The 10 Most Popular Flowers for Weddings
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The 10 Most Popular Flowers for Weddings

Guest post written by Fabian Raemy.

With so many guests at a wedding looking at floral arrangements, choosing the right ones can be a difficult task.

It's all about choosing flowers that look nice and smell nice, but aren't so big and bright that they take away from the actual proceedings of the wedding itself. You obviously want people focused on the wedding couple!

We’ve got a list here of the top 10 most popular wedding flowers, many of which also happen to be on the list of the most popular flowers in general. These are the ones that have been most commonly used for weddings both big and small. With flowers of all shapes, sizes, colours, and smells, there are sure to be some so you’ll like for your big day.

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Hello fans of Topaz & Lace! I am Mandy Drew, the wedding consultant at Trillium Floral Designs in Kanata. I thought I would hijack Samantha’s blog to write a little bit about things that us florists wish you knew. Being in business 18 years, we have seen and heard many things that go on throughout wedding planning process and, hopefully, by giving you some insight into our industry, it will help make the planning stage a lot easier. On with the list!

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First thing’s first – congrats on your engagement! Making the decision to say “yes” to your future spouse was an easy one, but now it’s time to make some tough choices as you now chose the wedding vendors that will bring your dream wedding to life. It has to do with the trust as much as falling in love with their work on their Instagram page, which is why choosing a professional {no matter which vendor category they are} is extremely important; especially when it comes to the person capturing all of the important and magical moments of the biggest day of your life. I 100% can understand why it may be tempting to take an offer for a free wedding photographer.

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I have always loved destination weddings. I have always loved the beach or some fancy destination in Europe. And now you're doing a destination wedding. I can already tell that you’re doing all of your research. You’re on the right path to planning your dream wedding day at a destination resort! Something that isn’t common knowledge is that when you book your wedding at a resort, you are assigned a photographer that you don't get to choose. You may get to look at their portfolio but you don’t really get to get to know them or do an engagement session with them. That means that you won't know who it is that will be photographing your big day as well as you probably won't have much or any contact with them before your big day. And honestly, that kind of sucks! But that isn't always the case, and here is why I think you should consider bringing a photographer with you from your hometown when you have your destination wedding. 

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And here's why I think so:

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Today’s post is a goodie, and I am so excited to share it. I am so happy for my besties because they get a personal photographer as their best friend so they’re never lacking in photos or content for their instas. When Kalie told me she wanted to do a boudoir session I jumped on it because I needed content and was so excited to photograph this babe.

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WELCOME, MEET THE NEW BRAND.

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