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Nicoletta
Super January 2015

Petite brides, are you having small bouquets?

Nicoletta, on June 10, 2014 at 9:28 AM Posted in Style and Décor 0 13

I made a mock up of a possible bouquet I wanted to use for the wedding, it is sort of full and loose with maiden hair ferns hanging down to the sides, it is really beautiful, but when I held it up to myself in the mirror with my wedding dress it covers most of it up. I really like the beautiful loose bouquets everyone is doing right now, but I am only 5'2 so only small bouquets don't overwhelm me. I have thought of just having a small bunch of lily of the valley...Petite brides...what are you carrying?

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Latest activity by Ali Ess, on June 10, 2014 at 11:23 AM
  • Emma
    Master October 2024
    Emma ·
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    I am 5'4 (but I pretend to be 5'5 on a good day) and I will be carrying a bouquet of yellow roses. It will look exactly like the picture except the flowers will be yellow.


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  • Fit Bride
    VIP August 2014
    Fit Bride ·
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    I'll be carrying a small bouquet too. My florist suggested 10 or 12 (I forget the number we agreed on). I'm tiny so she said a big bouquet would be too much for such a small woman lol. I'll be carrying 10 (I think) white roses with pink tips mixed with 3 mini pink gerbera daisies.

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  • KimS
    Master September 2014
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    Not sure what I'm carrying, but it will be smaller - maybe between 8-10". This is my inspiration:


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  • kristenann
    Master October 2014
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    I'm 5'4 and thin (so not super petite). I went to my florist on Friday and she showed me a sample bouquet that was the same price as my bouquet. She literally laughed at me when I was holding it because you couldn't see me. It covered the entire width of my body and it weighed a ton. We agreed to scale it back a little bit, which worked out because it's saving me $50. My bouquet will be roses, anemones, ranunculus, silver brunia and dusty miller.

    Edit for pictures. it's a mixture of these 2 bouquets.



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  • N
    Master September 2014
    Now I'm Mrs_M ·
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    No way, the bigger the better! I'm 5'2" and will be carrying this 10 pound monster. It measure's 10" in diameter!



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  • C + R
    Master November 2014
    C + R ·
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    I'm 5'0" (jealous of all the other heights on this post, haha), and I made my own bouquets. Mine is 8" at the base, and my bridesmaids' are 6" at the base. I think the 8" base is big enough to be noticeable, but not so large that it's overwhelming.

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  • Nicoletta
    Super January 2015
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    5'0 is not bad at all, I'm too inches taller then you but would take being my height over being tall any day!

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  • Barbara
    Master September 2014
    Barbara ·
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    Where are you holding the bouquet? Don't forget David Tutera's advice: pubes not boobs. It may be covering a lot of your dress because you're holding it too high??

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  • LadyMonk
    Master September 2014
    LadyMonk ·
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    I'm 5'2" and petite and I'm still going to have a medium sized bouquet. Mostly because my dress is like GIGANTIC. Ok, maybe it's not but it IS a ballgown, so people can still see me. The detailing is on the sides and back anyways, so it's ok for my waist area to be covered up. I can imagine with a mermaid style that a smaller bouquet might be a good idea, though!

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  • Ashleigh
    Master November 2013
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    I'm 5'1". I feel like mine was boarder line being too big, but I liked it Smiley smile My pictures aren't loading, but you can see it in my profile pic.

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  • Mrs.G
    VIP August 2014
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    Im 5'3 on a good day haha and im having a small bouquet i dont want the flowers to consume me and have people focus on that..... im confirming everything with my florist on saturday!

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  • Kimberly
    Super September 2014
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    I feel so tall! I'm not quite 5'4" and have chosen a thinner cascade so it doesn't overwhelm me, but hope the length of it will offset so it doesn't look like something's missing! @kims that was my color inspiration'

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  • Ali Ess
    Devoted May 2014
    Ali Ess ·
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    I am 5'. Mine was small/medium sized I would say. I had a minor meltdown the day before the wedding (I hated the flowers) so the florist redid the bouquets and changed things up a little. It probably made my bouquet a bit smaller, but I liked it SOO much more.

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