Soft pink ranunculus are mixed with big, leathery galax leaves and airy sprays of lily-of-the-valley. The ranunculus have fresh-looking chartreuse hearts, and the lily-of-the-valley add a touch of whimsy. The deep-green leaves and thick column of exposed stems bound with a trio of ribbons provide contrast in texture and form.

Red and ivory ranunculus are paired with aspidistra leaves.

Clockwise from left: glossy moire and floral jacquard bind a bridal bouquet of garden roses, ranunculus, poppies, peonies, and sweetpea; bright grosgrain trims a ranunculus bloom; thin grosgrain layered over a vintage French-print fabric fetters a bridesmaid's posy featuring the wedding's principal blooms, along with delphinium; vintage gathered ribbon graces a single garden rose.

Sunny chartreuse and fiery red evoke the tropics in this exotic display of vivid philodendron and croton leaves, ruby peonies, tightly clustered euphorbias, and winding passionflower vine. All-green ranunculus and red-flushed maple seed pods continue the pleasant confusion between flowers and foliage.

A compact cascade of fragrant spring flowers is alive with every shade of white. Fluttery sweet peas and airy freesia float near the top; some weightier blooms, including tulips, 'Evelyn' roses, ranunculus, and gardenias, spread through the middle and tumble down the side.

Velvet-stemmed tweedia add that "something blue" to a white-on-white bouquet of spray and tea roses, lisianthius buds and flowers, and ranunculus. A slim metallic-silver vintage ribbon lends a touch of sparkle.

A cheerful profusion of the season's sweetest arrivals -- lily-of-the-valley, muscari, daffodils, Hymenocallis, ranunculus, and narcissus -- will glow nearly as brightly as the bride. The sunny hues of a striped vintage ribbon echo those of the flowers.

Mixing olives on silver-green branches and black ivy berries with ranunculus gives this domed nosegay a loose, romantic feeling. The striped ribbon is pinned to a wide band.

Bouquets inspired by the tuxedo's colors are elegant and surprising. An armful of white flowers, including 'Majolica' spray roses, lily-of-the-valley, ranunculus, freesia, lisianthus, and sweet peas, is bound with a black-and-white sash tied in a grand bow.

On the right, nerines peep out from among a flower girl's vivid array of fuchsia and red ranunculus accented with white ones; salmon-pink begonias enhance the charm.

White Vendela roses are combined with stems of tender, fuzzy ranunculus buds and loops of bear grass. The bouquet is anchored by a vaselike cuff of double face white satin ribbon.

As lovely as the wedding day it celebrates, this delicate clutch of hellebores, allium, sweet peas, and ranunculus is surrounded by an exquisite cuff made of vintage silk feathers. Two satin ribbons in different widths add further refinement.

Striped 'Abracadabra' and 'Hocus Pocus' roses make an arresting foundation for a bouquet. Their yellow and aubergine shades are mirrored by an assortment of butter-hued roses, bright yellow marigolds, deep burgundy ranunculus, and orange-colored rose hips. A vintage ribbon in a sparkling golden-yellow hue completes the arrangement.

Satoko carries a bouquet of lilies of the valley, fiddle heads, chocolate cosmos, garden roses, freesia, sweetpeas, and ranunculus.