Orchids are fabulous. They hold up well out of water, making them perfect for hair and hot days, and they are hardy enough to be wired from the ceiling without wilting or breaking or loosing petals.
I’m no official florist, but I have enough amazing floral friends that have shown me the magic of orchids so that I am not a firm believer in them. If you’re not set on a romantic, traditional rose-fest, and are up for bringing in a little texture, look to orchids, even in small ways, to brighten up bouquets or centerpieces.
Orchids come in all shapes and sizes, but one of my favorite qualities about them is the huge spectrum of colors available. Green, for starters, is hard enough of a shade to find, but you’ll find several in the orchid family. You can get gorgeous shades of pinks and yellows, and even a very true blue (though it can skew purple sometimes) which is incredible, and means you’re not stuck with hydrangeas if you want a cool colored bouquet.
While they can tend to be on the more expensive end, the upside about orchids is that they are pretty much always in season. It’s not like tulips or peonies, lily of the valley or ranunculus, all of which are great examples of seasonal blooms – orchids you can get anytime. (Unless of course a huge volcano in Iceland affects the growers! 
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Orchids are not necessarily a vintage flower, nor are they as romantic as peonies or roses, but they can give the same illusion of richness, softness and fullness if created correctly in arrangements. Some are huge and some are tiny, and should be used accordingly, and some do only come in certain colors, but I’m definitely a huge fan!
Top Row from left: Green Dendrobium, White Hawaiian Phalaenopsis, Yellow Candy Stripe Phalaenopsis Hybrid, strand of white Hawaiian Phals.
Middle Row from left: Pink Stripe Phalaenopsis Hybrid, Burgundy Cymbidium, Yellow Cymbidium, Yellow Oncidiums
Bottom Row from left: Blue Dendrobium, Chocolate Oncidium or “Sharry Baby” close-up (they smell like chocolate!), Orange Mokara and Pink Cattleya