Flowers have a magical way of transforming even the simplest wedding into a fairytale affair. Cascading bridal bouquets and blossoming flower centerpieces add color and vitality. Flowers also create a soothing environment that calms normal wedding jitters and puts everyone at ease. You can also add a special touch to your big day by incorporating rose petals in the wedding ceremony. Following are a few ideas on how you can enhance your wedding with the use of rose petals in your wedding ceremony.

Decorate the Wedding Aisle:

There is no doubt that the moment everyone waits for with great anticipation is when the bride walks down the wedding aisle. There\’s something enchanting about seeing a bride in her stunning white gown that takes everyone\’s breath away. Decorating the aisle with rose petals is a great way to use rose petals in a wedding ceremony in a highly visible way. Deep red rose petals or vibrant pink rose petals will add character to a white aisle runner and create an obvious contrast with the bride’s gown. Using rose petals in a wedding ceremony to decorate the wedding aisle also gives the ceremony a royal flavor. Instead of walking down a standard wedding aisle, the bride and groom, now the queen and king, march down a royal carpet of rose petals.

The rose petals can be placed on the aisle before the ceremony begins or, for a classically romantic touch, have flower girls drop them along the aisle in a procession preceding the groom and bride. Having flower girls will not only help to keep young children entertained, but will set a charming mood for the wedding ceremony.

Add Fragrance:

Roses not only come in wide variety of colors, from luscious red to sunny yellow, but they give off a lovely aroma. Whether a wedding is held indoors or outside, rose petals sprinkled around the wedding venue will give off an intoxicating fragrance that will fill the air with a pleasant smell. Choose rose petals in the wedding color for a unified theme, such as purple rose petals for a purple-themed wedding or orange rose petals for a fall-themed affair. You can also place them in small woven baskets and hang them from the back of chairs or wrap them in a porous cloth and make sachets that you place on chairs. Guests can then take home the sachets as a souvenir of the special event.

Showering the Couple with Rose Petals:

Guests can be handed small baskets of rose petals and use them to shower the couple with rose petals as they make their way down the aisle as husband and wife. Showering the couple with rose petals is a symbolic gesture that demonstrates of love and well wishes. It also ends the ceremony on a wonderful note and sends the couple off on their new life together with a bang.

Enhance the Buffet:

Everyone loves the buffet because of its delightful smells- but why not also love it for the way it looks? Sprinkle rose petals around the chafing dishes to turn a standard buffet into a beautiful display. Rose petals are romantic, noble, and fragrant. By using rose petals in a wedding ceremony one can greatly enhance the entire experience.