WeddingWise: Finding flowers for a cream, navy, and gold wedding

by Meg Massie, Posted Jul 8th 2008 8:00AM

Filed Under: Flowers

Your cream, navy, and gold color scheme sounded like a great idea -- until you got to the flowers, right? Cream flowers are no trouble at all, but what if you don't want monochromatic blooms? Where on earth do you find navy blue flowers?

They are out there, but your selection will be limited, and you may have to pay a premium if they're not in season. Perhaps a cheaper, easier alternative is to go with silk flowers, which can be dyed any color in the rainbow, regardless of what occurs in nature. There's also the option of decorating the cream flowers in your bouquet with navy and gold ribbons.

We spoke with a florist about getting authentic navy blue flowers for a wedding. She was able to name a few blossoms for us, but warned that the selection is going to be quite limited. Available year-round are delphinium and dark blue iris, which will have a yellow center. Some brides go with hydrangea for their navy blue color scheme, but these flowers usually come in lighter shades, or look more purple than navy. You may be able to find berries that would fit in with your bouquet. The florist we spoke with specifically recommended privet berry.

Tags: berries, blue-flowers, bouquet, bouquets, cream, cream-navy-gold, delphinium, flowers, gold, hydrangea, iris, navy, navy-blue-flowers, silk-flowers, wedding-colors, weddingwise

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7-08-2008 @12:58PM

David said...

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