Live The Past With Ancient Wedding Flower Arrangements

What is the importance of a wedding flower arrangement? You can consider the antics of odd ball Steve Stifler in “American Wedding” Just before the wedding evening of his friends Jim and Michelle, Steve accidentally destroys the huge flower arrangements of the wedding.



To make amends, he buys every single flower in the local flower shop and with his football friends works against the clock and busily sets up flowers. They complete the work just before the start of the wedding. Though it is unnecessary to replace an entire wedding flower arrangement, a knowledge of the ancient history of floral design helps you to appreciate better and select a wedding flower arrangement.

The significance of flowers to human society can never be under estimated as it encompasses all forms of art including ceramics, books, paintings sculptures and music through out history. From 1600 to 1800 artists created some of the most lavish examples of over depicted in art.

Flower arrangements have been significantly influenced by the “European and New World Style”. Wedding flower arrangements too have been influenced. The European arrangements include large numbers of colourful flowers, placed in “Mass Arrangements”.

Ancient Floral Presentations

Ancient Egyptians utilized blossoms for bouquet table arrangements and temple offerings. The arrangements were in simple patterns in a series of single flowers with leaves and buds. They also interchanged green and blue flowers or long and short stems.

In the Greek era, in contrast to the use of containers to keep flowers, they used flowers for decoration. They created cornucopia or the horn of plenty. There was a typical balance and triangles in their flower arrangements and one or a few colours.

The ancient Romans continued the Greek traditions of flower arrangements and created them in cornucopias and baskets. Their creations, however were less elegant than the Greeks.

Later, the Byzantine period continued the Greek and Roman’s flower arrangement methods. The Byzantines added fruit to flowers in garlands. IN addition, trees were artistically placed in containers like goblets and baskets.

Florists Who Can Make History Repeat

Ancient flower arrangement techniques are a source of inspiration for us to choose a particular wedding flower arrangement. But very few of us command the skills or time to arrange our own flowers in these hectic modern times.

Ensure that your wedding florist has the following qualities

Is able to foresee your preferences

Can provide excellent alternatives if your request is not available

Offers a contract with all promised services listed can guarantee fresh flowers

Works with in your budget

Can deliver the requested flower arrangement

Can guarantee prompt delivery to your flower arrangement

Lends his ear to your wishes, ideas, and recommendations

A wedding is a real milestone in your life. So let your wedding flower arrangement be a historical one.