Flowers for weddings
Bouquets, garlands exchanged, mandaps, arches and flower girls.
Decoration
Bouquet
A creative arrangement of flowers, given or displayed for many occasions
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Arrangement
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Garland
A string or braid of flowers, leaves, or other materials for decoration or ceremony
🇮🇳 India and 3 more · Garland or wreath
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Floriculture
The science and business of growing flowers and ornamental plants
Arrangement
Decoration
Varamalaवरमाला
A flower garland exchanged by bride and groom in Hindu weddings
🇮🇳 India · Garland or wreath
Decoration
Rangoliरंगोली
Indian floor art made with coloured powders, rice, or petals for festivals and daily welcome
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Carpet or floor pattern
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Ashtamangalaअष्टमङ्गल
A sacred set of eight auspicious symbols in Indian religions
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Art or design
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Butaبوته
A curved floral motif found in Persian, Indian, and Central Asian art and textiles
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 more · Art or design
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Cake decorating
The craft of adorning cakes with icing, fondant, and edible decorations
🇺🇸 United States · Art or design
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Sugar sculpture
Artistic centerpieces and figures made entirely from cooked sugar
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Flower craft
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Papel picado
Mexican folk art banners made by cutting designs into colored tissue paper
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Flower craft
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Quilling
Decorative art made by rolling and shaping strips of paper
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Flower craft
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Kanzashi簪
Traditional Japanese hair ornaments, often crafted as folded silk flowers
🇯🇵 Japan · Arrangement
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History of flower arrangement
How arranging flowers became an art across cultures and centuries
🇪🇬 Egypt and 3 more · Arrangement
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Floral design
The art of arranging flowers and plant materials into decorative displays
🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Arrangement
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Floristry
The craft and trade of arranging and selling flowers
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 3 more · Arrangement
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Nosegay
A small hand-held bouquet with hidden meanings and a long history
Arrangement
Decoration
Wreath
A ring-shaped decoration made from flowers, leaves, or other materials
🇬🇷 Greece and 7 more · Arrangement
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Laurel wreath
A head or neck wreath made from laurel leaves, symbolizing victory
🇬🇷 Greece and 4 more · Worn flowers
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Corsage
A small bouquet worn on the dress or wrist for formal events
Garland or wreath
Decoration
Boutonnière
A single flower worn on a suit or tuxedo lapel for formal occasions
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Worn flowers
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Wreath (attire)
A circular headpiece made of flowers, leaves, or branches for celebration or honour
🇬🇷 Greece · Worn flowers
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Centrepiece
A decorative display placed at the centre of a table
Arrangement
Decoration
Flower delivery
A service for sending flowers as gifts through local florists or online networks
Custom
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Cut flowers
Fresh flowers and buds trimmed for decoration and display
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 6 more · Arrangement
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Lei
A garland or necklace of flowers, leaves, or shells given to honor or celebrate
🇺🇸 United States and 3 more · Garland or wreath
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Lei Day
Hawaii’s annual festival of leis, flowers and island traditions on May 1
🇺🇸 United States · Custom, May
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Phuang malaiพวงมาลัย
Thai floral garlands made for offerings, gifts, and ceremonies
🇹🇭 Thailand · Garland or wreath
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Gajra
A floral hair garland worn by women in South Asia for celebrations and daily wear
🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Garland or wreath
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Toran
A festive hanging of flowers and leaves for Hindu doorways and celebrations
🇮🇳 India · Garland or wreath
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Sugar paste
A sweet, moldable icing for cake decorations and edible flowers
Flower craft
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Alpanaআলপনা
Bengali ritual floor art painted with rice flour on festive and religious occasions
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Carpet or floor pattern
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Jhoti chitaଝୋଟି ଚିତା
White rice paste patterns drawn on walls and floors in Odisha for festivals
🇮🇳 India · Carpet or floor pattern
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Chowk poorana
Folk floor and wall art made with flour, clay and rice in northern India
🇮🇳 India · Carpet or floor pattern
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Aripanअरिपन
Finger-drawn rice paste floor art from Mithila for rituals and festivals
🇮🇳 India · Carpet or floor pattern
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Pujaपूजा
The Hindu ritual of offering flowers, light, and food in worship
🇮🇳 India and 2 more · Offering or rite
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Hindu weddingविवाह
The traditional marriage ceremony of Hindus, rich in rituals and floral decoration
🇮🇳 India and 2 more · Custom
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Sehraसेहरा
A forehead garland or veil worn by Indian brides and grooms at weddings
🇮🇳 India · Garland or wreath
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Phulkariਫੁਲਕਾਰੀ / پھلکاری
Hand-embroidered floral shawls and cloths from Punjab, made by women
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Flower craft
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Suzani textileسوزن
Embroidered dowry textiles from Central Asia, rich in floral and tribal designs
🇹🇯 Tajikistan and 3 more · Flower craft
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language of flowers
A way of sending secret messages using flowers and their meanings
🇹🇷 Turkey and 6 more · Custom
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Flower girl
A young girl who scatters petals in a wedding procession
Custom
Decoration
Ukrainian wreathвінок
A flower crown worn by Ukrainian girls and young women for tradition and celebration
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Garland or wreath
Decoration
Valentine's Day
A day for expressing love with cards, flowers, and gifts on February 14
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Custom, February
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Flower preservation
Ways to keep flowers looking fresh long after they are picked
Flower craft
Decoration
Artificial flower
Imitation flowers made from fabric, plastic, paper, clay and other materials
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Arrangement
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Perfume
A scented liquid made from oils, flowers, and aromatics for body and space
🇫🇷 France and 6 more · Arrangement
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bouquet: James Vick's Sons (Rochester, N.Y.); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed, No restrictions, source
- Garland: No machine-readable author provided. Piotrus assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Floriculture: James Locke, Public domain, source
- Varamala: Sumita Roy Dutta, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rangoli: SreeramKalyan, CC0, source
- Ashtamangala: Redtigerxyz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Buta: Thomas Watier, Public domain, source
- Sugar sculpture: kirstenjolanda, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cake decorating: Michael Prudhomme, CakesMadeEasy.com, CC BY 2.5, source
- Papel picado: Ferfive, CC BY 4.0, source
- Quilling: Inna Dorman, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kanzashi: Anonymous ( Japan ) Unknown author, Public domain, source
- History of flower arrangement: Otto Scholderer, Public domain, source
- Floral design: Jmaxx37, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Floristry: Joachimj, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nosegay: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Wreath: Олександр Майоров, Майкл Ендрюс, Світлана Буланова, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Laurel wreath: Unknown author, CC BY 2.5, source
- Corsage: StretchyBill, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Boutonnière: David Ring, CC0, source
- Wreath (attire): Pavlo Boyko, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Centrepiece: Thibault Taillandier, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Flower delivery: Hal Robinson, Public domain, source
- Cut flowers: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lei: possibly Fernando Le Bleux, Public domain, source
- Lei Day: Janine, CC BY 2.0, source
- Phuang malai: Deror Avi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gajra: Amarnath, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Toran: Wmpearl, Public domain, source
- Sugar paste: Pirum, Public domain, source
- Alpana: Tripan123, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jhoti chita: ଜଗଦୀଶ ଉତ୍ତରକବାଟ, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chowk poorana: Gurlal Maan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Aripan: Sntshkumar750, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Puja: Sakkhar21, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hindu wedding: Dinesh Cyanam, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sehra: SynthContibutor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Phulkari: Sheebamadanloewinger, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Suzani textile: Ilhoms, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- language of flowers: Alphonse Mucha, Public domain, source
- Flower girl: lil'bear, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ukrainian wreath: Samuil Dudin (1863-1929), Public domain, source
- Valentine's Day: Upload: Chordboard, Public domain, source
- Flower preservation: Flor4U|Wolfgang Roth|Blumenwerkstatt Roth, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Artificial flower: Flor4U|Wolfgang Roth|Blumenwerkstatt Roth, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Perfume: Takkk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source