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Wedding Bouquet Of The Bride In The Traditions Of Different Countries

Donald Maynard May 18, 2018 Flower Focus, Reviews Leave a Comment
Wedding Bouquet Of The Bride In The Traditions Of Different Countries

Since ancient times, when decorating weddings, special attention has been paid to flowers. With the help of beautiful and fragrant living decorations, you can easily emphasize the solemnity of the moment; give a lot of pleasant emotions to the newlyweds and their guests. Flowers are also used to create a bride’s hairstyle, and making a bouquet of a future wife can be called a separate direction in floristry.

When choosing a floral work for the bride, it is important to take into account a lot of nuances. This is the style of the celebration, and the color, the style of the dress, and the decoration of the event. A bouquet for the bride in different countries is considered a ritual attribute, with which many traditions, superstitions are associated.

A bouquet of the bride in the East

  • In China, from ancient times, wedding bouquets were performed in red tones. Flowers of red color were used for decor, hairdressing, dresses.Wedding Bouquet Of The Bride In The Traditions Of Different Countries
  • In Japan, brides often do not have a separate bouquet. In their hands, they keep painted fans with floral drawings. A fresh chrysanthemum is used to decorate the hair.
  • In India, to design a bouquet of a bride and generally a wedding celebration in general, choose lotuses. Often this flower is the center of the composition; it can be supplemented with roses in the bouquet.

Wedding bouquet in Europe and tradition

Previously, the floristic composition for the bride was collected from herbs. It is believed that the tradition of making a bouquet of flowers from the bride was introduced by Queen Victoria. At the behest of this monarch, the flowers of the orange tree again began to add to the bouquet.

Historians say that around the time of the Victorian era roses were considered the main flower of love, romance. In this historical period, the brides began to hand over their bouquets to friends. This was done so that the couple could not bring damage.

In the Middle Ages in Britain, marigold flowers were often added to the bridal bouquets. And the petals of roses were used to shatter the newlyweds on their way to church so that their marriage was happy.Wedding Bouquet Of The Bride In The Traditions Of Different Countries

As for other European countries, there are some traditions associated with the bouquet of the bride:

  • In Spain in the wedding bouquet necessarily add orange flowers. They are also used to decorate the bride’s hairstyle because this color is recognized as the color of luck;
  • In Greece in ancient times, the bridal bouquet included spices, fragrant herbs to scare off evil spirits. For decoration, ivy could be used – a sign of the girl’s love for the boy. Later in the bouquets, Greek flowers were added orange, emphasizing the innocence of the future wife;
  • In the Scandinavian countries, the girls who were getting married also used fragrant herbs to dress up. It was believed that these components will bring the husband-Viking luck in the wanderings.
  • In Austria in the past instead of bouquets wreaths were used from myrtle, it is a symbol of a happy marriage.

According to the unspoken rule of floristic art, the wedding bouquet is decorated in light colors: they emphasize the bride’s innocence

Traditions of wedding bouquets in America

Wedding bouquet of the bride first started throwing unmarried girlfriends in the USA. A very beautiful ceremony was accompanied by a wish to meet a loved one lucky woman who will catch flowers. Today, more often than not, the bride passes on to her guests not her own bouquet, but a bouquet double. As a rule, it looks like a real wedding bouquet.Wedding Bouquet Of The Bride In The Traditions Of Different Countries

By the way, throwing flowers future wife can be original. For example, she can choose the hostess of the wedding attribute with the help of an attraction, comic contest or competition.

The effective tradition of throwing a wedding bouquet to bridesmaids originated in America, today it is popular in many countries

Bouquet for a wedding in Russia

Few people know that in Russia there was a similar wedding ceremony. According to ancient traditions, unmarried guests at the end of the evening gathered in a circle in the center of which was the bride. She was blindfolded, after which the friends of the happy bride began to dance. When the dance stopped, flowers were received by the girl who was closest to the bride.Wedding Bouquet Of The Bride In The Traditions Of Different Countries

In general, the Slavs did not have a traditional wedding bouquet. He was replaced by a flower wreath. It is a symbol of the sun, which promises a happy and long life to the newlyweds. Most often, for wreaths of a wreath of the bride used healing flowers and herbs, each plant had its own significance. For example, fresh chamomile symbolized strong love and the spikelets of rye – wealth.

The secret tradition in many countries is the use of colors of light and delicate shades when drawing up a wedding bouquet. However, modern brides can show fancy when choosing the model and materials of the future bouquet. It is important only that the work created by the florists pleases the eye and harmonizes with the image of the girl.

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