Bridal bouquets are thought to have originated from ancient Greek weddings. The Saracens used orange blossoms, which is still a favorite among modern brides. Brides carried bouquets to ward off evil spirits, bad luck and ill health. They even carried strong smelling spices like garlic and chives for the same reason!

But over time flowers have become more prevalent in bridal bouquets. In the Victorian times certain flowers were associated with meanings and lovers sent those flowers to their beloveds to convey the message and the meaning. The flowers were later incorporated in the bouquets to represent the same messages. Though the messages are more openly conveyed these days, bridal bouquets have become the bride’s most important accessory and the best prepared of all wedding flowers.

Bridal bouquets are evolving every day and they are now customized to suit the bride who carries them. Elsewhere on our site, you will find bouquet ideas that enhance your style and add to the uniqueness of your wedding.

Traditionally white has been the color of choice for bouquets but today many brides like a touch of color in their bouquets. But the style and size of the bouquet you are planning to carry will be focal in deciding what flowers can be used in your bouquet. You could use a stunning dash of color to the bouquet by shifting away from the pastels and whites and choosing fuchsia, orange, purple and violet. Check our suggestions for both single color bouquets as well as bouquets with an eclectic mix of vibrant and muted shades. Find out from our site which wedding flowers are in season for your wedding.

You may carry a breakaway bridal bouquet if you are more on the creative side. You could choose any flowers for this, and the bouquet, although made of multiple numbers of smaller bouquets, will actually come across as a single large bouquet. The idea here is to put the same bouquet to multiple uses later. For example, a two-bouquet breakaway can be used to serve three very important purposes. You may use one for the bouquet toss and another to keep for yourself. Our site will provide you great ideas to make a breakaway bouquet so be sure to navigate to our other pages.

With the current focus on family names and values a lot of brides prefer to have monogrammed bouquets along with monogrammed china and linen. Our site gives you fabulous monogram ideas to stitch with beads or rhinestones into the fabric or ribbon of your bouquet, or to simply embroider on them. We also suggest ways to use wire and piping to incorporate the monogram among your flowers.

We also suggest ways to add different textures and items to add vibrancy to your bridal bouquet. You can choose from unconventional flowers like spider lilies and hydrangeas for your bouquet and add pinecones, shells, fruit, feathers, berries and leaves to replace the usual baby’s breath and ferns and give your bouquet a unique look.