Floral Ambitions

Wedding Bouquet trends for 2011

Wedding Bouquets

The majority of brides choose wedding bouquets that are hand-tied, where the flowers are gathered together and the stems are usually wrapped in wide ribbon. Those brides wanting more glamorous bouquets choose beads, brooches jewel or pearl headed pins, crystal  and/or rhinestone picks to dress up stems and blooms. 

Roses of all colours continue to be the most popular and elegant bouquet flower. Lilies, peonies, hydrangeas, tulips and orchids represent the trendier choices. Arrangements with a just-picked 'casual' look have replaced the more tightly-bound bouquet shapes of previous trends. Vivid flower colours are increasing in popularity for the more daring brides.

With brides being less traditional, it paves way for more daring out of the ordinary floral arrangements...what the Bride wants the Brides has. 

 

Scottish Wedding Directory

 

Look out for us in the next issue (2nd July) of The Scottish Wedding Directory magazine and online at www.scottishweddingdirectory.co.uk.....oooooooh Very excited about it!!!

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The History of our National Flower Emblems

 

 

The Rose – Adopted as England’s flower emblem during the Civil War (1455-1485), known as the War of the Roses. The Royal House of Lancaster being the red rose and the Royal House of York being the white. King Henry VII chose to combine both roses into a single red and white Tudor Rose at the end of the war.

The Thistle – Was adopted as the emblem of Scotland during the reign of Alexander III (1249-1286). Legend has it that the army of King Haakon of Norway, intent on conquering the Scots, landing at night removed their footwear to allow them to move quietly onto the sleeping camp: and are said to have stood on the thistle and cried out, awakening the Scots.

The Daffodil – One of the possible reasons for this emblem to be used for Wales is that the words for Leek (the traditional welsh emblem) and daffodil in Welsh are the same – Cenhinen being Leek, and Cenhinen Pedr being Daffodil.

The Shamrock – Is believed to be originally chosen as the emblem for Ireland by St Patrick who used the three leafed plant to show the doctrine of the Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Shamrock has been considered by the Irish as a good luck symbol since earliest times.