- Flower girls traditionally threw flower petals in the bride's path to lead her to a sweet, plentiful future.
- The wedding flowers at Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding was white, green and cream, in understated English country style. The bouquet of a royal bride traditionally includes a sprig of myrtle from the bush grown from Queen Victoria's bouquet.
- In the 1500's, brides would carry a small bouquet of fresh herbs and flowers to mask possible body odour as they only took a bath once a year. During even earlier times when the fear of "evil spirits" was most common, brides carried stinking bouquets of herbs and spices to frighten the demons away.
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