How to Hold Your Wedding Bouquet

You probably don't carry bouquets of flowers all that often...so why would your know how to carry it?

Knowing how to handle your bouquet makes you seem at ease and lets the flowers do their job - namely, drawing the viewers' eye to you. You want your bouquet to be a beautiful accent to your dress, not the first thing your guest notice when they watch you float down the aisle.

Yet many brides and bridesmaids have a tendency to hold their bouquets to high. This pose not only blocks the view of the bodice of that perfect wedding dress you've found, but it also causes the arms to tire in about 15 minutes or so. So unless, it's for a close up photo, there's no need to hold your bouquet up high as in this photo.

When walking down the aisle hold your bouquet low, pelvis/hip high at a 45 degree angle pointing outward. that way your guests get to see your perfect accessory - your bouquet and not the stems.


For full length photos, again hold you bouquet at your pelvis/hip. This forces the elbows away from your body and shows off those beautiful curves at your waist. It elongates your torso and has a slimming effect while hiding any imperfections. Now if we could always walk around with a bouquet!

For half length photos and shorter, hold your bouquet nearer to your face/chest as this again enlarges the upper torso while reducing the waist, it also frames your face beautifully.

Hope this little tip helps you future brides to end up with photos of you and your bouquet that you'll love!

Posted by Cindy