Wedding Cakes

Lily of the Valley Wedding Cakes

If you plan to have a spring or summer wedding then you should consider decorating your wedding cake with flowers. Wedding cakes with flowers are romantic, elegant and can also look sophisticate. One of the most delicate flowers is Lily-of-the-Valley. This delicate flower is the symbol of humility, chastity, sweetness and purity. The lily of the valley is a native flower of Europe. Is the birth flower of May. If you are planning your wedding in May then use lily of the valley in the arrangements, in the bridal bouquet and on the wedding cake.

Lily of the valley is also called ‘’the ladder to heaven”, because of its bell shaped flowers. Lily of the valley is used in wedding decorations because of its white delicate flowers that symbolize purity and for its light fragrance. The lily of the valley is poisonous.

Lily of the Valley Wedding Cake from makiscakes.com

The legend says that lily of the valley originated from Eve’s tears she left the Garden of Eden. Lily of the valley symbolize return to happiness, pure of heart, sweetness, love’s good fortune, humility, the Virgin Mary’s tears and was also used in religious ceremonies. Lily of the valley is mentioned 15 times in the Bible, most often in the Songs of Solomon, because this flower blooms in the spring also symbolize youth, new beginnings and the new coming of Christ, tears that turned into a flower. In folklore lily of the valley protects gardens from evil spirits and is used as a charm against a spell. It is considered the flower of fairies and also a symbol of good luck. It is also the official flower of the Gemini zodiac sign. Lilly of the valley has been a popular wedding flower since Middle Ages. The lily of the valley is the fifth item that a bride needs to have on her wedding day along with something new, old, borrowed and blue. The legend says that the fragrance of lily of the valley lures the nightingale to find a mate. Alternative names for lily of the valley: May bells, Jacob’s ladder, ladder to heaven, May lily, lady’s tears. Lily of the valley will look delicate on your wedding cake. You can choose to decorate your wedding cake with real lilies of the valley, or made from different fabrics, satin, silk, plastic, fondant, gum paste or from sugar.

Lily of the Valley Wedding Cake from 1.bp.blogspot.com

Any wedding cake can be decorated with lilies of the valley regarding the color, style, size. Lily of the valley is perfect for a white or cream wedding cake. The wedding cake will be created entirely according to your preference. You can select the colors, the filling, the decorations, the style, the size. You can see how beautiful the wedding cake will look with lilies of the valley decorations on different websites for example on fortnumandmason website, on eBay, cakechannel, the find, etsy, colletscakes, makiscakes and many others.