Designing Unique Wedding Bouquets

A unique wedding bouquet can make the brides special day that much more meaningful. Whether the bride creates the bridal bouquet herself or directs its design by making suggestions to her florists, with a little effort she can create a unique wedding bouquet that is both beautiful and personally meaningful.

There are numerous ways to make unique wedding bouquets that hold personal meaning for the bride and groom. The bride may want to consider using flowers of the same type or color that her groom gave her during their courtship or those that may hold special meaning for both of them.

Perhaps she may want to make her unique wedding bouquet using seasonal flowers from the time of the year that they first met, or maybe from the time of year that he proposed to her. She may want to carry the flowers that make up the floral notes of the perfume of hers that he likes best. She may want to choose flowers that represent their favorite colors.

Another way to make unique wedding bouquets that are personally meaningful is to borrow a tradition from the Victorian era that was known as floriography, or the language of flowers. The giving of flowers was quite important to those in the Victorian era, and it became very popular to send coded messages via flowers.

Each flower has a specific meaning, with books being written about the subject, providing detailed definitions of individual flowers and flower combinations. Victorian men, at least those who were of the sort to be presenting flowers to women, were just as knowledgeable about the subtleties of the language of flowers as were the ladies of the era.

Many of the traditional wedding flower favorites gained their popularity through these Victorian floral traditions. A little time spent in research can help a bride create a unique wedding bouquet that is designed to present a special message of love and devotion to her soon to be husband.

While roses are the traditional wedding favorite, long associated with true love, passion, respect and marriage, there are many other floral options for the bride that desires a unique wedding bouquet rich with flowers that symbolize love and devotion. For centuries, violets have symbolized faithfulness and a willingness to take a risk for the happiness that true love can bring. Daisies have been associated with love and marriage for hundreds of years, and particularly symbolize deep, loyal, and even unconditional, love. Dandelions are another flower that represents faithfulness and happiness in marriage.

Another flower suitable for a unique wedding bouquet is the richly scented gardenia, which was a very popular wedding flower during the Victorian era and represented the love and happiness that was the highest goal of the Victorian bride for her marriage and family life. Lily of the valley, another beautifully fragrant Victorian favorite, infused the desire for the joys of wedded bliss with a spirituality that appealed to the higher aspirations that the Victorian woman held for her married life, as it was associated with the Virgin Mary as well as with the joy of a well made marriage enhanced by what were then thought to be the traditional qualities of womanhood sweetness, kindness and a loving manner.

Designing unique wedding bouquets is a wonderful way for brides to have a special bridal bouquet that has as much meaning as it does beauty. Using flowers that have special significance to the groom and herself or communicating a special message with the flowers she chooses to create her unique wedding bouquet is a wonderful way to make lasting memories.