Why do we carry flowers?

I don't know, but it sure is pretty

to look pretty Dunno, there was a thing on the knot that explained all wedding traditions I am going to see if I can find it and share it here. BRB

Well I want to carrry a MUFFFF with MAYBE some flowers... I am not sure yet......

So I wanted to know if it was a tradition for something!

From the knot

Did you know that magnolia means love of nature and stephanotis signifies marital happiness? During the Victorian era, The Language of Flowers created an ultra-romantic language for lovers' correspondence in which flowers replaced words. If you want to suffuse your wedding flowers with symbolism, check out our guide to the most popular wedding flowers and decide which messages move you most. Happy gathering!

GOOD VIBES
NAME: Anemone
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: Expectation
SCENT: None
SEASON: Fall (Japanese) to spring (Wood or De Caen)
PRICE RANGE: Moderate
FLOWER FACT: Anemones bloom in either single or double blossoms.

NAME: Baby's Breath
BEST FOR: Filler in bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres
MEANING: Innocence
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive

NAME: Calla Lily
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: Magnificent beauty
SCENT: Lightly fragrant
SEASON: Spring and summer
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: This large tropical flower is very popular in weddings.

NAME: Carnation
BEST FOR: Bouquets, boutonnieres, and arrangements
MEANING: Pink represents boldness, red symbolizes love, and white indicates talent. Some other colors have negative connotations (see below).
SCENT: Very light fragrance or none at all, depending on variety
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive

NAME: Chrysanthemum or Mum
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: Wealth, abundance, truth
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive
FLOWER FACT: Mums come in several varieties, which determine their size and color. The name literally means 'golden flower.'

NAME: Daffodil
BEST FOR: Garden settings, in pots
MEANING: Regard
SCENT: None
SEASON: Spring
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive in season

NAME: Daisy
BEST FOR: Bouquets
MEANING: Share your feelings
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive in season

NAME: Delphinium
BEST FOR: Arrangements
MEANING: Swiftness, lightness
SCENT: Lightly fragrant
SEASON: Summer
PRICE RANGE: Moderate
FLOWER FACT: This large, multi-blossom flower is a traditional wedding favorite.

NAME: Freesia
BEST FOR: Bouquets
MEANING: Innocence
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Spring and summer
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive in season

NAME: Gardenia
BEST FOR: Bouquets and boutonnieres
MEANING: Purity, joy
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Expensive

NAME: Hydrangea
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: None recorded
SCENT: None
SEASON: Spring and fall
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: There has been a recent resurgence in hydrangeas' wedding popularity.

NAME: Iris
BEST FOR: In arrangements or potted
MEANING: A message of faith, wisdom
SCENT: Fragrant
SEASON: Spring
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive, depending on variety
FLOWER FACT: Irises come in several sizes; they are usually blue or white, but you may find exotic varieties (including purple ones).

NAME: Lilac
BEST FOR: Filler in arrangements or as part of bouquets, depending on variety
MEANING: Love's first emotions
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Local lilacs are available in the spring; imported French lilacs are available year-round
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive
FLOWER FACT: The local lilac is grown like a bush, and is used as filler because of its greenery. The French lilac is more flower-like and can be used as such in bouquets and arrangements.

NAME: Lily
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: Majesty, truth, honor
SCENT: Fragrant, often reminiscent of Easter
SEASON: Summer, but often imported during other seasons
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive

NAME: Lily of the Valley
BEST FOR: Bouquets, in combination with other flowers
MEANING: Happiness
SCENT: Fragrant
SEASON: Spring and summer
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: These small, fragile, bell-shaped flowers are considered traditional marriage flowers.

NAME: Magnolia
BEST FOR: Arrangements
MEANING: Love of nature
SCENT: Depends on variety
SEASON: Spring and summer
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: Magnolias are more common in Southern weddings, as most magnolia trees grow in the South.

NAME: Orchid
BEST FOR: Bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres
MEANING: Love, beauty
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round -- almost always imported
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: This exotic flower comes in a variety of colors and sizes.

NAME: Peony
BEST FOR: Arrangements
MEANING: Bashfulness, the American spirit of ambition and determination
SCENT: Lightly fragrant
SEASON: Late spring
PRICE RANGE: Expensive

NAME: Rose
BEST FOR: Bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, and arrangements
MEANING: Love, joy, beauty
SCENT: Lightly fragrant to very fragrant, depending on variety
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive
FLOWER FACT: Roses are the most popular flowers at weddings.

NAME: Stephanotis
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: Marital happiness
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Moderate
FLOWER FACT: These trumpet-shaped blossoms are traditional bridal flowers, no doubt due to their meaning.

NAME: Stock
BEST FOR: Filler in arrangements
MEANING: Lasting beauty
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive
FLOWER FACT: Stock can be found in many colors to complement and fill out arrangements.

NAME: Sunflower
BEST FOR: Carrying a single stem down the aisle; potted arrangements
MEANING: Short-stemmed sunflowers mean adoration; long-stemmed sunflowers symbolize haughtiness
SCENT: None
SEASON: Fall
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive to moderate in season
FLOWER FACT: Smaller blooms recently have become popular in arrangements.

NAME: Sweet Pea
BEST FOR: Garden setting, in vases
MEANING: Departure
SCENT: Fragrant
SEASON: Late spring and early summer
PRICE RANGE: Moderate

NAME: Tulip
BEST FOR: Arrangements and bouquets
MEANING: Love, passion
SCENT: None
SEASON: Late spring
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: These sweet and stately flowers can be found in a myriad of colors, but they are very fragile.

BAD VIBES
Sad but true: You might want to avoid certain flowers (if you're superstitious, that is). On the other hand, you can always thumb your nose at history and ascribe your own meaning to these 'questionable' blooms. Here are the so-called negative indicators:


Christmas rose: Scandal

Fig: Idleness

Foxglove: Insincerity

Larkspur: Infidelity

Lavender: Distrust

Marigold: Grief

Mulberry: I shall not survive you

Raspberry: Remorse

Red carnation: Alas for my poor heart

Red poppy: Consolation

Rhododendron: Danger

Striped carnation: Refusal

Striped pinks: Refusal

White poppy: Sleep

Yellow carnation: Disdain

Yellow chrysanthemum: Slighted Love

Yellow lily: Falsehood

Yellow rose: Jealousy

Oh Great.......

I am lost here...

Can't I have a muff with Red Roses on it somehow..

Where are all of you creative girlS!!

Help!!!

That really doesn't answer your question...this doesn't really either but here is is anyway...
The blossoms you select for your wedding day are rooted in rich cultural and historical traditions. From ancient Rome and ancient Greece to the Middle East, we've gathered the best flower-related customs we could find. Read on for a worldly bouquet of floral trivia.

1. In Thailand, the mothers of the bride and groom walk to the altar to drape puang malai -- flower garlands -- around the couple's shoulders to wish them good fortune in their life together.

2. Swedish and Danish grooms sew small pockets of strong-smelling herbs like garlic, chives, and rosemary into their clothes for good luck.

3. The Indian groom's brother sprinkles flower petals over the couple at the end of the ceremony to protect them from evil.

4. Ancient Greek brides often carried ivy at their weddings as a symbol of their never-ending love for their sweeties.

5. Ancient Roman brides carried bunches of herbs to symbolize fidelity and fertility -- and to scare off evil spirits.

6. The Victorians, who were fascinated by the meanings of different blooms, popularized the wedding rose, which represents true love.

7. The bride originally tossed her bouquet to a friend as she left the festivities to keep that friend safe (by warding off evil spirits, of course) and to offer her luck; this came to mean that the single woman who caught the bouquet would marry next.

8. In a Greek Orthodox wedding, crowns of orange blossoms were traditionally made for the bride and groom -- they even matched the delicate embroidery on the bride's dress. The blossoms symbolize virginity and purity because they are white and fragile, and they emit a sweet, delicate scent.

9. In Tudor England, brides carried marigolds dipped in rosewater and ate them afterward, since they were thought to be aphrodisiacs!

10. According to Italian tradition, the front grill of the Italian getaway car is decorated with flowers, paving the road to a happy marriage.

11. In the Middle East, the bitter herb artemisia is incorporated into bridal bouquets to ensure that marriages will survive bitterness as well as sweetness.

12. According to Indian tradition, both the bride and the groom sport a floral headpiece.

Also from the knot

OOH OHH!! I happen to know the answer and when you hear it you'll barf! lol

back in olden times, there weren't showers, and most the water, which there wasn't much of, was used to cook or for the children, so people usually took yearly showers.. the yearly showers were usually taken in?? yep, that's right June, which is why it's always been such a popular month.. and the reason for the bride carrying the big huge bouquet was because the smell from the flowers would cover the body odor..

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LOL!!

yuck!
cippyloo, thanks for all the flower posts.

Ronnie&Theresa I think the muff will be awesome!! and so different. at some point someone (maybe shamma) posted a link to a company that did flower purses (a little cool/pretty bag that was brimming with blooms). maybe you could combine carrying the muff with a flower purse?? although you would have to see how it looked together. otherwise, i think the muff by itself would be so cool!!

Theresa, I just dug my old photo album out of my closet and I have a picture of a bride holding a muff as a boquet. It is white and it has red roses cascading down the front. Unfortunately I don't have a scanner right now but I may have one next week if santa is good to me. I am sure whatever florist that you go to has done it before because it is not that uncommon.