Bouquet

Made with Love by Barbara

Bridal bouquet

A wedding is one of the most important moments in life. Choosing the perfect dress is sometimes like a dream come true, literally, since many women dream of wearing one since they are but girls. While also taking into consideration the veil, the perfect jewelry, the location, the menu, the cake, etc., a future bride cannot run down the aisle without one important item: the wedding bouquet, that important item for a bride whose significance is little known.

Olden Times

Incorporating flowers into wedding ceremonies has been seen, since Roman times, as a symbol of fertility, which meant that herbs, orange blossoms, garlic and other similar plants never missed from the wedding preparations.
Both Greeks and Romans thought that their smell would keep the evil spirits away from the bride, therefore guaranteeing happiness and loyalty in the marriage. However, the exquisite combination of herbs were not carried by the bride in her hands, but, instead, worn under the form of a garland in her hair. At the end of the ceremony, the edible herbs were given to the newlyweds to eat, as they were also supposed to increase their sexual desire.
But, throughout the Victorian period, the practices changed. Queen Victoria herself carried a bouquet made of a few herbs and mostly fresh flowers, thus making fashionable the bouquet as it is known today.

Color of the Bouquet

The color of the bouquet also had a major importance: the more intense it was, the more intense were the feelings of the bride considered. Today, all these have no serious meaning, as each bride picks the bouquet based on her preferences, her favorite colors, her and her bridesmaids’ allergies, etc., and, also, in tone with the wedding dress, thus suiting her uniqueness and her style in the most important day of her life.

Tossing the Bouquet

But, let’s not forget about the most important tradition related to the wedding bouquet: its tossing. After it, the bouquet ends up in the hands and the home of a lucky single lady who is said to follow the bride and be the next to get married.