Flowers are used in weddings both for rituals and for decorative purposes. Flowers have become an integral part in every wedding around the world. Using flowers in weddings makes the environment even more joyous and refreshing. As flowers are the signs of life, fertility and joy, people don’t hesitate to shell out more on flowers. The different types of flowers which are used in weddings are natural, artificial and dried flowers.
Flowers are used in wedding bouquets, which is a custom in some western countries. The bride carries the bouquet with her to the church. She generally carries a bouquet which goes with her dress. After the wedding, the bride throws the bouquet to the unmarried women who gather outside the church for the bouquet. There is a ritual saying that anyone catching the bouquet is one to get married next. So there is a tough fight among the women folk for the bouquet. Believe me it is! Moreover although flowers are used for decorating church, yet the bouquet held by the bride holds its own importance and draws people’s attention. So, bouquets are made by florists who take great pleasure in preparing them. Nowadays bouquets are available in different designs with flowers like roses, lilies, calallies, sweetpea., white lilies and sunflowers.
Besides customs, flowers are used for some non ritual reasons too, because they are considered as a gesture of love. Irrespective of age every face blooms with joy on seeing flowers. The uses of flowers in weddings are:
- To present flowers to the groom parties
- To beautify the groom’s vehicle
- To decorate bride’s hair
- To decorate the lunch or dinner area
Nowadays using more wedding flowers is an emerging trend and people even don’t pause for a second before ordering flowers. But before ordering flowers some steps should be kept in mind. These are:
- It is better to know about the likings and disliking of the bride and bridegroom through a casual conversation on flowers.
- Then we have to choose the basic approach, that is humble, attractive or extravagant. We can gather important ideas on flower arrangement by going through the books on flowers.
- Contact a florist in advance. Since flowers are heavily used in all occasions, florists are now busy all the year round.
- As the bouquet holds an important place in the wedding ceremony, the bride prefers to carry bouquets matching with her dress. Therefore, the florist should be shown the bridal dress well in advance so that he can prepare a bouquet with great care and attention.
- Let the florist visit the ceremony hall or the reception party area in advance so that he can have a clear idea about the area.
- The next thing to be done is to plan your budget. Florist charge huge sum of money for making the floral arrangement. Flowers are themselves beautiful and you can save your money by making some plans for the floral arrangement yourself. Moreover, you can also save considerable amount of money by ordering the flowers which are available for a particular season. Here’s a list of seasonal flowers:
Flowers available in spring
- Daffodil.
- Tulip
- Peony
- Hyacith
- Anemone
- Narcissus
- Boronia
- Ranunculus
Flowers available in summer
- Iris
- Freesia
- Lily Asiatic
- Hydrangea
- Lily oriental
- Sunflowers
- Holly
- Rose
Flowers available in winter
- Jasmine
- Bells of Ireland
- Holly
- Narcissus
- Cosmos
- Forget me not
- Amaryllis
Flowers available throughout the year
- Baby’s breath
- Callalily
- Gardenia
- Heather
- Eucalyptus
- Carnations
