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I may, occasionally, enter a discussion about a wedding-planning detail with a clear vision in my head. And I may, occasionally, pledge my undying allegiance to that clear vision, poo-pooing any other option in favor of my own preconceived decision. And this fun little system of mine may have bitten me in the butt once before. You’d think I would have learned my lesson after getting taken to bridal-gown school, but no. Instead, when brainstorming wedding flowers, I did the exact same thing. I became 100% obsessed with one line of thought and judo-chopped every other idea out of my head. I may have been a bit off base in my pre-dress-shopping dress decisions, but obviously that couldn’t happen again with my pre-flower-shopping flower decisions. Duh.

Before speaking to a single florist, I had about 95% of the details all hammered out. The main flower would be hydrangeas, with touches of roses here and there just to mix it up. I wanted the bridesmaids to have very small, tightly constructed bouquets comprised entirely of green hydrangeas, and I wanted to have a bridal bouquet that was formed with white hydrangeas instead of green, and I wanted one that was a bit bigger, a bit fuller, and had some roses mixed in. The guys wouldn’t be in boutonnieres, but they would be donning pocket squares instead. The centerpieces would be a blend of high and low, made of mostly hydrangeas, to give the reception room some visual interest. Need some pictures to get the idea?

Image via Studio Stems / Photo by Lindsay Jane Studios / Bouquets by Studio Stems

Image via OneWed

Image via Wedding and Party Network / Bouquet by A Towne Lake Florist

Image via Hindsight Bride / Photos by Clark + Walker Photography

Even though I had a clear vision overall, I had one decision that I was utterly positive about. Even though purple is in our color palette—no purple flowers. I thought it would be stupid to have purple flowers held against a purple BM dress, I don’t like the purple flowers that immediately come to mind for me, and I wanted the colors to pop, so purple was out.

Like I said before…there’s no way I could be wrong about my dress and wrong about my flowers. No way whatsoever.

What was your floral vision before picking a florist? Any flowers that were definitely not going to be included?