Spring 2011 Wedding Boutonierre Trends

The 2011 spring and summer wedding season is here. Wedding flower trends are leaning toward bright colors, natural elements and flowers with the home-grown look. The 2011 bride is choosing greens, berries, pods and tightly coiled fiddlehead ferns to accompany the wedding florals. These choices are reflected in the boutonnieres worn by the groom, his attendants and male family members.

Classic Flowers: The rose is an ever popular flower for the groom and groomsmen to wear on the lapel of tuxedos or suits for a wedding ceremony. The 2011 rose will be in full bloom. The groom will wear a rose that matches the blossoms in his bride's bouquet. The groomsmen will have a smaller rose in colors that blend with the bridesmaids bouquets. The carnation is another classic flower that has been used for generations. The crisp petals hold up well in a wedding boutonniere. The carnation is well suited to any budget.

Bold: Gerbera daisies are an increasingly popular flower for wedding bouquets, centerpieces and personal flowers. A single gerbera daisy in a bold pink, yellow, red or orange color is on the 2011 bride's boutonniere list for multi-petal flower. The bright gerber blossom ranges from 2 to 4 inches wide.

Exotics: The elegant phalaenopsis, cymbidium and mokara orchid is the perfect flower for the formal boutonniere at a 2011 spring wedding. Miniature and full-size calla lilies in rich burgundy, peach, yellow, red, pink and purple-throated white colors will add to the formal tone of the night time wedding. The exotic flowers will match the bride's bouquet and complement the bridesmaids flowers.

Summer Garden: The pink, white or rose colored peony blossom has a soft airy appeal when the stem is wrapped with variegated green lily grass for a late spring 2011 boutonniere. The florist will search through the largest blooms to find the smallest boutonniere sized flowers. Tulips offer many colors to be matched with wedding colors for the male members of the wedding celebration.

Small Surprise: Pocket squares and boutonnieres have rarely been worn together. A trend that has carried forward from the 2010 season is a living sprig fastened to the pocket area to lie against the center of the colorful handkerchief. A small white or colored button pom chrysanthemum, fiddlehead fern, miniature carnation or stephanotis blossom adds a touch of nature to the fabrics of the male attire.