Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, eschewed ostentatious out-of-season flowers in favour of a simple bouquet made mainly of lily of the valley for her wedding to Prince William.
The seasonal British flowers, designed by florist Shane Connolly, were a nod to the less than lavish wedding that the couple said they hoped to plan. Although a reported £50,000 spent decorating Westminster Abbey with field maple and hornbeam trees suggested the couple didn’t have things all their own way.
All the trees and flowers were selected by the Middletons and arranged by Shane Connolly’s team. Each choice came with a reference to the language of flowers. Lily of the valley is associated with trustworthyness. Maple suggests humility and hornbeams are linked to resilience.
Shane Connolly’s web site bears the By Royal Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales crest, and promotes the florist as “constantly striving to delight its clients.”
May 13, 2011 , United Kingdom
Well done to Shane and his team,we should all applaud and endorse his efforts, given that we do not know the constraints under which they had to work and adhere to ! Pray silence the whingeing winnies who thought that they could have done a better job, at least like the wedding dress the commissi...