Every January the industry publishes trend forecasts, and every February brides show up with Pinterest boards from 2019. Here's what genuinely walked down aisles this season. We built them.
Loose garden shapes won
The tight round posy is officially on pause. Almost every bridal bouquet we built this year was loose, asymmetric and a bit wild. Stems at different heights, tendrils of jasmine or sweet pea escaping the edges. It photographs like a dream, and it forgives a nervous grip.
Colour shifted warmer
Blush pink ruled for a decade. This year it gave ground to butter yellow, apricot, and a colour brides keep calling 'terracotta but soft'. Cream is still the base note. The warmth is in the accents.
Natives crossed over
Flowering gum and flannel flower moved from 'rustic weddings' into mainstream bridal work. The texture reads beautifully in photos and, the unglamorous advantage, natives don't wilt when the ceremony runs long in the sun.
Small cascades returned
Not the 1986 waterfall. The modern version is a compact bouquet with three or four stems trailing. Amaranthus, jasmine vine, a run of ruscus. Elegant in stills, and it moves in video.
What actually matters more than trend
Weight and water. A bouquet you can't hold comfortably for ninety minutes of photos, or one that can't survive warmth, ruins the day regardless of trend. We weigh every bridal bouquet before it leaves. Nobody ever asks, but everyone benefits.
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Under 700 grams is comfortable for an hour of photos. Our garden-style builds land around 500 — the mock-up appointment exists partly so you can hold the shape before committing.
Flannel flower and flowering gum read soft, not scrub. The trick is proportion. We use natives as accents inside a classic palette, and the bouquet stays formal.
Yes. Hang it upside down within two days, somewhere dry and dark. Roses, natives and statice dry beautifully; ranunculus doesn't. We mark which stems in your bouquet will dry well.
Daniel Mercer
Head florist — Choice Action Grid, Camden Park
Head florist — Choice Action Grid, Camden Park
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