Birth Stone and Flower Wedding Ideas

There are so many ways to incorporate particular colours into your wedding, especially when they have special meanings. With so many petal colours available for throwing confetti, table decoration and petal paths, why not match your January wedding with a January birthstone or birth flower?

January's birthstone is Siam a rich dark red stone which symbolises friendship, devotion, trust and loyalty. It is worn to increase vitality and provide guidance. These heart warming qualities fit perfectly for a wedding day too! Moulin Rouge is the ideal confetti match for a Siam stone.

January's flower of the month is a carnation. The formal name for carnation, dianthus, comes from Greek for 'heavenly flower'.

With a history that dates back more than 2,000 years, carnations are rich with symbolism, mythology and even debate. Some scholars suggest the name comes from the word "corone" (flower garlands) or "coronation" because of its use in Greek ceremonial crowns, others propose that it's derived from from the Latin "carnis" (flesh) referring to the flower's original pinkish-hued color or "incarnacyon" (incarnation), referring to the incarnation of God-made flesh. 

Today, carnations can be found in a wide range of colours, and while in general they express love, fascination and distinction, virtually every colour carries a unique and rich association.

White carnations suggest pure love and good luck - our hydrangea petal Daisy Daisy is a good match and perfect for creating a wedding table decoration. Light red carnations symbolise admiration, if you'd like to bring this into your wedding our Romeo and Juliet confetti would be ideal.

Purple carnations imply impulsiveness which would be great to match with our natural delphinium petals Amethyst.

Whichever colours you decide to incorporate into your wedding day, here at Shropshire Petals we have lots of different colour petals to pick and mix online

Love as always SP xx