What flowers should be in the bridal bouquet?

Wedding is the most important event in the life of any girl. That is why the pre-wedding period is accompanied by an exciting pre-holiday bustle and the solution of issues important for the event: the choice of a wedding dress, a suit for the groom, a celebration venue, a photographer and so on. At an ideal wedding, any detail - from the color scheme of the decorations to what flowers should be in the bride's bouquet - should be thoroughly thought out. Therefore, you should not hope for the first stall with flowers that comes across in front of the Wedding Palace, but it is better to decide on the flower combination of the bride in advance.

A wedding dress and a wedding bouquet are two inextricably linked attributes, therefore, when choosing the latter, they usually rely on the color, style and even material of the dress. Previously, brides adhered to the classic wedding style and got married in a snow-white dress and chose a bouquet in color with him. Therefore, a traditional wedding bouquet is a bouquet of white flowers. And the traditional flowers for the bouquet are tea or white roses. Sometimes you can find classic compositions with chrysanthemums and carnations.

The traditional form of a wedding bouquet is a ball or hemisphere. Such forms are the most universal, and also allow you to harmoniously fit one or more types of flowers into the composition and decorate it with decorative elements. As for decoration, the traditional forms of decoration include a satin ribbon, which binds the bouquet. The shade of the ribbon should be combined with the colors in the composition, therefore, in the classic bouquet, the ribbon is usually pastel.

A traditional wedding is full of various kinds of customs and superstitions: meeting with bread and salt, exclamations "bitterly", fees "for a boy and a girl" and others. Therefore, if a couple decides to observe superstition in everything, then it is before choosing a bouquet to find out the meaning of each flower. This will set the right mood for the wedding event.

• Roses - an ancient symbol of love and passion. This is probably why they are the most popular plant that is used in most wedding bouquets. With roses, the process of “catching” the bride’s bouquet takes on a special meaning: the bride passes the symbol of love to the unmarried girl, predetermining her meeting or future wedding.

• Orchids are close in value to roses. They mean love, wealth and fertility. Orchids are an excellent choice for honeymooners who hope not only for long and strong relationships, but also for financial stability.

• Lilies prophesy a long marriage, and also promise wealth and prosperity to the newlyweds.

• Hydrangeas - mutual understanding and agreement, suitable for those who put these qualities at the forefront.

• Peonies - The Chinese symbol of a happy and strong marriage. Therefore, such a bouquet is good for lovers of oriental culture and wisdom.

• The meaning of tulips varies depending on their color. Violet means loyalty and favor, burgundy means perfect love, and classic whites mean forgiveness.

• Dahlias symbolize eternal relationships and love. And dahlias emphasize the elegance of the bride.

• Lavenderas many might have guessed, this is calm, purity and devotion, and also a very pleasant aroma.

• Chrysanthemum - A flower of optimism, joy and good mood. For those couples who appreciate a positive attitude and emotions in everything, they want to bring them to the wedding ceremony.

Among the huge number of flowers of various colors, certain combinations have already developed that are often used in a wedding bouquet.

• Roses. Roses are good in that, on the one hand, they can be used in small mono-bouquets, and on the other hand, they are universal when used with any other colors. In addition, a combination of roses of various varieties and shades will be a winning combination, a combination of lush single-headed roses with neat shrub is especially popular. The most popular varieties of roses for wedding bouquets are David Austin's peony roses. You can complement the mono-bouquet of Austin's peony roses with blackberries and rose hips - it will turn out very exclusive. These roses go well with other types of plants: lilies of the valley, eustoma, cotton, violets, hydrangea.

• Peonies. Peonies, like roses, can be used as the only flowers in the composition. But one of the most popular options for a wedding is a combination of roses and peonies in pastel colors. Such a bouquet can be refreshed with greens and wildflowers. The result is a unique and delicate composition that embodies at the same time love, passion and strong marriage. If you want the wedding bouquet to look extravagant, then add poppies to the peonies, ranunculus or calla lilies. If the bride wants to emphasize her tenderness and refinement, then hibiscus or freesia will be appropriate with peonies. Such bouquets can be on their own stems tied with decorative ribbon. And if you need to maintain freshness for a long time, then a bouquet with portbuketnitsa is recommended. The most unusual version of a bouquet with peonies is a teip bouquet, where cropped petals and buds are fixed on a wire frame.

• Orchids Orchids are not only incredibly beautiful flowers, but also surprisingly long-lasting - they can stand another month after the event.Mono-bouquets of orchids are not popular, but these colors will become excellent neighbors in a bouquet for chrysanthemums, callas, hydrangeas and chamomiles. The combination of orchids and roses in one composition is very successful. Orchid is a very bold choice for a wedding bouquet, so you should get away from the classical spherical shape and try the light asymmetry of the bouquet, where the flowers in the composition resemble a “hanging waterfall” and the bride has a sophisticated floral “explosion” in her hands.

Other options are no less sophisticated.

• Carnations. A bouquet made only of carnations is not popular among brides. But it will look good in combination with peony roses and lisianthus similar to them. But the best option for a wedding bouquet is adding carnations to a bouquet of chrysanthemums. Such a bouquet does not require additional decoration. You can simply bandage it with a satin ribbon.

• Gerbera. These flowers are very loved by wedding florists. They are picky, bloom until late autumn and have no thorns. A mono-bouquet of gerberas will make the image of the bride more vivid. And if you want to dilute the wedding arrangement with other flowers, then irises, chrysanthemums and large daisies are perfect for this. Those who like to stand out should also pay attention to the combination of burgundy roses and white gerberas.

• Ranunculi or buttercupsas they are called in the CIS countries, they resemble large roses and are very popular among wedding florists. In combination with other colors, it is better to use bright buttercups. For example, a combination of white or cream roses and bright orange buttercups, as well as yellow roses and maroon buttercups, would be ideal. This option is ideal for a Europeanized wedding and an unusual, but stylish wedding attire.

In your choice, do not ignore the recommendations of professionals. Even in salons where flowers and bouquets are sold, real experts can help you with advice.

• As mentioned earlier, the color of the bouquet depends on the color of the wedding dress. But this does not mean at all that the flower arrangement should be tone-on-tone to the dress. An ideal wedding bouquet is a bouquet that is one or two tones darker than a wedding dress.
• If a long trip around the city is planned after a wedding ceremony, photographing or just circumstances make it so that you need to take the bouquet with you for a whole day, then using a special capsule or portbuketnitsa with floral foam will help to keep the bouquet fresh.

• So that the flowers fit perfectly into the wedding ceremony, they must be combined not only with the image of the bride, but also with the boutonniere of the groom. Thanks to such seemingly trifles, an absolutely integral and amazing image of the newlyweds will be created.
• A short bride in a dress with an A-shaped silhouette should stop at the round shape of the bouquet. In this combination, the bride and bouquet will look very harmonious.

• Slender and tall girls should turn their attention to the cascading shape of the flower arrangement, in which some of the flowers fall out of the hands of the bride and resembles a waterfall descending from her hands.
• For brides of short stature, in a dress with a straight cut, a vertical mono-bouquet, the so-called rod of flowers on long stems, is suitable. This image looks elegant and at the same time concise.

• A frame-shaped bouquet is for those who like to experiment. From the frame you can make any shape of a bouquet: a bow tie, a heart hat. And attach the cut buds and petals to the frame. Ideal for lovers of everything unusual, those who like to surprise others.
• Truly extravagant girls, to whom the style of the dress allows the use of a bright bouquet, can complement it with dried fruits, succulents and wild flowers. Clusters of mountain ash, branches of berries, cornflowers, and bells will be able to give special beauty to the flower arrangement.

• If the bride is afraid of discomfort that may bring her to wear a bouquet, then you should pay attention to the bracelet bouquet, which is attached to the hand using special ribbons and does not cause inconvenience.
• In a delicate bouquet on long stems using greens and wild flowers, it is very appropriate to use not a satin ribbon, but a rope bundle. Such a bouquet will very refresh the image of the bride and create a wonderful atmosphere for those around.

See how to collect the perfect bouquet for the bride in the next video.