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EyeElle

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Hi All,

I have a questions about hydrangeas. I was shopping around for a florist and alot of them have strongly said I should not have hydrangea flowers for my wedding.
My wedding is in early June and they said that once they are cut, to be kept in a vase in warm weather they will wilt very fast and start losing their petails even before the reception starts.

I was quite surprised by this as I see many use the flower in all seasons.

So I am hoping those who have used them would give me some insight. Is this true, will they wilt fast and start loosing their petals or will they be good for a June wedding??
 
I have no idea but I am very curious to see this answer!
 
Are you having your reception outside?

I am getting married in Northern CA in September (it is still warm) and my florist has recommended hydrangeas for my reception, and we will be using them in the BM bouquets. The ceremony will be outside and the reception inside. She never expressed any concerns about them wilting.
 
That surprises me because hydrangeas keep very well in a vase in my opinion.
 
LtlFirecracker - My reception will be indoors. i am not sure why she had said that as it never crossed my mind it would be a bad choice.

lulu - I would think they would too. Especially for a few hours and only for one day.

Thanks for chipping in! I will have to question the florist a bit more on this.
 
My florist only recommended them for centerpieces/arrangements because they could be kept in water throughout the day. She strongly discouraged me from using them in bouquets due to the reasons you mentioned.

We used them in our centerpieces and did not have any issues.
 
If mine were blooming right now I would cut some blooms and see how they''d last, but alas, no blooms.
 
I had hydrangeas in my bouquet and my BMs bouquets. My wedding was outside, and they seemed to hold up well!

We put them in water after we finished taking pictures before the ceremony and took them back out right before the ceremony started. They were beautiful during and after the ceremony (for more pictures.)
 
LuLu''s got a great idea-hinting to a trial run.

They are so beautiful anyway, why not head to a florist and get yourself four of five and enjoy them. See if you can duplicate the indoor situation and see how long you get out of them before petals begin to go. Perhaps that experience will put your mind at ease? Or validate their advice?

Wish I had more positive advice for you.
 
I used them in my June 20th Rhode Island wedding last year for bridesmaids bouquets. We made the bouquets the night before and kept them in water overnight. They were removed from the water at 1 pm and left out for the rest of the day. I''d say at about 9 or so they stared to look a little wilted. It was around 70 degrees that day.

Are these for bouquets or centerpieces?
 
My friend that got married in May had an indoor reception with hydrangea in the centerpieces, as well as on the cake. They looked lovely and did not wilt from what I can tell.

However, my sister was a bridesmaid in an outdoor wedding last summer, and they had hydrangea bouquets. I don''t know how long they were out of the water beforehand, but by the time they got to the ceremony hers had noticeably wilted.

I think a lot depends on the care they''re given leading up to the wedding, and how fresh-cut they are when arranged, among other things!
 
I had hydrangeas for my July 12th wedding 2 years ago, and it was 90 degrees out. They were the main flowers in my bouquet and my bm's, but my florist had little capsules of water (covered in ribbon) to keep them hydrated. They kept beautifully throughout the ceremony and reception. The florist just said I couldn't have a hand-tied bouquet (with the ends of the stems showing) because of the water capsules.
 
I had hydrangea centerpieces (in water-filled containers) and in the bridesmaid bouquets (kept in water before the ceremony, but carried loose afterward and throughout the reception) and they held up fine. Total duration was about four hours that the flowers in the bouquets were out of water, weather was around 78-80 degrees with medium humidity.
 
Thanks for all the input.

I wanted to use them mainly for centerpeices, so they would be in water the whole time. Not to sure about bouquets yet, but I would really condiser it.

So from what people have said as long as they are hydrated they should be fine.
I might just get some and have a test run as some have suggested.

Thanks for telling me some of your experiences with them, much apprecaited!
 
Just another here who used hydrangeas in the warm weather. They were perfect! In fact, we got married in the ILs back yard and left them out overnight. They were still BEAUTIFUL in the morning!
 
We used hydrangea in our bouquets and centerpieces on a beautiful sunny day in the 80s. They all looked great all night!
 
I was married July 18th of last year in Texas... around 100 degrees and humid. My wedding and reception were indoors, and our hydrangeas were perfect. Hydrangeas need water though, so I''m 100% in favor of of hydrangeas IF you keep them in water. I was a bridesmaid in a wedding, and she probably paid a lot of extra money for hydrangea in "hand-tied" bouquets - the flowers were actually in little water holders and then a circle of stems was tied around it to look like it was a hand-tied bouquet.

I had hydrangeas in the arrangements and hand tied stock bouquets, which I think gave a similar look without being so "needy."
 
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