Tuesday, December 22, 2009

How To Choose The Right Flower For A Special Occasion

By Tim Drilon

Whether we give them as presents for special events or for showing our feelings towards those who matter to us most, flowers are always the first choice. However, with so many varieties of flowers and with particular meanings associated with most of them, you have to be cautious to ensure that you are picking the right flowers for an event.

While selecting flowers, you have to strike a fine balance between what the person likes and what is appropriate for the event. For example, joyful flowers like roses or daisies fit well with a jovial occasion such as a marriage ceremony, a birthday or an anniversary. However, if the event is a distressing one you should go for something more solemn like gladiolus or white carnations.

In case you are not so well acquainted with the receiver, you can opt for the normal choices without exercising your discretion and taking any risk in this respect. Here too, the occasion and the mood dictate everything. On successful completion of graduation, a person can be gifted a cluster of colourful lilies, while a new couple can be wished a happy married life by presenting seasonal flowers on their wedding day.

Birthdays are generally a time for sending bold and brilliantly coloured flowers. For anniversaries, like 25 years, the most appropriate are luxurious and formal bouquets with a suitable color scheme. To observe a birth, pink flowers are an obvious option for a girl, and orange or yellow flowers for a boy. The type of flower most suitable for all these affairs are gerberas, these are vibrant and bold flowers.

When you are not sure about flower selection, it is always a good idea to utilize the services of an expert florist, be it the flower shop next to your house or an online florist. To ensure that you get reliable service, pick a florist who is associated with a reputed brand and offers a vast range of options. This is not a problem at all for anyone who stays in Singapore or is attending an event here. You can bump into a Singapore flower shop in any commercial complex, and can even try out online shopping if you are tech savvy. A quick search on the internet with the words 'florist Singapore' will provide you with a list of many flower shops situated in Singapore.

When it is about getting access to a great variety of flowers, online shopping is undoubtedly preferable to buying flowers from a regular flower shop. However, you may have to make an extra payment for home delivery, and enquire if the flowers can be delivered to you in time. You also have to guard against entering your credit card information on a suspicious site that may cause unauthorized access to your account. Nevertheless, several people would rather make use of on the spot advice of a florist, which makes them reject the option of online shopping and go for a traditional flower shop instead.

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