Purple bridal bouquet: the best combinations and tips for choosing
A purple bridal bouquet is quite unusual for a wedding, but a very interesting option. It makes the image of the bride more mysterious, gives an aura of mysticism. This article discusses the best color combinations, useful tips for choosing such a bouquet.
What does it symbolize?
Purple symbolizes contradiction and mystery. It can be obtained by mixing red and blue. These tones are opposite: blue is a symbol of peace, reason, red - fire and passion. Purple combines these opposites, which is intriguing. It is cold and fire, humility and energy, soul and body, feminine and masculine. The purple bridal bouquet symbolizes a combination of spiritual wisdom and sensuality, modesty and majesty. It is a symbol of devotion and eternal love. Purple brings a lot of respect and passion to relationships.
What kind of bride is it for?
Purple plants are great for both older women and very young women. However, it is necessary to choose the right shade. The owner of light hair is more suitable for a delicate purple bouquet, and brunettes can choose rich, dark tones. When choosing the right purple plants for a wedding bouquet, you should pay attention to the color type of the lady's appearance. These shades are very well suited for "autumn" and "summer" women.
The autumn color type has the following features:
- the presence of freckles is possible;
- blue, light brown, grayish, greenish eyes;
- red strands (or with a reddish tint).
The summer color type has such features as:
- green with a gray tint, brown or light blue eyes;
- skin of light color (its tone is usually beige);
- strands of an ashy shade.
Interesting! Purple is loved by women with certain character traits. He is usually chosen by imperious and refined representatives of the fair sex, who combine aristocratic restraint and sensuality.
What flowers to choose?
A purple bouquet can be made up of different flowers. Several options are most popular.
Orchids
They symbolize tenderness, purity, refinement, harmony, as well as wealth. Such flowers can become a talisman that protects and strengthens love relationships. They can be purchased at any time of the year and are quite hardy.
Tulips
Such a plant is a symbol of happiness in the family, love. It portends a renewal of relationships, emotions, changes that bring joy. These flowers stay fresh for a long time. They can be purchased throughout the year, but they are better suited for summer, spring weddings.
Chrysanthemums
They symbolize longevity, absence of health problems, joy. They are purchased for weddings in the autumn or winter season. These flowers can stand in a vase for a very long time, in some cases more than a month.
Peonies
They symbolize modesty, romance, happiness in family relationships, good luck. These flowers have a pleasant and rather strong scent. They are chosen for summer weddings. Peonies stay fresh for about 7 days.
Roses
It is a symbol of tenderness, joy, passion. Roses help overcome various challenges with stamina and strength. They can be purchased for a wedding at any time of the year. Roses are distinguished by the refinement of the scent, the refinement of the form.
Callas
They symbolize self-esteem, beauty. Such flowers have a pleasant vanilla scent, they are resistant to cold and heat. They are usually chosen for winter weddings.
Lavender
It is a symbol of love, fidelity, inner purity, peace. This flower has a pleasant spicy scent. Even dried lavender retains its aesthetic appearance.
Hydrangea
This flower symbolizes mutual understanding between loving spouses. It is simple, but very beautiful. Hydrangea has a very pleasant aroma. It is more suitable for fall weddings.
Irises
They symbolize courage, strength. Irises are suitable for women who are distinguished by fortitude and courage. These flowers are best purchased in the spring season.
Flowers of a violet tone are eye-catching, so this bouquet at the wedding will be noticed by all guests. It will look sophisticated and original.
If a woman dreams of a beautiful bouquet of purple hue, it is not at all necessary to buy expensive flowers. You can use beautiful plants often found in ordinary country gardens.
Possible combinations
For a bouquet with purple plants, it is better to choose different tones. If only purple is used, it usually looks very boring, and it should be borne in mind that a large amount of this color can be tiring. To avoid this, you should also use red, green, pink, yellow, white colors in the bouquet. It is recommended to use different shades of purple. Dark red (cherry, burgundy) goes well with lilac, lavender, lilac flowers.
As for the overall look of the bride, her outfit should not be completely purple. The bouquet is usually made a bright accent. However, you can use other purple accessories: jewelry, gloves, and so on. The ribbon of the bouquet should be transparent, beige, white or also purple. Flowers of these shades can also be used to decorate a lady's hair.
It should be noted that the color of the dress should not be bright. Purple is very easily interrupted by other rich tones.It is better to combine these bouquets with traditional white dresses. However, other options are possible, but the main thing here is to guess correctly with color combinations.
Various styles
Purple goes well with different styles.
- Such a bouquet will look great at a wedding decorated in rustic style. They usually use mainly natural shades, and purple flowers will become a bright accent, will attract interested glances.
- Such a bouquet will fit well into the Provence style. It is characterized by a large number of purple hues.
- Such flowers will be appropriate for a wedding decorated in the loft style. They will bring a touch of sophistication, mystery.
You should not choose purple flowers for your bouquet if you are planning to organize a wedding in any of the following styles:
- Tiffany;
- retro;
- nautical.
Helpful hints
When choosing the most suitable purple bridal bouquet, you need to consider its size as well. Such flowers are very noticeable in themselves, so you should not make the bouquet too large. Otherwise, it can become an ugly spot that looks not beautiful, but ridiculous. A medium to small purple bouquet will suffice.
If you are not sure if you will be able to choose the right plants and combine them beautifully in a bouquet, contact an experienced florist. A professional will be able to create a real work of art that will be a wonderful decoration for your wedding.
Interesting examples
Combining different shades of purple in one bouquet is a technique that is very popular among florists. Such compositions look very nice and harmonious.
One of the most common options is a combination of pink and purple in a bridal bouquet. Next to each other, these colors look even more aesthetically pleasing.
Purple and white is one of the traditional and always appropriate combinations. Such a bouquet will look very good in the hands of a bride dressed in a classic wedding dress.
Chrysanthemums and calla lilies are a combination that looks very sophisticated.
For information on how to make a purple wedding bouquet, see the next video.