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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i love this idea. i am planning my wedding and i think i will go with this theme. the flowers make a lovely bouquet. they will complement my cake, reception, and ceromony!!!!
I’m getting married August 09 in my mother’s backyard by her pool. I was thinking of putting big pink gerber daisey heads in the pool. Has anyone seen this done before? And how well do they float? Should I use real ones or silk? Thanks
Gerber Daisies are amazing when floated! They are beautiful flowers and float perfectly - I would definitely recommend real, as artificial flower colors can sometimes bleed or lose their color when submersed. Plus, it’s probably safer for the pool to use real flowers if one should get caught in the filter!! :-)
Silk will not float but, real ones will. It may be a little expensive to just float flowers. Maybe check into floating some candles and flowers.
HI… I’m doing a daisy themed wedding as well. Getting Married Aug 09 and we are using gerber daisys floating on the top of our centerpiece and have bettas. The florist say they float well. My worry is the chlorine. I’d test it out as soon as you open your mom’s pool for the summer to make sure they last.
I am getting married 9/19/09 and want to know if the bright orange, deep pink and yellow daisies appropiate for this time of year? Since I live in SC and Sept. is still really warm I would think it would be okay!
Thanks
liz,
oh absolutely! it will be beautiful, yeah these southern climates get crazy! its gonna be in 77 degrees in a couple days here in louisiana.
google image orange and pink wedding( some pics will include yellow)
gerbera daisy wedding
*Re: Pink & Yellow Wedding Theme( check out the punch bar pic!)
liz,
i found something you might love.
*Pink, Orange, Yellow
I think it would be cute. I am doing the daisy theme too and the way I see it is, it’s my wedding and if I like it, it goes. :)
I am looking for 9 -18- 10 and I am using pink daisies and I dont care what anyone has to say it is your day do what you want to do!
im looking at all the colors of the gerber daisys.. and i could have swarn that there is a blue gerber daisy, if anyone knows let me know im planing a gerber daisy theamed wedding and the colors are blue and pink. i need help!!
inga,
yes, google image and search blue gerbera daisy. they are dyed blue.
*Can white gerbera daisies be dyed blue?
I am a floral designer and I have seen novelty daises (not gerbera) that have been dyed blue…however, if you are wanting to use blue why not opt for a blue container–such as a cobalt blue square glass container or a clear glass container, use water and add in blue marbles or rocks. I have never tried to dye gerbera daises, but I come from the school that if it didn’t come from nature, don’t mess with it!
I had Blud daisies in my flower arrangements!! They were ordered died that color….which, by the way, is not that expensive!!
Are you looking for real or silk daisies? If you are looking for silk gerber daisies, I like this website http://www.save-on-crafts.com/pinkdaisy2.html
There are many different colors here, including blue and pink.
I am getting married 4-11-09 the flower is the Gerber daisy in fuchsia and orange. I need help locating them in 2 inch silk. Any suggestions???
Hi I am getting married May 30 of 2009 and I am a young bride and totally lost on what kind of flowers and what color of flowers. My colors for the wedding are pool blue, ivory and silver. I thought about doing bright colors but I dont know what will look good. Our wedding is an outdoor wedding and I am totally lost. Please anyone out there that can give me any ideas please email me at marlanamoore@hotmail.com.
marlana, you can still use bright colors in the florals. have bm in pool blue carrying a mix of colors (like in board pic) you carry ivory, pick only 1 solid flower color from bm bouquets for centerpieces, silver can be in silverware, and other “accents”, jewelry, bm shoes, just simple silver touches here and there.
* Board #229: Hot Air Balloons and Polka Dots
google image pool blue wedding and pool blue wedding board.
I think it would look really nice if you had a nice light pink flower bouqet…not too many other colors in the bouqet!! Sounds very pretty.
Hello All,
I am planning my wedding for July 09. Would any have knowlege of the expected cost for daisies.
I am ordering my flowers from theflowerexchange.com and they are coming to .86 cents a piece.
Hi, I did all of my own flowers and used gerber daisies. I got them from farmstogo.com and for less than 400 I was able to do more than 13 ceneterpieces and 5 bouquets. Let me know if you want pics. It was a lot fo work, but fun, cheap and easy
Hey. I am getting married in may and am doing gerber daisies. It is going to be an outdoor wedding. I am not sure all of the arrangments that I will be needing. If you can please send me some pics. It has been really hard for me to find wedding pictures. Thank you sooo much
audrey,
just google image and search gerbera daisy wedding decor and gerbera daisy theme wedding. also google image outdoor gerbera daisy wedding,wish i could post all the pics, there are so many beautiful ideas!
* Mr & Mrs Chris Keeton
please send me pics. That would help me sooo much! my email address is sjr1980@gmail.com
thanks
Hi,
I would love to see pictures, I am on a budget and looking for great ideas. My email address is lorivalles@enidpremierhomes.com
Thanks
my daughter is getting married this summer and daisys have been her faverit flower s long as i can remerber .would love te see photos.
thanks
r.forbes@telus.net
gail,
for starters just google image gerbera daisy wedding….daisy wedding
I wasnt sure if you meant shastas or gerberas. here is some real wedding links.
*WEDDING IDEAS
*Real Wedding: Dana & Todd
*Real Wedding: Davida & Chris
I like the idea of having pics. Im getting married in less than a month and am at lost on the flowers, I have the daisy theme red, pink, white. I just dont know what to do now…I would like to see your pics…it would give me an idea jax820@yahoo.com
Hi, how did you find farms to go? I want to buy my daisy’s from them. I am a little nervous. I’d love to see your pics if you have them.
I would LOVE to see your pics as I am also DIY on the flowers! My wedding is in July (the 18th). I’m looking at fiftyflowers.com and my colors are two different shades of blue. Fiftyflowers has a tri-color blue and white rose and of course the regular-sized gerbera daisies and gerberminis. I would really like blue gerbera daisies though!
Email: hope_for_the_world@msn.com
Hi there, My daughter is getting married and is thinking about gerber daisies. Could you send some pictures to me? How do they hold up in the heat. The wedding is July 11,09.
Thanks so much! ~Gail~
My daughter is using daisies for her wedding in July….I would love to see your pictures. The wedding is outdoors…did they hold up okay in the heat. Thanks
Hi my colors are turquoise blue and lemon yellow.I’m having a june wedding and I want to do a daisy theme.I want gerber daisys for the girls should I get dye blue r just do yellow and white are what and should do bouquet or let lay on arm.What should do for my bouquet?
katherine,
i would stick with simple yellow and white. it will be beautiful elegant. it really depends on the style of your dress, body type, and type of ceremony. google search this : best bouquet style
and you will find the right bouquet for you and your bm’s.
Hi I would like to see pictures! I am trying to do my wedding on a budget and want to do my bouquets myself but not really sure of how to do it! fintonnb@email.uc.edu thank you!
We were able to pick up silk daisies at Michael’s and Hobby Lobby for 50% off. We are also having a July Wedding and thought the silk would stand up to the Missouri heat.
Hi Girls,
I’ve been reading your posts about gerbera daisy themes, so I thought I would share my ideas. I am getting married on 8/1/09. My maids are waring lime green (don’t freak, it’s an awesome shade and looks fantastic against their tan skin) and they will be carrying bright bold bunches of hot colored gerbera daisies, primarily yellow, orange, and hot pink. I am also taking extra fabric from the gowns and wrapping the stems in that green shade.
My centerpieces are going to be high/low combos with slices of citrus fruit then bright gerbera and other tropical bouquets arranged on top. I am so excited!
Any other ideas, please feel free to let me know.
Thanks
I think we were cut from the same mold!! I am getting married 5/24/2009, and your wedding/reception sounds exactly like mine! Freaky.
I am getting married in July and instead of using limes, I am using frozen peas. The cost difference is huge!! My colors are pink and green too.
Sounds gorgeous! I love the bright color combos.
hi
i am getting married march 7th. i am having a hard time finding center piece? what do you think about a single daisy for the bridesmaids? or maybe six? please help!
thanks
hi heather, google image daisy wedding centerpiece (ideas!!) also gerbera daisy wedding centerpiece then gerbera daisy wedding.
* Pics of simple bouquets
* Real Weddings: Lauren + Craig 5.24.08
* A Pink, Orange & Green Wedding! With Adorable Gerbera Daisies!
* Nikki & Tommy in Lancaster, PA
* Lissa & Jason in Annandale, VA
* Michele & Nick in Wrightsville, PA
* i think a single gerbera daisy would be stunning and affordable! just pick a blemish free bloom with dark center to give contrast, for xtra pop add simple green grasses to the flower with a beautiful bow and trailing ribbon. if you do decide to use more blooms(i would choose 3min.-5 max.) my art teacher taught me to keep it an odd number, she said apply that to any decor in groupings. hope this helps!!
I am planning a January wedding and I am getting fresh gerber daisies and we don’t know how to keep them from getting zapped by the winter cold. Any suggestions? sarah
sarah,
* Gerbera Daisies, Care Instructions (scroll down)
* Flower Care
* Flower Care, Gerber Daisies
This daisy wedding is just so sweet with the swiss dots on the cake and that gorgeous bouquet with the chocolate cosmos and pale yellow roses setting off the daisies. Great inspiration for our Shasta daisy brides.
It’s all perfect for their low-key but chic outdoor wedding … the groom wore chocolate brown, the bridesmaids pale yellow.
Check out the whole set while you’re there, what a lovely couple, and they posted the pro pics god bless ‘em! See LemonJenny’s Wedding
I am getting married June 20, 2009. I want to do gerbera daisies and got some great ones from saveoncrafts.com
I am in need of centerpeices ideas. Please send pictures… it would greatly help!!!
april, to many to post!! smile!! just google image gerbera daisy wedding centerpiece and gerbera daisy wedding!! beautiful pics!!
but i really love just the simple gerbera daisies in a vase, the simplicity really showcases them!!
I’m gettin married Oct 17, 2009 and I’m having a really hard time trying to find hot pink silk gerbera and I have order diff ones off of save on crafts.com but they r all too purple anyone know anywhere else I could find silk gerber daisies??
danielle, google search and google image hot pink gerbera daisies silk and also artificial, found alot of links. also have you tried hobby lobby or michaels i remember seeing them there, but you may have to wait til spring ( february and march they should be rolling in) i hope my info helps. good luck!! oh also try google searching silk gerbera daisies and artificial gerbera daisies (lots of links there too!)
i got a bunch of pink and orange silk gerbera daisies from afloral.com at a really good price. I am going to the beach and getting married in march. We are doing lime green dresses with pink and orange and yellow gerberas! Hope this helps!
hi! I could not find the right pink for my wedding either….. i just dyed white and cream colored ones with fabric dye!
HI!! I love all you ideas, but i was wondering what you think. Im not getting married for 2 years, but i would love my colors to teal, pinks and brown… the bridesmaids dresses will be a type of teal color.. what do you think?? pink flowers??? mulit color?? please help
We are doing tiffany blue well turquoise and brown.. We are using pink yellow and orange and white gerberas.. The color are amazing. We are buying 500 hundred fake gerbera so i think it is awesome.. The colors really stand out..
Where are you buying your gerberas from? I’ve been looking for a good place to buy them.
Are you wanting Artiifical flowers? If so I got mine at Garden Ridge that have so many varieties and colors.
SaveOnCrafts …
hi. i am doing pink gerberas. i found some from flowersandfreshness.com. they are really pretty!
That is the best color combo! Thats what I am doing for my wedding! I picked Azuala Pink, Turquoise, and Chocolate Brown. I wanted all the colors included so the dresses will be either turquoise with brown accent and pink flowers, or brown with turquoise accents with pink flowers!!!!! There are lots of options! Have fun with it!!
Hey!
I am getting married on Aug 21 2009 . My wedding colors are azalea pink, turquoise, and chocolate brown. :) they look great together! Have fun planning!!!!
have the girls wear a brown dress. then use the pink and teal as accent colors. like a teal ribbion on the dress. then use all th flowers in the boquet. the flowers will pop with the dress being the background for the flowers. i am using the same colors for my wedding in june.2009. just an idea. this is what i am planning on doing
I am doing a Breast Cancer awareness wedding and would love to hear any ideas about using pink gerbera daisies or anything else that may look nice.
Hi Sarah!
Your event is going to be great. Pour a cup of coffee, I have lots of thoughts, this was a lot of fun to think about!
OK, Brides did that Something Pink event for breast cancer, wrote it up in last Nov/December’s magazine. They did not say much about the party in there but did show some delicious pink wedding gowns. You can see those online here.
Now, for an actual Pink Ribbon theme wedding, check out Susan & Jeff’s wedding. A must-see.
Susan’s daughters (bridesmaids) wore beautiful white dresses with a pink floral motif. Susan, a beautiful halter-top pink evening gown in pale pink with pink embroidery. The men were in black, with black vests and pink ties (note - good choice. This keeps the guys from looking like pink bunnies when they throw off their jackets five minutes after pics.) She had lovely Pink Ribbon cookies and a pink champagne fountain.
OK, a few more ideas: serve pink drinks: pink champagne, rose or blush wines (oh yes there are GOOD ones these days), there is even a funky wine called Pink with very cute bottles. For non-drinkers serve pink lemonade in the iced tea jars or the chic Lorina sparkling lemonade in the glass bottles.
Use pink in surprising places: bright pink cake interior, pink shoes, even a pink gown. Pink carnations make amazing structures. They look so chic that way. You can put them under placecards like in the photo, or surround the cake stand for example.
You don’t have to go ONLY pink and white with this theme, but I feel brighter colors are better complements: like pale orange or green. Avoid choc brown or black so it won’t look at all mournful.
Check out Martha Stewart’s famous hanging tissue paper flowers, these look really great with gerber themes.
She gives you the full how-to. Would look smashing if you use white and different shades of pink.
Oh, and since this is a favors site I would be quite remiss if failing to mention our small but nice Pink Ribbon favor collection (10% of cost donated).
OK, take a look at the pics attached and see what you think! I hope this helps! Let me know!
PS, just ran across a reminder of Portia de Rossi’s BEAUTIFUL Zac Posen wedding gown (white satin halter, pale pink ballgown skirt) at Percy Events … had to post it!
Sarah, two more great finds from the CandyAddict blog! Check these out.
hi here are some pics that i have:)
On the cake instead of the lilys, you could put pink gerberas to replace, would look really nice
Hi Sarah,
I recently made satin fabric tassles for a wedding. The scheme was pink and green, but I made a pink tassle for the ladies room door. It was no mistaking where they should go. I have only one pink tassle, but I made centerpieces with a tassle above a satin basket with a daisy flower on it. I don’t have a photo of that yet, but here is a photo of the tassle. I could make more if you need them.
I know it is a little naughty, but there are other uses for tassles….and your theme is for cancer awareness!! I also have quite a few gerbers if anyone is interested.
I like the brides bouquet in this picture, what is the greenery used in this bouquet, and where can i buy it?
Fawn, that is bear grass, it is really popular for creating that modern-looking loop effect over a hand-tied bouquet. I’m not sure where you are, but here we have a grocery store called Wegmans which has very upscale floral section in every store and you can usually buy it there. Ask your grocery store florists.
If you don’t have something like that talk to a more specialized florist and see what they can do. A few blocks away from here there’s one who gets regular FTD deliveries and will order you just about anything for next day, maybe that’s an option. You can also order it online from the bulk flower sellers like FiftyFlowers. HTH!
Thanks…now does the bear grass automatically loop like that or do you have to loop it from the middle out and when I floral tape the boquet, i would put the grass to stay looped??
Fawn, there’s actually a video on YouTube that’s all about how to add bear grass to your bouquet. It shows what the grass looks like when you buy it, and how to shape it and tape it into place. Brief but good. Check this out:
How to Make Wedding Bouquets and Corsages : Add Bear Grass to Your Wedding Bouquet
See this too:
How to Add Bear Grass to your Wedding Bouquet
I love the vase with pink gerbera daisies and those pink twirly pieces! What are they called and where can I find them. I think that will add just what I need for my July wedding center pieces!
Does anyone know where i could find plaid dresses like in the above picture??
i’m looking to find dried or silk gerbera daisy petals for flower girl and table decorations. Anyone know where I can find such a place to buy them?
Fawn,
I coul dnever find any that looked real, or pretty for that matter, So I bought a daisy whole punch, and used gift tissue paper in my colors and used it kinda like confetti. Just an idea! Hope it helps!
Jasmine,
Thanks, do you happen to have any pictures of the confetti look?
Fawn,
Not yet, my wedding is next Saturday, so I will post some.
My colors are mocha & red. The date is october 25. i love gerber daisies and also like dahlieas. does anyone have pics or suggestions?
anything from bouque to boutenieres.
Christine, red & brown (all shades) is such a hot combo, but it’s really so new that it’s tough to find pics. Maybe between us here we can come up with something for you, I’ll think about it!
Oh, check out Misti2k2’s Chocolate & Red wedding. Her brown is darker but she’s done a lot of research and you’ll probably get some inspiration there!
I’m so excited to find people planning as far in advance as I am! Everytime I go to a local store they look at me like I’m crazy because our wedding is almost a year away! (07-25-09) Our colors are hot pink and a “teal” color. I’ve already ordered lots of stuff, and found MANY websites I really like. I just received centerpiece vases from save-on-crafts.com and cb2.com, as well as gerbera daisy’s from save-on-crafts.com. I’ve ordered almost everything else, napkins, groomsman’s mugs, bubbles, and camera’s from theknot.com (they have sales all the time and when you catch ‘em it’s great deals.) For real flowers I found theflowerexchange.com. I did find bridesmaid dresses on therosedress.com that I loved, but ended up going through the local bridal shop here due to the deal she gave me if I got everything through here, and those are Mori Lee dresses, I’m getting them for my maids for $100.00. Also oriental trading has lots too. Now I am needing ideas on invitations! I’m thinking I’m going to do a DIY kit, has anyone found any cool ones? And what about bridesmaid gifts? I have no idea, they are all so different!
I am getting my invitations from a local store but the stationary company is called Lucky Onion. They are new and VERY reasonible. I am getting 80 invitations with response cards & return addressed envelopes for a little over $200. They will allow you to do multiple colors (they have a lot of bright choices) and get a color proof at no additional cost!
My wedding is in July, 2009 and my colors are an emerald green and white. I love the contrast and I am hoping to come up with a simple but classy centerpiece that will add to this. I am certainly working with a limited budget here, but I have access to square mirrors for the tables and up to 3 cylinder vases per table. Any ideas?? 8-|
I just had my Gerber Daisy wedding on August 23, and we used cylinder vases with square mirror tiles for our centerpieces. We purchased submersible L.E.D. lights and put them in the bottom of the cylinder vase, filled the vase with water, and then floated sheer ribbon in the vase. In each corner of the square mirror tile, we placed a votive candle that had thin satin ribbon tied in a bow on the glass votives. The thin satin ribbon matched the sheer floating ribbon in the cylinder vase.
ANyone know where you can buy sheer tablecloths?
Lori, suggest you search ebay for sheer table overlays or organza table overlays.
Wherever you find them, feel free to snap some lovely pics and list them here after if you want to resell!