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Your wedding is one of the most memorable of your life. A great
deal of planning goes into making this day a perfect expression
of your love for one another, love of family, and uniquely
yours. The day is abundant with symbolism and tradition: the
dress, attendants, unity candle, music, and flowers. Yes,
flowers can offer their own distinctive symbolism and therefore
another level to the ceremony.
Tradition holds that Persia introduced the symbolic use of
flowers as an expression of emotion, or hidden message. Later,
due to trade and travel, Victorian England and America embraced
the seductive language of flowers. You, too, can enjoy placing
secret meaning into your floral selection,
The red rose is by far the most recognizable symbol of love, a
hold over from Victorian times. Roses are the most popular
flower for both the wedding bouquet and decoration because of
their beauty and intoxicating fragrance. However, the choice in
color can lend an interesting touch:
Red respect, unconscious beauty, courage, love Pink grace,
admiration, thank you White purity, innocence, secrecy,
silence Yellow gladness, joy, friendship
An example of utilizing rose language, before the bride and
groom approach the minister, or official, they present each
parent with a red rose and after the ceremony present each
in-law with a yellow rose or maybe incorporating pink roses into
the hairpiece of a flower girl or your attendants. You do not
have to limit yourself to roses other flowers speak to us as
well. For example, the tulip is quite popular in wedding
bouquets and, it too is froth with meaning:
Red declaration of love Variegated beautiful eyes Yellow
hopeless love
Floral arrangements are limited to blossoms, however, there are
many aromatic herbs that have lovely foliage that will add
another dimension to the bouquet as well as their own secret
message:
Wintergreen harmony Lavender luck, devotion Fennel
strength Oregano joy
Other greenery to consider:
Ivy fidelity Fern grace
Whether you choose a cascade, cluster or hand-tied garden
bouquet for you, or a buttonier for your groom add more breadth
to your choice with the language of flowers. Choose them not
only for their visual beauty but for the secret message they
will hold between you and your bridal party, family, or the one
you love.
Information for this article obtained through the following
sources:
The Language of Flowers: Symbols and Myths by Marina Heilmeyer
The Language Of Flowers by Sheila Pickles
About the author:
AE Wise is an avid reader, and writer. This article has been
submitted in affiliation with http://www.Prye.Com/ which is a
site for Wedding Invitations.
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