Popular wedding flowers and their meanings

by Tailor Your Holiday Team Wedding

Popular wedding flowers and their meanings

Choosing your wedding flowers can be difficult, but learning what each bloom really means can make your decision a little easier.

Anemone: unfading love; other interpretations include good luck and protection against evil. They are unscented, primarily in season during the spring and perfect for bouquets and arrangements. 

Bird of paradise: fidelity

Calla Lily: beauty; lightly fragrant calla lilies are perfect and in season for spring and summer weddings. 

Chrysanthmum: cheerfulness and friendship; wealth, abundance and truth are just a few of other words associated with the chrysanthemum. 

Cornflower: prosperity and friendship; they are most associated with a gorgeous blue hue, but they are available in white and pink. 

Daffodil: respect, happiness and kind regards. 

Dahlia: innocence

Delphiniums: swiftness and lightness, and are beloved for summer weddings. 

Daisy: innocence

Freesia: innocence

Gardenias: purity and joy

Gerbera: innocence

Gladioli: generosity

Hyacinth: playfulness

Jasmine: likability

Irises: faith and wisdom

Lily of the valley: fresh, happy scent; they are considered to be traditional marriage flowers.

Orchids: beauty, love, refinement, fertility

Roses: beloved wedding flowers-romance, love and beauty

Sunflower: loyalty, adoration and loyalty 

Tiger lily: wealth

Tulip:  love and passion

Zinnia: lasting love, lasting affection, daily remembrance and "thoughts of friends