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1. Use balloons in addition to flowers!

2. Limit the number of attendants.

3. Have a garden or outdoor wedding.

4. Decorate with greenery & twinkling lights.

5. Use flowers in season.

6. Use fewer but larger and more dramatic displays.

The Meaning of Favorite Wedding Flowers

A rose is a rose ...but what does it symbolize? In this article, we'll let you in on what the most common wedding flowers symbolize.


When you understand the meaning of the fowers you select, you can use your wedding to send a special message through your floral arrangements. Use your wedding program to let your guests in on it!

Here are some of the more popular flowers and their meanings ...

 

A  
Adonis: Recollection of Life's Pleasure
Alyssum (sweet): Worth beyond beauty
Aster: Daintiness, Symbol of Love
Azalea: Fragile and Ephemeral Passion
B  
Baby's Breath: Happiness
Buttercup: Childishness
C  
Camellia: Excellence and Steadfastness
Carnation, White: Pure Love, Sweet Love, Innocence
Chrysanthemum, Red: I love you
Coreopsis: Always cheerful
D  
Daisy: Gentleness, Innocence, Loyal love
Day Lily: Emblem Of The Mother
E  
Edelweiss: Daring & Noble Courage
Everlasting: Constancy
F  
Fern: Sincerity, Magic, Fascination, Confidence, Shelter
Fir: Time & Evaluation
Forget-me-not: Faithful Love, Memories
G  
Gillyflower, Pink: Bonds Of Affection
Gladiolus: Strength Of Character
H  
Heather, Purple: Admiration, Beauty and Solitude
Heliotrope: Devotion, Eternal Love
Honeysuckle: Sweetness Of Disposition
I  
Iris: Faith, Wisdom, Valor, Your Friendship means so much to me
Ivy: Friendship, Wedded love, Fidelity, Friendship, Affection
J  
Jasmine, Red: Folly and Glee
Jasmine, White: Amiability and Cheerfulness
Jasmine, Yellow: Timidity and Modesty
L  
Lady's Slipper: Capricious Beauty
Lily, Calla: Majestic Beauty
Lily, White: Majesty and Purity, Virginity
Lily-Of-The-Valley: Purity and Humility, Sweetness
Love-In-The-Mist Delicacy and Perplexity
M  
Magnolia: Dignity, Splendid Beauty
Marvel-Of-Peru: Flame of Love
Mimosa: Sensitivity
N  
Narcissus: Egotism, Formality
O  
Orange Blossom: Your Purity Equals Your Loveliness, Innocence, Eternal Love
Orchid: Magnificence, Love, Beauty, Refinement
P  
Pansy: Thoughtful Recollection
Passionflower: Faith and Piety
Peach Blossom: Generosity and Bridal Hope
Pear Blossom: Health and Hope
Peony: Healing, Life, Happy Marriage
Periwinkle, Blue: Early Friendship
Primrose: Young Love, I cannot live without you
Q  
Queen Anne's Lace: Fantasy
R  
Rose, Bridal: Happy Love
Rose, Christmas: Peace and Tranquility
Rose, Coral/Orange: Enthusiasm, Desire
Rose, Dark Pink: Thank you
Rose, Light Pink: Admiration
Rose, Musk: Capricious Beauty
Rose, Pale: Friendship
Rose, Peach: Let's get together, Closing of the deal
Rose, Pink: Love, Grace, Gentility, You're so Lovely, Perfect Happiness, Please believe me
Rose, Pink & White: I love you still and always will
Rose, Red: Love, Desire, Respect, Courage
Rose, Red & Yellow: Congratulations
Rose, White: Charm, Secrecy, Silence, You're Heavenly, Reverence, Humility, Youthfulness and Innocence
Rose, Yellow: Infidelity, Joy, Gladness, Friendship, Jealousy, Welcome Back
Rose, Yellow & Orange: Passionate thoughts
S  
Stephanotis: Happiness in marriage
Sunflower: Homage and Devotion
Sweet Pea: Departure, Blissful pleasure, Thanks for a lovely time
T  
Tiger Lily: Wealth and Pride
Tulip: Symbol of The Perfect Lover
Tulip, Red: Believe me, Declaration of love
Tulip, Variegated: Beautiful eyes
V  
Violet: Modesty and Simplicity
Viscaria: Will you dance with me?
W  
Wisteria: Youth and Poetry
X  
Xeranthemum: Eternity and Immortality
Z  
Zinnia: Thoughts of Absent Friends
Zinnia, Pink: Lasting Affection
   
For a list of more flowers and their meanings, visit these terrific floral sites:

iFlorist.com

Phillip's Florals

USA Bride

 


 

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