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For many brides, the wedding bouquet shouldn’t just be pretty it should be a personal statement that actually means something to the woman carrying down the isle. Below you will find a few suggestions on how to find inspiration to turn the wedding bouquet into something more than just a thing of beauty, a personal statement that tells a story.

Incorporate geographical elements that carries significance for you

All the U.S. states have their own state flower and most countries in the world have also adopted a flower as a symbol of their nation. This can be used as a source for inspiration when you design your bouquet for your wedding? If for example your partner has roots in New Hampshire, you have grown up in Louisiana, you met in Pennsylvania and are going to Hawaii for you honey moon. In that case you would have a number of different state flowers to use as inspiration, the Mountain Laurel of Pennsylvania, the Hibiscus of Hawaii, the Lilac of new hampshire and the Magnolia of Louisiana.

If you have ties to other countries they are also a great source of inspiration. Did you get engaged in Paris? The national flower of France is the lily. Are you or your from Poland, Russia or the Ukraine? Than perhaps you should consider using the national flowers of your country of origin which is corn poppy, chamomile and sunflower, respectively. If you are from Great britain there are different flowers associated with different parts of the union, the tudor rose is an example a sign for england, The daffodil for whales, the thistle for Scottland and the Shamrock in Northern Ireland (as well as the Irish nation).

buy a Victorian Flower Dictionary

Mankind has always used herbs and flowers to convey messages and connect with each other on a spiritual level, but it wasn’t until the Victorian era that this practise really blossomed and people began compiling the symbolic flower meaning in the many dictionaries. Almost all books on the meanings of flowers varies a little from the rest of them and it is therefore good to also give people a copy of the book you used to avoid confusion.

You could as an example use one or several of some of the flowers listed below

Peach Blossom: Generosity and Bridal Hope

Stephanotis: Happiness in marriage

Primrose: I cannot live without you

Cedar Leaf which carries the meaning: I live for you

Arbutus: Thee only do I love

Rose, Peach: Let’s get together, Closing of the deal

Rosemary which carries the meaning: Constancy, Fidelity and Loyalty

Zinnia (pink) which carries the meaning: Lasting affection

Marvel-Of-Peru Flame of Love

Peony Happy Marriage

Larkspur which carries the meaning: Open Heart

Amaranth which carries the meaning: Fidelity

Bittersweet: Truth

Gillyflower (pink) which carries the meaning: Bonds of Affection

A good inspiration can be to use flowers from your history together

What can be more romantic than including wonderful memories from your history as a couple in the wedding bouquet? If you’ve given each other flower in the past, which were they? What kinf of flowers did the first bouquet your partner gave you consist of? Can you think of any flower with a special meaning for the two of you, i.e. a rose garden you visited on a date, a daisy covered park where you first kissed or the cherry blossoms you walked beneath on your first date down by the river? IF you look back into your history together I am sure you will be able to find inspiration.