Another way to get an idea of what style of flowers you like is by looking at other people’s weddings on social media. Pinterest is ideal for this, as it allows you to save posts to a board so you can refer back to them later.

Keep in mind, however, that the flowers used in these professional photo shoots are often expensive premium blooms. The pictures can be heavily edited, so in real life the colours of the blooms may be entirely different. Large displays or installations are very labour intensive, which will also drive costs up. 

It’s also important to consider the source of any information you find. Flowers are going to have different prices and availability here in NZ than what they might overseas. A perfect example is gypsophila (baby’s breath), we see this pop up in American wedding blogs all the time – it’s pretty, it’s widely available, and it’s cheap! But this is just not the case in NZ. Gypsophila is not so common here, so on the rare occasion it does appear on the auction floor, it carries a very hefty price tag. We often won’t commit to gypsophila, as its availability is just too unpredictable.