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Posted on 02/20/2025 at 6:27 am by Ben White Florist / Flowers
Dating can often feel like a sprint — or a relay race — marked by short bursts of romance as you try to find your way to the finish line. Marriage is more like a marathon, where knowledge, wisdom, and commitment can help you set a pace for long-term success.
It’s important to celebrate your achievements on this long journey, reflect on how far you’ve come, and recognize what you’ve gained along the way. When your anniversary rolls around, flowers serve as a lovely acknowledgment of how your romance has blossomed, grown, and thrived.
Which blooms are commonly associated with each wedding anniversary, and what is the meaning behind them?
The frilly carnation, delicate yet resilient, is an apt symbol to commemorate the first year of marriage. This versatile flower, available in every color of the rainbow, signifies the passion of young love.
Fast-growing and quick to multiply, cosmos, with its vibrant blooms, symbolizes the second year of marriage. In this year, couples grow into their relationship, enjoy the riches of deepening love and understanding, and perhaps look toward expanding their family.
The sturdy and hopeful sunflower is a great way to mark a marriage’s third year, when you might grow in happiness as a couple and work toward a future with shared goals.
Bundled in groups of multiple blooms, snuggly geraniums symbolize friendship and togetherness, where many couples find themselves after four years of marriage.
Daisies may not share the acclaim of roses, but these simple blooms, with their vigorous fans of petals, are as strong and open as your partnership after five years of learning how much better you can be together.
Elegant and distinctive calla lilies have different meanings, depending on the color. White calla lilies are a sign of devotion, making them a great choice for your sixth wedding anniversary.
After seven years, you have truly begun to embrace the sweetness of sharing a life with your other half. The famously sweet scent of these clustered blooms is a fitting reminder of how lovely marriage can be.
Intellect and wisdom are traits associated with climbing clematis, which is dotted with abundant blooms in saturated plum or lavender shades. By the eighth year of marriage, your partnership has spread and matured upon a foundation of love and trust, like clematis climbing a trellis.
With delicate petals, poppies are said to symbolize peace and tranquility — but their bold, eye-catching colors speak to adventure. You may have settled into familiar routines by year nine, but there’s still fun to come.
Brilliant and alert, dependable daffodils are often associated with the renewal of spring. Your 10th anniversary is a time to reflect on the lessons you’ve learned in your marriage and recommit to your joint goals moving forward.
Morning glories are beautiful, fleeting reminders that love can be a fragile creature, one that must be nurtured and treated with care to thrive. Just as the blooms open to greet the sun, you and your beloved can face each day with renewed admiration.
With layers of lacy petals, peonies are a fine representation of the complex dance required to maintain a long-term relationship. Symbolizing good fortune and prosperity, this lovely flower serves as a reminder of the delights unique to your marriage.
There are thousands of varieties of chrysanthemums in every shade you can imagine, with each color expressing a unique meaning. These showy double blooms encompass the variable nature of marriage and celebrate the wonderful range of traits that each partner brings to the relationship.
Arranged in a multilayered disc of petals, dahlias are not only pleasing to the eye but also symbolic of love and devotion. After 14 years, your romance has developed layers of love and trust that are truly beautiful to behold.
The flower most often associated with the many facets of romantic love is an ideal marker for 15 years of marriage. Whether your passions still run high or you’ve settled more comfortably into companionship, nothing says that your love is still going strong like a bouquet of long-stemmed roses.
These starry blooms are small but mighty, growing in bushy clumps that resist the intrusion of invasive plants. Like a marriage two decades in the making, this symbol of wisdom and faith reminds you that your bond grows stronger with each passing year.
Irises are often associated with hope, faith, and courage. People can change a lot over the years, but if you have faith in your partner and you face life together with courage and hope, your future together can be just as fulfilling as the previous 25 years.
If you’ve reached your 50th anniversary, first of all, you deserve a hearty congratulations! You’ve also earned two gorgeous blooms that represent the balance of a thriving partnership.
Yellow and purple are opposites on the color wheel, which makes them distinctive but complementary. Yellow roses represent joy and friendship, while violets show affection and faith. All are ingredients that create a recipe for lasting love.
It doesn’t take much to show you care. With a single stem or a bountiful bouquet, you can easily commemorate the life you share and show that special someone your love is still sweet and enduring.
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