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Wedding Theme Series: Whimsical Flowers
Flowers lend themselves wonderfully to a whimsical wedding theme. One can create an atmosphere that is fun, carefree and colorful. Just chose from all of your favorite flowers and make a rainbow color palette. Using imagination to make a few things off center or asymmetric is a good way to start. Here are a few photos of floral arrangements that can help paint a whimsical picture of your special day!
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Wedding Theme Series: Flowers & Handmade Items
Since a wedding is one of the most important days of a person’s life, this is a good time to think about going above and beyond the standard. That does not mean spending a fortune though, it is just putting a little thought into things. Flowers will always be an essential element to any beautiful wedding day, but a you can incorporate some handmade items into your design theme to personalize the day. Your friends & family will surely be pleased!
If you love flowers, a floral bridal sash is a fashionable handmade item to accent your gown. Handmade calligraphy place cards with flowers are an elegant touch, as well as individual flower vases. These will make the room look and smell nice, plus guests can take them home to enjoy.
And to finish up the event, give your guests fun wedding favors to have for the road! These boxes with cute little bows and flowers are adorable. You can put anything at all inside and even make the contents customized for each of your guests. Be sure to choose flowers that will last a little longer without water, like miniature roses or hydrangeas. Our full service flower shop loves to take on projects like this, so don’t feel like you have to do everything yourself!
Flowers by the Falls . Kings Mountain, NC (704) 739-7331
Bridal Bouquets in White & Ivory
In the 1840s, Queen Victoria wore a white wedding gown, and getting married in an extravagant white gown in those days was much more a symbol of wealth rather than purity or innocence. It showed that she could afford to buy a dress which could never been worn again. Many women saw this as a statement of class and style, and soon enough also began to get married in white.
The tradition of a white gown continues, but now the fashion of all white bridal bouquets are being used. This adds a layer of softness and luxury. We see that Kate Middleton carried a white bouquet in her royal wedding, Kiera Knightly in The Duchess and Pirates of the Caribbean movies and also who could forget the gorgeous ivory bouquet that Sarah Jessica Parker carried in the Sex in the City movie.
They are great for a winter wedding, giving the feeling of snow, and yet they also fit wonderfully with a summer wedding, having a clean light sunny feel. You can go so many different directions with the idea of using white or ivory bouquets! Elements like pearls & lace, rhinestones & crystals, satin or grosgrain ribbon, and any type of elements of nature can all be used to suit your style. These all blend in well with a white color palette.
Ideas for flowers include roses, peonies, lisianthus, ranunculus, lilacs, sweet peas, calla lillies and of course as always, lilies of the valley have one of the most wonderful aromas ever! White flowers also look particularly nice on top of a wedding cake. This website shows some nice white wedding floral arrangements http://www.weddingchicks.com/wedding-color/white/ Let us know if you would like us to do your wedding or event flowers. We are happy to work with you on any ideas you may have and customize them for your big day. No matter the budget, large or small, this is just what we love to do!
Flowers by the Falls . Kings Mountain, NC (704) 739-7331
Color Series: Orange & Peach Flowers
Women today seem to love the warmth and energy that the color orange presents. The many wonderful tones, like terra cotta, peach and rust, are very appealing to many. This color stimulates activity and encourages socialization, so it perfect for a wedding or event! In addition, orange flowers visually tend to come forward, making a large room feel cozier.
Peonies are fantastic flowers to consider when one likes the orange color palette. Peonies are known as the flower of riches and honor, and are absolutely stunning in shades of peach. With their lush, full, rounded bloom, peonies embody romance and prosperity and are regarded as sign of good fortune and a happy marriage. Calla lilies and roses are also a favorite among the flowers in orange. Take a look at the flowers from this “Orange Crush” wedding: http://simplyposhdesign.com/tag/orange-wedding-flowers/
Flowers are also such a delightful way to express gratitude or feelings of love, so sending peonies as a bouquet from our flower shop is admirable. The soft elegant feel of the peony in the color peach, is sure to make anyone melt!
More in this series: Blue, Purple, Pink, Orange & Peach, Red, Yellow, Green and Rainbow Multicolored Wedding Flowers. Now is the time to book a florist for your spring wedding!
Flowers by the Falls . Kings Mountain, NC (704) 739-7331
Winter Wedding Flowers
Now that the holiday season has come to an end, what will we do with ourselves? No more holiday parties or endless amounts of food to eat. It’s time to take down all of the beautiful Christmas decorations and bundle up for the winter. What better time for a wedding!
As a reminder of snow and the cool winter air, white wedding flowers set the stage wonderfully. The color white projects purity and wholeness, having a delightful romantic presence at celebration of a new marriage! Decorating with white floral arrangements of amaryllis, daisies, calla lilies and orchids are gorgeous options from our flower shop. Rhinestones mixed in with white flowers are practically irresistible! They have such an enchanting winter feel of ice and snowflakes. Have your family members help by offering their costume jewelry too, making the variety great, and the sentimental value priceless.
Looking for something a little on the fun side? Scarves are a a creative way to add in texture and patterns to the nice clean white color palette. Lay the scarves in and around all of the floral table arrangements to create a fun look, and use baby’s breath for snow. Using soft muted colors of blue, turquoise and silver is lovely, or go with bright bold colors! Scarves can even be wrapped around the inside of large vases.
More to come in this series: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall Wedding Flowers
Now is the time to book a florist for your upcoming spring wedding!
Flowers by the Falls . Kings Mountain, NC (704) 739-7331
The Meaning of the Purple Rose: Love at First Sight & Royalty
Purple roses have a captivating spirit and are a great alternative for any romantic occasions. Their eye catching shades of purple are truly stunning. These roses have symbolism that is tied to enchantment, and have many time-honored meanings associated with them.
Purple roses have been a symbol of falling in love at first sight for many years. After meeting someone, these roses are sent by flower shops to show that the initial attraction has carved a deep impression on you, and that you feel the person is charming and simply irresistible. Expressing this beautiful feeling of falling in love, the hope is that the person will be much more familiar to you in the near future. So, as a recipient of purple roses, which are among the rarest, one should feel especially flattered having such beauty and charm, as to have captured the heart of the sender at the very first sight!
In addition, the color purple has always been a symbol of royalty, representing all things grand, glorious and noble. Therefore it makes sense that purple roses also symbolize these very things, as the mark of wealth and luxury. The first famous purple was a deep shade known as Tyrian purple. It was once reserved for rich and royal leaders like Alexander the Great and Cleopatra. Maintaining the air of noble regality and pure splendor, brides love to use purple roses in weddings. Even seen in the movie Bride Wars, actress Kate Hudson carried a simple bouquet of purple roses: http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/help-finding-dress-replica. The most fashionable arrangements and bouquets of roses by florists are grouped in a bold range of rich hues, including shades like violet, lavender, and lilac roses.
Meanings of the Purple Rose Include: Love at first sight, enchantment, fantasy, wonder, impossibility, grand, glorious, noble, wealth, luxury, dignity, pride, success, accomplishment, admiration, calmness, ease, regality, splendor, discretion, nobility, sacred, accomplishment and admiration.
Flowers by the Falls . Kings Mountain, NC (704) 739-7331
The Meaning of the Orange Rose: Desire & Enthusiasm
The Meaning of the Orange Rose: Desire & Enthusiasm
Orange roses are the perfect way to express admiration and attraction. Similar to how the red rose means passion and the yellow rose means friendship; orange roses are a bridge between these two emotions. With their warm, vibrant tones, orange roses indicate a sense of enthusiasm that the sender feels for the recipient. They are vibrant, cheerful and express fascination when you give them to someone. Orange roses make an excellent choice for a new relationship that you wish to pursue further, because they symbolize a happy, loving sort of enthusiasm, while indicating desire at the same time.
Peach roses are often sent from flower shops as a gesture of appreciation or gratitude as opposed to a token of love. The color of their bloom is a bit more gentle, so they are a perfect way to show how much you appreciate or miss a dear friend. Peach roses also convey sociability and friendship, sending the message “Let’s get together”. The palest peach shades, like champagne, convey a sense of modesty.
The wonderful thing about orange roses is that they come in all the colors of a romantic sunset, including those in tangerine colors, salmon, peach, apricot and tropical fruit colored varieties. The unique blends of these colors are incredibly alluring, and wedding planners have a lot of fun with this fashionable color palette. Even Oprah is very fond of varieties of orange roses, as she has incorporated them into her rose garden and the décor of her California home, known as the Teahouse. http://www.oprah.com/home/Oprahs-Teahouse/4
For those getting married in the later part of the summer, as an alternative the softer orange color palette helps give a late summer feel without a complete fall look. Here is a great website showing Nantucket weddings and how fall wedding flower colors can be kept on the lighter side http://nantucketweddingsunveiled.com/blog/tag/flowers/page/3/
Meanings of the Orange Rose Include: Desire, Enthusiasm, Admiration, Attraction, Passion, Excitement, Warmth, Pride, Happiness, and Fascination
Meanings of the Peach Rose Include: Appreciation, Sincerity, Gratitude, Modesty, Sympathy, and Modesty
Flowers by the Falls . Kings Mountain, NC (704) 739-7331
The Meaning of the White Rose: Purity & Innocence
As one of the most enduring symbols for love and appreciation, it is no surprise that roses are among the most admired of all flowers. Their unique beauty and subtle fragrance are guarantees delight for anyone who receives them.
White has always been a picture of purity and virtue, so accordingly white roses carry the very same meaning, always standing alone in their abundant beauty. They are often referred to as the bridal rose, and are traditionally associated with marriages & weddings, young love and new beginnings. White roses glorify a love that is unaware of the temptations of the flesh, as opposed to the red rose which speaks more along the lines of passionate promises. Because of these reasons, all white bridal bouquets are becoming more and more popular, as seen on this website http://www.wedding-etc.com/2011/07/01/the-new-trend-in-celebrity-weddings-all-white-bridal-bouquets/. So, when affection is straight from the heart and as pure as the whitest snow, white roses are great to consider!
In true love, faithfulness and loyalty are constant despite distance or time, so flower shops often send white roses to loved ones who are far away. Additionally, throughout history the white rose sends a strong message, by symbolizing sound resistance and the will to stand firm in ones beliefs. Showing honor and reverence, your florist can make white rose arrangements, which are often used as an expression of remembrance.
Meanings of the White Rose Include: Purity, Innocence, Truth, Reverence, Silence, Humility, Loyalty, Faith, Heavenly, Youthfulness, Happy Love, and Charm.
Flowers by the Falls . Kings Mountain, NC (704) 739-7331
The Meaning of the Red Rose: Love & Romance
So often we think about the type of flower, how it looks and smells. Maybe even just the price alone is what we are concerned with, but do we think about the meaning? When at the florist, why are we even buying the flowers and what are we trying to say? The type of flower itself says a lot, and a rose embodies a wealth of significance. It is ultimately a symbol of love.
Red roses in particular have a primary significance of love, romance and passion. They were first introduced to Europe from China in the 1800’s, and have been expressed throughout history in numerous works of art, from classical paintings and poetry to modern day music and drama.
In Christian love, a rose bush grew at the site of Christ’s death on the cross. His blood is often associated with a red rose, combined with its thorns symbolizes the ultimate sacrifice.
Some of the earliest cultures often decorated wedding ceremonies with red roses. So they became known as a symbol for love and fidelity, as we see here at this beautiful red rose inspired wedding in Oahu, Hawaii http://www.oahuwedding.com/2007/12/inspired-by-rose-winter-wedding.html. As the custom of exchanging roses and flowers as gifts of affection continued, the red rose naturally became the preferred flower to send the strongest message of love.
Meanings of the Red Rose Include: Love, Romance, Beauty, Passion, Desire, Admiration, Immortal Love, Health, Memorial, Courage, Respect, Power, and Sacrifice.
Flowers by the Falls . Kings Mountain, NC (704) 739-7331
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