Perhaps, the happiest thing for a girl is to wear a white wedding dress, holding hands with her lover and walking down the aisle.

Along with that, the beautiful bride will choose a wedding bouquet to enhance her beauty. And white wedding flowers are always one of the top choices of brides on the wedding day.

However, why do brides hold wedding flowers, and why are they often white?

The bride holds wedding flowers to... cover up the bad smell

Sounds a bit strange, right? Holding wedding flowers to cover up the bad smell? It's unbelievable.

However, in the 15th century, brides in particular and women in general had a very special body scent. That is a bad smell. Because in ancient times, the status of women was not respected much. They were always the last person in the family to bathe.

According to the Huffington Post, each household will be filled with a tub of water to bathe, but the order of bathing will be - the eldest man (the pillar of the family), followed by the male members of the family, the woman in the house, and finally the little girls.

However, they do not bathe every day, but their bathing frequency is calculated by year. That is, every May, they will bathe together once.

Therefore, in weddings during this period, the bride will bring an additional bouquet of wedding flowers as a way to hide her body scent.

... is to ward off evil spirits...

However, in another custom, people rumored that the bride carries a bouquet of flowers to avoid evil spirits.

In this case, the fragrant bouquet is not to cover the smell anymore, but they are often attached with a sprig of spice - as a way to ward off evil and bring good luck.

... as a message of love

In the Victorian era, bouquets or flowers all had a specific meaning. If the groom wanted to send a message to the bride, the bouquet would "say it instead".

Similarly, the bride will also choose flowers to convey her emotions and feelings to her future husband.

And the wedding bouquet will replace the vows they have for each other, to live together for life.

And... wedding flowers are often white

While many people "love" colorful bouquets, but they are just everyday bouquets, white wedding bouquets are extremely popular.

Because we know that, of all colors, white is a neutral color. And a white bouquet can be applied to a wedding with many different styles - from modern, rustic, charming, even boho-chic personality.

In addition, white bouquets are often easy to combine with wedding dresses, it creates a luxurious, noble look.

Both classic and modern, white wedding bouquets not only enhance the gentle beauty but also go extremely well with the dress.

Just like a white wedding dress, "a white wedding bouquet is a symbol of the purity, innocence of a girl and her sincere heart for the person she loves and chooses to be her husband". This is mentioned in Godey's Lady Book - a famous women's magazine in the 1840s.