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Bridesmaid VS Bride's Bouquet

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    CinnamonStick    May 14, 2010  

    Maybe this is a silly question... But I've been wondering- what makes the bride's bouquet different from that of the bridesmaids? Is it just bigger? I'm trying to DIY my own flowers... which is difficult since I know nothing about them (but am working on a floral budget that puts any florist out of the question.) Any help is appriciated :)

     
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    roxy821    August 21, 2010  

    I know for mine it is larger than the bridemaid and has some more expensive flowers. I am using all orchids so mine and FI's boutineere are a different type than the rest of the bridal party.

     
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    ejs4y8    June 20, 2009   STL

    Mine was bigger and made with lighter colored flowers--whites and soft roses and blushes. My girls' bouquets were a little smaller and had more vibrant colors and different flowers. We DIy'd ours, but we used silks cuz I have some fierce allergies.

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    stormy9973    October 3, 2009   Ottawa, KS

    For my wedding my bouquet was bigger and I had fresh flowers, whereas by MOH's had silk flowers that were already in a bouquet that I found at Hobby Lobby.

     
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    otb    December 31, 2009   Chicago, IL

    Mine was bigger and it also had some more expensive flowers.  Mine was red roses, white calla's and stephanotis.  My girls had red roses and white button mums and a few white berry's.

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    Miss_Riley    May 22 2010   VA

    Mine is bigger, more white, and has some different flower choices than the bridesmaids.

     
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    Bella13    March 13, 2010   California/Moving to Hawaii in May

    I think it all depends on what you want! Normally the brides bouquet is larger and a little nicer. My girls are wearing hot pink dresses so I'm giving them white roses and I'm going to carry hot pink roses!

     
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    SanDiegoAli    9/18/2010   San Diego

    My bouquet is going to be larger and have a mix of flowers, where my girls are only going to have one specific flower in their bouquets.

     
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    msmonicka    June 19, 2010   Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Most of the time it's bigger. Mines will have bling and my girls will not.

     
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    artbee    February 28, 2010  

    i think it depends on your preference. like others said, usually the bride's is bigger. my girl's dresses are kind of busy (floral and lots of color), so i gave them one type of flower for their bouquet and white, while mine is going to be pink and white with lots of different flowers, because my dress is a lot less busy.

     
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    zippylef    10/30/2010   St. Louis, MO

    Mine is bigger and more detailed. We all have black magic roses, but I have more of them. My bouquet is surrounded with black ostrich feathers, theirs have some looped bear grass. Mine has rhinestones in the flowers, theirs dont. Mine has a black satin wrap with blue pearl-headed pins, theirs are going to have blue wraps with no decoration.

     
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    littlemissmoo    18 July 2010   London, UK

    I think generally the BM bouquets are smaller, simpler versions of the brides bouquet. So where the bride's bouquet might have 4 or 5 different types of flowers, the BM bouquets may only have 1 or 2 types of flowers - sort of the "main" flowers so to speak. Does that make sense?

    But you can totally do anything you want. I've seen gorgeous photos of brides and BM bouquets that all look totally different and look amazing when photographed together.

     
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    CinnamonStick    May 14, 2010  

    Thanks so much everyone- you really helped out! I think I'm going to give the BMs smalled bouquets with peach flowers in one color (since they have dark pink/raspberry colored dresses) and then I'll have 2 or 3 different flowers in mine, with varying colors... Now to just figure out what kinds of flowers!

     
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    PrncssDva    October 16, 2010   Memphis, TN

    Usually the Bride's is bigger. I want real flowers and they are expensive, so they will have large ivory calla lillies. Mine will have smaller callas with a few stargazers. I will also have some kind of bling in mine.

     
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    PrncssDva    October 16, 2010   Memphis, TN

    Usually the Bride's is bigger. I want real flowers and they are expensive, so they will have large ivory calla lillies. Mine will have smaller callas with a few stargazers. I will also have some kind of bling in mine.

     
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    maisymay    December 19, 2009   morgan hill, ca

    Mine was larger and had white roses, also more greenery. The BM's had smaller bouquets of red roses and greenery. That was the big difference for us. We also did them ourselves. If you want any pics or advice, feel free to PM me. I've done flowers before and am doing a friend's bouquets in a few weeks. She has 9 BM's!

     
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    crebre80    December 30, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    mine will be bigger but i am thinking the flowers may be the same (i am using garden roses and LOVE the white ones).. they will have four or five roses and I will have a dozen or 18 roses in mine 

     
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    tobemurphy10    October 10, 2010   MA

    My flower colors are green and cream. My bouquet will be bigger and also have accents of pink to be a little different. My FI bout will also have pink.

    It was my way of getting a little pink somewhere in the wedding!

     
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    Jessica22580    April 3, 2010   Charlotte, NC but Wedding is in NYC

    Your bouquet should be slightly larger and unique.

     
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    Gerbera    August 7, 2010   Upstate NY getting married NYC

    I think size and color.

    I'm DIYing our bouquets as well and saving more than a 1/4 cost of what the cheapest I found was. I love flowers but don't really care to pay that much.

    My colors are (fancily) candy apple red, light citrus green and fresh linen white. Hehe.Anyway my bouquet will be red & white (FI's tie is red, flower girls will have red sash, RB red tie). BMs will probably be green & white.

    I'll be using basically the same main flowers but just in diff colors.

    P.S. A huge savings for me is purchasing from a wholesale florist rather than your local flower shop. And my wholesale florist also had tons of floral accessories, flower girl baskets, vases, etc. WAY cheaper than at craft stores.

     
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    tammyt112    May 29, 2010  

    Mine will be bigger, all white and the girls will be all red roses

     
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    clarebee    August 21, 2010   Vienna, VA (wedding in Greensboro, GA)

    Mine will be larger and totally different. My BMs will carry sunflower bouqets and I will carry a shades of white bouqet

     

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