For Newlyweds in Tokyo

Flowers for newlyweds in Tokyo: from the wedding basket to the first vase

Flowers for newlyweds in Tokyo have an old French relative: the corbeille de mariage, the basket in which a groom's gifts to his bride — jewellery, lace, fabrics — were laid out in the 18th century. The basket later became a casket, but the phrase stayed. In the grid, baskets, boxes and wrapped bouquets stand side by side, so the choice starts with where the flowers will actually stand: on a table, on a shelf, or in a vase that may not exist yet.

Basket, box or bouquet: what suits a newlyweds' home

A basket and a box need no vase at all. The 51 Lilies in a Basket, the Giant Mixed Basket with Lilies, the 25 Mixed Roses in a Box and the Box "Bright Melody" all carry their stems in wet floral foam, so the flowers drink where they stand. A wicker basket cannot hold water on its own, though: the florist lines it with a liner first, then sets the soaked foam on the water inside and lets it settle by itself.

That foam still needs daily attention. Water it every day in a thin stream over the whole exposed surface, and never tip the basket or box to one side, or the foam shifts and stops feeding the stems evenly. A wrapped bouquet works differently: the 51 Jumilia in Airy Wrapping and the 51 Matiola in Jute both go straight into water at home, so it helps to know in advance whether the couple already owns a vase.

Which wedding-gift flowers last longest, and which to check first

A rose in a vase lasts about a week. Jumilia holds up to two weeks with good care, and chrysanthemums, dianthus (the 15 Dianthus bouquet) and alstroemeria (13 Mixed Alstroemeria) run two to three weeks, which makes them a steadier choice for a gift that has to outlast the wedding weekend. The lavender and blue line — Bouquet "Lavender Smoothie", the lavender spray roses, Bouquet "Blue Field", the Blue Lagoon blue rose bouquet — works on a monochrome or analogous colour scheme, where the shade carries the bouquet rather than the stem count.

Lilies need one check before they go to a newlyweds' home. Every part of a lily, including its pollen and even the water in the vase, is toxic to cats, so a home with a cat is not the place for them. Where there is no cat, the anthers can be removed once the flower opens, since the pollen stains fabric; fresh pollen lifts off with sticky tape rather than being rubbed at.

Flower delivery for newlyweds in Tokyo: reception, hotel or home

A wedding reception has its own timing. The courier agrees the moment with the venue's manager and brings the flowers in for a toast or for dessert, rather than at a fixed minute of the day. A hotel works differently again: the bouquet goes up to the room or is left at reception, depending on what the hotel allows, so the order needs the surname the guest checked in under and the room number if it is known.

Orders for a set date and time are accepted in any zone, and booking earlier simply leaves more free slots to choose from; the delivery speed for a given bouquet is shown on its own card. The card message that goes with the flowers is free, and it can carry a signed line from both of them or stay anonymous. Either way, a photo of the finished bouquet goes out before the courier leaves.

Basket lilies and box roses are the flowers that need no vase, and a look through the full range of flower baskets or flowers in boxes is usually where the choice for a new home starts. A card can sit alongside gifts to go with the bouquet, and the delivery terms page sets out zones and timing before you pay.