Camellia You are perfection
Cherry blossoms - You are my best friend
Forget-me-nots - My love is true
Ivy - You may always trust me
Jonquils - I return your affection
Orange blossom - My love is pure
Peach blossom - I am captivated by you
Purple lilac - You are my first love
Red and white roses - We are one
Red tulip - Let everyone know I love you
Red chrysanthemum - I love you
White roses - I am worthy of your love
Ranunculus - You charm me with your beauty
Red pinks - My love is pure
Fashionable Bouquets
Fashions vary, and there was a time when a bride, on her wedding day,
carried a veritable garden. Over the years brides have walked down the aisle
carrying one flower, picked in their own backyard. In an informal bush-setting
some have carried cultivated blooms augmented with fluffy wattle. Instead of
the exotic orchids some have used native varieties. As a symbol of the smooth
and rough patches of life some combine fragile blooms against a background of
cactus leaves.
Dressed wholly in white, a bride may choose to carry a matching white
bouquet. If her bridesmaids, to complement their dark outfits are carrying dark
flowers, she may dilute the colour of their bouquets by including some of her
white blooms. A bride who feels she is looking too stark as a totally white
bride adds colour by dispersing some of her attendants’ flowers in her own
bouquet. In a casual setting a bride may decide to have all bouquets in one
colour. If she is in white and the bridesmaids are wearing blue all bouquets
may be made up predominantly in yellow.
When the bridesmaids and the groomsmen are wearing contrasting colours
a bride may choose flowers which harmonise with both. If the groomsmen are in
blue and the bridesmaids are in yellow, all bouquets may be made up of blue and
yellow flowers. White blooms or green foliage may be added as a neutralising
agent.
Those brides who have a particular interest in being provided with good
wedding photographs will deliberately scatter a few coloured flowers among
their predominately white flowers or add a few green leaves. Or if the bouquet
is to be wholly white, to allow the camera to catch some outlines, will ask for
a loosely arranged bouquet.
Brides who intend to play around with their own flower arranging choose
flowers which are long-lasting.
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