Is it normal for a bride to have a cascading bouquet and her bridesmaids have round hand held?

The bride would be carrying a cascading bouquet that has a mixture of daises, calla lillies, jasmine, and with a little greens.





And the bridesmaids are carrying hand held with iris, daises and roses.





The bride doesnt want it to over power her because she is 5'3.


Please help, serious answers please.

Is it normal for a bride to have a cascading bouquet and her bridesmaids have round hand held?
it just depends on what the bride wants. :) personally i had a bouquet that was very close to my bridesmaids. i wanted something small (i wanted to be the main focus :P ). but to each their own decision. i am sure it will look nice.





i would go to the florist and see if there are any test runs laying around so she can hold them up and see what size works for her.
Reply:Personally, I'm not a fan of the cascading bouquets. Those were a very big trend in the 80's and early 90's. Every-time I see one, I just think it's really old fashioned.





I love the rounded bouquets, I love how the flowers just look very neat and well put together. The cascading bouquet just seems very big and a little bit overwhelming (on anyone). Plus, it hides so much of the dress. Here you are, walking down the aisle in a great dress. The flowers are suppose to accent your dress, not take away from it.





I would get rounded bouquets for yourself and your maids. Have the maids bouquets be smaller and of a different color and flower arrangement.





Have your bouquet be a bit larger and more dramatic.





The example, have your maids carry a bouquet of calla lillies a one or two nicely placed roses.





For your bouquet, do all roses in one or two different colors. Your bouquet will be much more dramatic, yet understated enough that it's not distracting.
Reply:That would be fine! My bridesmaids had about 3/4 versions of my bouquet.
Reply:I worked for a florist for 2 years, we did tons of weddings, and this was VERY common. Cascading bouquets have actually come a long way. They don't have to look like 1980's, and can actually have a very modern flair. Avoid fillers like baby's breath, it tends to really date arrangements, and have the florist add some different types of greenery to update it. Since the bride is on the more petite side, definetly alert the florist that she wants a smaller cascading bouquet, your right to be concerned about a big one overwhelming her, but a good florist can determine appropriate size based off the brides size!


All in all, I think it would be very pretty if done in an up-to-date fashion (which IS totally possible) and she should go for it!
Reply:When my daughter married two years ago, we ordered a


cascading bouquet, but what we got was crap. She


cried. It was one of those rounded ones, that didn't look


like a bride's bouquet. The maid of honor's bouquet


looked better. There was no confusion.The flowers the bride you are describing sound lovely. Bouquets can be made in various sizes. Sounds fine. They don't have to match. Go


with it.
Reply:I am only 5'3" and I had a cascading boquet, and my bridesmaids/matron of honor had small ones. Teh bride's boquet should be more opulent than the bridemaids, as the bride is the focal point. You don't have to have it cascading very far if you think that it will make you look shorter, but it should be bigger than the flowers the bridesmaids have.
Reply:eww...I hate those round looking bouquets...looks like they are holding an over-sized snow cone. I had a cascading bouquet and it was gorgeous....my MOH had one similar only smaller...not as full. it looked nice.
Reply:To the bride and groom - It's your wedding, so anything is "normal". No one will know any different. The flower arrangement and selection described is beautiful. Do what you want and enjoy your special day!
Reply:I am 5' I had a huge huge cascading bouquet that would have made Princess Di envy. My brides maid had the normal round. It looked fine.
Reply:That sounds fine. As the others have said, the bride's bouquet should be unique from the rest of the bridal party. And normal is certainly relative so I would just go with what makes you happy as opposed to what everyone else recommends.
Reply:I think that would look fine. My sister had a very simple ceremony and she carried a cascading bouquet, but it was not long. I was her MOH and I carried a smaller round bouquet. I think the cascading bouquets are very pretty and timeless and add an elegant flair.
Reply:I agree with those that think that the cascading bouquets are rather outdated. I think that if she is only 5 3 a large bouquet would be way to much. Maybe if she had a smaller bouquet to match her frame and then the bridesmaids carry a single calla lilly. I think that would look very beautiful and elegant.








Davids Bridal has pictures of a beautiful bouquet done with Calla Lillies.





Hope this helped!
Reply:It's perfectly normal for the bride to have a cascading bouquet, where it would be rather unusual for bridesmaids to have such elaborate bouquets.





On the other hand, it sounds rather as though you're asking if that's the only option. The answer to that is no. If she's worried a cascade will be too much for her, she may also carry a round bouquet or a variety of other styles. The bride should discuss proportion with her florist. A good professional should be able to give her a variety of options from small nosegays all around to a cascade that will suit the lady carrying it to a style of bouquet she may not have considered yet.
Reply:It's whatever you like. I personally hate the cascading bouquets and I thought they weighed a lot. I had a nice round bouquet of roses with accent flowers added. The girls had smaller more colorful round bouquets.
Reply:I don't think they have to match. I'm not a fan of the cascading bouquet. If used at all it should be on someone tall. It will make a short person wider and you'll see even less of their dress.
Reply:a bride should have an individual bouquet and she should be original. her bridesmaids should have something less than she is carrying of course. Design your own. Be original
Reply:I am a florist, and someone who is 5'2. There is no "normal" when it comes to flowers any more. However, I am 5'2 and carried a cascading bouquet that went past my knees. I had my bridesmaides carry hand helds that used the same flowers as mine, but didn't look like it at all!