Oregon's Famous Flowers
Many valleys within the state of Oregon are laden with orchards and wildflowers, whether they're being grown in rows across the Willamette Valley or scattered across the Oregon landscape for everyone to enjoy. Portland's International Rose Test Garden speaks volumes to the emphasis on varieties of roses in this "City of Roses," where you'll find a complete palette of colors to choose from. If you don't have your wedding day colors picked out yet, consider using Oregon's wildflowers or rose gardens as a personal demonstration of what's available. From dahlias grown in Canby, to tulips from nearby Aurora, you can be glad to know that much of what you order in your wedding bouquets will be Oregon-grown and extremely fresh.Considering Oregon Flower Arrangements
Before you ever walk into a floral shop or seek the advice of your wedding planner about flowers, take a little time to check out some florists' online flower galleries. Many Oregon florists have scores of arrangements for you to browse, from an Oregon rose gallery to lovely bridal bouquet galleries from Gresham. This can give you an idea of what types of flowers would fit best with your wedding's theme, such as Oregon wheat incorporated with fall floral colors, or Oregon-grown pears aligned in a tall vase with classic white calla lilies and coastal fern fronds bursting from the top. Oregon orchards produce tons of apples, pears, cherries, peaches and plums, all of which would provide rich colors and a natural design to go with your floral arrangements. Consider incorporating the flavors of your wedding cake, like Oregon hazelnut, into your flower arrangements by using whole hazelnuts and sliced apples in your flower vases.What to Do with Your Oregon Wedding Flowers
Once you've seen a few things you like online, you then need to make a list of all of the possible places you might want to have flowers on your wedding day. Depending on your budget, this can be a short or a long list, but a good wedding florist will be able to stretch a budget and still meet most of your needs. Lots of special touches can be included, from making a more distinctive bouquet for the bride and adding each bridesmaid's favorite color to her clutch, to something as simple as laying a garland of flowers around your guestbook.Seeking Oregon Wedding Flowers
Finding flowers in your local area of Oregon is important because of freshness and cost. Browse online lists of Oregon flower shops or look into Oregon flowers by zip code. It may be hard to distinguish between florists by looking in your local yellow pages, so make sure to take a few hours and drive to a few nearby locations to check out their rates, friendliness, creativity and reputation. There are also many exquisite garden wedding locations and outdoor ceremony locations to choose from in Oregon, which automatically reduces the cost of additional decorative flowers and sets a tone for what types of flowers you will choose in order to bring out the beauty of your ceremony location.While there are many tips and tricks to bouquets, boutonnieres and even floral hairpieces, the most important aspect of your wedding arrangements is that they represent your Oregon colors or theme, and make you smile and fall in love when you see them.
