wedding bouquet

Tossed nuptial arrangement

A wedding bouquet is an arrangement of flowers carried by a bride during the ceremony.

Traditionally tossed to unmarried female guests at the reception, with the catcher supposedly next to marry.

The composition ranges from simple hand-tied bunches to elaborate arrangements: She chose peonies and roses for her wedding bouquet.

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toss · aisle · down the aisle · white · veil · ceremony · ribbon · stems · lilies · fragrant · bridesmaids · flower girl · catch · peonies · greenery · lace · romantic · first dance

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ceremonial context

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Circular flowers honoring the dead

casket spray · sympathy bouquet · memorial wreath · grave flowers · funeral spray

floral arrangement type

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Wearable formal occasion flowers

boutonniere · bare hands · empty hands · wrist corsage · centerpiece

ceremonial objects

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Container for cremated remains

burial shroud · divorce papers · mourning veil · black armband · widow's weeds

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G