Perhaps you have decided that a bouquet of fresh flowers is
not your choice to carry in the processional. Not to worry - there are many
other options that may work for you.
If you or your groom have flower triggered allergies,
consider silk/artificial floral arrangements.
They can be just as lovely as real flowers and won't leave you red eyed
and sniffling. If your talents don't run
to assembling bouquets yourself, you can order them through many craft
stores. Or you can abandon flowers all
together and consider carrying a bouquet of feathers which are gorgeous and
unusual, or carry strands of crystals, or origami birds.
If you have a special passion for poetry, use that as a
theme for your "bouquet" of rolled parchments bearing lines from some
of your favorite poems written in ink that matches your color scheme. You might also carry that poetry theme into
decorations for the reception.
Or, you could bypass bouquets altogether and carry a fan, a
special bible, a small parasol, a rosary or a small clutch handbag. If you are planning on a unity candle in the
ceremony, carry a lit candle down the aisle instead of a bouquet and light the
unity candle early in the ceremony or place your candle on the altar.
Check your ethnic background for other wedding traditions
that you may like to utilize. For
example, Irish customs call for the bride to carry a horseshoe for good luck
(with the open end up so the luck doesn't run out).
You've seen or maybe received an edible bouquet. Consider a
lollipop arrangement in the colors of your wedding.
There is a vendor that will make fabric roses out of vintage
fabrics, scarves, even neckties from someone dear to you and arrange them in a
lovely bouquet.
Of course, you could elect to carry nothing at all. It is your choice.
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