Sep 07, 2013 | Posted by: abi s

Wedding flowers have become an intrinsic part of the wedding planning process. Did you ever wonder how these beautiful and fragrant wonders of nature got to be that important? Researching our past we will find that most of our most cherished traditions has their roots in superstition. In the beginning women carried bunches of garlic and other aromatic spices in order to keep evil at bay. This evolved into sheaves of wheat to show the prosperity for the husband.

In a time when childbearing was looked at as a woman's only purpose for existence, the brides of the Saracen culture carried orange blossoms their symbol of fertility. Fertility was important inmost cultures since a man married to an infertile woman could put her away and marry another. Dill was also carried by brides in different cultures as a apart of their "Bouquet of Herbs", after the ceremony the dill was eaten as it was thought to provoke lustful feelings in the bride and groom.

By the time Victoria, Queen of England, married the bridal bouquet had switched from herbs and spices to flowers. Just as aromatic but infinitely more beautiful, however some traditions die hard and the edible flowers were still used, especially dill, at a time when a bride was expected to be untested the dill would insure her cooperation on her

wedding night. This also the time that florigraphy began, various emotions and meanings were assigned to each flower. The language of the flowers was taken very seriously, and because some of the flowers had some not so nice meanings. When brides set about choosing their wedding flowers it was always with this in mind. This meant that unfortunately some of the most beautiful flowers were never chosen for this purpose.

Today that is luckily a thing of the past but choosing appropriate wedding flowers still quite an ordeal. It is important that you know that it's not about a right or wrong choice. Choosing wedding flowers is a personal preference. It also helps to understand what would work well the thing you've chosen the colors you've chosen and your budget. That is why you need the best possible wedding florists, they can help you with all of the details. Do not be afraid to ask as many questions as you need to what to run your ideas with the florists, as we have said before there is not about good idea or bad idea. Do not be afraid to share your ideas. They can help you fine-tune your wedding floral arrangements so that you have a magnificent accent for your wedding dress and wedding decorations for your wedding venue .