Caught the bridal bouquet: signs and further actions

For relatives and bridesmaids, the presence at the event means not only the support of the main character of the action, but also the opportunity, even a little contrived, to get married. The famous folk omen says: she caught the bridal bouquet at the wedding - you will marry the next one, before all the other unmarried girls present. However, the tradition involves a much more complex algorithm, but today not everyone knows what to do with a caught wedding bouquet.

Traditionally, a faded bouquet is simply thrown away, but this one has a symbolic meaning - having caught it, the new owner expects to become a married woman soon, and therefore throwing such a chance seems wrong. For this reason, most girls prefer to keep such a symbol as long as possible, and two possibilities are seen as the most logical option.

The most obvious way out is to dry the bouquet, then it will remain for a long time looking like the original one. Dried flowers look quite beautiful and can be a decoration of the interior, especially if you put them in an attractive vase. A special symbolism of such an accessory for a room will be that it means a lot to its owner, elevating her mood with her own look. After all, no woman willing to believe in such a sign will not refuse to marry.

Another common idea is the subsequent treatment of the bouquet - fill them with a decorative pad. This decision already requires certain skills of needlework, but in the Russian tradition the future mistress should have them, so the extra opportunity to train will not hurt - so the beloved is more likely to appreciate the useful skills of the beloved. Most likely, dried flowers will produce a pleasant light fragrance, which will once again give the owner of the accessory a good mood and remind you of a pleasant event in the near future.

It should be noted that modern brides often take care of their girlfriends, ordering two bouquets at once, one of which is made from artificial flowers. In most episodes with the participation of the bride, it is the live flowers that appear, but she throws an artificial copy to her friends, because she keeps better together and, most importantly, does not fade. This approach, of course, makes you abandon the idea of ​​a pillow, but you can be sure that such a “catch” will never fade.

For the girl who caught the bridal bouquet at the wedding, the latter seems to be a huge success, because it must be kept in an adequate form as long as possible - so that it reaches the planned celebration exactly. Although the drying of flowers is not something really complicated, it is possible that a potential bride, getting nervous, will not properly dry the flowers. Then they quickly deteriorate, which can be interpreted as a bad omen. To prevent this from happening, it is worth repeating the basic principles of drying bouquets.

• To begin with the components of the composition should be disassembled. Ribbons, which usually bind flowers, are removed altogether, just like leaves that were damaged in the process of celebrating or throwing a bouquet. Actually, flowers and green twigs are sorted, laying out separately depending on the category.

• Instead of tapes to connect dried flowers, use wire, moreover, it is wrapped in a bouquet not only along the external contour, but also between individual specimens. This is necessary for the reason that in the process of drying the stems lose thickness, and whole flowers are able to fall out of the finished composition, spoiling its appearance.
• For the flowers to dry faster, they need warm and dry air, whereas in the cold they simply freeze and wither, and in too humid air they can rot. It should be understood that the source of heat for drying should not be direct sunlight - from them the flowers, too, are more likely to disappear. Ideally, the bouquet is hung down with petals - in this state it will reach readiness for a good few weeks.

• Greens are dried separately from flowers., because the green branches in the process of drying greatly lose volume and twist. For such a component of a wedding bouquet, ordinary books will become the best place for drying - saving greens is better in the same way as an ordinary school herbarium.

• As we already understood the individual components of the wedding bouquet are dried separately from each other, but symbolism is inherent in precisely the integral composition, because upon completion of the process all the elements are again gathered in a whole bunch. Connect individual parts with the help of the same wire, however, you should additionally take care of the integrity of the accessory - even though it is unlikely to rot or wither, it can easily crumble and crumble. To prevent this from happening, you should sprinkle a bouquet with at least hair spray, and the best solution would be to buy a special composition at any flower shop for the treatment of dried flowers.

It so happens that to dry a bouquet or do not want, or not possible - then fragrant pillow is the only option for storing the flowers caught. In a sense, this option seems even simpler. It should be noted that for the stuffing of the pillow usually not the whole bouquet is used, but only the flower petals, therefore either the bouquet must be very large, or the finished accessory will be very small and can be used exclusively for decorative purposes.

Separated petals, as a rule, emit a characteristic floral aroma, but in the long run you shouldn’t rely only on the forces of nature; therefore, such material is soaked in aromatic oils or water. It is necessary to find a certain line between too cloying, obsessive smell and aroma, which is almost imperceptible. When the petals are well soaked and absorbed part of the foreign flavor, they must be thoroughly dried.

The conditions are generally similar to those used for drying flowers from the bouquet as a whole - you need a dry and warm place in which high temperature would not be provided by direct sunlight. As a rule, the petals soaked in aromatic liquids dry no more than two weeks.

During this time, you should prepare two pillowcases. The first one has extremely practical functions - it is necessary in order to hold the petals and prevent them from falling out even in a crumbled form, while practically any material can be used to make it. The outer pillowcase serves exclusively decorative functions, it can be decorated with embroidery or beads, but certain requirements are put forward to the material - it should be beautiful and pleasant to the touch. You can make two outer pillowcases at once - then you can periodically change them, constantly maintaining a decent look of the sewn accessory.

The tradition of catching a bridal bouquet exists in many European countries, but not always it looked exactly like this.Previously, for example, a very good souvenir was considered any piece of clothing newlyweds, but it is logical that such a flap was easier to beat off from the fair sex. There is even a legend that explains how the bouquet acquired its current meaning: allegedly at one of the weddings, the bride, who was threatened with no clothes at all due to persistent guests, tried to divert their attention, leaving her bouquet in the crowd of pursuers.

Today, no one feels sentiments to the side of the groom, and they don’t touch the brides - only the bouquet is important. According to tradition, luck to catch such a souvenir means that expect marriage will have no longer than a year, but, naturally, nobody collected the corresponding statistics. There are completely different comments on this subject on the Internet, and one cannot say that critics or supporters of the theory that it really works are clearly leading.

Separately, we say that in the modern world many people fundamentally refuse to believe in traditions that look far-fetched, because at almost every wedding there is a girl who does not want to try her luck in this way. However, as practice shows, not a single lady, even among the skeptics, was yet disappointed that she had caught a similar souvenir.

We have already said about skeptics, and in fact there are some girls who in the invitation to the wedding of the girlfriend see almost the possibility of getting married soon. Such persons put the main goal of the evening just catching a bunch, and on the Internet you can even find special tips on how to succeed. They, of course, not without a share of jokes, but we also bring them.

• Catching flowers, like playing volleyball or basketball, requires heights and good jumping, so a girl who wants to become a happy owner of a bouquet should first practice such skills.

• You shouldn't overestimate the value of the caught bouquet. Another thing is that at most weddings there are not only friends of the bride, but also friends of the groom, and among them there are often unmarried young people whom you should get acquainted with - such tactics usually give a brighter effect than catching the bouquet itself.
• The wedding bouquet itself doesn’t most likely bring the wedding closer, but it can be used to give the already existing young man a clear hint about his own desires.
• Women's happiness is often the envy of even close friends, because, having caught a bouquet, you should carefully protect it from competitors.

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