How to Choose Wedding Flowers Based on Their Meanings
By Kathleen Mary
Flowers have always been used at weddings, perhaps in earlier times to ward off evil spirits or as a symbol of love and fertility. Whether you choose your flowers based on their price, availability, fragrance, or color, they will set the mood for a romantic backdrop to your wedding celebration and reception. You may want to add your own unique stamp to the floral arrangements by choosing flowers based on their time-honored meanings. Here are some of the most popular wedding flowers meanings:
Alstroemeria --- Devotion
Baby's Breath --- Innocence
Bachelor Button --- Hope
Calla Lily: Magnificent Beauty
Carnation-white --- Innocence
Chrysanthemum-red --- Love
Daffodil --- Regard, You are the only one
Forget Me Nots --- Faithful Love
Gardenia --- Purity and Sweet Love, Joy
Ivy --- Wedded Love, Fidelity, Friendship and Affection
Lavender: Loyalty
Lemon Leaves --- Everlasting Love
Lilac-purple --- First Emotion of Love
Lilies of the valley --- happiness
Lily-white --- Sweetness
Morning Glory --- Affection
Orange Blossom --- Innocence, Eternal Love, Marriage and Fruitfulness
Orchid --- Love, Beauty and Magnificence
Peony --- Happy Marriage and Prosperity
Rose, Pink --- Perfect Happiness
Rose, White --- Charm and Innocence
Rose, Red --- Love and Desire
Rose-single red --- I Love You
Rose, Orange --- Passion
Sweet Pea --- Blissful Pleasure
Tulip-red --- Declaration of love
Violet --- Faithfulness
When looking for florists, you can get recommendations from other wedding professionals such as caterers, photographers, and wedding consultants, as well as your friends. Many flowers are now available year round, but you will pay more if it is outside their normal growing season. Relatively inexpensive wedding flowers that are available most of the time are: baby's breath, bachelor buttons, carnations, delphinium, gardenias, lilies and roses. If flowers are true to their meanings, a bridal bouquet made of pink, red and orange roses should ensure you a lifetime of perfect happiness, love, desire and passion.
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