Why do you need a duplicate bouquet?
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Why do you need a bouquet-understudy?
All, or almost all, brides at the end of the wedding celebration throw their wedding bouquet to their unmarried friends. The tradition is beautiful, but not originally Russian, but rather Western.
From time immemorial, Russian girls treated their wedding bouquet with care, keeping it even after the wedding, having dried the flowers, as a talisman against troubles and failures in family life.
In order to still give a piece of your happiness to your friends, but at the same time keep your bouquet, you will need another bouquet, a backup to the main one. On the wedding day, the duplicate bouquet is supposed to be worn by the best bridesmaid or witness.
Opinions about the need for a second bridal bouquet are very different - as with everything, there are pros and cons.
Due to the absence of a bouquet holder, the duplicate bouquet is easier and simpler to throw, and there is no risk of accidentally hitting girls who are trying to catch their luck.
Some believe that the bride’s bouquet carries all her energy throughout the wedding and when thrown, the bride transfers all her happiness to the girl who caught it... and some are even afraid of the evil eye and damage...
Sometimes it’s really a pity to throw away a real bridal bouquet, because it was given to the bride by the groom himself... a lot of money was spent... and even when thrown, a luxurious work of floral art can scatter.
For this reason, they throw away the double, and keep the original for themselves, or then give it to the girl who caught the second bouquet - here, again, it’s up to the bride to decide.
Some brides believe that dried flowers emit negative energy and need to get rid of them by passing the baton of marriage to their bridesmaids. Then there is no need for a backup, you can throw the original
