Flowers Create Sweet-Smelling Nuptials

(WMS) - Selecting the right flower for your wedding is an art, and extending its scent throughout the wedding party and the entire event is pure genius.

What's the best flower for your wedding? Consider the location, the time of day and the season. Yves Rocher, an innovator in botanical beauty, offers tips on how to add "scent-ual" intrigue to your wedding day by selecting the flower that best suits your style and weaving its color, its scent and of course, the flower itself, into all aspects of the day.

• A French country wedding in summer is the perfect setting for lavender. Honor the tradition of "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" by adding sprigs of this time-honored blue-hued bloom to complement your bridal bouquet and headpiece. Finish the look with Yves Rocher's Pur Desir de Lavande fragrance, part of a collection of five single note fragrances. Your lingering scent will make guests feel as though they are walking through fields of fresh lavender every time you near.

• If a chic, black-tie affair suits your style, then seduce your guests with the intoxicating red rose. This queen among flowers hides a spicy rich aroma within the velvety flesh of her petals. Unleash its sweet rapture by scattering these petals down the aisle for the nuptial procession. Create more majesty by having bridesmaids wear Pur Desir de Rose perfume to infuse the room as the wedding party makes its entrance. This irresistible elixir and its luxurious bath and shower products make wonderful bridesmaids' gifts as well.

• Is the garden of a Victorian mansion your fairytale setting? Then pick blooms of mauve lilac directly from the tree for an antique-style mother-of-the-bride corsage. Invite Mom to relax before her daughter's wedding by luxuriating in Pur Desir de Lilas invigorating shower gel and heavenly perfume as she dresses for the day.

• And if the beach at sunset is your nuptial paradise, then create a feminine, all-white wedding illuminated by the provocative pearl wings of the white lily. Have bridesmaids and bride wear varying shades of white dresses and pin a single lily on the lapel of each groomsman. Include the lily's powdery, vanilla scent at each table by wrapping Pur Desir de Lys glycerin soaps in tulle and placing on each chair as a party favor.

The sense of smell evokes more memories than any other sense. Keep an imprint of your wedding in the memory of your guests forever, by associating your special day with your favorite floral elixir. Pur Desir is available in the U.S. by calling (800) 321-3434 or online at www.YRBeauty.com. In Canada, call (800) 361-2746 or visit an Yves Rocher Beauty Centre near you.