Most women choose to have flowers at their wedding celebration, whether it is the bouquets she and her braids maids are carrying down the aisle or the centerpieces at the wedding reception. Although you may not want to break from this special traditions, there are some unique and special ways to incorporate your flowers into your celebration so that your celebration will be distinctive from other similar celebrations.
Here are three great unique ideas to get you started:
Give a flower to each guest as they enter your wedding ceremony. You can then instruct them to throw them up into the air during the after-vows kiss or when the two of you walk out together. Choose two types of flowers that are as close as possible to your wedding colors. You can give one color to the bride’s guests and one color to the groom’s guests or allow the guests to select a color as they arrive.
One under-used flower in wedding ceremonies is the sunflower. It is a gorgeous and vibrant flower that is perfect for outdoor summer weddings. Although a few may be tossed into a bouquet, it is rare to see an entire bouquet of sunflowers at a wedding. As the bride, you may want to carry a dozen sunflowers while your bridesmaids carry just one. Your flower girl can even throw sunflower petals on her way down the aisle and you can hand individual sunflowers at the end of each row of seats. Follow through with sunflower centerpieces at your reception. You can combine this with the above unique flower idea by giving each of your guests a sunflower with instructions to throw it in the air during your after-vows kiss.
Use a bouquet of Hawaiian flowers to round out a truly unique and impressive Hawaii or tropical-themed wedding ceremony. Use this is conjunction with fresh flower leis, given to your guests as they arrive at your ceremony, to really set the atmosphere. Don’t forget the Hawaiian flower centerpieces to carry the theme over to your reception.
These unique wedding flower ideas are a great way to add originality to your wedding ceremony, without replacing your flowers with candles or another non-traditional item. When couples look to add originality to their wedding, this is an often overlooked area, but you can use one of these very simple ideas to add personality to your ceremony.
