Design Destinations Magazine Wedding Issue Spring 2021
Photo by Butterfly Flowers
FLOWERS, FLOWERS & used flowers and herbs to disguise guests' odors. During the Victorian era, flowers played an essential part in weddings, as Queen Victoria carried a flower bouquet when she married Prince Albert, popularizing the bridal bouquet.
The use of specific flowers also has a meaning. White roses represent purity, true love, and strength. The stephanotis means marital happiness, and the lilies symbolized the bride's healthy fertility. The tulip comes in various colors, and depending on its c o l o r, t h e m e a n i n g r e fl e c t s abundance, charity, passion, and enduring love. And finally, the orchid symbolizes luxury and refinement. The choices are abundant, and wedding planners can assist with the selection to make a wedding memorable.
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FLOWERS
Flowers take center stage in most wedding decorations. The variety of available flowers is endless. With opportunities to import anywhere, wedding planners can take a simple wedding affair and turn it into a fantastic experience with dramatic floral designs.
But one may ask the origin of using flowers at weddings. How and where did it begin? To answer these two questions, we must go back into history to ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Ancient cultures used flower bouquets and garlands made of herbs and aromatic foliage during celebrations to honor the gods or ward off evil spirits.
When bathing was not an everyday ritual throughout the middle ages, celebrations, including weddings,
