There's reason behind the old saying, "fresh as a daisy."
Because when brides of all ages want to express the youthful side of love, nothing beats the daisy in all its guises: from the traditional Shasta, with its echoes of nostalgia and innocence, to the practically-punk Gerber and its contemporary colors.
Shasta Daisy Style
No other flower says "young love" like the Shasta daisy, with its cheery face and paper-white petals. Dear to blushing brides everywhere, the Shasta begs for sayings like, "he loves me, he loves me not — he loves me ... we tied the knot!"
Silhouettes and textures that suit the shasta to a 'tee': eyelet and cotton fabrics. And gowns with a retro-style bell skirt and slender waist, or chic tea-lengths, worn with a flyaway veil.
Reedy, youthful brides look gorgeous in a simple A-line or column style — especially against vibrant greens of a garden or park.
The Shasta also plays well with white organza bows and delicate pastels like lavender, mint green, or baby-chick yellow. They look lovely paired with pastel roses, and in hand-tied bouquets dressed up with pink or yellow satin wraps.
They're a bit fragile, though, so resort to silks for anything like a pomander ball, anything without a water source, or anything your flower girl might carry around.
Gerber Daisy Drama
Gerbers are the Vivienne Westwoods of the flower world. The brides who love them also love design, and modern shocks of color. The most popular palette for Gerber-lovers is probably bright pink and orange. A close second might be pink and green. For Autumn brides, fiery combinations of yellow, orange and red set the scene.
But brides are also designing around Gerbers' purples, peaches and sultry magentas. And let's not forget that Gerbers really pop against dark brown and black (both super-popular shades for bridesmaids' attire. Coincidence?)
All Dolled Up With Daisies
Here are some adorable things we've seen done with daisies:
Wheatgrass Trays
That rich explosion of green makes daisies look fabulous, whether they're white or fuchsia. Take note: the fragile stems need to be wired!
Floating Heads
Single Shasta flower heads floating in votives or shot glasses: adorable. Larger Gerber heads can sometimes fill a whole fishbowl: finish the look with a bright satin ribbon. Or toss these blooms en masse in fountains or pools.
Flashy Splashes
The brightest gerbers call for dramatic echoes elsewhere in your event. Dress your bridesmaids in bright dupioni sashes (salmon or tangerine, say). Swag the ceilings with shiny fabrics to match. Wrap each cake layer in bold, patterned ribbons. Rustle up tangerine parasols and saturated linens and chair covers. Serve a menu of signature drinks in each of your Gerber colors!
Ribbons on Ribbons
Pick a bright palette to match your favorite Gerber daisies, then wrap your vases and votive holders in several layers of ribbon of different widths. For example, layer a bright orange inch-wide satin ribbon over a corrugated two-inch-wide fuchsia ribbon.
Fruit and Flowers
Choose Gerbers of a citrusy hue, then fill your centerpiece containers with sliced lemons, limes or oranges in bright, coordinating colors.
Back to Basics
Just because you love all-white doesn't mean you have to pass on Gerbers: they come in bridal white, too. And with their oversized heads, they've got all the charm of Shastas, plus a fresh and modern spin.
Rustic Roots
Gerbers and Shastas alike can add rustic punch to any affair. Just combine them with a little raffia or twine, birds' nest bouquet collars, galvanized pails, or gingham and mason jars.
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looking for reasonable priced daisy jewelry for bride & bridesmaids, any ideas
Our wedding is May of 08. I really like sky blue and khaki(a.k.a tan) And I would like you have white daisies for my flowers! Does that sounds like the colors and florwers go together??
To incorporate black and white you may want to try anemones. They come in bright colors like red and pink and have a black and white center. I also think they’d go well with daisies.
I am planning a wedding on June 21, 2008. I am using orange, yellow, and pink gerber daises also. My dress colors are expresso (chocolate brown) and aruba (auqa blue). I wasnt sure my self if the colors would look good together. I found some fake flowers in those colors and brought them with me to David’s Bridal and put it with the dresses and it looked great. I am so excited about this.
Everyones ideas are very beautiful. I was wondering if anyone has any pictures from their wedding (if you choose a daisy wedding).
Thanks!
Hello everyone! My wedding is 10/11/08 and I’m super psyched. However, i have a problem that many do not. My fiance is really into planning the fun part. We are having a Nascar themed wedding and our colors are Budweiser red, white and accented with black. I love these colors but i never thought i’d use them for my wedding. Now i’m having a hard time pulling our theme and the gerber daisies together. I don’t want the entire wedding to be red, i love color. What colors do you all suggest? By the way, it’s not going to be redneck by any means. We will have simple hints of Nascar such as white and black ribbons alternating around the stems of the flowers and checkered flags will be waving instead of bubbles, things like that. How do i incorporate the white and black with my flowers? and is this too much?
Hi all - Im having a daisy wedding also… Im using the golden yellow, bright pink, orange gerbera daisies and then adding some white ones to my bouquet. I really would like to do the bridesmaids dresses in an aqua blue color and I was wondering what other people thought about that idea. The aqua color will be tied in throughout the wedding through ribbons and other fabrics also.
Then as to Nicky - I think that the black bridesmaid dresses with pink sashes would be really cute… I dont know about the orange.. it might just depend on the shade of orange.. but orange and black kinda makes me think of halloween…. and I think that all ur other ideas for the wedding and reception sound really cute too!
Thanks all!
Ya’ll make me feel so much better about my colors… Orange and Pink, my friends all think i am Crazy…
I am June 2008, and I am just having a simple white cake with just the flower heads on the cake…. Bunches of 3 on each level… as for decoration I am just using potted Gerbers in nice pots setting around plus floating gerber heads in glass bowls on tables.
For the tables I am using white table clothes with oragne and pink runners (picking this all up at a faberic store to save lots of money!) Any other suggestions?
Anyone have opinions on Bridesmaids wearing black with orange or pink sashes????
I’m getting married July 19,2008 and really love the gerber daisy theme I had already chose the colors fushia and orange but Im having a hard time on decorations. I dont want the wedding to look like the 80s I want it colorful fun but still with some simplicity. Any seguestions would be great!!! Thanks:P:-?
Hey guys,
I am getting mariied 10/18/08 and we are doing Pink and Orange gerber daisys with black accents but I am having a hard time finding pictures, does anyone have any links? I am probably going to do alot of silksince they are so cheapbut I am kinda scared that they will look cheap, any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!
Jasmine
Peacebrat@aol.com
hi sandi,
well i’m having a cake with fresh gerberas on it as opposed to sugar ones. i’ve ordered my cake already and the lady who is making it has used fresh flowers, including gerberas lots of times. she says that they will be fine and will last well. I hope they do!!!!! i’ve seen photos of her cakes with fresh gerberas and they look fab. the company is called cakes for all occasions from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. Hope this helps with your query. lisa x
I’m doing a wedding cake and the bride wants fresh gerber daisies on the cake - how do they hold up with out being in water and how long will they look fresh?
Thanks,
Hello Everyone!
So good job girls! Daisy weddings are so a hot thing right now:D Happy Wedding Hunting!!
I am getting married next May 2008. We are getting married on ”Our Birthdays”! YUP! Same exact day, so special for us! Anyway the theme is Gerber Daisys different colors and pastle polka dots! It is looking so cute all together. I am having the time of my life planning and buying decorations for the reception/wedding! I have always wanted to have a daisy wedding…. I think they are such beautiful flowers! I wanted my wedding to be very colorful and unique not just plain ole colors and boring like ALOT of weddings are
~LAURA~
I am also have a beach wedding on 07-07-07 .. there are a lot of us
I am getting married on July 28th, 2007. My colors are fuschia and tangerine. It will be an evening wedding at sunset. What color do you recomend for my bridesmaid dresses? Thank you- abbie
i am also getting married on 7-7-07 and am having a beach wedding but i want to use daisy’s in my bouquet but am unsure what to pair them with i just want something simple anyone have any suggestions?
Lara- I am getting married 07/07/07 and I am using silk gerber daisies for mine and by bridesmaids boquets. I got them at JoAnns and with some black spray mixed in they look great. I think they are one of the most real looking silk options!:D
Our wedding is this Saturday, May 19th… we are doing all white simple daisies (not Gerber) and some bear grass (long whispy thick grass) for some color and foilage. The colors of the wedding are very natural adn simple… tans, beiges, sages and white… it is an outdoor wedding and I think it will look wonderful ~ I think the ideas you ladies have with the gerbers… and all the color is really cool ~ I wasnt ready to go all out with bright colors and stuff… and since we are really down to earth I figured we may stay with that “theme” for our wedding…
I am having my wedding march 8th 2008 and i have choosen a daisies as my flower and since its spring then i am letting my bridesmaids choose the color of their dress (orange, purple, pink, yellow, blue , green) and the which ever groomsmen they walk down with wikk have the same color of tie. their bouquets will be all of those colors mine aswell mine will just be alot bigger. i need some ideas foe chair decorating thanks!!