Wedding Bouquets – Flower Meanings

Choosing the Flowers for your Wedding Bouquets

You may already know what flowers to have in your wedding bouquets. Some brides have special flowers or a favourite flower that they must include but for the rest of us it can be a tricky decision. They say every flower tells a story and if you have no strong feelings about certain flowers you may want to go by symbolism instead. Victorians used to pay a lot of attention to the meanings of flowers; it became a way of expressing pent up emotions.

Still today some couples like to tie in the significance of the flowers to their wedding day. The meanings can change though depending on the shade of flower you choose, so pay close attention wedding bouquet meanings.

Love & Romance

Roses are a popular wedding flower; they are a simply stunning and a classic choice. They embody the sentiment of love and romance but the shade can give a slightly subtle difference. Red roses symbolise passion and romance, white roses are purity and yellow roses convey friendship and companionship.

Our real bride Louise carried roses when she married Matt. Her dress was the gorgeous tea length wedding dress ‘Rosie’ Brighton Belle by True Bride.

It isn’t just the big flowers that are significant, Gypsophilia (Babys breath) symbolises innocence. It’s a popular bouquet filler but they also look breathtaking on their own. Emma and Ashley married in St Michaels Manor Hotel in St Albans in spring. Emma’s stunning wedding shows this perfectly, as her bridesmaids carried a posy of pretty spring white gypsophilia. The bride wore the beautiful short wedding dress Alana by Rita Mae which is a Tea Length Mikado and Pearl Wedding Gown.

Hydrangeas represent understanding and heartfelt emotions, they come in a wide range of shades. These flowers fill a wedding bouquet and are very eye-catching. Real Bride Liz Bamford carried hydrangea as did her bridesmaids. They complimented perfectly her 3/4 length sleeved short wedding dress by Timeless Chic.

Tulips mean perfect love; red tulips are more commonly associated with true love. These are also a perfect spring flower so it symbolises fresh starts and as it’s a delicate flower, it doesn’t last too long. Emma and Sam married this year on a sunny April day. Emma wore Ivy Lace by Timeless Chic which is a calf length vintage style wedding dress. She carried a bouquet of Tulips in a riot of colours, which were classic, simple and beautiful.

To Throw or Not to Throw

As for throwing the wedding bouquets, this tradition is loosing it’s appeal in modern life. It used to be to distract the wedding guests from trying to grab the brides dress for luck. So by throwing the bouquet the bride could distract the ensemble long enough to escape the crowd.