Floral Dressing ideas for a Bengali Wedding

The tradition Bengali matrimonial has much color and glamor attached to it that is also laced with a lot of tradition making it a riot of colors with rich revelry in which the people are present to celebrate the happy occasion. Most of the traditions and the rituals have deep religious as well as social significances that are probably lost in the handing down of the traditions without explanations. For the Bengali, marriage is as much auspicious as any puja that is performed with much piety.

Floral dressing options

While there are plenty of modern decoration ideas that make rounds in the wedding circles, there is one element that is indispensable for all marriages including the Bengali marriage and that is the flowers.

1. Flowers are indispensable for the décor of the marriage mandap or the venue where the rituals take place for the wedding. On the other end on the groom’s side there has to be an elaborate flower decoration to celebrate the first night of the conjugal life — the poolsooja that is essential a pun in Bengali meaning a flower bed as well as flower decoration.
2. The use of flowers in the décor of the marriage hall can be done in accordance with the themes that can begin with a huge flower gate to welcome the guests in with a lot of colors, elegance and also softness.
3. The mandap can be made into an exclusive canopy of the white flowers like the bel and the rajanigandha with the roses set in between for the appropriate visual effect. The other option is to give it a rich yellow tone with the use of the marigold in the light and the dark shades.
4. The place where the bride is going to sit can be done up with plenty of flowers arranged in bouquets or as a part of the floral theme that laces the entire décor. You can also create chandeliers made out of flowers to decorate the wedding venue while use satin to make up the rest of the décor so that they are highlighted and also there is the fragrance of the flowers everywhere as the lights are on.
5. There is also the elegant use of the flowers to decorate the vehicle in which the groom is to arrive at the wedding venue. There can be a large bouquet in the front with flowers and other decoration pieces on the body.
6. But the most important use of flowers is for the purpose of the phoolsajja where they are innovatively used to set up the bed of the newlywed couple. Some of the most popular styles are to set up a canopy decoration over the bed that can be hungfrom the ceiling fan. The rest of the bed can have flowers set on the headrest and footrest to give it a richer look.

For a more contemporary look, you can make a mix of the lace or the colorful satin with the flowers to give the overall look a plush appeal. Strewing the petals of roses on the bed is sure to spread the fragrance and also give the night its true name-phoolsajja.