The Bridal Bouquet Becomes a Bracelet: Calla Lilies and Pearls on Wire Instead of the Classic Round Posy

Influencer Ana Padilla, daughter of Spanish TV presenter Paz Padilla, married Mario Cristóbal on September 19 in Zahara de los Atunes. Her dress with an asymmetric neckline was made by Isabel Núñez, in silk muslin and silk crêpe de chine. But the bouquet stole the show: a circular bracelet of white calla lilies, mounted on wire and worn around the arm like a piece of jewellery.

It's a trend spreading fast among younger brides. The wire structure gives the bouquet its shape and allows almost any material. There are two variants: circular, which wraps around the arm, and fully vertical, which falls like a cascade. The flowers are often combined with pearls to create rounded lines, and simple single-colour palettes are the most popular, although multicoloured ones work too. The trend goes hand in hand with floral sculptures and suits theatrical or bohemian looks.

The bride Victoria, who married in Altea, went the other way: a very long white cascade made from a single type of flower, the work of Carmina Floristas. The dress was by Inés Lasasa, the jewellery by Marucca, and the ceremony took place at the Finca Marqués de Montemolar estate.

Florists around the world have picked up the trend, each in their own way. Blanca Floral Atelier from Peru combines pearls and calla lilies in the shape of a handle. Hommflowermaison makes circular woven arrangements of calla lilies, orchids and tropical flowers in burgundy, green, blue, pink and white, in a Thai style. Jeumpa from Jakarta does a maximalist floor-length cascade of orange blossom, amaranth and three kinds of orchids, in red, purple, white and green - an arrangement that takes an enormous amount of handwork.

De Bohemia Lab makes a fully circular bouquet of red roses that's somewhere between a clutch bag and a bracelet. Freakhaus builds a long vertical bouquet with pink carnations as the main flower, plus pearls and orchids. Flowers Vasette from Melbourne goes a step further - a bouquet shaped like a handbag in brown tones, with orchids. And Aniela Baten from Australia has an all-white version of lilies, orange blossom and tropical varieties.

Who does it suit? Mostly brides in a simple dress, who have room for the bouquet to be the main detail of the look rather than an accessory. At weddings in Macedonia, the bouquet ends up flying toward the unmarried friends. A bouquet wired around the arm will be hard to throw - the only question is whether brides will see that as a drawback or a perk.