Top 10
Most Popular Montreal Wedding Flowers
and Their Meanings

(In order of wedding flower popularity)

Flowers: Calla Lilies (expensive) – Magnificent Beauty.
These slightly scented Montreal wedding flowers are large trumpet shaped flowers and are generally available all year through Montreal wedding florists. Calla Lily wedding flowers are great for bouquets, to be carried individually by bridesmaids (due to their sleek long stems) and floral arrangements. White Calla Lily wedding flowers are the most popular.

Flowers: Roses (moderate to expensive) – Love – Joy.
Red Roses - Passionate love        White Roses – Purity of Love
Pink Roses – Happiness                Peach Roses – Desire
Roses are traditional wedding flowers that can be used in full bloom or buds. From slightly fragrant to very fragrant, roses are used for wedding bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres and floral arrangements. They are available year-round through Montreal wedding florists.

Flowers: Hydrangeas (expensive) – Understanding.
Hydrangeas are small romantic wedding flowers in rounded clusters ranging from 2 inches to 7 inches across with a light, sweet smell. Montreal wedding flowers befitting bouquets, floral arrangements and decorations in white, cream, pink, purple and blue. These wedding flowers may be difficult to find in the winter.

Flowers: Lilies (moderate to expensive) – Truth - Honor.
Lilies are large star shaped wedding flowers available in over 5000 varieties. White lilies are favoured for wedding bouquets and floral arrangements. These Montreal wedding flowers are widely available in the summer and imported by Montreal wedding florists in other seasons.

Flowers: Lilies of the Valley (moderate in season) – Increased Happiness.
Small, white, fragrant bell shaped wedding flowers that are well suited for bouquets when blended with other Montreal wedding flowers. Easily found in spring and summer.

Flowers: Lilacs (moderate to expensive) – New Love.
Highly aromatic, white, pink and violet wedding flowers are unparalleled either singularly or combined with other Montreal wedding flowers. These Montreal wedding flowers are also used as filler in Montreal wedding bouquets and floral arrangements because of their greenery. Local lilac flowers are available in the spring through Montreal wedding florists.

Flowers: Anemones (moderate) – Expectation.
Delicate wedding flowers belonging to the buttercup family found in either single or double blossoms with no fragrance. These Montreal wedding flowers are readily available in the spring and summer through Montreal wedding florists in a multitude of colours and are generally used for wedding bouquets and arrangements.

Flowers: Apple Blossoms (expensive) – Better Things To Come.
Delicate, subtly scented wedding flowers that grow in clusters on long stalks. Wedding flowers are white with a pink tinge and are used for wedding ceremony and reception decorations and floral arrangements. Montreal apple blossom flowers are available in the spring.

Flowers: Freesias (inexpensive in season) – Trust.
Sweetly fragrant, bell shaped wedding flowers that are available in a spectrum of hues at Montreal wedding florists. These spring and summer Montreal wedding flowers are used as accents in wedding bouquets or for corsages and boutonnieres.

Flowers: Gardenias (expensive) – Purity - Joy.
Large, white and generally rose shaped wedding flowers with a waxy texture that measure two to five inches across. Highly aromatic, these Montreal wedding flowers are available all year long and are popularly used for bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages and garlands.

Some Montreal wedding couples attribute their own connotations to particular flowers or colours that evoke the memory of special events or moments in their lives. Others, not wishing to use symbolism or not fancying any particular flower, will use local Montreal wedding flowers that are in season at the time of their wedding. No matter what your flower preferences are, be sure to consult with Montreal wedding florists who will assist you in finding the right flowers for you and your wedding ceremony and reception.