{"product_id":"forever-stamps-2014-where-dreams-blossom-wedding-invitation-first-class-postage","title":"Where Dreams Blossom 2014 Forever Stamps — Wedding Bouquet Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eEthel Kessler designed this stylized bouquet stamp using an illustration by Michael Osborne — the same pairing behind the \"Yes I Do\" Heart of Roses stamp. It was issued for save-the-date notices, response cards and thank-you notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFlowers at weddings, going back a long way\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe species have changed; the custom has not. An ancient Greek bride's bouquet held bulbs of garlic and sprigs of dill and sage — garlic to drive off evil spirits, dill so she would desire only her husband, sage for wisdom and goodness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwedish weddings used herbs too. The groom carried thyme in his pocket to keep trolls from turning up uninvited, and young girls walked the aisle with small herb bouquets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere the flower girl comes from\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn England a small girl led the couple to the church, scattering blossoms along the path to bring them long life and happiness. The custom survived nearly intact, which is why there is a flower girl at most modern weddings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQueen Victoria's bouquet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1840 she carried a \"Tussie Mussie\" at her wedding and started a fashion. The small bouquet was assembled for meaning — roses for love, poppies for the pleasure her new husband would bring to her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGarlic or poppies, the bouquet has always been a statement about the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forever Stamp Center","offers":[{"title":"100 Stamps (5 Sheets)","offer_id":47100625322183,"sku":"ST14-B15-5","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300 Stamps (15 Sheets)","offer_id":47100625354951,"sku":"ST14-B15-15","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Stamps (25 Sheets)","offer_id":47100625387719,"sku":"ST14-B15-25","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 Stamps (50 Sheets)","offer_id":47100625420487,"sku":"ST14-B15-50","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 Stamps (250 Sheets)","offer_id":47100625453255,"sku":"ST14-B15-250","price":699.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/6250\/4647\/files\/where-dreams-blossom-2014-forever-stamps-main-scaled-1-1-800x600_33b870b4-90ff-43ec-b044-b408ea1e1678.jpg?v=1788604694","url":"https:\/\/www.foreverstampcenter.com\/products\/forever-stamps-2014-where-dreams-blossom-wedding-invitation-first-class-postage","provider":"center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}