Bouquet Shapes: Cascading bouquet

This is the last of our series of bouquet shapes.

OK so this is the cascade bouquet. It is also known as a multiple-trail bouquet or a shower bouquet.

This bouquet can be quite large and even though it is a wired bouquet, it has more of a loose, unstructured feel to it. It is different to the trailing and teardrop bouquets because the trail does not lead to one point. It has various trails that fall from the top of the bouquet and flow down towards the floor. The trails are in random positions and can be various different lengths which can make it look as neat or as messy as you would like.

The trails can be formed by flowers or foliages. One of the easiest flowers to use for this style of bouquet is the singapore orchid. But you can use many different flowers such as roses, tulips, gladioli, hyacinths, jasmine, stephanotis and tuberoses. And the same look can be achieved through foliages such as ivy, asparagus fern, dodda vine, berries and tropical leaves.

Bouquet Shapes: Trailing bouquet

The trailing bouquet is a fully wired bouquet. It is very similar to the teardrop shape but the difference with the trailing bouquet is that the top posy part is more narrow, and the tail flows down into a single, long, thin point.

Many different flower combination's can be used for this style of bouquet. It will work well with roses, lilies - using lily buds for the tail, tulips, orchids, lisianthus, gladiolus, and frangipani's.

Bouquet Shapes: The Arm Sheaf

Oops. It's been a while since I started the 'bouquet shape' series. So to get back on track I am going to tell you about the Arm Sheaf. Arm Sheaf bouquets are usually long stem flowers that the bride can carry cradled in the nook of her arm. It can be extremely stylish by using just one variety of flower in a simple and neat manner, or it can be more elaborate and messy with more flowers and trailing bits spilling over the arm.

The most common flower used for an Arm Sheaf is the Arum or Calla Lily. It doesn't take many stems at all and gives such a stylish and contemporary appearance. Other long stem flowers that are suitable for this style of bouquet are roses, tulips, orchids, lillies, iris, heliconia, molucca balm, delphinium and gerberas.

The Arm Sheaf can also be held hanging downwards instead of across your arm, the same way as you would hold a teardrop style bouquet.

Bouquet Shapes: The Teardrop

The teardrop is a fully wired bouquet which means that every single flower and foliage stem that is used have to be individually wired first and then made into a bouquet. It has a full, round posy on top and has a thick tail dropping down to form a thin point. This is where it gets it's name the 'teardrop'.

Many different flower combinations can be used for this style of bouquet. Whether it be the rose, lily, tulip, orchid, lisianthus, freesia, anthurium, carnation, frangipani, hyacinth, sweet pea, gardenia, peony, ranunculus, many tropical flowers and many native flowers.

Bouquet Shapes: The Posy

The Posy:

The posy is a round bouquet and comes in two different styles, formal and informal.

The formal posy is structured and looks very neat. It usually only has 1 or 2 different varieties of flowers in it that are spread evenly throughout the bouquet. Foliage can be placed neatly through the bouquet or as a frame around it. The overall look is neat, and balanced.

The informal posy is less structured. It can look loose, messy and like it has been just picked fresh out of the garden. This bouquet is not strictly round, and usually has many varieties of flowers or colours through it.

Stay tuned for more bouquet shapes over the coming weeks.