Wedding Flowers

Modern Wedding Flowers Ireland

To understand the Irish modern wedding one has to go deep into the old Irish weddings, as the scent of tradition is present into the contemporary Irish wedding. Customs are still incorporated into wedding celebrations, where history and folklore mingle casting a image on how weddings were celebrated in Ireland long time ago. There is a saying in wedding Irish tradition that suggests the fact that a bride should not marry in May as she will feel sorry for the day, but in April when the couple can enjoy better.

That is a reason why some couples decide to have the wedding on the month of April, even nowadays when they are said to leave superstitions aside and mind the priorities offered by a modernistic way of looking at life. Ireland though is a place that the traditions are still alive and not only because of a certain commodity, but because the customs of a wedding celebration have proved and still prove to be more colorful and meaningful.

Irish people love to celebrate and wedding party is a reason that can gather them together in a feast of old combined with modern details. It is a common knowledge the fact that the traditions that have the roots in nature and elements generated by it are the ones that defeat the passing of time. By taking part in these delightful traditions of the past and present, a wedding becomes a tribute to the ancient inheritance.

There are many occasions that display flowers in ways of decorations or gifts, and wedding in Ireland is one of these. Specific flowers, color of flowers and placing the flowers are important aspects to be taken into account while considering a wedding planning.  The flowers for the bride’s bouquet are chosen very carefully. The arrangements of the flowers in a bridal bouquet are combinations of the traditional with the modernistic style.

The design is simple but the appearance is all the same impressive. The richness and freshness are features that come out from the style of arranging the flowers; combination of small delicate wild flowers with roses and gerberas produces a delight for the eye. Other Ireland‘s modern wedding flower used are  English lavenders that keep their utilization also from old customs having the symbol of love and devotion. Wildflowers are often used as wreath in bride’s hair instead of a veil; other brides and their bridesmaids carry myrtle which the bridesmaid burry after the ceremony as a symbol of her future wedding to come.

In modern Irish floral decorations for the weddings, ivy is seen as well, it carries the symbol of fidelity and stability of feelings throughout the marriage. An addition of a sprig of rosemary conveys the remembrance of a deceased loved one. If one discovers the significance of tradition in an old Irish wedding it won’t be hard to understand the symbols of the modern weddings in Ireland.