The Flowers

I'm a fan of this monochromatic look (as you can tell from my previous post about centerpieces) - but I'm taking it a step further here by not only using one color, but only one flower. I'm in love with ranunculus. I even love the name (it means "little frog" because of the swampy locales they flourish in). I'm thinking for the bride and groom, an all-white ranunculus bouquet and boutonniere (exactly what I want, pictured above, from the knot).

But for the wedding party and family flowers - I think I'm sold on orange ranunculus! I love the pop of color, and they will look great against the black bridesmaids dresses (that I haven't looked for yet...).

Aren't these great little flowers? Similar to roses, but different, cheerier somehow. 

Now, I just need to find a florist. I have a call in to Stapleton Florist in Boston, the FI gets all my flowers there and they are always so beautiful - put together wonderfully and last for days.

I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that since I only need personal flowers for the day (since I'll be DIY'ing the centerpieces) that it won't cost an arm or a leg...

**UPDATE**

Here is how the flowers turned out at our wedding!  All of the flowers were done by Almquist Flowerland in Quincy, all photos by Lisa Rigby Photography.