(Closed) Purple flowers with a purple dress?

posted 10 years ago in Flowers
Post # 1
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Helper bee
  • Wedding: October 2012

I have my heart set on this dress and I plan on buying it as soon as funds are available.

Anyways I am looking at photos of bouquets and I’m really drawn towards one with a couple different shades of purple and a really dark purple, almost black flower or ornament, like this:

Is purple with purple a bad idea? Should I just get white flowers instead to pop more? The wedding colors will also be purple (a dark atmosphers with purple uplighting, purple bridesmaids). Am I crazy to have this much purple?

If you came to my wedding and saw purple dress, purple bouquet, purple decor, would you think I went a little overboard?

Post # 3
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Honey bee
  • Wedding: August 2012

I think as long as it’s a dark purple and contrasts with the dress it would be ok. Or you could have white flowers with a purple ribbon around the stems. 

Post # 4
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Blushing bee
  • Wedding: November 2011

I personally like the all purple, as long as there is contrast like you mentioned.  If you were worried about the flowers being too much purple, you could have your florist add green too.  I thought this bouquet was pretty…

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