Bridesmaid Carnation Bouquet

grtaschlick

I am having Carnations for my bridesmaid bouquets, the picture I had was from a bridal bouquet and had 30 carnations, however bridesmaid bouquets are smaller. So, the florist was wondering if I wanted to use 25 or 20. Do you think I could get away with 20 carnations or would that make the bouquets to small?

jagore08

Does your florist have carnations on hand?  Can she do a mockup for you with 20?

grtaschlick

she said i could come in and put 20 together to see what I think, but thought I would ask what other people have done or think

Jaytee501

How many bridesmaids do you have? Would 25 in each be that much a cost difference?

I think if you like a slightly fuller look, go with 25; if you want more of a smaller nosegay type bouquets for the BMs, simply go with 20.

Catwoman708

If the blooms are more fully opened, then 20 should be enough for a small-med sized bouquet.  They don't need to be huge. 

AbbeyS2011

If you can, go to walmart or Michaels or Hobby Lobby and play with the flowers they have there - it will give you an idea not only how the bouquet looks, but also how it looks being held by someone - then you can decide on 20 or 25.

HTH

spineda06

Carnations thats a good idea, let me know how it turns out. I would say go with 25 carnations. What type of flowers is your bouquet going to have?

grtaschlick

My bouquet is going to have a mix of carnations and roses with some greenery underneath

spineda06

That sounds really pretty.