The Floral Arch

This arch can be "woodsy" and casual or formal.
The arch can be wrapped in grape vines and then decorated with the bride's favorite flowers. In Colorado we often use Aspen boughs attached to the sides of the arch.

                                                                                                                 

The Most Beautiful Wedding Bouquets

Each time we do wedding bouquets, I think "oh, these are the most beautiful ones we have ever designed". Go to The Holly Berry's Fanpage on Facebook to view the flowers we did for our son and daughter in law's wedding last weekend. This week I think "these are the most precious bouquets."

Please Don't Eat The Daisies



Friday and Saturday are busy days at The Holly Berry. Special occasions are usually celebrated over the weekend and there are deliveries and last minute (oh, no, I forgot our anniversary) bouquets and floral arrangements to create. So, what does a florist do on Saturday night - popcorn and a movie.

A good comedy never goes out of fashion and Please Don't Eat the Daisies is a 1960 classic. It is based on a book by the same name and later became a television series. David Niven plays a New York drama critic and Doris Day plays his wife. They and their four, out of control, sons live in a crowded Manhattan apartment. When they buy a run down old house in the country, the trouble and comedy of errors begin. Four decades after its release, it still makes you laugh!

The Legends and Lives of the Daisy Part 1

Beautiful gold hairpins, each ending in a daisy like ornament,were found when the Minoan palace was excavated. They are believed to be more than four thousand years old. Later by about five hundred years is a game board, gay with color and bordered by a design of yellow and white daisies. Numerous daisies are to be found on ceramics in Egypt as well as elsewhere throughout the Middle East.
A daisy has an "eye" just as its English name of day's eye suggests and primitive medical men drew the obvious conclusion that it was plainly intended to cure eye troubles. Assyrians were among these men and many prescriptions have been found with recipes on its use for eye problems. Assyrians also believed that if you crushed daisies and mixed them with oil you could put the mixture on your grey hair to turn it dark again.

Referenced: http://www.sfheart.com/                    

The humble daisy is one of the most commonly used flower in bouquets and centerpieces. It is humble and whimsical, often equated with Spring. The colors of daisies are perfect Autumn themes.

The Tossing Bouquet

 The bridal bouquet is a very important part of wedding traditions and is the main accessory of the bridal gown. The tradition of tossing the bouquet originated in 14th century England. It was believed that a piece of the bride's clothing and flowers would bring good luck. Guests would tear away pieces of the bride's dress. Brides would toss their bouquets into the crowd of guests to prevent them from tearing the gown. This quickly developed into a tradition involving the single ladies. It was thought that catching the bridal bouquet would bring good fortune and a forthcoming wedding.
Today's brides design a smaller bouquet, called the tossing bouquet, for this purpose. This allows them to continue with the bouquet tossing tradition while preserving their bridal bouquet as a treasured keepsake.
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