Why Your Wedding Doesn’t Need Rare Flowers to Feel Unique
Hint: It’s All About the Color Palette
At Ash + Oak, we’re often asked how to make a bridal bouquet feel different. Brides want romantic, but not basic. Elevated, but not overdone. And our answer almost always starts here: it’s not about rare flowers — it’s about the right color palette.
Yes, we love an obscure bloom moment as much as the next editorial florist (we’ve built full floral tabslcapes around freakishly perfect pink artichokes), but the real magic? Intentional color.
Color Over Rarity
There’s a misconception that to stand out, your bouquet needs exotic orchids or florals flown in from three continents. But here’s the truth: a blush rose can feel completely reinvented when paired with the right supporting cast.
Think:
Peach with deep purple
Baby blues with burgundy
Mustard yellow with bold red
These aren’t wild flowers. These are smart color decisions — layered, dimensional, and custom to you.
It’s the Mood, Not the Flower
Your bouquet should feel like your personal palette. The same way a Loewe look is less about the fabric and more about the drape, a bouquet’s originality is in its tone and texture, not its price per stem.
You want romance? We’ll give you lisianthus, garden roses, and maybe even carnations (yes, really) — but we’ll drape them in a palette that feels like a Wes Anderson frame shot through an old Dior ad. Romantic doesn’t have to mean predictable. Soft doesn’t have to mean boring.
What Makes It Ash + Oak
Our signature style is rooted in unexpected balance — soft meets sculptural, modern meets organic, editorial meets intimate. We often build our bouquets by mood and palette first, bloom selection second. That’s how we create something you’ve never seen before, even if the flowers themselves are classics.
So if you’re craving something one-of-a-kind, start by shifting your focus. Forget "unique flowers."
Instead, ask: what colors tell your story? What tones feel like you? What palette feels bold, romantic, and not remotely bridal party beige?
That’s where the real magic starts.