Daisy Theme Weddings
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.
Demure Shasta 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. One popular palette for Gerber-lovers is bright pink and orange. Another is 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.
Brides,
Here is a new daisy board vintage style!
Brides,
Here is a real wedding you gotta see. I posted a pic for a sneakpeek to this wedding over at event jubilee.
* here it is
hi! i’m getting married july 2011. our colours are summer bright (pinks orange yellow green blue) i absolutely love gerberas and want to reflect a happy theme on my day. do you have any suggestions for bouquets, centre pieces and other bit and bobs to create a happy mood for all? :o)
Louise,
* reception table
* real wedding
Louise,
* real wedding 2
* more pics
Louise,
* real wedding 3
Louise,
* think you might love this one
i am getting married aug this year. my daughter is wearing a sunshine yellow dress and carrying orange gerbs. the flower girl will drop yellow and orange petals. centerpieces are tall vases with a couple gerbs each in yellow andorange. any ideas for the yellow and orange theme. amy
Amy,
* some pics
* real wedding
Amy,
* gerbera daisy pics
how about fresh lemons and oranges for the place settings with the guests names attached to them? :o)
My only suggestion would be to add a splash of maybe bright pink gerberas. Your main colors can still be orange and yellow!
I am getting married on August 6, 2011 and I am having my wedding colors as yellow pink and orange and I want to use daisies and lillys for my flowers. I want each of my brides maids to wear a different color and I want to have multicolored bouques. I need ideas of how to design my flowers because I plan to use silk flowers and want to do it myself and I also need some ideas on center pieces. Could you please give me some ideas?
Ashley,
It depends on the build and style of wedding your having.
* here is a site to help
I am thinking that your bouquet could have the lily and daisies and the bm’s could carry a simple clutch of daisies. it would also look amazing to color coordinate the bouquets to the dresses. i have seen this done, with the bride carrying all the colors in her bouquet.
Ashley,I meant build of the bm’s.
* here is one idea
* look at this
Ashley,
* here are some fantastic ideas
* here is loads of ideas
* multicolor bridesmaid dresses
Ashley,
* xtra ideas
* love these ideas! You could easily add lilies, roses, gerbera daisies for this effect.
Ashley,
* bouquets and body shape
Hi I am getting married in September 2010. I am having a fall theme, with an outdoor, garden ceremony and a reception at a restaurant that used to be an old school house. I would love to have gerbera daisies in various fall colours for myself and my one maid of honor to carry.
Any suggestions on what to do for the men’s boutineer’s, would a mini gerbera be okay? I have heard they may wilt quickly when done for boutineers?
Leslie,
Your right they do wilt quickly. I would go for a unique boutonniere like greenery or fall foliage.
* like here
or you could axe the boutonniere all together and use a nice fall colored pocket square.
*like here
Hi! I am getting married this August and I am having an outdoor wedding and indoor reception. My girls are wearing a knee length fuschia colored dress. I am in love with gerber daisies and wanted the girls to carry yellow(my favorite color!!) flowers with maybe a splash of pink and I would carry yellow, white, fuschia (as close to their dress as i can find) gerber daisies. Can you give me ideas for both the bm’s flowers, my own, and centerpieces for the reception?? Thanks!
Melissa
melissa,
what is the wedding style? garden, whimsical, elegant, etc? Also your reception venue will you need tall centerpieces or short? What does the reception hall look like or what color is it and the linens you plan to use?
melissa,
* whimsical
* bouquets
* more pics
I’m getting married in August & the main color (bridesmaid dresses & groomsmen vests) is Apple Red. We want to do the reception more casual, almost the feel of a picnic (grilling out instead of a formal reception). We’re thinking red gingham table cloths and daisies. I have an idea for the bouquets but I’m not sure how else to incorporate the ideas into the wedding and reception (pew bows, colors – I don’t want to match the red, but compliment it, reception decoration, etc) Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
P.S. I’ve attached the idea for the bridal bouquet that I found…
Carla H,
I love your bouquet!! My fave flower is daisies. Could I see a pic of the venue to get a better idea for decor?
Carla,
* check this out
* isn’t this fantastic!!!
This is about as good as I could get. It’s another wedding that was held there. It’s a small chapel type. It’s in our home church, the old sanctuary that’s only used for weddings & such now.
The reception we’re not sure about yet – either at the church in the fellowship all or at the local community center. Both are rectangle in shape…basic hall look to it.
Carla H,
Wonderful! the church has neutral colors. It will be perfect. Once you get the reception hall please post back! Talk to you soon!
Hi,
I am getting married by the sea in Mallorca in a quaint little church followed by a reception at a trendy beach club, which has neutral colours; creams, natural wood and white being the predominant colours, as well as a panoramic view of the sea!
I love daisies and was considering having gerberas as the main flower, but am struggling with a colour scheme.
My fiance will be wearing a navy suit (waistcoat & cravat colous not yet chosen) and my bridesmaid will be wearing navy chiffon maxi dresses. My dress is white white.
Help!
Jenny,
If it were me, I would go with a classic navy/green/white color scheme. White daisies being center of attention. Or you could have navy and white with a lighter blue flower as an accent.
* pics
* beautiful
* this is elegant and fun
Jenny,
Finally! I found it. My fave flower is white daisies and white roses. This was pure eye candy for me!
* check it out
* this is super nice!
* with the green
A friend’s son is getting married out of state in late August. I was asked to decorate for a reception to be held back home in late September. All I know is the colors are hot pink and blk & white stripes! The bride also said she loves flowers (gerber daisies) and that she wants lots of fun colors.
Where do I fit stripes into this already FUN color scheme?
Should I go with FUN colors on top of the hot pink and blk & white?
HELP!
Jenny V.,
No, I would stick with the black/white/hot pink. If you add any more colors to this bold palette it may overwhelm.
* here are some pics
* really good visual for ideas
* this is loads of fun!
I am doing an outdoor wedding in July of 2011. My theme all started when we began discussing our wedding cake and I decided on a Funfetti Cake. I want something that I love but is also unexpected. My fiance proposed to me with a bouquet of daisies and I thought it would be wonderful to combine the daisy idea with the bright colors in funfetti (considering it is a summer wedding) and thus the gerber daisies. My bridesmaids are wearing black cocktail dresses and I want to throw the punches of color in with the flowers. Each girl will be accented in different bright colors (hot pink, aqua, orange, purple, yellow). The accents will be in the heels, something in their hair, and then in the bouquets. I love the gerber daisies but I don’t know if the colors will be bright enough to create the effect that I want. Also, I want the daisy theme to run throughout and was hoping for bright centerpiece, cake, boutineer ideas. Let me know if you have any thoughts. Thanks! :)
Amanda,
* look at this
* reception pic is number 4 for above bouquets
* black dresses with colored bouquets( beautiful!)
* lots of colorful pics
Helllo, my daughter is having a 15th birthday celebration and wants to incorporate daisys with hot pink and lime green I cant seem to find much on daisys anywhere, can you help?
There is a flower at Hobby Lobby that is bright pink and green!
Christina,
* pics of wedding decor for ideas
* pics
* something like this would be awesome using nothing but gerberas for arrangements.
* pink and green
* more pink and green
Christina,
* more ideas
I’d like to do burgundy mini gerbera daisies with a little of blue delphiniums in the bridesmaids bouquets. Does anyone have pics of something like this or burgundy mini gerbera daisies with the light blue hydrangea’s?
Lisa,
I couldn’t find that pic but I found similar colors
* pic
* bouquet
* these colors would be gorgeous for bouquet!
Thank you very much. You rock!
I am still deciding on everything for my wedding… but i think i want to have pink, purple, turquise, orange, yellow, green… i would like to have each bridesmaid wear a different one of those colors… then carry a bouqet of gerber daisies ( like the pink dress carry the yellow bouqet of flowers) and then me (the bride) carry a bouqet of all the colors… any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated… also i plan on using daisies and mason jars at the reception…
Susie
* ideas
* more
Yes this will work but I would have all the bm bouquet the same colors. it would flow very well that way.
Hi – I am getting married in Sept and I am on the same page as the comment above. I have 5 bridesmaids and I want them each to wear a different color, light pink, fuscia, periwinkle blue, violet and possibly lavender. I was wondering if I can get the gerbera daisies in these colors by having them dyed?
Also, I wanted them to each carry a bouquet with all the colors and same for me with white added to mine?
Amy,
I would talk to my florist to see what can be done. Gerbera daisies come in an array of colors so it should be easy!!
My mom sent me the link to this website because that is exactly what I am planning for my July 2011 wedding. Great minds must think alike.
But I agree with Stacey…I think having the bouquets match would look perfect.
hi there! I need help picking out colour scheme for our wedding! I had chosen Mint green sashes etc and white linen for the tables and i wanted gerberas for the centrepieces- I had chosen red! but i want to bring more colour into the theme through the favours etc- will this work? also i had picked a white cake with large red gerberas surrounding each tier! should i mix in more colours to the centrepieces and if so which? the theme i liked is the following link but with mint green and red! thanks a mill:)http://www.confetti.co.uk/article/view/13473-8710-0-Be_Inspired_by_Stewart_Parvin_Themes.do
Hazel,
I would leave it red and apple green use fun but elegant details. It will give lots of beautiful color! Incorporate green apples into your decor. I would add details instead of more color.
* pics
* xtra pics
But if you still want to add more colors stick to pinks and oranges, maybe a touch of pale yelloe.
* like here except using gerberas
Hazel,
* more of the wedding pics from above
I’m doing an outdoors wedding down at my parents cattle ranch, theres tons of trees, hills and open areas down there along with a old building site. I’m doing pink (havent’ decided on hot or dark pink yet) and dark purple for my colors. My flowers will be the Gerber Daisies. Any ideas on how to decorate everything? Kinda stumped….
Kayla,
* lots of neat ideas just use your colors
* more decor ideas
* just beautiful
* more of this wedding
* mixing fruit baskets with floral centerpieces
kayla,
* wedding table idea
* using pails for wedding aisle love it!
* WOW! you could simplify this way down with gerbera daisies, roses, lots of greenery, maybe even throw in some grapevine.
Kayla,
Just when I thought I had sent you links, I run across this…
* real wedding Amy and Craig, check out all the parts to this!
* this looks like they had a good time
* real wedding
* very pretty
couldnt find much on daisies so i gave you decor ideas instead.
I’m getting married Sept 17, 2011. Outside in a beautiful tree lined outside farm, country type setting. The bridesmaid dresses are going to be fern green or tangerine or mixed of the two. The flowers i was thinking a mix of pink, coral, orange or red gerber daisies with green accents and golden ribbon. i’m just trying to really decide how to incorporate this whether it be in the bouquets, centerpieces, etc. any ideas
Forrest,
* real wedding
* real wedding 2
* this is fun
*WOW!!!
* another beauty
* budget wedding
Forrest,
I think I just found something you may love….
* This is gorgeous
* this is for decor ideas, there are 4 parts to this wedding. be sure to check them out. link is at top of this page for other parts.
* love the jars for the flowers
* wedding table decor and wedding
* love this table too, simple and easy
* the knot
* the knot wedding
thank you so much! i got so many great ideas!! This really helps me a lot, i think with a few ideas of my own and incorporating some details i’ve seen in some of these link my wedding is going to turn out exactly the way i dreamed it!!
I am getting married on july 24, 2010. my dress is ivory and bm dresses are going to be jalapeno orange from mori lee. i cant decide if red and yellow will look better or a turquoise blue and bit of brown and yellow.. i am having a full bouquet of orange gerbera for my bouquet? what would work better?
Hi
I am all new to this!!! I’m getting married on 31/09/10. I want to have gerbera dasies as i think they are lovely. my problem is i have chose the colour ‘powder blue’ for my bridesmaids and was justt going to have blue and white dasies but now i’m thinking i want/need another colour or colours!!! anyone got any ideas.
go for orange, look at this
Thats looks beautiful together!
I’ve never really thought about orange but I quite like it! Thank you
im gettin married aug 2010 and havein purple themed , as cadbury knda purple and i really like gerbras as my flowers ne ideas? i would like mine purple and cream and bridesmaids just cream as they have purple dresses and wouldnt want them to clash , and then decs cud be also purple and cream???
Holly, I think mixing different shades of purple would be gorgeous!
* look at the green linens it makes the purple pop! ( this one is my fave look!)
* this is pretty
* nice
* board
* very nice
* ideas
*pics
*these are great!
Hi, My daughter is getting married May 22, 2010.She wants to use daisies ,red.Her bridesmaid dresses will be marine blue,Any suggestions for decorating.It will be a inside wedding! Thanks!
Ruth,
could I see the venue that way I could tell what it needed? thanks!
She will be getting married in a church and her reception will be in our life enrichment center which also serves as a gym. She wants her bridesmaid and maid of honor to wear the marine,almost navy. and the grom and groomsmen vest will be red .Her bouquet will be red daisies .The wedding will be at 5 in the evening .Table decoration ideas would be much appreciated>>Thanks for your help
I am getting married June 10, 2010 on the beach in my home state and it is going to be a very simple ceremony with a reception a few days later. My maid of honor I was going to have wear an aqua color and the same with the best man and I wanted to use the different colors of the gerber daisies to make it pop. I am wearing ivory, what i am afraid of is it not looking right. Does anyone have suggestions? Thanks and Happy New Year!!!
amanda i am also getting married 7-10-10! I am doing a pool blue color for my girls. I decided to do two shades of pink and white gerbera daisies and blue delphiniums to tie in the blue. I havent seen it together yet but I think it is going to be awesome! Hope this helps and best of luck!
Amanda,
Here is a board I made.
i am getting married sept. 2010 in myrtle beach,sc i have picked out colors of purple pink orange and bright yellow but cant decide how to put the colors together
please help
thank you
beverlye,
* something like this is very pretty using a silvery purple
*wedding board
* this is very striking!
*WOW!
*beyond gorgeous!
My favorite flower is the orange gerbera daisy and I want to use these as the flowers in my wedding, but I am planing on having my bridesmaids in navy. Will the dark blue and orange work ok with eachother?
Lynn, depending on the boldness/softness of the wedding. for a softer palette consider adding orange with softer shades of gerberas like apricot. for a bolder look simple orange gerberas paired with dark blue will work very well.
* here are some pics to show how it can look
Well I am having an April 2010 wedding and my colors are Pink/Orange/Lime and Aqua. The Bridesmaids are wearing an After Six Formal in a Citrus Hombre of pink and tangerine and will carry daisies in those colors and the lime and white. (I have included splashes of Aqua really for my mother!) The Center pieces will be an a rod-iron ornament hanger that my sweetie is painting white and will have lit paper lanterns in the wedding colors and daisy heads scattered about the tables with wine bottles with labels that we are making in the colors! I am keeping all the linens white but making colorful napkin rings for extra “splashes of color”. (I love color!)
So… I’ve been browsing around and still can’t find anything that I’m sure about regarding centerpieces.. I could really use some advice.. I’m doing a black and pink wedding with green accents.. The bm’s are wearing black.. I want to use pink gerbera daisies with black centers..The wedding will be held at a golf course at the end of May late in the evening.. So there won’t be much color on the tables because we are having a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception.. And even though it will be short and simple I still want it to look nice and classy.. but my fear is that it will look plain and boring…
Kali,
Can i see your venue so i can put together some centerpiece ideas for you?
I apologize for the delay in reply the notifications have been going to my spam :/ I’m attaching a few pictures that I snapped with my cell phone months ago.. Keep in mind that this is a clubhouse for a golf course so kinda hard to work with.. Thank you so much!!
kali, that is a projection screen? can it roll up ot be put out of sight? unless you were using it.
* idea # 1
* real wedding
* real wedding #2
* this is great with the floating gerbera daisies
* black pink green
* Heh look how great this is!
Thank you so much for the links/ideas.. I guess the rest of the venue pics didn’t upload but yes that is a projection screen and it is HUGE!! I wasn’t sure what to do with it and for some reason it never crossed my mind to see if it rolled up so I just figured I would find something to do with it.. maybe a slide show? I’m not sure I have the time to work on that.. but now that I’ve thought about it I would rather it disappear! :) I’ll be by there soon and will check into that.. I’m also doing a donation for brides against breast cancer in lieu of tradional favors.. this has affected my family dramatically and I plan on placing those pink favor cards on the tables so I was thinking of doing black table cloths.. clear vases, pink daisies, white votives.. maybe white and pink paper lanterns to bring in some color..I”m so un-creative! Think the black table cloths will make it too dark, instead of “wedding” like..? Thank you again for your help!
Kali,
i wouldnt use black linens. it would be to dark.
Hi! I am getting married 7-10-2010. I am super excited and am in love with the gerbera daisies! I am having my bridesmaids wear a pool blue color. I am planning on doing 2 different pink colors and white of the gerbera daisies with a blue delphinium to bring out the color of the dress. I am nervous because I havent seen any pics of this color combination online anywhere. I would love any input or pics people may have. Thanks Mary
For all of you doing pink, yellow, and orange gerber daisies, here are some good pic. ideas.
Hi, I’m getting married October 2, 2010. I am having my girls is chocolate brown and my dress is ivory. My colours for the hall are brown and cream. Now I have a vision of having the flowers “pop.” I am thinking of having reds, oranges, and yellows in the bouquet. I am deffinatly going to be using gerber daises.. I’m just not sure how they will look together or how to arrange them (my aunt is making them) I also want to put red rose in my bouquet to set apart from the other girls. I hope that someone can help. Thanks!
sarah,
*here are some ideas
*real wedding
sarah,
*the knot wedding
*wedding 2
*wedding 3
*this is simply pretty
*one of my faves
*wedding
Thank you Stacey for the great ideas. They will come in to good use.
Ok I am renew my vows July 10,2010 my colors are pink and orange I am tryin to think of centerpiece for the tables I am using Gerbers dasiy pink wirh white roses any ideals
Amanda,
i think it would be beautiful to float both types of flower heads in glass bowls. or you could do long stem arrangements of 1 white rose and a few gerberas in a slender vase. you could get cylinder vases and submerge a white rose then have VERY small glass cylinders and have gerberas sitting around the tall centerpiece. one more idea is to submerge 2 gerberas and 1 single white rose in cylinders. top with floating candle.
I was having issues with centerpieces as well, but didn’t want alot of glass or water, so I have opted for paper lanterns with the battery operated bulbs and scattering the fresh flower heads on the table. And to pick this all up I am doing daisy wrapped napkins for an added touch. My colors are hot pink, tangerine, lime and aqua and the gerbera’s will be so pretty and understated on the tables! Congrats!