Flowers. What a beautiful and fragrant way to accent your ceremony and reception, reflecting your style and flair.

When you choose your florist, you are also retaining a decorating consultant. A professional florist is not only knowledgeable on the huge array of different varieties that are available (especially helpful if you're feeling overwhelmed by all the different flowers online and in bridal magazines), but understands colors and contrasts, providing expert advice in the flowers that best complement the bride, her gown, the bridesmaid’s color’s, the ceremony, and the reception theme. Your florist will assist you in selecting:

Personal flowers: The bride’s bouquet; the maid of honor and bridesmaid’s bouquets; mother’s and grandmother’s corsages; female guests of honor corsages; the flower girl’s basket and petals; groom’s boutonniere; the best man and groomsmen boutonnieres; the father’s and grandfather’s boutonnieres; the usher’s boutonnieres; and the ring bearer’s boutonniere.

Ceremony Site Flowers: Altar flowers; aisle arrangements (ribbons, candles, pew markers).

Reception Site Flowers: Guest book table; centerpieces for the Bridal table, individual guests tables, buffet table, and cake table. (Note: To save on costs, recycle the ceremony altar arrangements for the reception.)

To give you an idea of the different flowers available throughout the year, PrescottWeddings.com has compiled a list of the most popular and when they’re in season. Also, check out the TJI archives to learn more about the secret messages of flowers, and don't miss questions and answers about the use of flowers in the Miss SOS Archives.

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	Spring	Summer	Fall
	Anemone	Bachelor's Button	Bouvardia
	Azalea	Bells of Ireland	Celosia (Cockscomb)
	Camelia	Blue Lace Flower	China Aster
	Dianthus	Blue Salvia	Chrysanthemum (below)
	Garden Roses	Clematis
	Hyacinth	Cornflower
	Hydrangea	Delphinium
	Iceland Poppy	Eremurus
	Jasmine	Honeysuckle
	Lilac	Joepye Weed	Cymbidum
	Lily of the Valley	Larkspur (below)	Dahlia
	Mimosa		Euphorbia Fulgens
	Pansy		Grape Ivy
	Peony		Hydrangea
	Primrose		Statice
	Ranunculus		Viburnum Berries
	Sweet Pea (below)		Yarrow
		Lilies
		Lysimachia
	Tulips	Phlox
	Viburnum	Queen Anne's Lace
	Violets	Rosemary
		Sedum
		Sunflower
		Sweet William
		Zinnia
	Winter	All-Year	Aromatic Flowers
	Amaryllis (below)	Alstroemeria	Freesia
		Baby's Breath	Gardenia
		Calla Lily	Grape Hyacinth
		Carnations	Iris
		Cattleya Orchid	Jasmine
		Cymbidium Orchid	Lilac
	Cyclamen	Freesia	Lily
	Dendrobium	Gardenia	Magnolia
	Eucalyptus Berries	Gerbera Daisy	Rose (below)
	Heather	Gladiolus
	Helleborus (Christmas Rose)	Iris
	Holly (Ilex)	Ivy
	Juniper Pine Gardenia	Lilies (below)
	Narcissus (Paper-whites)
	Pepper Berries		Stephanotis
	Poinsettia		Violet
	Santolina
	Stephanotis
		Lily of the Valley
		Nerine
		Phalaenopsis Orchid
		Roses
		September Aster
		Snapdragon
		Stephanotis
		Stock
		Tuberose