Flowers and bouquets are a large part of the decorations and visuals, just like the dress. It wasn’t always this way. Back in Ancient Rome and Greece it had been in vogue to carry aromatic bouquets of onions, garlic dill and other herbs to repel evil spirits. Carrying a favorite flower variety is a tradition that became popular in 1840, … flowers smell much nicer than garlic.
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Regarding ceremonies, brides may choose to hand off their bouquet of flowers to the maid of honor when they first arrive at the altar. The maid of honor can then return the bouquet to the bride right before she leaves the altar as the ceremony concludes.
Brides can also hand off the bouquet to the maid of honor right before the ring exchange, and receive it from the maid of honor right after the exchange. In this manner the bouquet is utilized more and will be in more of the pictures.
Brides have also held on to the bouquet throughout the ceremony, but this is more awkward during the ring exchange, and when reading any vows that are written down.
There have been occasions in the past, where the bride has asked the groom to momentarily hold the bouquet for her, either just before the ceremony or just after. Whenever I see this, I kind of chuckle to myself a little bit, and feel that this would be an excellent picture opportunity of the groom holding the bouquet.
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