Let Your Wedding Flowers Speak the Language of Love
By Claire
Bowes*
Congratulations!
You have found the man of your dreams and are getting
married. What a wonderful time in your life – full of
promise, hope, and happiness. Can you think of a better
way to express these emotions than through flowers? A
wedding would just not be the same without wedding
flowers.
The
Tradition of Wedding Flowers
Carrying
flowers by the bride is not something new; it actually
has its roots in ancient times. Strong smelling herbs
and spices were used to keep away evil spirits during
the wedding celebration. Later, during the Roman era,
flowers were used to symbolize fertility. Eventually,
flowers were given different meanings and used as a way
of sending “love notes” in the form of bouquets.
Soon, the tradition of the meaning of each flower
trickled down and was adopted for the bride’s bouquet.
By
tradition, the groom wears a flower that appears in the
bridal bouquet in his buttonhole. This custom originates
from the Medieval tradition of a knight wearing his
lady's colors as a declaration of love.
So
it seems that a wedding without flowers is like, well,
it’s like a garden without flowers!
So
Many Choices
Have
you ever considered how many different kinds of flowers
there are? Hundreds of beautiful blooms are available to
create the romantic elegance your wedding deserves. You
may even feel like author Phoebe Cary, who said, “I
know not which I love the most, Nor which the comeliest
shows, The timid, bashful violet Or the royal-hearted
rose: The pansy in purple dress, The pink with cheek of
red, Or the faint, fair heliotrope, who hangs, Like a
bashful maid her head.” So, how do you choose?
One
way is to consider the different meanings of the flowers
and create a bouquet that is not only beautiful to the
eye, but also meaningful to the heart. Another way is to
consider the time of year. Many flowers are more common
during one season than another, so finding off-season
flowers may be difficult!
Based
on tradition, here are some of the more popular wedding
bouquet flowers and what they mean, along with when they
are in season:
- Red
Rose – Love, All Year
- White
Rose - Unity, All Year
- Yellow
Rose - Joy, All Year
- Orange
Rose - Passion, All Year
- Pink
Rose - Secret Love, or Grace & Sweetness, All
Year
- Alstroemeria
- Devotion, All Year
- Baby's
Breath - Innocence, All Year
- Calla
Lily - Magnificent Beauty, March through September
- Carnation
- Devoted Love, All Year
- Daisy
- Innocence & Romance, All Year
- Ivy
- Fidelity, Marriage, All Year
- Lily
Of The Valley - Happiness, March through September
- Myrtle
- Joy , All Year
- Orchid
- Love & Beauty, All Year
- Stephanotis
- Marital Happiness, All Year
- Tulips
- Love & Passion, January through April
- Zinnia
- Affection, All Year
The
best way to get the right flowers is to choose the right
florist and one of the best ways to find a good florist
is by word of mouth. If the florist's service and work
comes highly recommended, chances are they will do a
good job for you. Select a florist that listens to you
and really grasps the look and feel you want. Be open to
the florist's ideas and suggestions. In the long run, it
will be the value of their experience, talent, and
expertise that you have purchased.
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