All-White Wedding Bouquets

There's no doubt about it — the all-white bridal bouquet is coming back into style. Not that appreciation has waned for those beautiful blooms, colors and seasonal extras like twigs and berries, leaves and seashells, and even succulents that florists have brought us — far from it.

Still, some brides simply love that pure look of a bride in white, carrying a handsome white bouquet. It creates a lot of contrast against a group of more colorful bridesmaids, and the bride looks almost angelic if she's lucky enough to be snapped a bright, sunny garden.

So what's the catch? Well, advice floating around the Internet (and sometimes coming straight from the florist's mouth) suggests that that would be a mistake. What you usually hear: "A white bouquet won't show up against the dress in the photos." You also hear: "all-white looks flat in photos." The fear being that your beautiful self will be memorialized carrying a white, amorphous blob.

So is this true, or just a buzz-kill talking? Or is it well-meaning advice that used to be accurate, but is now out of date? We'll cover it.