What did the flower say to the other flower?

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We all know that flora can speak, and if you did not know this - now you know! 
Even one of my all-time favourite scary movie-makers M Night Shyamalamahaan has shown this in The Happening (love, love, love).

Their language is far too complex for us Homo Sapiens to understand, but that has not stopped us from creating a language for them but for us to use ourselves. This is called Floriography - the art of communicating through different types of flowers.

Giving flowers to someone on different occasions most of us has done at some point in our lives. To celebrate, to apologize... to say goodbye... But I had never thought about Floriography when I have purchased or picked my bouquets... I had only gone by their looks.

What if the flowers I have given away has communicated something other than what I had in mind? Maybe I have been rude without knowing it, or declared an emotion I definitely did not mean to convey? There are flowers out there that suit certain situations or occasions more than others - white lilies for funerals and a red rose for your love, for example... and, as I am going to go deeper into here - flowers for your wedding.

When speaking the language of flowers you do this based on the type of flower, the colour of the flower, or both. So, if you wish to tell someone how you feel, but are too shy - this is one way to go.

But not all flowers have a positive meaning, so there are flora out there you should avoid if you want to confess your heartwarming emotions. But if you are in the thoughts of telling someone off, here are some examples for a subtle "FUCK YOU!":

Buttercups

  • Ingratitude
  • Childish behaviour
  • Unfaithfulness



Yellow Carnations

  • Disdain
  • Rejection



Orange Lilies

  • Hatred
  • Pride
  • Contempt


Petunia

  • Deep resentment
  • Anger



Black Rose

  • Death and mourning
  • Revenge
  • Hatred
  • End of a career or a relationship


These are definitely not the emotions I want to show or have on our wedding day. The flower and its meanings I have chosen to have in my bouquet is:

White Peony

  • Prosperity,
  • Good fortune
  • Happiness
  • Honour
  • Compassion
  • Encourages a happy marriage.


Edelweiss

  • Deep love
  • Devotion.



My darling bridesmaid Ciara has chosen a flower for her bouquet with a meaning that she (and I for that matter) found ridiculously hilarious and proper for me and my Prince Charming:

Nigella - "love-in-a-mist", or "devil in the bush"
  • Openness to love
  • Kiss me
  • Harmony and love
  • The bonds that bind people together
(Naaaaw... so sweet of her).



When it comes to the colour of the bouquets, I have gone with what goes with the dresses. White for me and pink shades for my bridesmaid. The colour white within the language of flowers have the meanings:
  • Reverence and humility
  • Purity and innocence
  • Sympathy for a bereavement
  • Honesty
  • Perfection.
The colour pink has the meanings:
  • Love
  • Kindness
  • Femininity
So, with all these meticulously chosen flowers, with their colours and meanings, I believe an enchanted, protective spell has been cast and ordered - signed-sealed-delivered to the universe. 
(Fingers crossed they don´t cause someone a sneeze attack).






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