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HERALD BRIDALGUIDE Wednesday September 1990 Roses help make a personal fashion statement Our world is surrounded by the sounds and scenes of spring and the ushering of the wedding season Belts ring pnesis pray clerks pro rtounce the sanction of the state vows are exchanged mothers weep choirs sing rice is thrown wine drunk tea sipped cake eaten and men and women are united in marriage Like birth and death this universal symphony is ceaseless The origin of the wedding lies too far in the past to be traced Asa ceremony has been known and celebrated in all societies for hundreds of years It is a fundamenial experience in the life of mankind formalizing the of male and female and the family as an Weddings have evolved in different forms each elaborated with specific rites symbols and customs Many early wedding traditions have survived to our time although we may have no know edge of their original purpose and mean The happy couple THE NEW SACRECOEUR PARISH HALL FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL 750 PER PERSON PLUS TAXES MINIMUM PEOPLE HALL BARTENDER MIX PACKAGE SANDWICH BUFFET WEDDING PACKAGE MNMVM PEOPLE Hall stall Punch Glasses China Linen Draw 3 Tier Cake Wine with Dinner Disc Jockey Hr Bar Coordination Moon Decorations 00 PER PERSON PLUS TAXES GRATUITY Slip Social Catering Ltd HILL STREET GEORGETOWN L7G 0404 877 GEORGETOWN FAX TORONTO When wedding preparations are in the air so many must be made Order the rings choosing special foods and cakes for the reception selecting just the right dress and veil for the bride and most importantly picking the perfect flowers The fragrant beauty of flowers have symbolized love and romance back to ancient Greece and Rome During Greek nuptial ceremonies flowers were strewn along the path of he as a sign of their friends good wishes History dictated that orange blossoms were used as the primary flower in a good luck headdress for the bride Their association with good fortune is thought to have come from the legend of Jupiter King of the who presented Juno with a golden apple on his wedding day In Rome hundreds of roses were twined with myrtle into bridal garlands Roses elegantly signified beauty purity and innocence As this ancient Roman tradition was earned on throughout the years the classic combination of roses and other blooming dowers soon became an established wedding floral trademark Ancient wedding customs featuring rose arrangements were revived during the Elizabethan age The traditions thai continue in American weddings today are largely those preserved by Elizabethan The Elizabethan family played a big part in the celebration Before the bride awoke the servants and family prepared the house They were up all night scrub bing dusting and cooking a sweet scent was pervade the entire home Rose mary and roses wore placed in all the rooms and corridors forming a soft car pel of blossoms Meanwhile at the groom house his men were busy adorning him with seitcs and streamers in the colors chosen by the bride They also trimmed his beard and hair The groom looked almost as splendid as the bride Elizabethan male finery had yet to be sombercd by Puritan plainness The significance of flowers in today s wedding plans date back to Elizabethan times Flowers for the contemporary are still a high priority and make as unique a fashion statement as her wed ding dress Roses the perennial favorite for wed ding flowers arc vivid fragrant and ex plode with a nil mm splash of color Matching up the rainbow of rose col and definitions with a Victorian traditional or modern bridal color scheme is one of the most delightful as of wedding planning How mix and match To get your thoughts on the right track Roses fresbcui rose growers the United States and Canada provide these suggestions for some of this spring s more popular wedding color themes Peach dresses Select white roses which stand for reverence humility in and purity perfect thoughts for young first time brides Yellow roses which signify joy and gladness are another good option Pink dresses Choose from the many shades of pink roses which symbolize grace and gentility Also available are blends of white and pink comb it in a single bloom Lavender dresses While or pink roses go well with this often difTcult to color Another very dramatic selection would be red roses which denote re spec courage and love you or red and while roses which mean unity Green dresses For holiday weddings choose red roses Otherwise coral or or roses Soma which suggest and desire will set off a green dress Red dresses Red gowns are easy to work with Choose white roses or one of the many different shades of red When talking with your how ever don I just say red Instead bring along a swatch of the dress material and make sure he has plenty of tune to locate just the right rose shade By colorcoordinating properly you won end up with orange red dresses and bluered roses Yellow dresses Roses also come in a wide variety of yellow and gold shades For fall weddings you may want to con orange and lavender What about the bnde dress These days anything goes Roses Lie that white roses are the most used and logical choice Many magazines suggest mix all white blossoms All white bou quels updated with a sprinkling of pearls a dollop of lace and streaming ribbons make a statement that never goes out of style fllHfawfo STUDIO limited edition prints custom picture framing collector cards stationery fine gifts Shirley Deaville Robert Taylor and more i J MAKIN MUSIC New Releases for October by Shirley CHARITY 2 SMALL WONDER 3 MUSIC LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER GEORGETOWN ONTARIO CANADA rt Speca free Haggerty jewellery cleaner with an appraisal done by us TEL silver gold custom made match jezveUry repair Georgetown MS