Why should the bride carry a bouquet? Since ancient time’s tradition has dictated that the bride carries a wedding bouquet of flowers. Is difficult to determined where it all started, but let me tell you a little bit of history on wedding flowers.
* Flowers
have had different meanings such as fertility, virginity and hope, for some couples it was a code secretly shared.
* In
ancient Egypt, Rome and some Nordic regions, the bride bouquet was made of thyme, bay leaf and garlic to protect themselves, they believed it would keep bad spirits away so they could live happily ever after.
* In Greece, brides would choose ivy’s as a symbol of a strong and long lasting bond.
* In India, even in the low classes, people would throw rose petals to walk on them. In resume, the bouquet is not only a millenarian expression of good luck but the principal accessory that displays style and personality.
* Tips and hints * First priority, Comfort The bouquet will be with you for the whole night pick something that you can easily handle. If it is comfortable it will look natural on you adding beauty and elegance to you.
* Choose flowers according to the season every woman has a favorite flower, but sometimes, the flower may be out of season. Some flowers like roses are easy to find on every season but other like anemones don’t.
*Consider the line and style of your dress If the line of your dress is pretty straight, a bouquet with round shape will blend on the other hand if it’s a wide ornamented dress long bouquets or tea drop shape is the way to go.
* There
are many options and florist creativity can arrange amazing combinations, an awesome resource is to buy DIY flowers/whole sale flowers.
* Choose your bouquet following these simple tips for
everything to be perfect. Just remember that among all the flowers in that day, the prettiest will be you.