How to Choose Flowers for Your Wedding Anniversary

Flowers are a perfect gift for many occasions. If you're not aware of what flowers symbolize, picking out flowers for the right occasion can be challenging. Flowers can be given at almost any occasion. Some popular occasions to give flowers are birthdays, anniversary, get well, thank you, holidays, date, and wedding.

Red or pink flowers represent love and passion for one another therefore it's always safe to gift them on anniversaries. Just like there are specific gifts for each anniversary year; similarly there are specific flowers for each year as well. Today I'm going to focus on wedding anniversary flowers in this post. But you will read about other occasion's flowers in my future posts as well.

Carnations - 1st Anniversary: First wedding anniversary is a time of celebration. Carnations are traditional flowers used for couple's first wedding anniversary. These flowers represent young passionate love. Carnations come in a variety of colors, so you can choose the best hue that symbolizes your love.

Cosmos- 2nd Anniversary: By second anniversary couples have formed a thorough understanding of each other with more powerful unique love, and that's exactly what this beautiful flower represents. The astonishing cosmos are perfect flowers for couples celebrating their wonderful two years together.

How Do You Love?

The English language uses a single word to express the broad spectrum of the meaning of love: from the "l love you" over a passionate declaration to a casual letter signature such as "lots of love."

Greeks defined love in more sophisticated terms such as Eros (Intimacy and Passion), Ludus (Playfulness), Philia (Comradeship), Pragma (Long Lasting Love), Agape (Love for Everyone) & Philautia (Love of the Self).

The first kind of love was Eros, named after the Greek god of fertility. It represents the idea of intimacy, passion, and desire. The Greeks didn't always think of it as something positive, it was perceived as a form of madness brought about by Cupid's arrows. It involves letting go to the visceral and carnal pleasures that could seem frightening to some; while letting go may be what many people seek while drinking and dancing the night away.

- To which extent do you let go?

- Do you feel overwhelmed by the sensations?

- Do you forget the world in her / his arms? Are you in a state of flow?

- Do you feel a difference in your aliveness when you're with your partner/spouse?