Let the Wedding Raise the Language of Love
Bravo! You have caught the man of your dreams and are getting married. What a fantastic time in your life – full of promise, desire, and felicity. Can you believe of a better way to convey 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 really has its bases in ancient times. Strong odorous herbs and spices were used to keep away evil feelings during the wedding celebration. Later, during the Roman era, flowers were used to stand for fertility. Eventually, flowers were given various meanings and used as a style of sending “love notes” in the form of bouquets. Soon, the custom of the meaning of each flower trickled down and was adopted for the bride’s bouquet.
By tradition, the groom wears a flower that comes out in the bridal bouquet in his buttonhole. This custom descended from the Medieval custom of a knight wearing his lady's colors as a announcement of love.
So it appears that a wedding without flowers is like, well, it’s like a garden without flowers!
So Many options
Have you ever known how many diverse kinds of flowers there are? Hundreds of beautiful blooms are available to make the romantic elegance your wedding deserves. You may even feel that you know not which you 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 select?
One way is to consider the different significances 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!
Depended on custom, here are some of the more favorite 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 - pleasure, 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, wedding, 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
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