What’s a wedding without flowers? From the bridal bouquet to centrepiece arrangements, flowers have become an integral part of the big occasion.
While roses are popular for obvious reasons, there are so many stunning flowers with meanings just as romantic. If you’re planning your bouquet, consider one of these flowers.
Salvia
This adorable flower has different meanings depending on its colour. A blue salvia says ‘thinking of you’ while a red one means ‘forever mine’. We think the red varietal is pretty fitting for a wedding day.
Edelweiss
The Sound of Music fans might be even more inclined to incorporate this flower in their bouquet, considering its sweet meaning. The flower stands for courage and devotion, both of which are necessary for a healthy marriage.
Gardenia
Gardenias represent purity, joy and love, much like a wedding day. In Victorian times, people used flowers to convey messages to one another. They used gardenias to express their love and devotion without revealing their identity. Thus, gardenias came to represent a secret or untold love.
Myrtle
Myrtle is a popular addition in royal bouquets. In fact, every British royal bride since 1940 has carried myrtle in her bouquet. This bloom is meant provide good luck and encourage love and fertility in a marriage.
Honeysuckle
Much like its sweet scent, this flower has a beautiful meaning. The bloom stands for devotion and strong bonds of love. It is meant to symbolise being united in love because of the flowers clinging nature.
Tulips
Yellow tulips represent cheerful thoughts, white convey forgiveness and purple represent royalty. However, red tulips symbolise perfect love. According to Turkish legend, Prince Farhad fell in love with a maiden named Shirin. After she was killed, he was overcome with grief and killed himself by riding his horse over the edge of a cliff. Scarlet tulips are said to have sprung up from each droplet of his blood, giving the flower its meaning of ‘perfect love’.
Camellia
Much loved by the Victorians, this flower is meant to say “my destiny is in your hands”. The white varietal is given to someone you like, while pink camellias represent longing for someone, and are often given to someone who is greatly missed. Red camellias symbolise love, passion and deep desire.
Lavender
Besides their amazing scent, this beautiful bloom stunning meaning. Lavender is typically a sign of devotion, and also has calming properties. It might come in handy to ease those nerves on your big day.
Daffodil
Daffodils are perfect for celebrations of any kind. This cheery flower typically symbolises new beginnings, and we’d say a wedding is the start of a pretty big new way of life.
Lilac
The meaning of this flower shifts depending on colour, so be careful! White lilacs symbolise purity and innocence, while violet lilacs symbolise spirituality. Blue stands for happiness and tranquility, magenta for love and passion, and a purple lilac symbolises a first love.
