Choosing the right wedding bouquet
The wedding bouquet is a lot more than just a flower bouquet. it should be a personal statement that carries a meaning for the bride who carries it down the isle. Below you will find a few suggestions on how to find inspiration to turn the wedding bouquet into something more than just a thing of beauty, a personal statement that tells a story.
Incorporate geographical elements that carries significance for you
All the U.S. states have their own state flower and most countries in the world have also adopted a flower as a symbol of their nation. Why not use this for inspiration when designing your wedding bouquet? Let’s say you’re from Louisiana while your spouse hails from New Hampshire, you met each other while studying in Pennsylvania and now you plan on going to Hawaii for your honey moon. This gives you four different state flowers to draw inspiration from: the sweet Louisiana Magnolia, the rich purple lilac of New Hampshire, the exquisite Mountain Laurel of Pennsylvania and the exotic tropical Hawaiian hibiscus.
Your origins or other ties to another country can be used as a source for inspiration. Did you get engaged in Paris? Than perhaps you should use lillies, the national flower of France. Are you or your from Poland, Russia or the Ukraine? The national flowers of these three countries are corn poppy, chamomile and sunflower, respectively. The symbol of Ireland is naturally the shamrock, while each of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom have their own traditional national floral symbols; tudor rose for England, daffodil and sessile oak for Wales, harebell, heather and thistle for Scotland, and flax, orange lily and shamrock for Northern Ireland.
accuire a Victorian Flower Dictionary
Mankind has always used herbs and flowers to convey messages and connect with each other on a spiritual level, but it wasn’t until the Victorian era that this practise really blossomed and people began compiling the symbolic flower meaning in dictionaries. Almost all books on the meanings of flowers varies a little from the rest of them and it is therefore good to also give people a copy of the book you used to avoid confusion.
Below you will find a list of flowers that can be used to great affect in wedding bouquets
Peach Blossom: Generosity and Bridal Hope
Stephanotis: Happiness in marriage
Primrose which carries the meaning : I cannot live without you
Cedar Leaf: I live for thee
Arbutus which carries the meaning:Thee only do I love
Rose, Peach: Let’s get together, Closing of the deal
Rosemary: Constancy, Fidelity and Loyalty
Zinnia (pink) Lasting affection
Marvel-Of-Peru Flame of Love
Peony Happy Marriage
Larkspur which carries the meaning: Open Heart
Amaranth: Fidelity
Bittersweet which carries the meaning: Truth
Gillyflower (pink) which carries the meaning: Bonds of Affection
A good inspiration can be to use flowers from your history together
What can possible be more inspired and romantic than a bouquet that is full of memories for both of you? Have your partner been giving you flowers in the past and if so what kind were they? What kinf of flowers did the first bouquet your partner gave you consist of? Are there other flowers of special significance for you as a couple, i.e. the clover covered park where you first kissed, the orchid exhibition in New York you went to on a date, or the cherry blossoms you use to look at while sipping coffee in spring? Finding inspiration can be easy if you look back on time you shared together.
