Elegant Flower Arrangements

Flowers are one of the recurrent elements in the decoration of our homes. Since ancient times human being has used them to brighten the corners of their homes and events. But the truth is that nowadays, because of the internet and magazines, we do not need to be interior decoration experts to find elegant and original ideas for floral décor. So much to create surprising vases with flowers or centrepieces as in other forms that surely had not even crossed your mind.

There are people who love flowers in all their forms and varieties and, therefore, they are always thinking of new ways to include them in the home and fill it with its joy and its pleasant aroma. Here are some flowers that you can select for your home so that you can also enjoy them whenever you want. In continuation, we show you the ones we like the most.

To Decorate Tables
Although many people choose floral design and arrangements to decorate their tables when they celebrate something special, the truth is that the petals are perfect for that too. They can spread on the table and fill it with vitality and colour. But if it is a romantic dinner, we can also give a touch of passion to the table, the floor and the bed with rose petals. In this way, we can decorate the house in a carefree way.

In Water
Surely more than once you have seen flowers floating in the water. The floating florets are a really original idea to decorate a table and a magnificent complement to the candles. Of course, keep in mind that not all flowers are suitable for this purpose. The best ones are those of large size and very strong, such as gardenias, peonies or orchids. If they are very small or very delicate, you run the risk of not holding the whole evening and end up losing their petals, which will give a horrible effect to the center of the table.

Flowers Inside Ice Cubes
Are you organising an evening for your family or friends and want to surprise them? You can prepare a delicious cocktail and decorate them with ice cubes that have a flower inside. And the truth is that it is not complicated at all. You just have to put the flower or the petal in a cube mold and fill it with water. Afterwards, you should wait a few hours until it freezes. If you want the effect to be even more beautiful and the flower can be seen in all its splendour, use distilled water, as it is more transparent when it freezes. Do not worry. Despite what many people believe, distilled water is drinkable. In fact, water is commercialised, due to their low concentration of salts, are practically distilled water.

In this way, you will give the cocktail a unique touch with which you will surprise all your guests. You can be sure that everyone will ask you how you did it.

In Drinks
We can also add flowers to our drinks without freezing them. In fact, there are recipes made with flowers that are known as floral syrups, for example, orange blossom or rose water. This type of syrup can be combined perfectly with any alcohol that we like. The ideal to give them a touch of flavour and colour. One of the most popular is the Moet Chandon with rosewater syrup, which can be decorated with flowers and if you like, also with the ice cubes that we mentioned before.

As A Detail At Parties
If the flower in the drink does not finish convincing you, you can buy some flowers and give them as a gift to your guests as they arrive home. In this way, you will get a unique and original experience and remember forever the evening.

As a suggestion, you can choose a different flower for each of them depending on the relationship you have with them. As you already know, each flower has its own meaning, so through them, you can transmit a beautiful message to each one. Of course, if you are not sure that everyone knows what each flower and each colour means, you can decorate them with a note in which you reveal it and the reason why you have chosen that particular flower for each one.

As you can see, the flowers are not only ideal for placing them in a vase on the living room table, but they can have many more uses. Surely after reading all these ideas, you are impatient to put them into practice. We encourage you to do so and tell us how it was for you. Have you ever given flowers another use? We would love for you to share it with us.

The Importance Of Flowers In An Event

"Bring a bit of living nature to the table", that is the definition that justifies the presence of a floral arrangement on a dinner table of an event. By normal general, the flowers accompany to the human being in all the important moments of their life. When he is born, in puberty, when he marries, in his meals, in his business and finally when he dies.

Unlike floral decoration in a home or in some establishments, the one that is created in restaurants or catering requires some considerations that must be taken into account. Among them the type of flower, the colours, the meaning and the aesthetics that it brings to the table or the fragrance that they give off.

The Golden Rule Of A Floral Centre

Although then we see some considerations that must be kept in mind in the floral decoration of the events, there are several basic rules that every floral centre has to fulfil. The flowers that make up the arrangement should not have an aroma. The flowers only accompany, they should not detract protagonism to the food, true protagonist of the event. A flower that gives off the aroma will camouflage the smell and even the flavour of the dish that the diner is tasting.

Another golden rule that the composition must fulfil is its height. If the floral centre decorates a dinner table, it should not exceed 20 cm in height. A table is a meeting place, a space for chatting and if the centre is very high, it will not allow conversation. Otherwise, that is, the design of the centre is high; the arrangement will exceed 40 cm with a base. In this way, the centre will be above the heads of the diners.

Fundamental is also the lighting of the table. It is only allowed at night by candles or other electrical devices. Only at Christmas time can we do it at lunch. In that time we will give warmth to the table.

A basic rule that is often forgotten is to take the container into account. This should not be out of tune with the crockery, table linen, and cutlery that will be used. Sometimes, the container containing the flower arrangement becomes the protagonist of the table.

Finally, in these basic considerations in the floral arrangements of events, we cannot forget the typology of the flower. For this, it is always preferable to use the seasonal flower. We remember that a floral centre is a small sample of nature at our table. And nature marks its production according to the season of the year in which we live. If we resort to a flower that is summer, we can hardly recreate something natural with that flower if we are in winter.

The Floral Decoration According To The Event

The design of the arrangements that make up the flower design for events depends on a multitude of factors. For a more easily remembered explanation, we have established the following classification:

Institutional Events And Companies

Centres very subtle, elegant and should pick up the corporate colours. They should not attract attention since they are usually working lunches. Except for gala dinners.

Special Events

• Baptisms. You can use bluish and pinkish tones. A strong sample of whites and elements with textures; as for example, ribbons, balloons, trinkets, pacifiers...

• Communions. It is essential that the arrangement is in banclos tones. They admit elements of textures like bread, spikes, grapes. They fit with rustic containers like osiers and mud.

• Weddings. Obviously, they are arrangements that should mark a very romantic line, with abundant and delicate flowers. They are of stronger tones at midday weddings such as orange, ocher, and reddish. In weddings at night, you can use candelabra and pastel shades, purple, white, green-mint range.

• Lunch and Private Dinners. In lunches compositions to different volumes in a group always with a very loose flower to give the sensation of craft work. When it comes to dinners, candle lighting or at least very subtle lighting will be used.

Flowers According To The Place Where The Event Takes Place

Another important point that we must take into account is the space where the event will take place. If it is a catering service, the ideal is that the advisors can visit and have all the information of the place before carrying out the entire deployment. This will help to choose better the details that best suit that space.

Events In Interior

Always according to the basic norm that the flower is not a protagonist but a companion of the event, the interior arrangements have to adapt the decoration to the building or room where it will be developed. A classic space will require a classic arrangement, a more modern one will allow us a more contemporary design.

Outdoor Events

Adaptation to our environment, although this is the case if we can "break" with the established and risk more in the decoration. A suggestive idea is "to complement nature with something that is missing". If for example, the event takes place in a field area, we can use textures in floral arrangements that remind us of the sea, like beach sand, seashells.

Flowers According To The Design Of The Centre

In many occasions, depending on the event, a type of special centrepiece is required. This will also condition us when choosing the type of flowers that best suits that centre.

• Classic. The flowers must go in agglomeration. The flower will not leave "air" around it. The composition will have a spherical shape and will be used as support material, candlesticks and ceramics.

• Rustic. They are compositions that use primary flowers with a lot of colour and that go in containers of ropes, mud, and metals.

• Design. In contemporary arrangements, parallel design prevails. The stems of the flower mark the structure of the centre and usually go in straight lines. These compositions use glass and metal containers.

Floral Decorators

The floral decorators of professional florist work with these standards and catering services. Their details make the event unique. They are technicians with extensive experience, and who are constantly documenting themselves to update themselves and be able to offer the latest trends in this sector. We encourage you to share your idea and how it can be adapted to your event in the comments.