Choosing your favorite flower must be like choosing your favorite child. They all delight in different ways.
Perhaps, then - other than selecting a wedding gown – there is no more difficult task that a bride faces when planning a wedding, than choosing the flowers that will decorate and garnish the chapel (or the temple or the gazebo) and the reception hall and fill the rooms of her wedding with fragrance and romance. Even more important, which flower will win the leading role – as centerpiece of her bridal bouquets?
It might help you to know that - according to my sources - one of the most popular flowers for bridal bouquets is the hydrangea. Yes, this lush flower - whose profusion of petals is so easy to arrange in spectacular bouquets - often makes the perfect complement to an elegant, flowing bridal gown. While the red garden rose with its stately beauty and symbolic significance will always be the choice of many brides, the second most popular flower, according to my trusty local florist, is the gerbera daisy. With their sturdy stems, their broad faces and their sun-ray petals, it’s no surprise to me that this lovely flower is one of the top wedding choices. These daisies also come in every color of the rainbow, so they are easy to match with brides maids’ gowns.
As you plan the details of your wedding, remember that the flowers you choose will not only help set the scene visually but will help create an atmosphere and a memory with their splendid, pungent, joyful perfumes and heart-stealing beauty.