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DIY Flower Ideas: How to Preserve Your Wedding Bouquet
You meticulously planned every bit of its detail, so why not protect your prized floral possession?
Make sure your flowers never lose their beauty with this guide to bouquet up-keep and preservation.
What It Is
You dry your bridal bouquet — by yourself or via a professional service — and hang onto it as a meaningful keepsake.Why Do It
A preserved bouquet can be both a memento and decorative piece for the home.How It Works
There are three methods: silica gel (quick-drying mode via immersion in a sand-like, silicon substance); pressing (press select blooms from the bouquet and flatten via a flower press and framed); and freeze-drying (pros spray the blooms with a starch to set the colors and then “bake” the bouquet in a freeze-dryer). All modes allow for beautiful presentation in frames, glass domes, etc. But freeze-drying is the only method that allows for “open arrangements” (they don’t have protective covering), and yields the most true-to-life results in terms of flower shapes and colors.Tips
Think about preserving just a few select blooms instead of the full bouquet. This will cut down on the cost of preservation. Also, it’s important for preservationists to receive the bouquet in prime condition. So get a tossing bouquet, and, at the reception, leave your actual bouquet in a safe place where it won’t get bruised or crushed (maybe have a bridesmaid handle this) as a precaution. Sometimes brides will immediately have the caterer store the blooms in the refrigerator, or, if it’s a hand-tied bouquet, stick the stems in water.DIY
If you want to try and preserve your flowers yourself try hanging the bouquet in a warm room such as an airing cupboard upside down. This will help the flowers to release their moisture and to dry out much more quickly.Visit the Kliq Weddings Website to find out how Kliq Weddings can help capture your Wedding Day with stunning Videos and Photography!http://www.kliqweddings.co.uk
Wedding Flowers: Customs & Traditions
Looking for ways to get symbolic with your wedding flowers? Put on your thinking cap and check out these flower facts.
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 bundle of floral trivia.
- 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.
- Swedish and Danish grooms sew small pockets of strong-smelling herbs like garlic, chives, and rosemary into their clothes for good luck.
- The Indian groom’s brother sprinkles flower petals over the couple at the end of the ceremony to protect them from evil.
- Ancient Greek brides often carried ivy at their weddings as a symbol of their never-ending love for their sweeties.
- Ancient Roman brides carried bunches of herbs to symbolize fidelity and fertility — and to scare off evil spirits.
- The Victorians, who were fascinated by the meanings of different blooms, popularized the wedding rose, which represents true love.
- Also in Victorian ages, 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.
- 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.
- In Tudor England, brides carried marigolds dipped in rosewater and ate them afterward, since they were thought to be aphrodisiacs!
- According to Italian tradition, the front grill of the Italian getaway car is decorated with flowers, paving the road to a happy marriage.
- In the Middle East, the bitter herb artemisia is incorporated into bridal bouquets to ensure that marriages will survive bitterness as well as sweetness.
- According to Indian tradition, both the bride and the groom sport a floral headpiece.
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