Add an herbal flourish to your big day....
With their pleasing scent, beauty, and folkloric associations, herbs and flowers bring a wealth of tradition to the wedding table. Whether you make yours an all-out herb-inspired betrothal or simply incorporate a few herbal flourishes, you can enhance the ceremony with the quaint traditions that are now back in vogue.

A bit of scented geranium here, a sprig of rosemary, lavender and mint there; rose petals adorning the cake table, a tussie-mussie for the flower girl, processional herbal wedding toss, sweet herb sachet favors for the guests...the creative possibilities are endless. 

We can provide the herbs (both flowers and greens), dried petals (and fresh petals in season); we can also offer the finished designed product, made A la carte to your specifications. Boutonnieres, corsages, tussie-mussies, sachets, beautiful head wreaths called 'chaplets', herbal wedding favors, and of course bouquets. Click here for more information regarding our design services. 

Herbs have a rich history through Medieval, Elizabethan and Victorian times; each carrying their own renewed renaissance. There was a time when most women were well versed in herbal lore. Herb gardens functioned as both pantry and pharmacy and in the nineteenth-century, the language of flowers was taken quite seriously carrying entire conversations for friends and aspiring lovers. Visit our Language of Herbs page to find out more.

Medieval times conjure up visions of great hall banquets, festivals and pageantry and romance; festive garlands of fresh rosemary brought warmth and life to cold stone walls of castle and church. Rosemary's sharp, clean perfume often rose from incense braziers and scented floor rushes. 

In Elizabethan times, flowers and herbs brought more than fragrance and beauty to the wedding ceremony. They symbolized bridal couples in the full bloom of youth and presaged the fruits of their union, linking marriage with the rhythms of nature. Tussie-mussies, small nosegays of fresh herbs and blooming flowers were popular during these times, keeping sweet, refreshing odors close at hand. These little herbal bouquets make excellent favors for members in your bridal party or small table-top decorations at the reception. Choosing herbs and leaves for your tussie-mussie provides an opportunity to use the universal language of herbs to convey your own special thoughts for the day. Herbal chaplets and wreaths also create timeless symbols of beauty and unity.

By the 19th century Victorian era, marriage provided opportunity for elaborate social display. Hallmarks from the Victorian era include white lace dresses for the bride, color themes, flower girls and ring bearers, wedding favors, formal reception lines, and the sumptuous bridal bouquet. Victorian brides also conversed in the language of herbs and flowers; marjoram for example, emblem of Hymen and Aphrodite, symbolized the joy of married life to Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Ah, and let's not forget the the sentimental sweetness of Victorian floral confections. Sugar coated violets, lavender shortbread, rose water and cherished herbal teas.

Each generation borrows past traditions while creating new customs as well. Possibilities are limited only to your imagination. Scent your wedding apparel with herbal fragrance, include seeds in invitations, evoke the utility of medievil floor-rushes simply by strewing a flower and herb mix along paths were guests tread, create a unique sachet of personal favorites utiliizing the language of herbs, or simply design herbs into your flower displays for that extra special touch. However we choose to use them, herbs will always bring history, beauty and a reminder of nature's never-ending cycles of life to our celebrations of love and community.