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Bright Tropical Flowers

kira&jakekira&jake
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Hi girls! I have been searching for pictures/ideas for my flowers but haven't really found anything that I love yet. My BM dresses are bright purple, and I was hoping to do bright flowers (orange maybe) to contrast. I like the idea of doing tropical hawaiin flowers, but haven't seen it done well. Do they just not look right in bouquets? Any suggestions will be much appreciated!
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    KaylaSue19KaylaSue19
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    edited December 2011
    Are talking like hibiscus? They are one of my favorite flowers but they would probably look funny in a bouquet. I had an orange bouquet with lilies, roses and orchids. PIB I think. I wanted it a little darker orange but all those flowers come in brighter orange. I am not a huge fan of daisies for weddings but they come in a super bright orange too.
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    jagore08jagore08 member
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    kira&jakekira&jake
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks! I'm meeting with florists next week, so I'll be taking these with me!
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    KaylaSue19KaylaSue19
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    edited December 2011
    Ooh yeah, I like the PIP's jagore posted!
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    linguo42linguo42
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_flowers_bright-tropical-flowers?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:28Discussion:dc00fb19-22d6-45c5-aec7-22e01ace91cfPost:3874503d-0dcc-4e92-ab5f-4b48ea7e0e6b">Re: Bright Tropical Flowers</a>:
    [QUOTE]<strong>Are talking like hibiscus? They are one of my favorite flowers but they would probably look funny in a bouquet</strong>. I had an orange bouquet with lilies, roses and orchids. PIB I think. I wanted it a little darker orange but all those flowers come in brighter orange. I am not a huge fan of daisies for weddings but they come in a super bright orange too.
    Posted by KaylaSue19[/QUOTE]

    Hibiscus are beautiful but they close up in two seconds if they don't have a source of water. My mother wore one in her hair once and it looked dead within an hour, lol.

    This bouquet has some ginger flowers in it, those could work really nicely and they're fairly hardy. They come in a nice variety of bright pinks. <a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:v_YXHDpO30tM7M:http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh99/magusfloral/GingerBouquet.jpg&t=1" rel="nofollow">http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:v_YXHDpO30tM7M:http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh99/magusfloral/GingerBouquet.jpg&t=1</a>

    There's also this one which also makes good use of tropical leaves and bright colours. <a href="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTTf-xkd5fJ47y1PLtPPEwtQjzd_BxURFwWZBdkiq66AOMKzU&t=1&usg=__ipNq_YCLK1LMDwpqbx8u3IUFOnI=" rel="nofollow">http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTTf-xkd5fJ47y1PLtPPEwtQjzd_BxURFwWZBdkiq66AOMKzU&t=1&usg=__ipNq_YCLK1LMDwpqbx8u3IUFOnI=</a>
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    Lisa50Lisa50 member
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    edited December 2011
    How about these for inspiration??







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    suz62984suz62984
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    edited December 2011
    I like the bright colors. Hibiscus, Orchids, bright orange lilies, bird of paradise, bromeliad, pincushion protea, mandovila, anthurium, Star of Bethlehem, and alstromeria will all make good tropical wedding flowers. I think the color and your idea sounds really pretty!


      
     
      







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    kira&jakekira&jake
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    edited December 2011
    Thank you all so much! These are beautiful!
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    Catwoman708Catwoman708 member
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    edited December 2011
    Using tropical flowers will add quite a bit to your floral costs.  You can use mostly simple flowers in bright colors (roses, carnations, daisies, etc...), then add just a few tropical blooms to each bouquet. 

    A few lilies, orchids, freesias, etc... added to a simple but brightly colored bouquet will give you an exotic look without breaking the bank.
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