Wedding baskets are a fashionable and functional attribute of a wedding ceremony. They are used at different stages of the celebration: when meeting newlyweds, in the ritual of sprinkling, on a walk and at a banquet in honor of the newlyweds. A flirty basket with an original design evokes genuine admiration from those present. It looks impressive in wedding photographs and can even become an exclusive souvenir.
Miniature baskets contain rose petals that are showered on the newlyweds. Large wedding baskets are original packaging for a gift for the bride and groom. Or a picnic basket and bottles of champagne, which will be drunk at the registry office.
Wedding baskets: what are they for?
First of all, decorated baskets are a decorative element . There is one beautiful tradition that is increasingly used during wedding ceremonies: before the newlyweds walk along the carpet, children are brought forward and scatter rose petals at the feet of the newlyweds. This symbolizes the purest and most sincere wishes for happiness, love and an easy family life . For beauty, children are given small decorated baskets, where petals are placed. This spectacle looks very touching and evokes incredible emotions.
Photo of wedding basket
Baskets with flowers are also placed around the perimeter of the room to decorate the room. This is much more practical than looking for a dozen vases in one style, and besides, it looks much more aesthetically pleasing. Today, when there are special agencies for organizing holidays, finding even the most incredible decorative element is not difficult. This process does not even require the participation of the newlyweds: all the hassles and purchases are taken care of by the wedding founders. However, if you are a creative person and want to contribute to organizing your own celebration, try making a flower basket yourself .
Customs
It has long been the custom that each holiday has its own rituals. A wedding is the most tradition-filled event. One of the indispensable rituals of a wedding is matchmaking on the part of the groom, and it is advisable to observe all the actions associated with it.
What must be on the table
In Rus', a homemade tincture was specially prepared for matchmaking, although this was the responsibility of the bride’s family. Bonding family ties with a couple of glasses of tincture is considered mandatory. But if the groom does not drink on principle, then when explaining his position there is nothing wrong with refusing.
There should also be sweets and honey on the table so that parents can be sure that after tasting the sweet treat, the future son-in-law will never say a rude word to them.
Traditionally, round bread or loaf is baked for matchmaking. If a girl agrees to get married, she must cut the bread presented to her into four equal pieces.
Tests for lovers
In order for the groom to feel welcome in the future, he needs to hammer a nail on the threshold of the room. And the bride will have to pass tests (which are prepared in advance).
In the old days, people could be asked to dance, answer questions, or sweep the floor to check how good a housewife the future wife was. With modern matchmaking, you can come up with fun challenge games for the bride, and the guests and groom will help her in this difficult task.
How to make an offer
Permission to marry your daughter is the most important moment of matchmaking. This is why everything is started.
The groom should propose to the girl by addressing his parents . He briefly talks about his feelings for his beloved, that he is ready to protect his family, to be a faithful, kind husband.
When expressing consent, the girl's father must shake hands with the groom. Then the groom can give the bride a symbolic gift - a ring.
Putting a ring on the bride's finger is also an old beautiful tradition.
How to make a wedding basket with your own hands?
There are many video tutorials on the Internet on the relevant sites on creating and decorating wedding baskets. You can explore several options at once and choose the one you like best. Most craftswomen offer to decorate ready-made wicker products using various materials.
Fantasy can really run wild here: satin ribbons, beads, beads, Swarovski stones - use whatever your heart desires. The main thing is not to overdo it, because the decoration should correspond to the general style of the holiday and fit organically into the interior of the hall.
You can clearly see how to decorate a basket with satin ribbons in the following video:
It is also quite possible to make a basket from scratch using simple improvised means. This will take more time, but the result is worth it. Subsequently, it will be useful to you more than once: you can put flowers, fruits and sweets inside for the holidays, and you can simply use the product as a decorative element that will always remind you of the most important and wonderful day in your life.
Simple basket: the principle of creation
How to assemble such a basket? Having familiarized ourselves with all the rules for creating a fruit gift, let's find out how to make a basket. Here's a simple example.
Stock up on various fruits, flowers, sweets; various lollipops are perfect. And also to create a composition, you may need skewers to hold the fruit, and various decorative elements - ribbons, figurines, paper, sisal.
Take a large, spacious basket. Cover its bottom with paper, cloth or a floral sponge. You can line the edges of the basket with wide green leaves, paper, and sisal.
Rinse the fruits thoroughly and dry. To create a composition, some of them can be cut or cut into shapes. Some are dipped in chocolate or sugar.
Fruits in the basket are laid out in a chaotic order, but with a small rule: first large and heavy, then small and fragile. Be very careful with delicate berries.
Decorate the basket with ribbon, various figures, small candies, or insert a greeting card into the center of the composition.
Wedding baskets as an alternative to bouquets
If you are an invited guest at a wedding, then a basket of flowers or sweets can be an excellent alternative to lush bouquets . According to tradition, in addition to a gift for the holiday, everyone comes with flowers. During the ceremony of congratulating the bride and groom, a real battle of bouquets begins: whose composition will be more original, more refined, and more expensive. To avoid competition and please the heroes of the occasion, use wedding baskets. You can either order them at a florist salon or make them yourself.
Store-bought baskets certainly look chic: flowers are selected by professional florists , products are decorated using special decorations that are not so easy to find in the public domain. If you are completely satisfied with this option, your present will definitely become special and stand out from the crowd of other bouquets.
Photo of a basket with flowers for a wedding
However, for the most creative people there is a better option: not just give flowers, but make an unusual composition of flowers and sweets . Such a basket will not only please the eye, but will also symbolize your wishes for a “sweet” life for the newlyweds. As a rule, they use different chocolates, packaged in portions. They are laid out beautifully, decorated with flowers and toys.
Photo of wedding basket design
By the way, instead of a wicker basket, you can use a box , which is very popular today.
Photo of a wedding basket of roses
For those who want to try themselves as a hand-made master, we recommend watching a master class on a wedding candy basket, which describes in detail the process of creating an original composition that can be presented at a wedding instead of a regular bouquet of flowers:
Buy or make it yourself?
Wedding baskets can be homemade or purchased in wedding salons and specialized stores. Those who like needlework and unique hand-made items prefer to make wedding baskets with their own hands. By taking advantage of other people's experience or bringing your own ideas to life, you can make very beautiful wedding baskets and many other elegant little things.
In addition, by creating wedding accessories, you can gain creative skills and invaluable experience that will be useful in the future. Who knows, maybe your creations will cause a sensation and become the start of your own business? Or maybe your children will be happy to play with dolls and soft toys, sewn by themselves... Exclusive homemade mini-baskets with small souvenirs are given to guests as a memory of the wedding day.
Wedding fruit baskets
Fruits are a must-have decoration for the holiday table. Today, exotic pineapples, mangoes, pitahayas, and feijoas are extremely popular. If you decide to surprise not only with a variety of tasty and juicy fruits and berries, but also with serving, use small baskets instead of dishes. It will turn out both stylish and original .
Also, a large fruit basket will be a cute and memorable gift. Just imagine, everyone gives flowers, and you bring something so exotic! Unusual and creative.
Photo of a fruit basket for a wedding
Bouquet of whole fruits
Creating bouquets is as simple a process as decorating a fruit basket. To create such a vitamin bouquet you will need the following set of “materials”:
- several apples;
- lemon;
- orange;
- mandarin;
- grapefruit;
- sprigs of mint or lemon balm.
In addition, you will need wrapping paper, skewers, ribbon and tape.
Place the fruits on skewers and start assembling the composition. Take the largest fruit as the center of the bouquet. Hold the future bouquet in one hand, and with the other, add skewers of fruit, enveloping the center in a circle. Also insert sprigs of mint or other greenery and flowers into the composition.
Secure all the skewers at the bottom with tape, wrap the bouquet in wrapping paper and decorate with a bright ribbon. A wonderful fruit bouquet is ready.
Baskets for the newlyweds' table
As you know, the table where the newlyweds sit is decorated with candles and flowers . But how can you make the decor look stylish and fit into any modern interior? Once again, designer baskets . They can be of any shape and size: in the form of a carriage, cart, retro car. Use your imagination and experiment.
Wedding basket on the newlyweds' table
In general, we can summarize that wedding baskets are an original and multifunctional solution not only for room decoration, but also as a gift for the bride and groom. Use an unusual approach, surprise and create masterpieces with your own hands, and we will help you with this. Happy celebration!
Each lady has her own bouquet
First of all, you will need to make a flower arrangement for the bride. You definitely need a bouquet for your mother, possibly your sister and grandmother (if they will be present during the ceremony).
at a flower shop in Kazan will help you choose suitable compositions.
"Parisian". Bouquets should be different; when choosing, it is important to take into account the personal preferences of the bride, mother-in-law, etc.
- For a young woman, the bouquet should be gentle and discreet. It is good to use flowers in light, pastel shades. These can be roses, orchids, chrysanthemums.
- The bride's mother is the main character who can influence the girl's opinion. The composition should be solid, indicating respect for the mother of his beloved.
You can put together a bouquet for your grandmother (it is a set of beautiful solid dark-colored flowers) or for your sister (you can also choose the appropriate composition). If your sister is younger, cute daisies or an interesting combination of soft toys or candies would be an excellent option.
Orchids are a great option for creating a composition.
Preparing for matchmaking
Matchmaking is a very responsible event and requires careful preparation. Here are some tips to help you do it correctly:
- It is worth informing parents on both sides in advance and agreeing on dates so that everyone is comfortable.
- It is also necessary to discuss the list of matchmaking participants in advance so that the receiving party can better prepare. In addition to parents, this important process traditionally involves other close relatives of the groom (brothers, uncles, godfather), as well as one or two best friends who will be directly involved in preparations for the wedding.
- As they say, the best improvisation is a well-rehearsed improvisation. Therefore, if during the matchmaking process the groom and his relatives intend to joke, tell jokes and praise the future husband in verse, then this whole funny scenario should be thought out in advance, written out, assigned roles and made sure that the jokes and jokes are learned by the participants of the event.
- Gifts for the bride's parents and the future wife should be thought out in advance.
- To avoid awkward situations with the bride, you can discuss gifts for her mother and father, so that, for example, you do not give flowers to your future mother-in-law, to which she is allergic, or cognac to a non-drinking athlete father-in-law.
- Traditionally, the bride and her mother are given bouquets of flowers , and the bouquets should be different and symbolic; a good florist will help the groom with this.
- Appearance in the case of matchmaking is a very important detail, so you should worry about a good haircut and ironed clothes in advance. By the way, a very formal appearance of the groom is unlikely to contribute to a fun and relaxed atmosphere during matchmaking. It is enough to be dressed stylishly and in high-quality clothes, even if it is jeans and a sweater.
- It would not be a bad idea to discuss with the bride the key points of communication after the official part of the matchmaking: what to talk about with your parents, and what should not be discussed, what issues regarding the upcoming wedding can be discussed. And for the future wife, there should be many surprises in the matchmaking scenario - we must not forget about this. For example, if parents bless their daughter for marriage, then you can give your beloved a gift - for example, a ring.
