Traditional flower arrangements made in memory or honor of a person who has died are often made with white roses, carnations, or white lilies. They are used at the altar or other appropriate location during a funeral service or a memorial service and are intended to communicate deep respect for the person who passed away.
Floral arrangements prepared as a gesture of sympathy to a person whose loved one has died are intended to support and comfort the survivor in the difficult days that follow the loss. Although white flowers may be used, a more diverse range of colors and types of flowers can be used to communicate the more subtle combinations of love, comfort, and support that are unique to each person, both those who offer the gift of flowers and those who receive them.
For Much Love, the flowers were chosen to convey a subdued message of support to a person who lost someone they love very much. In this case, the request was for an arrangement that evokes memories of walking through a beautiful and peaceful flower garden and observing and enjoying the natural cycles of life.
The large central flower, Ornamental Kale, represents eternity, and the Roses are symbolic of both love and freedom. The Statice blossoms symbolize sympathy and remembrance – an ideal flower to communicate to someone that you are thinking of them. The combination of these flowers in the finished bouquet unifies the individual ideas they represent in a timeless whole.
When there are no words to convey the complexity and depth of one’s concern, a lovingly created floral arrangement can communicate clearly where voices or writing may fail.
