An old saying that goes, "fresh as a daisy." is often used to describe a vibrant, energetic and often young (or young at heart) person. When brides of all ages want to express the youthful side of love, nothing compares to the imagery of a daisy in all its forms: from the traditional Shasta variant of a Daisy, with its waves of nostalgia and innocence, to the modern neo-punk of the Gerber variety with it’s many colors.
No other flower represents "eternal love" more definitely than the Shasta daisy, with its cheerful yellow face and clear white petals. A favorite of blushing brides around the globe, the Shasta defines the joy of youth in the throes of their first romance. Many couples opt for a daisy wedding theme for their most important day.
A daisy bride often brings to mind a traditional bride with white lace and flowing gown. The Shasta daisy calls for a traditional white wedding theme. Brides who dream of a white wedding get exactly that with the Shasta theme. But these daisies are not limited to the traditional as they also go well with supporting touches for spring and summer, like four leave clovers for a St. Patrick's Day, wedding. Shasta daisies go well with pastel and silk accessories, the flowers are a little fragile as the petals can easily fall so be sure to be careful of arrangement and use.
Gerber daisies are the wild child of the flower world. There's nothing predictable about them, except that the brides who love them are probably unpredictable themselves. Gerber daisy themed weddings are often contemporary shocks of colors. Gerber comes in a wide palette of colors, amongst the most popular palette for Gerber-lovers is bright pink and orange, coming in second is spring green plus yellow, and for Autumn brides, combinations of yellow, orange and fire-engine red. There are many more colors gaining popularity such as Gerber purples, peaches and sexy magentas. And let's not forget that Gerbers go really well against dark brown and black bridesmaids' dresses. For a Gerber daisy theme why not dress your bridesmaids in bright satin sashes. Look for tangerine umbrellas. Decorate the ceilings with shiny fabrics to match and why not wrap each Wedding Cake layer in shiny ribbons. Look for bright, bright linens and chair covers.
For a daisy themed wedding it is the norm to hand out daisy themed bridal shower favors and wedding favors in line with the theme of the ceremony. Among some of the best ideas for daisy themed bridal shower favors and wedding favors are: Single Shasta flower heads floating in votives (or shot glasses) with a bright satin ribbon, fruit baskets with a daisy centerpiece, potpourri with dried daisy flowers, daisy themed coasters, daisy key chains and daisy photo frames.
Whatever your preferences there is a wide array of these daisy themed gifts to choose from. Daisy themed wedding cakes are also all the rage and many cake houses have a variety to choose from. An easy way to arrange a daisy themed wedding would be to hire a professional wedding planner or if you are on a tight budget do some research on the internet for more information on wedding accessories and styles.
The children’s game of plucking a daisy flower whilst saying “she/he loves me” “she/he loves me not” with every petal to whimsically decide whether the so called lover will reciprocate the love is often commonly associated with the daisy flower. This image is one of innocence and young love, which no doubt is one of the reasons of choosing to hold a daisy themed wedding. You will hopefully be able to share the joy of this theme of everlasting young love in all it’s splendor with all your friends and family as a reminder of your special day when time stood still for a moment as two young hearts joined together forever in holy matrimony.
