This is your visual resource for floral identification AND application of the four design elements.
Use this page to get inspired and gain confidence when putting together your own floral recipes!
Floral Inspiration and
Recipe Breakdowns
Remember the general rules for bouquets:
Bridal:
• 10-15 filler/volume flowers
• 7-10 accent flowers
• 1/3 - 1/2 bunch of texture flowers
• 1/2 bunch of greenery total
Bridesmaid Bouquet:
• 5-7 filler/volume flowers
• 3-5 accent flowers
• 1/4 bunch of texture flowers
• 1/4- 1/6 bunch of greenery total per bridesmaid bouquet
Bouts & Corsages:
• Bouts: Average 1-2 buds with a sprig of greenery per bout
• Corsages: Average 3 buds with light amounts of greenery per corsage
Flower Crowns:
Just like bouts and corsages, flower crowns take minimal flowers with many little sprigs that will typically be leftover after creating your bouquets.
Bridal Bouquet
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Key Players:
Queen Anne's Lace, 2-3 stems (accent)
Baby Eucalyptus, sprigs (greenery)
Thistle, sprigs (texture)
Scabiosa, 3-5 stems (accent)
Carnations, 3-5 stems (filler/volume)
Israeli Ruscus, 2-3 painted stems (greenery)
Agonis, sprigs (greenery or texture)
Heart Roses, 5-7 stems (filler/volume)
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photo: Ely Fair Photography
Photo: Ely Fair Photography
Bridal Bouquet
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Key Players:
Israeli Ruscus, 1/3 bunch (greenery)
Baby Eucalyptus, sprigs (greenery)
Seeded Eucalyptus, 1/4 bunch (greenery)
Leather Leaf, 2-3 stems (greenery)
Quicksand Roses, 3-5 stems (filler/volume)
Astrantia, 5-6 stems (accent)
Scabiosa, 3-5 stems (accent)
Carnations, 3-5 stems (filler/volume)
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Bridesmaid Bouquet
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Key Players:
Baby Eucalyptus, sprigs (greenery)
Scabiosa, 2-3 stems (accent)
Quicksand Roses, 3-4 stems (filler/volume)
Carnations, 3-4 stems (filler/volume)
Seeded Eucalyptus, sprigs (greenery)
Nagi, sprigs (greenery)
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Photo: Ely Fair Photography
Photo: Ely Fair Photography
Bridal Bouquet
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Key Players:
Baby Eucalyptus, sprigs (greenery)
Nagi, sprigs (greenery)
Thistle, 2-3 stems (texture)
Quicksand Roses, 3-5 stems (filler/volume)
Carnations, 5-7 stems (filler/volume)
Anemones, 3-5 stems (accent)
Design notes: When building this bouquet, we wanted to bring in a stronger blue element. We used Design Master, a fresh floral spray paint, in Navy Blue 738 to paint a few stems of baby eucalyptus. You can snag Design Master in many places including Amazon and Michaels!
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Bridesmaid Bouquet
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Key Players:
Baby Eucalyptus, sprigs (greenery)
Thistle, sprigs (texture)
Carnations, 3-5 stems (filler/volume)
Quicksand Roses, 2-3 stems (filler/volume)
Nagi, sprigs (greenery)
Love this look?
Snag our Navy and Wine package plus printable recipes here!
Photo: Ely Fair Photography
Bridal Bouquet
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Key players:
Quicksand Roses (filler/volume)
Cream Spray Roses (filler/volume)
Seeded Eucalyptus (greenery #1)
Nagi (greenery #2)
Privet Berries (texture)
Dahlias (accent) - the link is to cremones
which are GREAT subs for fussy Dahlias!
Bridal Bouquet
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Key Players:
Romantic Antike Garden Roses (accent)
Golden Mustard Roses (filler/volume)
Ranunculus (accent)
Roseberry Roses (filler/volume)
Agonis (greenery)
Amaranthus (greenery and texture)
Spray Roses (filler/volume)
Peonies (accent)
Bridesmaid Bouquet
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Key Players:
Pittosporum (greenery)
Seeded Eucalyptus (greenery)
Salal Tips (greenery)
Quicksand Roses (filler/volume)
Spray Roses (filler/volume)
Privet Berries (texture)
Design Notes: Notice that accent flowers were omitted from this design to keep cost low. You can use our guidelines of the 4 design elements as a base but there are no hard and fast rules!
Floral Necklace
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Key Players:
Juliet Garden Rose, 1 bloom (filler/volume)
Ranunculus, 2 blooms (accent)
Delphinium, 1 stem (texture)
Foraged greenery (Carolina jasmine vine & Mimosa tree leaves)
Design Notes: We selected this necklace as the base and used gold bullion wire to attach the blooms. Begin with foraged greens as the foundation, then add delphinium, ranunculus, and your rose. Remember to save your broken blooms for projects like these!
Photos: Ely Fair Photography