Maxing out on calla lilies made easy

November 20, 2006 in Favors and gifts,Flowers with 2 Comments

Calla lilies are kind of overdone where weddings are concerned, in my humble opinion, but I love them anyway. In art and some religious traditions, they symbolize purity of heart and of you-know-what, as well as virtue. Of course, if you go back a few thousand years, you find that calla lilies were also associated with lustfulness. Legend has it that when the goddess Venus saw the beauty of the lily, she caused the thick yellow stamen (wink) to grow up from its center (wink, wink), marring its perfection.

In the present, calla lilies represent a popular nuptial “theme” flower. Personally, I believe that themes are best applied to wedding decor in moderation, i.e. sparingly. There is only so far a theme will take you before your reception hall will start to look like a grade school classroom.

But, if you do for some odd reason, feel compelled to max out on a theme and your theme just happens to be calla lilies, you will find no shortage of wedding schwag to see you through.

Masterpiece White Calla Lilies Invitation and Note Card Kit - 50 Sets

Give your guests a botanical heads up with DIY white calla lilies invitation and note cards.

That\'s easy enough...now who sits where...

Then tell ‘em where to sit with calla lily place cards!

Masterpiece White Calla Lilies Letterhead - 8.5 x 11 - 25 Sheets

If you’re planning to hand out a wedding program–how else are guests supposed to know who the major players in your wedding are?–why not print it on creamy calla lily paper?

Okay, now we\'re going overboard

Don’t forget the calla lily unity candle! Wouldn’t want anyone to miss your theme, here!

I beg of you, do not go crazy with your theme! Color, yes. Theme, no.

And then finish off your floral look with a calla lily cake topper, like this porcelain design featuring a keepsake bottom.

About Christa Terry: Christa Terry is a writer and wedding and lifestyle expert whose book iDo: Planning Your Wedding with Nothing But ‘Net is a one-stop planning resource for modern, free-thinking brides and grooms. With one husband, one toddler, and more on the way – kids, not husbands – Christa somehow manages to stay on top of the tricks and trends that make getting married and living life stylish and fun.

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2 Responses to “Maxing out on calla lilies made easy”

  1. patient one November 20, 2006 at 10:59 pm #

    I like cala lillies and think they are a sleek alternative to roses. That being said, they are way to expensive for not being all that exotic.

    I’m with you on the themes, NTB. To much of the same thing everywhere and it starts to look like an 8 yr olds birthday party. Mine, was Power Ranger themed. (Um… my birthday party, not my wedding!)

  2. Never teh Bride November 21, 2006 at 12:53 am #

    Hee! For just one second I thought you meant your wedding ;-) I wonder how one could do a Power Rangers theme in moderation at a reception. Power rangers favors? Or maybe cake toppers! Action figures make great toppers, all in all.