Handmade Wedding Invitations and Wedding Stationery
Handmade Wedding Invitations and Wedding Stationery
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Flower power
Roman brides and grooms both wore garlands of flowers to symbolise new life and fertility and, more recently, brides wore orange blossoms in their hair to represent purity and fruitfulness.
During Victorian times, lovers sent each other flowers to convey different qualities and emotions. These associations were adopted for bride's bouquets and some brides still use them today.
Flower Fashions
Brides are getting much more adventurous, says Jennie Lennard of Press for Time, a company which presses and frames bridal bouquets. “The traditional pales of previous years are being updated by gorgeous bright and striking colours that really make their presence felt.” Think crimsons, pinks, purples and blues, set off by rich green foliage, and you’ll be getting there!
| bluebell | everlasting love | lily | purity/majesty |
| carnation | fascination | lily-of-the-valley | return of happiness |
| chrysanthemum | truth | mimosa | sensitivity |
| daffodil | regard | myrtle | love |
| daisy | sharing/innocence | orange blossom | purity |
| fern | fascination | peach blossom | captive |
| flowering almond | hope | rose (red) | passion |
| forget-me-not | speaks for itself! | rose (white) | love and beauty |
| heather (white) | luck | rose (pale pink) | grace |
| heliotrope | devotion | rosemary | remembrance |
| honeysuckle | generosity | snowdrop | hope |
| ivy | fidelity | stephanotis | exotic travel |
| iris | flame | sweet pea | pleasure |
| japonica | loveliness | tulip | love |
| lemon blossom | fidelity in love | veronica | fidelity |
| Lilac | youthful innocence | violet | faithfulness |
Current Wedding Favourites Include:
arum lilies - these large, glossy lilies traditionally come in white, but are now available in vibrant colours too
roses - everyone's favourite flowers and a regular feature in wedding flowers. Burgundy is a popular colour choice at the moment
freesias - bright colours and a wonderful scent make these a favourite for brides' bouquets
gerberas - these brightly-coloured flowers, which resemble large daisies, are the flower of the moment
ivy and jasmine - these trailing plants are often chosen now for flowing 'waterfall' bouquets.
Matching the Season
"These days you can get almost any kind of flower at any time of the year," says Sheila Hurst, a spokesperson for the Society of Florists, but you may prefer something to suit the season of your wedding:
spring - daffodils, narcissi, bluebells, freesia, tulips, hyacinth
summer - roses, hydrangea, stephanotis, lysianthus, sunflowers, sweet peas, delphinium, larkspur
autumn - chrysanthemums, wheat, euphorbia, hypericum berries, alstromeria, gerber
winter - ivy, lilies, orchids, hippeastrum, dark red roses, dendrobium
The Colour of Love
Last, but by no means least, you'll want to choose flowers that fit in with the overall colour scheme of your wedding. "Girls often give us swatches of material from their own and their bridesmaids' dresses so that we can match them exactly," says Sheila Hurst.
Ingrid Collins, a colour consultant and chartered psychologist from London, suggests that certain colours are particularly good choices for weddings:
white the traditional bridal colour, is a good catch-all colour for weddings as it contains all the colours of the spectrum and therefore all their qualities.
red is the colour of blood and a symbol of family ties.
orange is the colour of lust!
yellow is a sunny, optimistic colour
green is a very balancing colour, as it's in the centre of the spectrum
blue is calming and serene, but bear in mind that blue flowers are hard to come by!
pale violet represents spirituality.
If you'd like more help with choosing your wedding flowers, Pressed For Time has produced a video called 'Flowers for the Perfect Wedding' in association with the Society of Floristry.
