All the planning involved in your wedding day can add up to a lot of stress if you don’t have a plan – and some help! There’s often no one better to offer that help than your Mom. She’s probably anxious to assist with your wedding planning – she’s just waiting for you to ask!
There are many things that are considered traditional roles for your mother to play in the wedding planning process. For instance, consider planning a special day with her to help shop for your wedding dress., which is a customary event for mother and daughter. She’s is also often expected to help pick out the vendors for the day. It will be necessary to coordinate with photographers, musicians, venue contacts, caterers and of course, your florist – so, let Mom help by being your go-to contact.

Don’t Forget! City Line Florist has assisted hundreds of Trumbull couples with their wedding s – we can provide bridal bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, ceremony s, altar arrangements and centerpieces!

When you request information or proposals, let Mom collect them and review them so you can focus on other things. Besides, if your parents are paying, or helping to pay for the wedding, she will want to help with the budgeting for these things.

Traditionally, your mother will help you to prepare the guest list for your side of the family, and she can also help coordinate with the groom’s family to compile their list. Also, although your bridal party will likely be planning a shower, don’t leave Mom out. She can help pull off a successful party, and she will have lots of fun trivia for games! In the end, remember that your mother is probably almost as excited about you getting married as you are. Letting her get involved in the planning and decision-making process will make it an even more special time for you both.

When planning a wedding, there are many traditions and rituals that we hold dear – but usually we have no idea where they originated. From the proposal to the bridal party; the ring to the cutting of the cake – this day is full of customs that have surprising beginnings.

The proposal starts the entire process, but marriage proposals in medieval times looked very different than our modern ones. In that era, a suitor would leave a hawthorn branch on the doorstep or his beloved. If she left the branch there, she was accepting his proposal, If she replaced it with of all things, a cauli – her answer was no. In other cultures, the prospective husband didn’t ask at all. Instead, he would send his family members to speak to his chosen bride. However, if along the road they met a monk or a pregnant woman, they returned home; these meetings were considered a bad omen dooming the marriage.

If the bride accepted the proposal, but her father disapproved; he would often withhold her dowry. In these cases, her friends would step in and provide her with gifts and money to replace the dowry – the “shower of gifts” turning into our traditional bridal shower. The bridal party itself has a slightly morbid history. Bridesmaids and groomsmen were chosen to surround the bride and groom on their wedding day to keep them safe from kidnappers and thieves.

Because eating together is considered ritualistic in many cultures, the simple act of eating a wedding cake still comprises the entire marriage ceremony in some island nations. The tradition of a tiered wedding cake was though to have begun in England many centuries ago, when guests would bring small cakes and buns as gifts for the bride and groom. These offerings were piled between the couple; and if they could lean across the mound and kiss it was considered good luck.

However you choose to celebrate, City Line Florist is the florist of choice in Trumbull and surrounding areas. We have helped hundreds of couples follow old wedding traditions and start their own new traditions – from bridal bouquets to centerpieces, how can we help you?