Weddingbee Blog

Other than Daffodils, there aren’t too many specific flowers I really love, other than hydrangeas. I love flowers in general, I think they are all pretty much beautiful, but the only two I tend to really love and favor are daffodils and hydrangeas. I know exactly where my love has come for both.

Starfish Dad always planted daffodils in my front yard. I grew up picking them and bringing them in for Starfish Mom. Then when I went to college and was homesick, I was so comforted the next spring when daffodils were in bloom all over down town Newport.

Hydrangeas have long been a favorite starting with summers spent on the Cape. Every summer my aunt and my neighbors would rent houses on the Cape. My family always headed north to Maine and New Hampshire, but somehow I’d sneak in to their family vacations on the Cape, too.

We stayed in Dennisport most years and I had never seen hydrangeas in Boston. I only saw them on the Cape. I started to associate hydrangeas with Cape Cod. It happened to be my favorite place growing up. Cape Cod meant friends and fun, every summer. Whenever I see hydrangeas, I have fond memories of our summer trips to Cape Cod.

Cape Cod is some what of an inspiration in our wedding planning. Newport is the main inspiration, but the Jersey Shore and Cape Cod tend to sneak into our inspiration and ideas once in a while. It is hard not too, when I see certain nautical elements, it brings back memories of our other favorite beach towns.

Picking our focal flower was easy. I had it narrowed down to two options- daffodils or hydrangeas. We went with hydrangeas because they truly match our color scheme and the feel we want for the day. Hydrangeas remind me of Cape Cod, New England, the beach and many other things I love. Also, daffodils aren’t in season for our wedding, so they weren’t even an option.

All of the photos above are from Flowers by Semia’s website. I love Semia’s work. She is a big name in the RI wedding circuit. I have seen her work in different publications and think it is amazing.

Did you pick your flowers for sentimental reasons or for their aesthetics?