Poppies For The Wedding Bouquet

Weddings are special events and for many years brides have chosen just the right flowers for their bouquets and the poppy has not been forgotten in this special arrangement. One of the reasons for this is there are many bright colors and the pastel colors that the different poppy species have. Another reason is that select species of poppies are native to many areas and the bridal bouquet was not always ordered from a florist, many were collected from the family garden.

Not only is the bridal bouquet chosen carefully for the colors, but also because each flower has a floral meaning to it and with the poppy there are several meanings dependant on the color.

The general meaning for the poppy is eternal sleep and imagination and this has been basically the universal meaning for thousands of years, with the Greeks having the poppy as their god of sleep Hypnos flower. The species that are red in color have the meaning pleasure, the white stands for consolation and the yellow poppy means success and wealth.

These meanings mixed together or mixed with other floral arrangements can make the wedding ceremony special and that is what the bride plans when she decides what flowers will be accompanying her down the isle. Like the yellow poppy that stands for wealth and success, that is an obvious choice for a bride who feels the flowers will bring luck at the ceremony.

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