Bouquet: Square Root

Photography: Mike Colon Photographers

The bouquet is an extension of a bride's overall look, demanding the same attention as the choice of the gown or headpiece. Regardless of what flowers or style you choose, your bouquet should complement your entire ensemble.

Innovative concepts spring from the coupling of a floral designer's ingenuity and the bride's taste: A bouquet can be fashioned as a hand-held purse, a streaming garland of flowers that hangs from the wrist like a bracelet, a cascade-style arrangement held in front of the bodice, or the classic hand-tied bouquet.

Posh trends include fur cascades and bouquet jewelry: rhinestone-studded stephanotis and orchids entwined with crystals remain elegant choices.

Written by Jessica Latimer; Edited by Yanni Tzoumas