Sharon Naylor
Sharon Naylor is the author of over 30 wedding books, including 1000 Best Secrets For Your Perfect Wedding, 1000 Best Wedding Bargains, Your Special Wedding Vows, Your Special Wedding Toasts, The Mother of the Bride Book, Mother of the Groom, The Groom's Guide, The Essential Guide to Wedding Etiquette, The Complete Outdoor Wedding Planner, and more. She has appeared as a wedding expert on Nightline, Lifetime, Inside Edition, ABC News, Fox 5 News, and on hundreds of radio stations nationally and internationally. Read more about Sharon Naylor here. Sharon is also happy to asnwer your wedding-related questions in her forum.
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Biedermeier: A tightly arranged cluster of flowers arranged in concentric circles, made in a round shape and intricately-wired.
Cascade: A bouquet that spills downward into a sweeping collection of greens and flowers.
Classic bouquet: A cluster of blooms, attached in a bouquet holder, wired, or hand-tied. The classic wedding bouquet
Composite: The creation of multiple flowers or petals wired together to resemble an oversized flower.
Crescent: A half circle comprised of a big central flowers and smaller flowers on either side. Can also be made into a semi-crescent, with flowers extending from one side.
Nosegay: Small, round bouquet of densely packed round flowers, greenery, or herbs.
Oasis: The thick, sponge-like holder in flower arrangements into which each bloom is inserted.
Pomander: A small, round cluster of blooms attached by a ribbon circle.
Posy: A smaller version of a nosegay.
Presentation: A collection of long-stemmed flowers, tied together and held in one arm.
Tossing bouquet: A smaller version of the bride’s bouquet, used if you’ll toss a bouquet to the single ladies.
Tussy mussy: A posy carried in a small, metal vase.