Bridesmaids Bouquets

Question

My Bridal Bouquet is in the shape of a cascade and I was going to make the two bridesmaids bouquets the same shape as mine, just smaller. One of my friends told me that I should make them a completely different shape, that I don't want them to match me. What do you guys think?

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

They could be however you like!!! But don't you think your bouquet should have some white in it?? (My wedding is going to be lavender too!) Great minds think alike!! =)

Answer 2

you can really do it either way.  if you like the cascade shape, then it is fine to make them all that way.  you do want yours to stand out, so try adding more white to it or something like that.  when you look at all of them together, yours should stand out as the bride's, but certainly shape doesn't have to play a role in that.

Answer 3

It's perfectly fine to do a smaller cascade bouquet for your bridesmaids. Make sure the cascade is small enough so as not to be distracting. There's nothing wrong with having all the bouquets in a similar shape. I was in a wedding recently where this was done, and the big and small cascades of flowers made for really beautiful photos!

Answer 4

I agree with your friend on a personal level...but I strongly believe that it is your wedding so you should do what you want! things to consider cascade boquets are heavy and expensive! and you are the only bride so you should have a unique arangement! maby consider a compromise. cascade for you teardrop for them...still has the same idea but much smaller! you could even use the same flowers. (I used the same flowers but did tear drop for me and hand tied boquets for them...it was all very pretty and matched perfectly) here are some pictues to jump start your searches.

http://www.wedding-flowers-guide.com/cas...

http://www.designerweddingflowers.com.au...

good luck and congrats!

Answer 5

You can do whatever you want, but unless you have a huge cascade then it would be hard to make a smaller version for your bridesmaids. Personally I'd just have them carry a regular round bouquet and skip the cascade, but it's your decision.  

Answer 6

I think that a pomander is on option. I put a link to one here. http://media.photobucket.com/image/poman...

It's ball of flowers suspended on a ribbon. You could also make theirs like yours using different colors or substitute cascading part of theirs with ribbons or something more unique to have it different, but uniform. Good luck.  

Answer 7

Different. The whole clone bridesmaids image went out of style years ago. Now, it's trendy for everything including dress styles and colors to be different for your bridesmaids. This is an opportunity for your friends individual personalities to show through. If it's in the budget, allow them to be as creative as they want.

Answer 8

They should not match your bouquet.   You should stand out , not have miniature replicas.   Also it is very uncommon for the bridesmaids to cary cascades because it is a more formal style , and bridesmaids dresses are generally bland.  But its your wedding , and you alone choose   you can  try this  tho,

http://weddings.theknot.com/ODB/themes/r...

Or just look here , until you find a shape yuo like , you can always change the colours

http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-plann...

Answer 9

I think it would look better if their bouquets had something in common with yours (not identical, just similar). It just looks... mismatched and off if they have completely different bouquets. Maybe they could have the same flowers, but in a smaller bouquet. Cascading or not cascading. Just smaller. But do what you want. It's your wedding. You'll start getting a lot of "helpful" advice about what you *should* do. But it's more pushy and obnoxious. People see things they wish they could have changed at their own wedding and want to get it through you. Put your foot down and do whatever you want =)  

This is pretty much identical to the one I had: http://www.lindisfarneflorist.com/files/... and my brides maids each had a bouquet of 5 hot pink roses. Smaller than mine, but still similar.

Answer 10

Just have the bridesmaid's bouquets be clutches, smaller than yours with similar flowers.

Answer 11

Personally, I woudn't match the shape of yours either.

Cascade bouquets have a tendency to be bigger and a bit overpowering.  To balance out your cascade bouquet, I would give them more traditional bouquets.

Answer 12

It is your wedding and you need to do everything the way YOU want it...trust me, I'm in to almost 10 months of planning my wedding and I'm finally realizing to stop listening to what everyone else has to say and do it the way I want it! If you want their bouquets to cascade like yours, I think that it would look beautiful. Just remember, you don't want to look back on your day and think "man, I wish I would have done it this way...etc."...but if you do want my opinion, maybe at least do their bouquet in a different color than yours...

Good luck and congrats!