Wedding Florist Secret: The 60:30:10 Rule

Wedding design that makes you go WOW

You're scrolling for inspo images and then you see one that makes you go, WOW, this looks so good. Why? It has good colour proportion. 

There's a dominant colour that "wins" (60%), complimented by a secondary colour (30%), and tertiary (10%) colour that makes the whole thing look beautiful and harmonious (shout out to The Floral Coach). 

Floral Design using the 60:30:10 Rule

In this floral recipe we used:

60% GREEN 

• plumosa
• hellebore

30% ORANGE

• double tulips
• salmon butterfly ranunculus 

10% CREAM

• clematis pods 

​Result: balance, harmony, and a refined look.

While this is a general rule of thumb, you can of course add more colours and stretch the ratio. Whenever choosing a colour palette for Toronto wedding flowers or a Toronto brand activation, I find this so helpful whenever I need a place to start when building my Style Board! The colour inspiration for this arrangement came from these golden berries that my 4 year old daughter picked out at the grocery store! 

The chartreuse green and orange is a beautiful palette that is versatile. 

I used this for a baby shower, but it can be used for so many things - Spring wedding, summer wedding, Italian inspired event, intimate dinner party, bridal shower, any food and drink marketing launch.