There's reason behind the old saying, "fresh as a daisy."
Because when brides of all ages want to express the youthful side of love, nothing beats the daisy in all its guises: from the traditional Shasta, with its echoes of nostalgia and innocence, to the practically-punk Gerber and its contemporary colors.
Shasta Daisy Style
No other flower says "young love" like the Shasta daisy, with its cheery face and paper-
white petals. Dear to blushing brides everywhere, the Shasta begs for sayings like, "he loves me, he loves me not — he loves me ... we tied the knot!"
Silhouettes and textures that suit the shasta to a 'tee': eyelet and cotton fabrics. And gowns with a retro-style bell skirt and slender waist, or chic tea-lengths, worn with a flyaway veil.
Reedy, youthful brides look gorgeous in a simple A-line or column style — especially against vibrant greens of a garden or park.
The Shasta also plays well with white organza bows and delicate pastels like lavender, mint green, or baby-chick yellow. They look lovely paired with pastel roses, and in hand-tied bouquets dressed up with pink or yellow satin wraps.
They're a bit fragile, though, so resort to silks for anything like a pomander ball, anything without a water source, or anything your flower girl might carry around.
Gerber Daisy Drama
Gerbers are the Vivienne Westwoods of the flower world. The brides who love them also love design, and modern shocks of color. The most popular palette for Gerber-lovers is probably bright pink and orange. A close second might be pink and green. For
Autumn brides, fiery combinations of yellow, orange and red set the scene.
But brides are also designing around Gerbers' purples, peaches and sultry magentas. And let's not forget that Gerbers really pop against dark brown and black (both super-popular shades for bridesmaids' attire. Coincidence?)
All Dolled Up With Daisies
Here are some adorable things we've seen done with daisies:
Wheatgrass Trays
That rich explosion of green makes daisies look fabulous, whether they're white or fuchsia. Take note: the fragile stems need to be wired!
Floating Heads
Single Shasta flower heads floating in votives or shot glasses: adorable. Larger Gerber heads can sometimes fill a whole fishbowl: finish the look with a bright satin ribbon. Or toss these blooms en masse in fountains or pools.
Flashy Splashes
The brightest gerbers call for dramatic echoes elsewhere in your event. Dress your bridesmaids in bright dupioni sashes (salmon or tangerine, say). Swag the ceilings with shiny fabrics to match. Wrap each cake layer in bold, patterned ribbons. Rustle up tangerine parasols and saturated linens and chair covers. Serve a menu of signature drinks in each of your Gerber colors!
Ribbons on Ribbons
Pick a bright palette to match your favorite Gerber daisies, then wrap your vases and votive holders in several layers of ribbon of different widths. For example, layer a bright orange inch-wide satin ribbon over a corrugated two-inch-wide fuchsia ribbon.
Fruit and Flowers
Choose Gerbers of a citrusy hue, then fill your centerpiece containers with sliced lemons, limes or oranges in bright, coordinating colors.
Back to Basics
Just because you love all-white doesn't mean you have to pass on Gerbers: they come in bridal white, too. And with their oversized heads, they've got all the charm of Shastas, plus a fresh and modern spin.
Gerbers and Shastas alike can add rustic punch to any affair. Just combine them with a little raffia or twine, birds' nest bouquet collars, galvanized pails, or gingham and mason jars.
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July 2nd, 2008 at 11:10 am
Hi Catie,
You could always just take the petals off of daisies for the tossing. Or you could buy the silk daisies and cut them off for the tossing.
OR you could check out Balloons Galore, which has daisy “shaped” silk petals. which effectivly are little silk daisies in almost any color you could want. Check it out.
June 26th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
i am looking for gerbara daisy peddles for the flower girl to spaerd in front of the bride
June 25th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Totally adorable gerber destination wedding! In citrus green, orange and fuchsia (duh), this took place last Halloween in Aruba. I really love those lime green sashes, you don’t see those every day … and the cool, graphic cake just makes the most of those wild flowers! Destination cakes can be a bit uninspired … but this one rocks. Even the gorgeous bride’s e-pics coordinate. Plus, don’t you LOVE that seashell ring pillow? (She made it). You can see the whole wedding here.
June 25th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
HELP!!!!
My wedding is in September and i am looking for a very specific type of Gerber daisy. I want a burgundy daisy where the petals are all the same length. This would be the old type of Gerber daisy, not the newer versions with multiple petal lengths and layers. Does anyone know where i can find some silk flowers like this. Please help I am getting desperate!
June 23rd, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I have decided to go through www.flowerwholesale.com I am hoping everything works out well. I am very nervous to buy online, but they seem to be a legit company, and they had a wide range of colors in gerbers!!!
Here are a few more centerpiece ideas hope they help!
June 22nd, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Connie-
Thanks so much! I have found a few ideas that I liked. I think since bowls are so expensive that I may do the votives with flowers around them with the runner. I also liked the idea of the small vases.
Jasmine-
I saw in an earlier post that you are also wanting to buy your daisies online. Where are you ordering yours? I found www.farmstogo.com that I liked because you can choose the colors of the gerberas.
Keep the ideas coming! I love getting the input from others!
Thanks,
Tracy
June 22nd, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Hi Tracy, I am also using gerbers in hot pink and orange, and dont have a huge flower budget, for our centerpieces we are using goldfish, despite all of the negative feelings some people have, but they color will be perfect and they are inexpensive. They will look cute in little bowls w/ black rocks and we are going to but 2 flowers in each bowl. I am also posting some pictures of centerpieces I considered, Hope this helps good luck!
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:26 pm
More pics…
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:24 pm
More pics ideas…
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Here are soem great pics from the dariajohnson.net website. She is a photographer, and you should look under “love stories” on her site for the wedding pics. Thanks to Marianne, for the great link! Some of her pics made me cry. There is such a story behind every single one, and I don’t even know these people!
June 22nd, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Hi Tracy,
Gerbera’s are so big, you don’t really need that many to create a centerpiece, which is good for the budget too. Why don’t you just keep it simple with a couple (1-2) daisies in a bud vase or smallish vase, with two or three small votive candles around it? You could tie a ribbon of your choice around the vase, and place a coordinating cloth napkin or wide ribbon runner under the arrangement in the center of the table. You could also take two or three daisies in different colors and fill up a medim sized mason jar and stick them in. This would look cute and country chic for an outdoor garden wedding like the I’m doing for my sister. If you do decide to have the floating gerberas in a glass bowl, it would only take one or to to fill each as they are large. You could also fill the bottom of the bowl with colored pebbles, or marbles.
A cute idea that I’ve been seeing a lot latley is simply doing a single flower in a vase (it could even be a simple glass dollar store vase) and place a black and white photo of you two together on each table. Every table has a different photo. I’m sure you probably have plenty of photo’s that you could chose from that you have taken in the time that you have been engaged. Each one could represent a different occasion together, or special time, or even a funny moment. You could display these mounted onto cardstock paper, and placed in a little plastic easle. You can get the easles at the dollar store or from a dollar up at most craft stores. You would only need a little one for each photo. You can upload your digital photos to Costco.com or a similar site. But I know for a fact that at Costco, you can change the colors of the photos and size, type etc. Each photo from Costco with the changes made to it is usually around a dollar or under. And you can get them mailed to you too! The photos could be either 4×6 size, or 5×7 size. Everyone loves looking at photos. They tell a story. And whether or not the people at your recpetion are close family, or guests of friends invited, they will enjoy going around to all the tables looking that “the Story” that the two of you have made together thus far. Afterwards you could collect the story pictures again, and place them in a special scrapbook with pictures from your wedding.
Try to think of somthing that would make the decor or centerpieces personal to each of you. Somthing that reflects who you are as a couple. What types of things are you into? Having personal touches is really what the guests will remember about your wedding day. If they don’t remember anything else, they at least should come away with a happy and relaxed feeling, in enjoying your day with you, and celebrating your new life together.
June 21st, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Hello-
This has been the best web site I have found with ideas for weddings with gerbera daisies! I am getting married October 11th and we are coming back the next weekend and having a reception/party. I am using the fall colors gerberas and am not wanting to spend a lot of money on decorations and centerpieces. I have found an online site that I think I am going to get my flowers at but my problem now is finding a pretty, inexpensive way to decorate my tables and centerpieces. I was thinking floating berberas but then I was afraid that wouldn’t be enough…and bowls are pricy. Then I thought I might use candles with gerberas but…PLEASE HELP! Anyone that has pics of anything they could show or help me out would be greatly appreciated! I have gone crazy looking online for ideas with pics. Thanks in advance for all your help.
Tracy
June 18th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
more pics….. I have a TON more, if anyone would like to see…
June 18th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
More ideas……
June 18th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
More idea pics….
June 18th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Beautiful Bouquet I found. I love the glittery butterflies!
June 18th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
I had a friend who got married in 2005, and had lilac dresses for her girls, but all the flowers were in hot pink, yellow, orange, and white. It was a pretty interesting combination. She made huge arrangements for the church that were giant foam hearts covered in gerber daisies of all these colors, and the bouquets matched. The reception arrangements were the same colored daisies with lemon slices in the bottoms of clear glass cylinder vases, and the cake was covered in a cascading waterfall of all the same. It was an upbeat, fun, and bright theme. Unfortunately on a very cloudy day. But it still worked. I have to say though the giant gerber daisy covered hearts at the church were a bit over the top. I know the look that she was going for, but it turned out looking a little cheap, as all the flowers except the bridal bouquet and the centerpieces, were artificial flowers. It would have worked if she had added a little bit more greenery to each of the arrangements though. I am an artificial flower arranger myself, and I always pick the types of flowers that look real. These daisies could look real as well, if they were placed in such a way as to make them look more natural, (as in more greenery in the case of my friend.) I hope this help someone with their ideas!
June 18th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I am thinking about having orange dresses with orange and pink gerber daisies. Has anyone seen this/ what do you think?
June 16th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Jasmine:
My sister-in-law bought all her flowers online. They arrived 3 days early and by the time the wedding came, most of the flowers were almost dead. We ended up buying flowers from Trader Joes and made the flower arrangements again. Every experience is different though. Check with the flower company on their policies. If it’s from Proflowers or a company similar, you will probably have a better experience.
June 5th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Anyone every ordered fresh flowers online, or is going to. It scares me alot, I am afraid that when i got to a wholsale florist they wont have what I need and Iwill be out of luck!
June 4th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Thanks Blake!
Although I previously thought yellow was too garish I’m really warming to it! I love the pics. Also the green. Sometimes I think blue can look a little too cool but I’ll definately think about it. I get what you mean about the gold and I certainly wouldn’t dream of a tacky gold look, however, the yellow is a definate contender! The flowers look really lovely - you’ve been a great help - Thanks!
June 4th, 2008 at 9:47 am
I’m having an August 2009 wedding and am thinking of having chocolate brown dresses and using red and yellow gerbera daisies. Does anyone have any pictures of this combination? Do you think its too fallish for August if so what color would you suggest instead of the brown? I’ve considered grey. I know I have plenty of time but I’m so excited!!!
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Hey Kat! OK, I’ve been thinking about your shastas.
Gold, mmm … I don’t know. Probably bad memories of gold lamé bridesmaid frock horrors from the 80s … but gold is such a strong statement. I know it could be done, but I think it would be hard for gold to have the light summery look you’re talking about. I think of gold gowns as indoors=winter=formal.
But yellow … yellow is great! Happily most BM dress designers seem to be picking restrained and paler forms of yellow. I think this is a good thing. Davids’ Bridal yellows, for example, range from the very pale pink-tinged buttercup to not-obnoxiously-bright canary. Yellow’s a pretty, youthful look that feels completely at home outside! Here, I like quieter attire with big color in the cakes and flowers. Add a bit of gingham and POW. Instant country!
If you’re not sold on yellow, there are other colors that come straightaway to mind when I think outdoors. Like, there’s a pale sage that looks fantastic with an armful of wildflowers.
But there’s something about cornflower blue that for me makes it the #1 country/garden color. Or hydrangea blue, with that tinge of lilac. These blues are so joyful, unpretentious. Add a shawl / pashmina / chiffon scarf, and everything looks so feminine and finished.
But a lot of blues say country to me. Not so much aqua, which is more tropical or even sort of ironic, but deeper ones too. Even cobalt, which is seeing a lot of play in fashion magazines right now and is very interesting. Check out below for some sage / cornflower / cobalt photos that jumped out for me. Whatcha think? Any of these would look beautiful with shasta daisies, maybe mixed with some yellow gerbers or mini-suns or a few yellow or white roses.
Credits, Row 1: Pale sage gowns, Katieincolor. Beautiful blue bridesmaids, Emily Iafrate.Periwinkle bridesmaids, bemore_active. Row 2, cobalt bridesmaids, MissyDeRoy. Cobalt & yellow table stylings, ArtsyMomma.
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Anyone know a good website for buying hot pink and orange silk gerbers? I am getting married 8/30 and our colors are hot pink ornage and black.
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:53 am
Shasta I think - the ones which are really country and quite rustic looking - white with yellow centres. Do you think a gold colour is too autumnal for a July wedding? Will gold go at all? mmmm. I really don’t know!
May 31st, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Kat, Shasta (white & yellow daisies) or gerbers?
May 31st, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Lynsey, some pink & orange pics for you (wow, it took me a while … !)
Definitely check the credits below, the top two photos are from Brides Melissa & Rob, a pink and orange wedding with lots of gerbers, just gorgeous.
What I get out of these … pink & orange gerber bouquets look even more beautiful with a few non-gerber touches, like kermit mums, gloriosa liles, tiger lilies, roses … in complementary shades. Or, FlowersByMegan’s approach is lovely, she did the two bo-ks on the bottom left. I think they look so fresh with the white gerbers intermixed, the bear grass and that bold aqua ribbon.
Click on credits to see more of these weddings! Top row, Melissa & Rob from Brides, "flower-strewn path" by Naiwag. Row 2, bright blooms from WeddingChannel, gerbers on cake from sweetpea515, wheatgrass & daisies from Riona. Row 3, Iracema’s Gerbera Daisy Wedding by FlowersByMegan, Kiss in the Distance by Captured Soul Photography.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:34 am
I’m thinking of a daisy themed wedding as we’re having it in the summer and in a beautiful oak beamed barn - so it’s country chic all the way! I have no idea what colours to put the bridesmaids in though! Any ideas? Yellow might be a bit too bright.
May 25th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Hi Jenn, sage and pink look so wonderful together! You can’t go wrong. Bridesmaid gowns are a big block of color, this will surround you at the altar, so pick the one that you really want to see a lot of.
If you’re a pink girl at heart you will def. want your bridesmaids to be pink, but if you’re more drawn to the cooler, toned-down sage or if it’s “natural” colors of the garden that really define your wedding, sage’s the one to go with.
You could also see if a particular dress really makes you fall for it, and then see which color you like it better in, pink or sage.
A third possibility is to pick a quiet neutral for your girls, like champagne or latte. Add a sage or pink sash and some pink gerbers to carry and it will tie in perfectly. A delicate, sweet look, see a pale pink and champagne wedding for an idea of how this might come off.
May 25th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I’m getting married October 11,2008. I having a tough time coming up with centerpieces and bouquet and bridesmaid flower ideas. Please help!!
May 19th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Hi… I am planning my wedding for may of 09 and I am a little stumped. I plan on using pink gerber daisy on top of a sagey green color table cloth. I cant decide what color my bridesmaid dresses should be… Any ideas??
May 18th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Does anyone have pictures of hot pink gerbers and organge gerber daisies in a bouquet?
May 15th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Hi Raelene, Brittant, some food for thought …
This really shows some possibilities. I’m actually drawn to the all-white bouquet against the clover. But what I love most here, surprisingly, is the jade roses against those gowns in the middle row with the pink ribbon detail. Now, gerbers don’t come in jade but if you mixed some jade roses with white gerbers it could look spectacular, a bit different.
Some other great ideas here: bright orange plus fuchsia (perfect for gerbers), deep pink plus pastel pink, pale pink plus pale yellow and cream as shown in the calla bouquets, pinks with a touch of coral as shown in the last gown with the chocolate sash. What do you think? Anything grab you?
May 13th, 2008 at 9:24 am
im doing the same thing with clover bridesmaids and i want daisies as my flower theme. what olor do you recomend?
April 21st, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Hello,
My bridesmaids are wearing green (clover) dresses, and I’m wondering what color of gerber daisies to go with. I have thought of hot pink, yellow and ivory, or just hot pink and ivory (I am carrying ivory daisies).
What do you recommend?
April 16th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
FloralVerde has exquisitely complete instructions on how to make your own beautiful gerber/wheatgrass centerpieces, like this one. Highly recommended! She covers every possible step to make sure they’ll look great.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
This is a reply to Sarah…my colors are also hot pink with lime, would you mind posting pictures of your decoration and bo-k here or emailing them to me. My wedding is in August and I am wanting to lots of it myself. Thank you so much! tigprincess22@aol.com
April 16th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
hi ashley, weirdly have been looking at these colours recently for scrapbooking (think its an obsession) but have added some photos to give you an idea of what i do with the pink, spring green and brown colours….
April 16th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Hi all, My wedding in May 24th and I am having a problem with my flowers! I have choosen to go with the Gerber Daisy because I love them and it will still be spring! My issue however is that my wedding colors are Champagne, Black and Ivory! My dress is Ivory with a Champagne sash and my girls are wearing Black Tea Length dresses. I was going to use white Gerber’s and hand tie them with Black or Champagne ribbon but I dont think the flowers will stand out enough…. Any ideas or suggestions?
April 13th, 2008 at 11:28 am
This is for Sarah Jo - Our daughter is getting married July 5, 2008 and she is using Pink and Orange Gerber Daisies with Alstroemeria. It comes in about 80 colors (literally) and is very inexpensive = $2.00 per stem with 5 -6 blooms per stem. You could use either white or cream colored alstromeria for more depth. Good Luck!
April 13th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Hi,
I am getting married in July, and my colors are brown and champagne. I have used bits of gold in my dress and table decorating. The bridesmaids are wearing champagne dresses with chocolate sashes and the maids of honour are wearing chocolate dresses with champagne sashes. The groomsmen are wearing chocolate suits with champagne ties. I’m having a bit of a problem deciding what color paper would be best for my programmes.
April 10th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Ashley, I love your colors…if I was getting married in the summer/fall I would totally pop some brown in there. I think you probably could overdo it and it may look tacky, but with the right touches of sage..it could be really classy and elegant..I would just focus on the sage for maybe ribbon on the centerpieces/bouquets/decor. Nothing on the bridesmaids. Just my opinion good luck and congrats!
April 10th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
So, I am getting married in September and I love the idea of pink and brown together. I also love Gerber daisies but, I also wanted to include a sage green color but I’m not sure if this is a horrible combination. I have not seen many pictures with green, pink, and brown put together. I would really appreciate any input! Thanks!!
April 9th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Hey guys, I am getting married at the end of this month..yay!! I have wrote on here before, but wanted to answer some questions any of you may be having. I am doing hot pink and a citrus green as my colors with hot pink gerbera daisies and limes for the centerpieces..very funky and sheek. I have stayed under $8,000 for my entire wedding except the honeymoon….and have done so much myself and planned for the past year and a half..I am only 22 but I really feel that I found my niche.
As far as the photographer is concerned, I had a hard time finding one..however, I found one on myspace actually that was in my budget and exactly what I was looking for. So good luck!
April 9th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Hi everyone! I am getting married next month and have pretty much everything complete. I ordered a small sample of what I wanted my boquet to look like—just so I would be sure I absolutely loved it on the big day! Its all gerbers in hot pink, a lighter pink and orange with a hot pink wrap. It looked great but I think it was missing something. Does anyone have any ideas as to what else would look good along with the gerbers? Different flowers, some filler maybe? I need some help!! Thanks!!
April 8th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
elizabeth,
yay for pink and orange!! those are my colors(plus brown) for my wedding in october. it is overwelming so just get started asap and book things as soon as you can. it doesnt hurt to be ahead. i had my location, caterer, photographer, dress, dj, invitations and save the dates booked and ordered in 2 months. no i dont have as much to stress about later
let me know if you have any other questions on pink and orange ideas. here is the website for my photographer…just to get an idea.
i was very picky about choosing my photographer. it depends on how important your photography is to you and how much you want to spend. photography was on the top of my list as most important so i didnt mind spending more money in that area to get a good photographer.i have some photography background so i choose based on picture quality and style as well as a recomendation. i suggest you ask around and if you have someone in mind, ask if they have references you can talk to. narrow it down to 3 or 4 photographers and meet with all of them….you may click with one right away or you may be able to cross them off immediately. make sure you find exactly what you want in a photographer and the package you want. photography is something you can not replace or re do so make sure its something you are very happy with
www.robinlinphoto.com
happy planning!!
April 8th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
hey ladies,
just got engaged, so overwhelming!! the only thing iv decided is that i want pink and orange to be my colour theme. but do have another question, how are you all deciding who to have for you photographer??!!?? just cant choose, what if i make the wrong choice??
April 6th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Thanks Dawn!
The pictures are fabulous. You are a great help! DB has the tropic dresses paired with yellow and white which does make a great combo.
Thank You!
April 6th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Hi Heather, welcome!
OK, the colors. Gerbers come in white to cream, pink to burgundy, red, orange, yellow, peach … Here’s some great photos of gerber colors from FiftyFlowers, a site that sells them in bulk. I have no affiliation with them, but they really seem to know their stuff from their blog and are worth checking out.
As for cost, if you buy to arrange them yourself you will find them from about $1 a stem (supermarket flowers) to $2-$3 a stem (better quality growers’ flowers). No one can estimate the cost from a florist. It depends totally on the florist, the season, your region, how competitive the florist is in the market.
Now for aqua or DB’s “tropic” … an easy way to cheat is to look at the flowers that David’s Bridal chose for the photo’s bouquets! Not that you can’t make up your own combos, but the ones they chose to show off the dress are a great place to start.
So, take a look at DB’s “tropic” next to gerbers in the blushing white, yellow and pink tones they picked for the model’s calla bouquet.
And then, see that Cornflower jr. bridesmaid gown paired with that gorgeous coral/fuchsia dress, and some gerbers to match. Looks great doesn’t it?
Hope that gets you started!
April 6th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Ok. I have lots of questions about Gerber daisies. First, what colors can you get them in? Can anyone post a picture of all of the varieties?
My color is aqua, but it is a darker color than the aqua below. The color is called tropic from Davids Bridal. Can any color daisy go with this color? How much does a Gerber bouquet usually run?
April 4th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Abotare & Stacy … haven’t forgotten about you, I’m looking!
In the meantime, here is a GREAT, bright, whimsical, totally airborne gerber daisy in aqua, hot pink, chocolate brown and yellow to feast your eyes on. Nine pages of photographic bliss! Check it out!
April 4th, 2008 at 2:20 am
will a daisy pink and rich coffee brown theme fit a garden setting?
i need some ideas and pictures please…
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Hi. I am having a September wedding and my bridesmaid dresses are a sage green. What color gerber daisies would you recommend?
March 30th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Aha! Found him! A fabulish groom in yellow, plus a few more snaps from the same wedding.
I really do think these colors look great, especially the pale hue he’s in. (Click for larger)
March 30th, 2008 at 1:17 am
Hannah, thanks for sharing your research & those lovely pics!
March 30th, 2008 at 1:12 am
Hi Julia, are you working with any colors other than yellow? I think yellow ties look great with black tuxes. If I find any photos of that, I’ll share.
In the meantime, a few shasta pics! First, three from some unbelievable florals, just from the reception exterior. (Oh, how I wish I had shots from the inside! Maybe later.) Click this pic for larger:
Now, here are some other nice ideas from around the web (top to bottom, L to R).
I love this sweet favor box from a UK outfit, Seventh Moon Wedding Design. 2, a lovely shot of shasta heads scattered on the aisle (Ginjer). You rarely see anything but rose petals and it looks just lovely here. 3, un-freakin’-believable wedding cupcakes by Ansy.
The bottom three are from a must-see Brides.com palm springs yellow-and-white shasta theme wedding. Totally over the top of course, but inspiring ideas. Plus, the take home from all this is that shastas look AMAZING mixed up with mums: button mums, full-sized mums, spider mums — very modern and not-your-mother’s-wedding and sweet at the same time.
March 29th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
bo-k pics too
March 29th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Here are some pictures of a few of my favorite cakes…and of course colors can be changed to match your colors
March 29th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
We are getting married on May 17th . I am using two different color pink Gerber Daisies. I would love any ideas!! If any one has any pictures of Bouqets and Boutanier with these colors.
Thanks
March 29th, 2008 at 12:14 am
What does my fiance and the groomsmen wear for a vest when our color is pastel yellow (daisies
) …
March 29th, 2008 at 12:13 am
HELP! I’m getting married in September 2008 and haven’t found any ideas or pics for regular white and yellow daisies. I found amazing pics of colorful gerbers-but really not that much is available in just white and yellow. Any help or pics would be loved
I’m looking for bouquets and centerpieces 
March 24th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
HELP!!! I am getting married Aug 30, 2008…and my colors are pink and lime…love the gerbers…we are doing a big backyard wedding at our house…but I need ideas..especially stuff for brides on a budget…cakes, bo-k’s, decorations…I need it all.. thanks for any pictures or websites you can post to help me out..oh yeah…congrats to all you other brides out there!
March 21st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I saw some beautiful wedding ideas using the color yellow on the following sites:
Martha Stewart: yellow & white favors
Chic design cafe: Yellow wedding theme
Martha: Marigold & Pewter wedding palette
Tea light favor, American Bridal
March 20th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Tiffany, also see our Orange & Fuchsia page (link) … there are TONS of pics & great ideas, check the comments section!
March 20th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
I so heart those colors together! What a great choice! I found some paper with those colors…one side orange and the other pink. It was too sturdy to run through my printer, so I screen printed some thank yous that turned out super!
March 20th, 2008 at 11:03 am
hey.. im in desprate need of some ideas for my wedding…. my colors are tangelo orange and fuschia pink…. i am SOOO neveous and i really need some help if anyone is interested in giving some advice.. thanks. -Tiffany
March 14th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Lynsey — you don’t see those two together so much, but when you do, they can really look gorgeous! Check out these lovelies from 1) OhChiik, 2) Captured Soul, 3) Sarah McGee Photography
March 14th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Pink & Choc Jessica! — pic one is from above, pic two is not gerbers but pink anemones from Martha Stewart / ArtFool.
March 13th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Hi, red white & blue Jessica
… I always think it’s best to avoid ‘odd’ colors in your flowers and put them into a beautiful bouquet wrap instead.
Fr’example, I think red and white gerbers would look lovely in a satiny navy blue ribbon wrap. Silver might work well for your colors too — you don’t have to use every color in every feature, you know? You could have red & white bouquets against a navy sash on your BM’s gowns. Just some thoughts.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:49 am
I’m getting married in September 2008 and my colors are pink and chocolate. I”m trying to find mini gerbers that are pink with a brown middle, do they exist?
March 10th, 2008 at 12:31 am
I love gerber daisies, but I also love calla lillies. does anyone have pictures of the two combined? please email me thanks.
lynseyclark@mail.weber.edu
March 7th, 2008 at 1:32 am
i am having my wedding colors as red,white and blue (chicago cubs colors) and i was wondering what to do for the red and blue daisies. any suggestions?
March 7th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Oh how I love this hip, chic and youthful gerber wedding … nothing fussed to death, nothing overdone, just a few fresh touches of yellow and blue, and white gerbers (and a few shastas) used to perfection. Not to mention a gorgeous couple! That sweet cake topper and the clear glass cylinders with the floating candle are just a few more great modern touches.
February 24th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
I am using gerber daisies in my wedding and I want to say thank you for all the ideas. I was just curious if anyone knows where I can order the daisy votive holdes in the cake picture below. I love them! My wedding is not until August but I really owuld like to get them. If someone has made them too let me know.
February 11th, 2008 at 1:38 am
One more thing I forgot to add…..
I am making daisy pomanders to hang on each row of chairs for the ceremony and then using them to hang around the reception hall. Here is the webiste…I bought my flowers at Jo Anns for 30 percent off!
www.weddingbee.com/2007/06/25/guest-pomander-project/
February 10th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Hello everyone!
I am getting married in October and my dresses are brown with an ivory sash since my dress is ivory. The girls are going to carry pink and orange gerber daisies(my colors are pink, orange and brown) and i thought about the guys wearing a light gold instead of brown so there wouldn’t be so much brown. My invitations have pink, orange and brown stripes with a gold ribbon dividing the invitation in half. my ceremony/reception location(1875 victorian house) has a lot of gold accents so I figured it would look ok. Any thoughts on this??
For the ones who have asked about daisy centerpieces I have thought of a few but haven’t decided on one yet but I figured I would share them with y’all…..
fish bowl with colored stones at the bottom with gerber daisy on the bottom with floating candles or the flower floating on the top.
different sized glass bowls(round, short, tall but either round or square, not both) with colored water that matches your colors with floating candles and colored stones
tall glass vase layered with your choice of things(stones, rocks, shells, fruit, etc.) with bouquet of daises
Different textures look good together so be creative!
I will post more ideas if I think of anything else. Happy planning!
February 10th, 2008 at 10:14 am
looking for 3 inch wide fushia satin ribbon for table runner ribbon on ribbon theme
February 8th, 2008 at 4:12 am
Some cute daisy bouquets!
Here’s a pink and chocolate gerber wedding; every bridesmaid carries the same style hot pink bouquet. And then an intimate, outdoor wedding where the BMs in black carry a bright, small bo-k of fuchsia and bright orange gerbers.
Finally, here’s a charming pink-on-pink wedding where the BMs carry bo-ks of hot pink mixed with pink-with-coral-overtones against pastel dresses. Gorgeous.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Stay tuned … I’m going to try to do a blitz of daisy bouq pics so everyone can hopefully get some inspiration from other brides. And please — feel free to join me and post your own!
February 7th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I had to share these gerber pics of pure joy from StarrDesign’s Florida Keys beach wedding. Oh, how I love those bouqs. This was a DIY wedding — she designed the stationery too.
February 3rd, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Hello, I’m in the same boat as Amanda. We’re getting married April 12, 2008 and I want to use Gerber Daisies. The dresses are chartreuse (not quite lime green). I bought a variety of colors of daisies. Should each bridesmaid be given a color and then for my bouquet do one of each color, plus cream? I can’t decide. Any ideas?
January 31st, 2008 at 7:05 pm
I just got marreid January 8th and thought some of you may want to see my photos with my pink and brown wedding colors and Gerbra daisies.
izlas.com/pearson/pearsonwedding/pearsonwedding.html
January 31st, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Wow, those are some great ideas! im getting married June 28 2008, my bridesmaids are wearing fusia dresses. so because there dresses say so much, i want to go simple with their bouquets. anyone have an ideas? im also i need of centrepieces and give-aways!!
January 30th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Hello, cheryl!
I’m not getting married until 30th may 2009 but am looking already!! I wanted brown for my bridesmaid dresses but like you i was worried about the black tux. What colours have you put underneath eg the waistcoat and cravate? x
January 29th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Hi everyone! I am getting married April 12, 2008. My dresses are apple green and I want to use the pink, orange, etc gerber daisies. Does anyone have any ideas for inexpensive centerpieces for the tables? The tables are round and seat 8 people. I want the wedding “theme” to be simple but reminiscent of a garden theme. Any suggestions. PICS would be fabulous
January 29th, 2008 at 1:59 am
Anyone have fall wedding pics i would love to see them
January 29th, 2008 at 1:51 am
Hi i have the same theme as you Cheryl, i was wondering what color vest and ties the guys were wearing with the black tux. Im getting married Nov 8 08 and my girls are wearing expresso brn with a burnt orange sash. I dont no what the guys should wear??
January 18th, 2008 at 3:48 am
K, a few more pics and then I’ll do cakes later, after other people have a chance to post.
These are all from different weddings. But I love this gerber pomander — easy to DIY with silks — and the way gerbers are used to line the aisle in a beach wedding, and especially the blooms floating in the fountain for this luxuriant orangey-red and white gerber wedding (they went all out for this one).
January 18th, 2008 at 3:42 am
Okay, a few cake posts. I’m obsessed with cakes, if you couldn’t tell.
Don’t you love those gerber bases under the votives on cake #1??
Cake #2 is by Denver’s Kelley Kakes and cake #3 is by Quality Kosher.
BTW, this reminds me, way too many people sweat bullets designing their cake, and invest a small fortune in it, and then display it on something like thin polyester linen with crimp marks in the fabric. Luxurious linens are a NECESSITY for maximizing cake cuteness. The cake in that cute red/yellow wedding below really proves it.
January 18th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Hey ladies, those of you who’ve had gerber weddings, can you possibly post a few highlight pics that show off your color scheme and great ideas? This is SOOOO helpful for brides coming down the pike!
Here’s three pics from the cutest gerber wedding — red and yellow. The venue’s to die for, the cake’s a pop art masterpiece, and look at those adorable flower girls! The bridesmaids wore black for this one and carried bright yellow gerber bo-Ks. I’ll post a few more pics after this because … I must!
January 17th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Hi everyone!!
I am using gerber daisies in October 2008 wedding would love to hear some centerpiece ideas. My colors are dark pink, orange and brown. I was thinking of having my bridesmaids wear pink or brown dresses with just 3 or 4 pink and orange daisies. I would love to hear from anyone who has had these colors and theme in their wedding and has photos/ideas to share!!
Thank you
January 17th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Sylvia, if you email me, I have all of the information for a gerbera daisie wedding in my inbox. I will be glad to forward you it. Or anybody for that matter. I am almost done planning and I had such a great time doing it!
taking_over_chapelhill@hotmail.com
January 17th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Hey Ladies, I’m using gerberas in my October 2008 wedding. I have one color which is choco brown. My flowers are going to be the orange, yellow, red and white gerberas. I bought a bundle of gerberas flowers and took them with me as one girl tried on a choco brown dress (not the one that I ended up getting but…). It looked fantastic!! I’m so excited about the bold colors to spice up the brown dresses. Our centerpieces are a bundle of gerberas in a vase, nothing fancy, just simple and bold. All of our flowers are fresh, its was almost the same price as silk!! I can say that really anything looks good with brown. I was slighly worried about having brown dresses with the black tux but it looks so warm and cozy!! Tamara, I think blue would look great with your brown dresses, don’t be afraid to add other colors to bring out the brown and the blue. Just be different, use your imagation and I’m sure everything will turn out wonderful.
January 16th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
I read a comment a few postings back (Tamara) about the chocolate brown & sky blue. I’m getting married July 09 & have chosen chocolate brown, sunflower yellow & white. There aren’t many wedding pics out there of choc brown & blue. I was going to do blue but yellow worked much better in the grand scheme of things. I don’t know where you could find some pics with those colors but, make it your own. Good luck trying to find some pics. I’m finding it a lot easier to plan by making it completely my own.
Have fun with it! Make it unique! : )
January 13th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Courtney- I used gerberas at my christmas eve wedding and I used red and white. My bouquet had 1 lg red and 3 small whites. My girls each had a red and they were all long stemmed and had a white ribbon wrapped around the top part of the stem. they were beautiful. i deffinatly reccomend them!
January 8th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
hi courtney, i’m using gerberas. my colours are hot pink with the accent colour being orange. i know it sounds a bit odd but gerberas look stunning in these colours. i’m even having hot pink and orange gerberas on my cake. my bridesmaids are having pink dresses.
Lisa
x
January 8th, 2008 at 9:50 am
im getin married May23, 2008…my theme is daisy’s but i have no idea what my colors will be,it’s an out side wedding…any ideas??? id love to here ‘em
January 1st, 2008 at 3:53 pm
im thinking of chocolate brown and sky blue for my august/sept. wedding. but im having trouble finding pictures of the two together…anybody have any ideas where i can??
December 6th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
First off Congrats on the wedding!! Second I love your colors. As for daisies, I think the Shasta daisy would be beautiful with greenery and maybe lavender and ivory ribbons. I think that as a boquet for you and then single lavender or white daisies for your bridesmaids. For the flower girl I would pick several differnt kinds of daisy petals and mix them up in her basket. The groomsmen with lavender daisies would complete the look for your wedding party.. Or you could put them in Mason jars with lavender and ivory ribbon tied around it. Also on your wedding invitations, see if you can’t find some with the shadow of a daisy. Or you could always mix the original daisies with 2 other kinds. The possibilities are endless! Let me know if you like any of the ideas. If not I hope I got your imagination going. Good Luck!
December 1st, 2007 at 3:05 pm
IM GETTING MARRIED MAY 17TH, 2008!! MY WEDDING COLORS ARE LAVENDER AND IVORY. IM THINKING I WANT DAISIES OF SOME SORT BUT IM SOO CONFUSED!! ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS?? I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THEM!! THANKS!
November 26th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Sarah,
I’m also going with the Hot pink and i’ve been trying to find another color, I was wondering if I could also see some of your pics. Thanks so much!!
November 22nd, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Hi Sara - i would love to see your pictures. I was thinking of those same colors for my wedding
November 16th, 2007 at 11:35 am
I am having a mint green and hot pink wedding. Hot pink being the accent color. I have alot of great picture ideas if anyone would like to see them. I am using hot pink gerbera daisies for everything but my bouquet. I am making my own centerpieces, I am a bride on a tight budget, and my bridesmaids are getting fake gerbera daisies, that I bought per stem, and am making them…a good keepsake item. I am so excited about getting married..only 5 months to go!
November 11th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
Im getting married March22 2008. I know i want blue and yellow for our colors ( but like a bright springy blue.) And we want white and yellow shasta daisies. Does anyone have any pictures or ideas?
November 8th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
HI ALL! I’m getting married in january in south america, I want to use gerber daisies, i was thinking of pink and white, but my bridesmaids dresses are going to be pink with a black sash.. and I want the whole theme to be pink and black, is black too dark a color for a happy wedding, and should I keep the bouquet to pink gerbers only and take out the white gerbers? should the gerbera daises be held together with pink and black ribbon? I think black is elegant, but I figure my old fashioned family will compare it to a funeral.. i don’t think i should care, but what do you think? aaaand I’m all for suggestions on anything else within the pink and black theme!
November 8th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Hi, any chance some of our brides who married in 2007 could post a few pics of your gerber weddings, now that we can post pictures here? Everyone would love to see them!
October 29th, 2007 at 8:52 am
We’re thinking of decorating with potted gerbers - do they close up at night?
October 21st, 2007 at 10:56 am
For those pink and orange brides: my bridesmaids are wearing coral shantung dresses with fuchsia sashes from aria — www.ariadress.com.
I am strongly considering gerber daisies–for some great ideas, check out www.dariajohnson.net (photographer’s site)–go to the July archives and check out Brooke and Ernest’s wedding. Beautiful colors — they used gerbers throughout, for the bouquets, decorations and the cake.
September 12th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
I am also having a pink and orange wedding with black and white, but i am having trouble incorporating black and white in with my pink and orange gerber daisies. I also dont know what color of dress my bridesmaides can wear….I NEED HELP!!!!!
September 2nd, 2007 at 9:27 pm
looking for reasonable priced daisy jewelry for bride & bridesmaids, any ideas
August 21st, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Our wedding is May of 08. I really like sky blue and khaki(a.k.a tan) And I would like you have white daisies for my flowers! Does that sounds like the colors and florwers go together??
August 20th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
To incorporate black and white you may want to try anemones. They come in bright colors like red and pink and have a black and white center. I also think they’d go well with daisies.
August 20th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
I am planning a wedding on June 21, 2008. I am using orange, yellow, and pink gerber daises also. My dress colors are expresso (chocolate brown) and aruba (auqa blue). I wasnt sure my self if the colors would look good together. I found some fake flowers in those colors and brought them with me to David’s Bridal and put it with the dresses and it looked great. I am so excited about this.
August 4th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Everyones ideas are very beautiful. I was wondering if anyone has any pictures from their wedding (if you choose a daisy wedding).
Thanks!
August 3rd, 2007 at 9:13 am
Hello everyone! My wedding is 10/11/08 and I’m super psyched. However, i have a problem that many do not. My fiance is really into planning the fun part. We are having a Nascar themed wedding and our colors are Budweiser red, white and accented with black. I love these colors but i never thought i’d use them for my wedding. Now i’m having a hard time pulling our theme and the gerber daisies together. I don’t want the entire wedding to be red, i love color. What colors do you all suggest? By the way, it’s not going to be redneck by any means. We will have simple hints of Nascar such as white and black ribbons alternating around the stems of the flowers and checkered flags will be waving instead of bubbles, things like that. How do i incorporate the white and black with my flowers? and is this too much?
July 24th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Hi all - Im having a daisy wedding also… Im using the golden yellow, bright pink, orange gerbera daisies and then adding some white ones to my bouquet. I really would like to do the bridesmaids dresses in an aqua blue color and I was wondering what other people thought about that idea. The aqua color will be tied in throughout the wedding through ribbons and other fabrics also.
Then as to Nicky - I think that the black bridesmaid dresses with pink sashes would be really cute… I dont know about the orange.. it might just depend on the shade of orange.. but orange and black kinda makes me think of halloween…. and I think that all ur other ideas for the wedding and reception sound really cute too!
Thanks all!
July 23rd, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Ya’ll make me feel so much better about my colors… Orange and Pink, my friends all think i am Crazy…
I am June 2008, and I am just having a simple white cake with just the flower heads on the cake…. Bunches of 3 on each level… as for decoration I am just using potted Gerbers in nice pots setting around plus floating gerber heads in glass bowls on tables.
For the tables I am using white table clothes with oragne and pink runners (picking this all up at a faberic store to save lots of money!) Any other suggestions?
Anyone have opinions on Bridesmaids wearing black with orange or pink sashes????
July 23rd, 2007 at 5:17 pm
I’m getting married July 19,2008 and really love the gerber daisy theme I had already chose the colors fushia and orange but Im having a hard time on decorations. I dont want the wedding to look like the 80s I want it colorful fun but still with some simplicity. Any seguestions would be great!!! Thanks
July 20th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
July 17th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Hey guys,
I am getting mariied 10/18/08 and we are doing Pink and Orange gerber daisys with black accents but I am having a hard time finding pictures, does anyone have any links? I am probably going to do alot of silksince they are so cheapbut I am kinda scared that they will look cheap, any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!
Jasmine
Peacebrat@aol.com
July 17th, 2007 at 10:19 am
hi sandi,
well i’m having a cake with fresh gerberas on it as opposed to sugar ones. i’ve ordered my cake already and the lady who is making it has used fresh flowers, including gerberas lots of times. she says that they will be fine and will last well. I hope they do!!!!! i’ve seen photos of her cakes with fresh gerberas and they look fab. the company is called cakes for all occasions from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. Hope this helps with your query. lisa x
July 16th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
I’m doing a wedding cake and the bride wants fresh gerber daisies on the cake - how do they hold up with out being in water and how long will they look fresh?
Thanks,
June 27th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Hello Everyone!
So good job girls! Daisy weddings are so a hot thing right now
Happy Wedding Hunting!!
I am getting married next May 2008. We are getting married on ‘’Our Birthdays”! YUP! Same exact day, so special for us! Anyway the theme is Gerber Daisys different colors and pastle polka dots! It is looking so cute all together. I am having the time of my life planning and buying decorations for the reception/wedding! I have always wanted to have a daisy wedding…. I think they are such beautiful flowers! I wanted my wedding to be very colorful and unique not just plain ole colors and boring like ALOT of weddings are
~LAURA~
May 31st, 2007 at 6:24 pm
I am also have a beach wedding on 07-07-07 .. there are a lot of us
May 20th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
I am getting married on July 28th, 2007. My colors are fuschia and tangerine. It will be an evening wedding at sunset. What color do you recomend for my bridesmaid dresses? Thank you- abbie
May 20th, 2007 at 11:35 am
i am also getting married on 7-7-07 and am having a beach wedding but i want to use daisyR