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Delicate petals float through the air on a wing and a prayer: handsome men wear small blooms to symbolise their joy: a bride tosses her bouquet to hopeful women on the dancefloor. For centuries, flowers have been an integral part of every wedding day. Whether you desire an abundance of blooms or just a select few, there are some things you should keep in mind.

What To Remember

Follow your heart not the latest trend, "by choosing flowers which suit your own style," advises Donagh McDonagh of Blooms and Bows in Monkstown, Co. Dublin. If your groom-to-be gave you a dozen roses on your first date, incorporate the same ones into your wedding day arrangements.

Hire unusual containers from your designer to tie the floral theme together at both the church and the reception. Not only is renting less costly but with all the wonderful stands, vases and holders available the overall effect will look terrific.

Incorporate perfumed flowers in your bouquets, says Nicola Montgomery of Flowers by Nicola in Comber, Northern Ireland. Not only will the scented blooms draw guests' near but they'll also appeal to everyone on a whole new level.

Move away from the traditional all white arrangements at the church. Sherbet-like colours in shades of pale mauve, lilac and ice pink will be very popular with spring and summer brides this year.

Think modern. Sarah-Jane Medcalf of Ballsbridge Flower Shop in Dublin likes to create elegant, minimalist looking centrepieces by using simple flowers in a unique way. Phalaenopsis Orchids in glass vases, filled with hard fruits like limes, lemons and oranges is very chic and modern.

Don't forget the entrance to the church, reminds Lamber de Bie of Lamber de Bie Displays in Kilkenny. The door of the church is where guests first get a feel for what waits inside and it is the ideal place for photographs after the ceremony.