Carnations are hearty, available year-round in lots of great colors (like this blush & beige variety from Holland). Mounded they have a full luxurious feeling. So, it’s OK to like them! Here we added a collar of bleached peacock feathers for a lil somethin somethin. This bridal bouquet would hold up well in Charleston’s summer heat and sun.

Thank you Jennifer Hudson Smith, with Carolina Photosmith, for the awesome images of a versatile wedding bouquet that’s great for anything from a beach wedding in Charleston to a vintage wedding at a rural plantation!