Funeral Flowers
Flowers at a funeral are a means of conveying the grief felt by those present and of beautifying the occasion sad as it may be. The deceased person's close family members should select the flowers used during the funeral ceremony. Funeral flowers are also a means for people to pay their last respects to a loved one. Mourners normally carry flowers to the funeral to express their grief as well as their love and support for the family members. During funerals, the services of a florist are greatly needed.
There are different designs of arranging funeral flowers such as diamond shapes and traditional cross shapes. Florists require their clients to give them the measurements and color of the coffin so that they can arrange funeral flowers that can fit and blend with it. One can decide to have elongated sprays on the coffin or have the guests place the bouquets on the coffin separately. White lilies, which have green foliage, are the most common funeral flowers that florists use to make elongated sprays. The main types of flowers that the florists use to make traditional crosses are chrysanthemums though some of them prefer to use lisianthus. A florist can use them individually or intersperse them with different seasonal flowers. Florists can arrange the funeral flowers in different ways such as circular, oval cushion designs and heart shapes depending on a client's choice.
If the client wants to have it in a particular shape, the florist will work on that in order to produce the desired arrangement. Florists normally arrange the funeral flowers tightly so that the wind does not blow them away or disband them. White roses are quite easy to fasten together while chrysanthemums require one to take ample time to fasten them because the wind can easily disband them. Most lisianthus are white in color and are suitable for making cushion beds. Creative florists mix these with different flowers that are either crimson or deep red. One should avoid purchasing funeral flowers that have bright colors as they contradict the mood of the ceremony. Dark colored flowers are suitable for decorating white cushion beds because they contrast significantly thus depicting the mood of the ceremony.
White represents peace and rest while other dark-colored funeral flowers signify the grief that engulfs the family and friends of the deceased. Some clients may instruct the florists to arrange the flowers in form of the deceased's initials or first name. A client can also have the florist arrange the flowers in form of a certain object to depict their thought during such a somber period. Professional florists have the ability to convert a person's sentiments into a floral piece of art thus portraying the sorrowful atmosphere. A florist can arrange for the close male family members to have crimson roses to place in the buttonhole of their coat lapels if needed, as well as corsages for the female family members. Flowers are a beautiful accessory for any event, happy or heartrending, and can adequately express ones feelings during sad times such as funerals.
