The Best Blue Wedding Flowers Today

Blue has always been a favorite color of mine - calming, serene, beautiful and representative of nature in all of its varying hues. Blue is not difficult to find in nature, and neither are blue flowers. However, finding the blue wedding flowers which best suit your unique style can be both fun and a challenge. Be careful - many flowers which appear to be blue are in fact purple. If you plan on using blue as a wedding color and in flower arrangements, be sure to choose the shade of blue you want for your wedding before flower shopping. Fortunately, many beautiful flowers can be found in blue, allowing you to better tailor your wedding to your individual personality and preferences.

So, where should you start when considering blue flowers for your wedding? Although roses with a bluish hue are difficult to find, there are numerous other blue wedding flowers for you to consider. Take, for instance, the stunning blue hydrangea, with several small blooms bunched together on a longer stem. They give a bouquet or arrangement a soft and feminine look, and pair well with many more common flowers. Another interesting choice is the fragrant freesia bloom, which comes in blue and a variety of other colors and is used in many aromatherapy products. Forget-me-nots are another well-known flower featuring beautiful vibrant blue petals. The wide-bloomed anemone can also be found in a beautiful shade of blue. A less-common selection is the large, soft-bloomed stem of the blue delphinium.

But which flowers will be in season at the time of your wedding? This is an important consideration when deciding upon which flowers to use. While most flowers are grown in greenhouses throughout the country, using an out-of-season flower will increase cost and decrease availability. Fortunately, blue flowers can be found year-round. For a Spring wedding, delphinium should be fairly easy to procure. Season-specific blue wedding flowers for Summer include the forget-me-not, larkspur, hydrangea and iris. A Fall wedding offers relatively access to delphinium, as well. And the beautiful blue anemone and forget-me-nots are available for winter. The best season for finding blue wedding flowers is very clearly summer, but with a little creativity, you can find the right blue wedding flower all year long. This information and more on blue wedding flowers in season can be found at www.about.com under "Weddings". Your florist is also an invaluable resource, as they can give you the most up-to-date pricing and availability on the flowers you are considering.

After the initial job of choosing blue wedding flowers which you will include in your wedding, its time to think about the arrangements and bouquets themselves. Wedding bouquets and arrangements are extremely personal and should reflect the personality of the bride as well as the ambiance of the ceremony and reception. Good additions to nearly any bouquet are spray roses, baby's breath and/or stephanotis. Experiment with different combinations and different shades, and be sure to choose the combination that best suits you. Remember, a wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Look around, choose carefully, and most of all, have fun!