Weddings & Events in Hong Kong

Weddings & events in Hong Kong: why the couple's flowers skip white

Weddings & events in Hong Kong keep white away from what guests send the couple: white lilies and white flowers in general are not part of a wedding gift here, while red, pink and peach suit a happy occasion instead. The bride's own bouquet follows a different rule, since custom sets the palette for a gift but the wedding month sets the flower for a bride.

Peonies or peony roses for an autumn or spring Hong Kong bride

Hong Kong weddings run in two windows, October to December and February to April, and couples usually set the date from the Chinese almanac, so the month is known long before the flowers are. A bride marrying in either window can still ask for peonies, because Hong Kong brings in cut flowers from a wide set of countries, among them New Zealand, Israel and Italy. New Zealand cuts its peonies in October and November, and Israel and Italy fill the quieter months from February to April.

The bouquet the bride herself carries has its own section; a different shape or flower appears among the wedding bouquets, a group that includes a bouquet built around protea. Duo of Peony Roses and Peonies sets a true peony beside a peony-shaped rose, most often one of the English David Austin varieties, and suits a bride who wants the peony's rounded shape without the whole bouquet depending on one season.

What guests send the couple when white is off the table

White chrysanthemum carries mourning in Hong Kong, and the same caution extends to white lilies and white flowers as a group: neither suits a wedding gift, while red, pink and peach mark a happy day instead.

What guests choose for the couple includes baskets of lilies and 51 Jumilia in Airy Wrapping. A jumilia opens to a bud up to seven centimetres, white at the base and pink at the edge, and holds up to two weeks in a vase with ordinary care. A basket needs no vase at all, which suits a couple unlikely to find a spare minute for one on the day itself.

The palette can be settled in a chat before anything is bought: the manager sends back options with photos and prices. If a chosen flower is out, the florist swaps in something close in shade, with the change visible in the photo taken before the courier leaves. How many stems to expect, and what changes for a hotel address, are answered on the stem counts and hotel deliveries page.

Wedding flower delivery in Hong Kong, booked to the date and the toast

The bride's bouquet travels to her home, while the guests' basket goes to the banquet hall, and one basket can list more than one address, with delivery priced separately for each.

At the hall, the florist times the drop to a moment agreed with the venue in advance, before the toast, before dessert or before the couple takes the stage. Orders set for a chosen date and interval reach any of the delivery zones, and booking early leaves more intervals open on the day.

A first order starts with the address: the bridal bouquet for the bride herself, gifts for the couple for everyone else, and peonies for a bride marrying in either Hong Kong wedding season.