She Avoided Using Basic Roses and Flowers
Gan got the idea to paint orange flowers on her dress from the book “Tiger Lilly” by Jodi Lynn Anderson. “I strayed away from basic roses and dainty florals because although they’re pretty, they don’t reflect my personality,” she told Buzzfeed News. “I love the vibrancy of loud colors like orange and green—they speak more about who I am.” But that wasn’t the only thing she did to add some pizazz to her dress.