The Hidden Meanings in Your Wedding Flowers

By: |Published on: Aug 13, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

What do your flowers say about you and your wedding?

Wedding flowers, like colours, can convey symbolic meanings. Roses, for example, represent love, but different colours have different connotations. 
While roses symbolise purity and innocence, red roses represent love and romance. Peonies symbolise prosperity and a happy marriage. Hydrangeas express gratitude and understanding. Sunflowers signify joy and longevity. Ultimately, the meanings attached to wedding flowers can add another layer of personalisation and sentiment to your special day.
Though some populations are sadly and increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. These meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings, they exist in our history and you may look at some of the very old paintings of ancestors in some of the UKs finest country houses. New symbols have also arisen: one of the most known in the United Kingdom is the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance of the fallen in war.

Here’s a more detailed look at some popular wedding flowers and their meanings: 

  • Roses: Red roses = love and romance; white roses = purity and innocence; pink roses = grace and admiration; yellow roses = friendship and joy; orange roses = fascination and passion.
  • Peonies: Prosperity, a happy marriage, and good fortune.
  • Calla Lilies: Elegance and beauty, especially white calla lilies symbolize purity.
  • Hydrangeas: Gratitude, understanding, heartfelt emotions, and sincerity.
  • Sunflowers: Joy, longevity, and dedicated love.
  • Lilies: Purity, virtue, and devotion.
  • Orchids: Beauty, strength, and love.
  • Tulips: Love, elegance, and passion.
  • Carnations: Love, fascination, and boldness.
  • Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila): Innocence, everlasting love, and purity.
  • Lavender: Serenity, devotion, and love at first sight.
  • Ranunculus: Charm and radiant attractiveness.
  • Gardenias: Sweet love and purity.
  • Daisies: Innocence, purity, and new beginnings.
  • Lavender: Love at first sight and enchantment, serenity, and devotion
  • Anemones: Anticipation, especially when used in bouquets.
  • Daffodils: Chivalry, and a single daffodil can symbolize unrequited love.
  • Delphiniums: Dignity, grace, and new life
  • Eucalyptus: Protection.
  • Ivy: Luck and good virtues.
  • Lily of the Valley: Return of happiness.
  • Wax Flower: Riches and long-lasting love.
  • Heather: Good luck and protection.
  • Queen Anne’s Lace: Haven and fantasy.
  • Amaranthus: Unfading love.

Your wedding flowers should be more than beautiful,  they should tell your love story. Imagine a bouquet and floristry on the day, where every bloom and foliage holds a meaning, woven together into a personal ‘love recipe’ for your marriage, capturing your hopes, values, and dreams for the future.

With our Unique to You Bouquet and Flower Crafting Service, we help you choose flowers that are as meaningful as they are breathtaking. Every petal, every stem, every leaf is selected with thought and care to reflect your journey and future together.

Whether you’d like our trusted florist to create your perfect arrangements, or prefer us to source and supply the blooms for your own chosen crafter, we’ll ensure your flowers are as unique and unforgettable as your day.