Wedding Bouquet

an attractively arranged bunch of flowers, esp. one presented as a gift or carried at a ceremony.

According to “How stuff works”  the origins of the wedding bouquet likely stem from warding off evil (and possibly warding off the plague).  Brides would carry bouquets of garlic, herbs and dill for this purpose, thankfully over time flowers have replaced the garlic and dill 🙂  By Victorian times flowers were predominate in bouquets and flowers had even become a way to send secret love messages.  Different shades of the same flower could have different meanings (this must have made it hard to send a bouquet).  Here are some different meanings for carnations :

• CARNATION  General – Fascination; Divine Love
• CARNATION  Pink – I’ll Never Forget You
• CARNATION Purple – Capriciousness
• CARNATION  Red – My Heart Aches for You; Admiration
• CARNATION  Striped – No; Refusal; Sorry I Can’t Be with You: Wish l Could Be with You
• CARNATION  White – Sweet and Lovely; Innocence; Pure Love; Woman’s Good Luck Gift
• CARNATION  Yellow – You Have Disappointed Me; Rejection

Thank goodness modern brides get to pick their bouquets by the colours and flowers that mean something to them (not by the meanings assigned to each flower).  The bouquet you pick should compliment your style, dress and personality, because that is what will make it the perfect bouquet for you!

Now that you have read our take on the theme bouquet, check out the AMAZING Tracy Harvey and her interpretation of “Bouquet”!!

And because what is the point of a blog post with no pictures, here is our most popular bouquet on pinterest!