Wedding Flower The Essence Of Real Wedding

Wedding flowers play an importantly role in making that special day even more special by its elegant beauty and pleasant fragrance. Wedding flowers began as a tradition where the bride and the groom wore garlands and wreathes over their heads which were made of herbs and garlic buds. It was believed that it would get rid of any evil spirit and would secure their future together. Another tradition was to hang a kissing knot over the heads of the bride and groom while sitting at the reception table so as to bring eternal love between the couples and good luck to everyone sitting at the table.

Wedding bouquets can be chosen based on your preference and your body frame. The cascade wedding bouquet resembles a waterfall where the flowers are thicker at the top and it flows downwards. This would give the bride a much slimmer look.

The round shaped bouquet is ideal for smaller ladies creating a balance between them and the fuller bouquet. As the name suggests it is round in shape with different types of flowers tied together tightly.
The hand tied type of wedding bouquet is a bunch of flowers loosely tied together in such a way that the stems are seen. It would give the bride a casual look.

Before you decide on the flowers for your bouquet you should understand what each wedding flower symbolizes and accordingly choose them. Red roses denote true love, Calla lily stands for beauty, Red tulips signify the declaration of love, Daisy means innocence, Blue Violet indicates faithfulness and so on. Deciding on the right flower for your wedding is very important.

These days instead of fresh flowers people choose artificial flowers like porcelain bridal flowers, handmade bouquets with swarovski crystals or silk wedding bouquets which gives you exotic flowers even when they are out of season. Another advantage is that they stay longer and looks fresher all throughout the day. Some brides choose hand held posy instead of the typical bouquets. Nevertheless it would not carry the charm of fresh flowers with its refreshing fragrance.

Besides using wedding flowers as part of the bridal party bouquets it can be used as a part of the wedding decoration too in the church during the actual ritual and later in the wedding reception. Keeping in mind the color, shape, size, texture and even the fragrance of the flowers the flowers should be placed in proper placed well coordinating with the theme and the over all color balance of the wedding.

At the wedding reception too it would be quite pleasant to have a floral touch. You could place a small floral arrangement on each table which would fascinate your guests. But while choosing the flowers take special care in choosing ones that have mild scent so as not to irritate or give a bad reaction to some of your guests who may be allergic to strong smells or pollens of flowers.

Wedding flowers are without a doubt an essential feature of the wedding. Though it sounds simple, do remember, the choice of wedding flowers can actually make or break the entire celebration.