Let’s take a mini-break from the Holland Posts and talk about the wedding that took place in England this past Friday, you know the one!
So, dear flower friends, what did you think of Kate’s Bouquet?
Photo Credit, Ian West/PA Wire
My initial reaction was – Oh, that’s small.
Once I saw the closeup photograph of the bouquet I did admire it more. I appreciate the designer that wired all those blossoms together, lucky them!
I definitely appreciate that each flower had a special meaning:
Sweet William (dianthus) – pure and deep love (and it’s name is William, how sweet!)
lily of the valley – return of happiness
hyacinth – constancy of love
ivy – fidelity
myrtle – perpetual love. It’s tradition for the bouquets to have a sprig from Queen Victoria’s myrtle plant.
So, what did you think?
Also, how much do you think it would cost?
It must have smelled wonderful! I love that the flowers had meaning and tradition. I thought the detail of it worked beautifully with the lace of her dress.
I LOVE the bouquet in once it saw a closeup of it. Before that I kept asking “What’s in it?” I think that a touch more green to break it up and provide background to the smaller elements or one larger element (a few medium size roses like Iceberg maybe) would have made the detail more visible from a distance.
We don’t have local Lily of the Valley in Seattle yet so I would estimate $150 using imported LotV.
The shape was pretty and unexpected and will probably change some bride’s requests for their bouquets for years to come (Just like Diana’s influenced cascading bouquets).
Miles,
I thought the same thing, I was thinking a few English Garden roses would give it a larger element and make it easier to see the other flowers.
I’m surprised to hear you don’t have LOTV in Seattle, I would have thought it would grow there with the humidity. Where does LOTV grow??
I agree, I thought the flowers worked great with the lace of her dress.
I thought it was perfect, loved the shield shape and it seemed as though it was so easy for her to hold and hold correctly
Thank you! That’s the best picture I’ve seen of the bouquet. It’s very delicate and beautiful and I do love that it has meaning. I just didn’t think it quite fit the dress…seemed slightly petite to me. But…I loved that Kate did it her way, was gorgeous and seemed genuinely relaxed…and very much in love. A much different feel than Charles & Diana’s wedding…
Sue, I agree, she held it correctly. The designer must have shown her how to hold that just right.
Amy – wasn’t their a huge difference in the feeling of the day? Diana looked scared of Charles. William was so protective of Kate, so sweet.