| There is nothing cheap about a wedding, as any | | | | follows. It's a full, hectic day with crowds of |
| father-of-the-bride will tell you, with a sheepish | | | | people and the heat and humidity of a room full |
| grin. But the costs associated with the day, and | | | | of a full course meal. And tightly furled roses, |
| the hospitality that is supplied just before it, can | | | | supported in a bouquet, will still look great at the |
| be moderated. And buying cheap wedding flowers | | | | end of all that. |
| is a good place to start. | | | | For another thing, a wedding rose is a traditional |
| I say this, because any flower is a masterpiece of | | | | Western wedding flower. Look back through early |
| nature. Wild flowers blooming in hedges at the | | | | photographs of brides in many European countries |
| side of a country road can be as gorgeous as the | | | | and North America and you will find roses in their |
| most expensive, imported flowers from a large | | | | hands. |
| foreign nursery. | | | | But wedding flower bouquets do not have to be |
| Flowers of any color and shape will always catch | | | | made with beautiful roses. There are other, |
| our eye and when we have time we tend to | | | | elegant, hardly flowers you can also use. |
| stroll past a bed of them, rather than hurry. | | | | The dogwood flower, for example, has a name |
| There is something relaxing and satisfying about | | | | you would probably turn your nose up at, if you |
| any flower. | | | | didn't know it produces large flowers and will look |
| So you can confidently select cheaper flowers for | | | | great as a center piece or bouquet. |
| your wedding day to lower the costs -- while still | | | | Same with the flower of the frittilaria. These are |
| retaining impact.. | | | | small and will combine into a striking, small |
| Roses are a traditional wedding flower in many | | | | bouquet. |
| places. And there are good reasons for this. | | | | Many weddings go off very successfully with a |
| For one thing a rose will stand up to the handling a | | | | variety of common flowers, so there is no need |
| bouquet will receive during the marriage | | | | to feel pressured into buying roses or expensive |
| ceremony, the photo session and reception that | | | | bouquets for your day. |