“Whether you choose to get married
indoors or outdoors, you can always
add exotic foliage, a bright color scheme
and Chivari chairs to achieve a tropical
setting for your wedding,” Goldberg
said.
The lush floral
For that exotic foliage, it’s all about
bringing the tropics to your theme with
just the right floral choices. To the team
at Tropicana, that means creating just
the right island aesthetic by decorating
with palm leaves and bright, colorful
flowers, such as orchids, birds of
paradise or ginger flowers.
Whether it’s colorful bouquets for
you and your squad, boutineres for your
beau and his entourage or accessories,
such as floral crowns, it can help to go
straight to the source.
Hala Tropical Flowers, a 10-acre
tropical flower farm on the island of
Hana, Hawaii, specializes in helping
bring an abundance of lush floral of the
island to any bride and groom.
“For a bride planning a tropicalthemed
wedding, I recommend using
some of my favorite pink flowers, like
orchids, pink ginger and King Protea,”
Hala’s florist and designer Jessica Keay
said.
Adding whimsical flowers, such as
white torch ginger and tubarose can
add to the fun island vibe, while garden
roses can add a touch of romance, she
said. Locally grown seeded eucalyptus
and heliotrope plants are also some
of Keay’s favorites for adding tropical
greenery.
Aside from obvious floral elements,
such as bouquets, many tropical-
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