Flowers are an essential part of any wedding. The colors, fragrances and beautiful arrangements play a big role in your wedding. So, when you are choosing your wedding flowers, look beyond the colors and styles. All flowers have meanings that can convey a message without saying a word. This is called the language of flowers that speaks to us all, if we know how to listen. Let’s take a look at the meanings behind some of the more popular wedding flowers.
What are your wedding flowers saying?
- Baby’s Breath: Represents innocence
- Calla Lily: Stands for Magnificent beauty, elegance and charm
- Red Carnations: Represents love. Pink shows gratitude while white conveys talent
- Chrysanthemum: Symbolizes wealth, abundance and truth
- Daffodil: Conveys respect
- Daisy: Represents romance and shared feelings
- Delphinium: Stands for swiftness and lightness
- Freesia: Symbolizes innocence
- Gardenia: Represents purity and joy
- Hydrangea: Conveys understanding
- Iris: Shows a message of faith and wisdom
- Lilac: Stands for royalty, truth and honor
- Lilies: Represent innocence and purity
- Pink Lilies: Show prosperity
- Stargazer Lilies: Convey aspiration
- Lily of the Valley: Symbolizes happiness
- Magnolia: Stands for the love of nature
- Orchids: Show love and beauty
- Peony: Conveys bashfulness
- Roses: The most popular wedding flower, which is the flower of love
- Red Roses: Show Passion and fiery love
- Dark Pink Roses: Represents thankfulness for finding each other
- Ivory Roses: Symbolize fidelity
- Stephanotis: Represents marital happiness
- Stock: Stands for lasting beauty
- Sunflower: Symbolizes adoration and loyalty
- Sweet Pea: Shows pleasure
- Tulips: Represent undying love and passion which is perfect for a wedding
Taking the flower and color meanings into consideration helps personalize every aspect of your wedding. Using special flowers conveying a message in the groom’s boutonniere is a sweet gesture from the bride. Bridesmaid’s bouquets personalized in the language of flowers can have deep sentiment and meaning towards friendship and family. Centerpieces and reception decor will hold precious memento when you know the deep meaning behind each flower. Using note cards to explain why you chose each flower helps the guests and recipients of the flowers understand the message hidden within. It makes for a fun and sweet way to bring even more sentiment to an already special and unique occasion.
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