Does anyone remember that famous cascading bouquet of Lady Di. A huge waterfall of blooms by Longmans Limited of London. The very bouquet, one of three and was seen globally, she carried during the ceremony, consisted of Odontoglossum orchids, Stephanotis, ivy and tradescantia leaves plus few sprigs of myrtle and veronica taken from the bushes planted by Queen Victoria.
The popularity of Lady Di's and Prince Charles wedding punctuated the 80's with her ankle length bridal bouquet, forever engraved in our memory, alongside football armor -wide padded shoulders, Madonna's "like a Virgin and big hair, really BIG hair.
A whole decade of Lady Di's bouquet copy cats ensued and eventually died down in the early 90's. Because, as fashion identifies an era, the time was ripe for a floral and bridal bouquets makeover as well.
The time couldn't have been more perfect for domestic diva. Martha Stewart, who single handedly made a simple hand tied bouquet, which has been around for centuries, NEW again. She made it current and the modern brides, likes bees to a fragrant bloom, were all over them. They were coming to a floral consultation with Martha's Bridal Magazine in tow. But as all conceivable bridal hand tied bouquets combinations have been done and featured in Bridal magazines, websites and blogs for over 2 decades, I am seeing a shift, as brides born in the early 90's are seeing the "cascade bouquet style" as nouvelle. Just like, Katie Briscoe Hahn, who had specifically requested a cascade bouquet for her wedding last June. How chic.
A hand tied cascade of phaelonopsis, peonies, garden roses, lisianthus
Images by Michelle Walker Photography
