Throughout the many years I have been a florist I would compare wedding flowers to fashion as they change constantly season by season. Brides vary so much in their ideas and are influenced by numerous things when choosing their bouquet style and flowers. One of the main factors I think a bride chooses a particular flower is down to sentimental reasons. For instance flowers that were given to them on a first date, childhood memories and remembering a loved one add that little personal touch and make that bouquet special and meaningful to the bride. I remember a bride a few years ago who wanted her flowers to be influenced around a tropical holiday that she had been on when her boyfriend had proposed to her. After several appointments with the bride we chose suitable flowers from the bride’s holiday photos and also brochures we had and personalised her wedding making it a day to remember.
Many people associate roses as a wedding flower and we use a huge variety of them when creating a bride and grooms special day. People over the years have given certain roses meanings and this is another factor that’s considered when choosing flowers for the special day. The red rose has been a symbol of passionate love since ancient times, the white rose is a symbol of purity. Another flower that is traditionally linked to weddings is orange blossom, the meaning of this is fertility, purity and eternal love.
Some brides see flowers used in celebrity weddings so they know exactly what they want and just bring in a photo which is easy for the florist to copy, but on such a special day it is worth looking up the meaning of flowers and creating something which is not only beautiful but has meaning for the couple. Maybe you are not very good at this, but it is easy to think of your favourite colours and go to ask the florists advice armed with a few ideas, you will find that they will be able to expand from this
and come up with all sorts of lovely possibilities.
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