Gerber Daisies?

I may use Gerber daisies for our wedding flowers. But I think the boutineers look funny, and I'm wondering if there's some alternatives we could use for them. I kind of wanted to get my mom a carnation corsage, because it's her favorite, but I'm not sure how things will look all mixed... or if it will even matter.



Any ideas or suggestions?



thanks!

Gerber Daisies?
If your bouquet is purely composed of Gerbera daisies, then I'd recommend sticking to something in the daisy family. If your bouquet will have other sorts of flowers in it (mixed daisies and carnations, for instance), then I would recommend using the other flowers for the men and the mother's corsages, etc.



One way of keeping a more coordinated look while mixing blooms is to keep them all in the same color family. For instance, if those daisies of yours are bright pink, then have your mother's corsage made of pink carnations. If your daisies are yellow, then use yellow for the carnations, too. You don't need to exactly match shades any more than you have to match blooms, but keeping them similar colors will help make it all look like it's meant to go together.



On the other hand, this is one of those aspects of wedding planning where I firmly believe 'it's your day, so do as you please' is entirely the right attitude. It isn't necessary for the flowers to all match perfectly. If you like the look that comes from mixing, and you think your mother will want carnations, then go right ahead and don't worry about what anyone else thinks of your choice.
Reply:I've seen boutineers that dont have a flower at all but instead use a sprig of the same greenery the bride has in her flowers. It looks quite nice and is a little more masculine than a flower. I agree, a gerber daisy would be a bit too large for a boutineer. You could talk to your florist about your options.
Reply:I did a wedding with Gerbers for the boquet and used mini Gerbers for the boutineers, they looked great and matched in well.

I would suggest that you incorporate whatever flower you use in the boutineers into your bouquet to keep consistency.

Iris, Roses and calla lillies all work well with Gerbers
Reply:They are gerbera daisies, but Gerber baby food.

Use them in the bouquets and arrangements. Nothing 'wrong' with mixing flowers - get your mom the carns, and how about using baby carns for the guys as well - that's what we did.
Reply:I think that you should find a flower you like and not use all sorts of flowers because it might look a little odd unless you can find a way to incorporate the different flowers.
Reply:I'm a wedding florist, and I can tell you Gerbera daisies are sometimes hard to work with (their stems turn one way or the other and sometimes don't always point their petals outward) I'd use SOME in your bouquet but absolutely put other flowers into the mix...lots of greens, some hypericum berries, carnations for your mom...then you can do all the corsages and bouts to match with some sort of flower already in your "wedding scheme" Goodluck!
Reply:i used gerbers because they are my very favorite flower....but mixed in my bouquet I had roses....my groom then had a rose boutineer and the rest of the groomsman did have gerbers. They looked good. I also had a mix of some other kinds of flowers (my mom, grandmother etc.) I personally feel as long as the wedding parties flowers all go together well it doesn't' matter if other people have different kinds. I got my gram flowers that matched her dress instead of gerbers. Hope this helps.
Reply:A huge mix is beautiful!
Reply:If you want to stay in the daisy family just go with smaller daisies. If you want to use different flowers is to keep them in the same color family and maybe use the same type of greens in the corsage....



Another cute idea is to have some of the most special people at your wedding sit on the isles and as you walk down have each of them hand you a daisy until you go to the alter where your parents tie them together with a ribbon... it is a fun way to make your wedding a little bit different. Congrats on the wedding and Good Luck with everything.