prosperous and lively spring
People tend to be fretful in the hot summer. So cool color like blue, light
cold winter, so intense red flowers can be chosen to create warm wedding
scheme each season should be adopted.
scenery. However, golden yellow and reddish orange are indispensable
purple and white is the best solution, which refreshes one’s eyes and relaxes
atmosphere. Of course, for the couples that seek personalized weddings, black
colors in autumn. For example, the combination of red rose, leucadendron,
one’s mind. Nevertheless, there are few flower materials in the silent and
and white can be chosen to make a winter wedding mysterious and luxury.
Warm color scheme is suitable for spring and autumn. No matter in the flourishing spring or fruitful autumn, a rural style wedding can always choose warm colors. White, light pink, light green and light blue flowers that look
maple leaf and berry can make the whole wedding full of autumn colors, ripe and generous.
Photo by Floral V Designs
Photo by Alvin Mahmudov
(5) Customs No matter what form of wedding, customs and religious beliefs should be taken into account. Different regions have different wedding customs, for example, lotus is a taboo for Japanese; white lily is a symbol of death for British and Canadian; and chrysanthemum is an ominous flower for Photo by Erik Stine
Photo by chuttersnap
Italian and Spanish. Hence, when florists and new couples are choosing flower materials, they cannot only think about their own preferences, and have to considerate the maximum obtainment of guests’ enjoyment and comfortableness. After all, the wedding itself is a festive event, guests’ feelings cannot be ruined due to the inappropriate arrangement of the scene.
Photo by Annie Spratt
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Lily and Kevin’s Wedding Design agency: P.S. Floral Design Location: Art Gallery of New South Wales & Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney Client: Lily and Kevin Photographer: Puregraphic
Flower: roses, hydrangea, and other seasonal flowers
Color Schemes:
Lily and Kevin’s wedding in Art Gallery of New South Wales. It is the first time for the Art Gallery of New South Wales to open their venue to our special couple to show their appreciation of our couple’s continuous support and generosity contribution they have made in the past years. Reception is in Shangri-La hotel Sydney, with bridal table featured gorgeous candelabra, and beautiful pink roses, baby blue hydrangea were used to create a waterfall feature, with beautiful white and pink petals with candle, to create this romantic and luxury wedding for our special couple.
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Lily and Kevin’s Wedding Design agency: P.S. Floral Design Location: Art Gallery of New South Wales & Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney Client: Lily and Kevin Photographer: Puregraphic
Flower: roses, hydrangea, and other seasonal flowers
Color Schemes:
Lily and Kevin’s wedding in Art Gallery of New South Wales. It is the first time for the Art Gallery of New South Wales to open their venue to our special couple to show their appreciation of our couple’s continuous support and generosity contribution they have made in the past years. Reception is in Shangri-La hotel Sydney, with bridal table featured gorgeous candelabra, and beautiful pink roses, baby blue hydrangea were used to create a waterfall feature, with beautiful white and pink petals with candle, to create this romantic and luxury wedding for our special couple.
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Acknowledgements We would like to thank all the designers and companies who made significant contributions to the compilation of this book. Without them, this project would not have been possible. We would also like to thank many others whose names did not appear on the credits, but made specific input and support for the project from beginning to end.
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