Rustic chic:
Hip and happy:
Timeless and gorgeous:
So... you can imagine how disappointed I was when I realized that we set our wedding date entirely outside of peony season, which is generally pretty limited to June. Perhaps this is why June is such a popular wedding month!
Of course, a person can have peonies flown in from tropical parts of the world during any season, if budget is not a concern. But what are the rest of us to do?
Well, I think we found a solution. When we were in Billings, we met with our faaahhbulous florist at Gainan's, John. When I showed him a picture of my (so far) favorite bouquet--which I thought was made with peonies--he pointed out that it was actually made from a particular kind of rose that bears a strong resemblance to peonies, called a David Austin Rose.
Don't they look strikingly similar to peonies?
David Austin roses are a variety of English garden roses. They were specifically bred to combine the fragrance of Old Garden Roses with the repeat-flowering ability and wide range of colors of "modern" roses. Here are a few more pictures:
I think we have pretty much decided that the David Austins will be a key element of the ladies' bouquets in our wedding.
While I like the totally uniform look of the all-white peony bouquet above (third photo from the top), I also like the idea of having many different textures in a monochromatic bouquet.
To break up the texture of the David Austins, John suggested including other varieties of flowers, including spray roses. Spray roses are miniature roses, and often come with several rosebuds per stem
Bunched all together, they can make a strong statement:
Here is a bouquet I found on the WWW that appears to include both David Austins and spray roses:
What do you think?
If price were no object, which flowers would you use in your bouquet? What color(s) would it be?
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Wonderful!! I made a blogpost about the Austin Rose today! Never heard of this name but they told me :-)
ReplyDeleteRegards, Veronique
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