The most obvious, and convenient place to begin when you are choosing flowers for your wedding is with the flowers worn by the wedding party. This includes the bridesmaids, the best man, the bride and groom, the parents, the flower girls, and ushers.

The first thing you should do is to pick out the bridal bouquet, which is the centrepiece for the entire wedding. All the other flower choices can be made after this, and it makes it much easier to colour coordinate.

It is important to let the florist see the bridal gown when choosing the bridal bouquet, so that it can compliment it perfectly. If you do not have the gown yet, you could take some pictures and swatches along instead.

It is well worth reading a few bridal websites and magazines to give you some inspiration for your floral display. This will help you to make a more informed choice when it comes to choosing flowers for your wedding.

Usually, bridesmaids bouquets are simplified, smaller versions of the bridal bouquet. This makes it vitally important that you let the florist know what your bridesmaids will be wearing, using swatches or pictures if you have them. Proportion is also important, so try to find out the heights of all your bridesmaids in advance.

If smaller children are taking part in your wedding, either as bridesmaids or flower girls, then posies look wonderful. However, if you are worried about them having to hold on to a posy for hours on end, then there are alternatives. Why not have them wear a simple flower in their hair, or wear a fresh flower corsage instead.

Buttonholes are traditionally worn by all the male members of the wedding party, such as the father of the bride, the groom, brothers and grandfathers, the ushers, the best man, and anyone else who is giving a reading. However, buttonholes and corsages can be worn by any member of the wedding party.

As with the bouquets, it is important to colour coordinate the corsages and buttonholes to the clothes worn by the wedding party. The flowers can be fresh, but silk flowers are more popular for this role as they are much sturdier, and will last the whole day.

Our guide to choosing the perfect blooms for your wedding party was written by Maricruz Tennill, an experienced wedding florist. They recommend checking the Interflora website for wedding flowers Plymouth and for a range of qualified florists who will happily deliver direct to your chosen Plymouth wedding venue.