I am getting married soon and wanted to know if the brides and the bridesmaids carry a bouquet?

Question

Or is the bride the only one who carries a bouquet? And where can I find pretty inexpensive bouquets?

Answer 1

Congrats!
Yes usually all the women in the bridal party carry a bouquet.
A cheap and lovely way to do it, is to get the bridesmaids to carry a single long stemmed flower with a ribbon tied around it. And the bride carries a bunch of the same flower eg. orchid, lily, roses etc.
Also usually the groom and his attendants have a flower in their lapel too. And sometimes the parents of the bride and groom do too. You can get these lapel flowers from your garden. This could be one of your head bridesmaids duties.
All the best

Answer 2

That decision is completely up to the bride. Some brides prefer to carry a bouquet and have their bridesmaids carry only one single rose or flower. Other brides carry a bouquet and the bridesmaids may carry small bibles or something else entirely.

Answer 3

That is your choice. Your the bride what ever you want. Today most of the time the bridesmaid carry a single long steam flower, or rose. With a small ribbon. Its less money that way and very elegant. Hobby Lobby has great flowers you can make your own. Or go to a local florist and order one. If you are the only one who carries a bouquet then you can spend a little more money.

Answer 4

as others have stated most brides do have a bouquet as well as the attendants- however it is NOT absoluetly necessary.
Options to be considered could be - floral bouquet for the bride with wrist corsages for the maids & small bags to match their frocks; baskets of petals or a teddy bear for 'flower girls'
fans for all with maybe a single flower attached; parasols;
I heard of a wedding that was conducted in the 'outback' of Aus & flowers were hard to procure locally so the bride & her atendants had ""bouquets"" made from coloured leaves.
basically the bouquets just give you all something to do with your hands during the ceremony- there is probably a traditional reason as well - such as different flowers with special meanings or to ward off evil spirits.
When my b/f married I made her bouquet with flowers from her & her mothers gardens; I also did the same for one of my brothers wedding
something else I heard of was the bride asked all the female guest to bring along a single bloom of thier favourite flower to the ceremony venue & they were all presented to the bride as she walked down the aisle & then tied togher with a ribbon by the brides mother ( this would probably work best if only a small wedding)
You could also just carry a small evening bag insted of a bouquet

the choice is entirely yours whatever you decide

Answer 5

Remember it's YOUR DAY!!! An inexpensive way for everyone to have flowers is to use wildflowers like someone else mentioned. There really is no right or wrong way. When my best friend got married, she had her big white bouquet and a single red rose (to represent her mother who had pasted away a few years prior) and we all had little bouquets with the same flowers, but in her wedding colors. The pictures turned out really great.

Answer 6

The bride and the bridesmaids all carry bouquets but the brides is usually different from the bridesmaids bouquets.

Answer 7

All of the answers stating that yes the tradition is that both carry flowers, with the brides being more elaborate are correct. However it is your day and your choice! If you don't want them to, then choose somthing else for them to carry that better suits your style or interests.
Please note: I realize many people suggest using fake/artificial flowers, but please know, this isn't necessarily the cheapest route. Real flowers are generally cheaper than buying fake flowers. Unless of course you go and buy them at a dollar store or something, in which case they are cheaper, but don't look anywhere close to real flowers. So they may be cheaper, but won't look good!
I would suggest going to Sam's Club or Albertson's or anywhere that you can buy a losse bouquet of flowers, and then you can put it together on your own.

Answer 8

If you want them to carry torches they can. It is up to you. TRADITIONALLY, the bridesmaids bouquets, if they carry one, is much smaller than the brides. I have seen many people have them carry a single flower. (Grab some single long stem roses for $2 a piece at walmart if you want cheap and real.)

I would suggest letting them carry something, it will keep them from feeling fidgety standing up there with nothing to do with their hands.

(I personally fell in love with flower balls hanging from a ribbon, but they can get expensive. To make one you can use a styrofoam ball and fake flowers, greenery, and ribbons, but they don't look very good unless they are fairly large, like 8")

Answer 9

That is strictly up to the bride. She can have the bridesmaids carry a bouquet if she wishes, or something else like one lit candle. Or they don't have to carry anything if she so desires. It is her day.

Answer 10

When it's your wedding, you can pretty much do whatever you want to! LOL!

You can have your bridesmaids carry bouquets. I've seen it both ways.

Make your bouquets. Get wildflowers and do it yourself. My sister had daisies at her wedding. We got a huge bunch of daisies and kept the long stems on them. Then we took a satin ribbon and tied up the stems from the bottom up (sorta like ballet slippers) and then tied a pretty ribbon at the top. It was gorgeous!! Good luck!!!