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TAURUS

Are of the Earth Sign, they tend to be home-loving, conventional and gourmand. Their colours are pale pink, green and blue, with their stone being Diamond - the girl's best friend. In terms of wedding flowers they will affiliate with the sweet William (Dianthus barbatus), scented stock, fruit-bearing trees, lavender, lilac, aster, lily of the valley and sweet pea.

 

CANCER

Born in the Water Sign and they tend to be secretive, protective and caring. Silver and metallic blue are their natural colours and their stone is Pearl. Their suiting wedding flowers are cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), Ammi (Queen Anne's lace), delphinium, ferns, plumbago, passionflower, hydrangea and iris.

 

LEO

Leo's are in the Fire Sign and they are usually extroverts, faithful and larger than life. Their astrological colours are golden, yellow and orange, with their birth stone being Ruby. Safflower (Carthamus), croton, Joseph's coat (Codiaeum), marigold, gerbera, crocosmia, dahlia, clivia and sunflower are their suiting wedding flowers.

 

VIRGO

Virgo are of the Earth Sign. They are meant to be, practical and modest perfectionists suiting the colours navy and chocolate.  Virgo's stone is Peridot, a green variety of olivine. The wedding flowers which will suit Virgos are monkshood (aconitum), hypericum (St John's wort), chrysanthemum, eucalyptus, veronica, violet, ivy, and thistle.

 

LIBRA

Librans were born in the Air Sign and tend to be elegant, diplomatic and romantic sorts suiting all shades of green. Their birth stone is Sapphire, with their wedding flowers being chincherinchee (Ornithogalum), Moluccella (bells of Ireland), cymbidium orchid, gardenia, tea roses, tuberose, freesia and gladiolus

 

SCORPIO

Born of the Water Sign scorpions are sensual, determined and dangerous, their colours suiting their personality with maroon and blood red. The Opal is their birth stone, also known as upula in sankrit. Their flowers are the venus fly trap (Dionaea), Alpinia (pink ginger), Amaranthus (love lies bleeding), red hot poker (Kniphofia), hibiscus, peony, cactus and anthurium

 

SAGITTARIUS

Sagittarians are of Fire Sign and often straightforward, optimistic and playful. Their astrological colours are royal blue and deep purple, with their stone being Topaz. The flowers which suit Sagittarians are Eremurus (foxtail lily), eustoma (lisianthus), Liatris (blazing star), carnation, crocus, muscari, berried plants and alliu.

 

CAPRICORN

Born under the Earth Sign they are meant to be hard-working, ambitious and respectable suiting the colours grey and dark green. Their stone is Turquoise and their wedding flowers are statice, holly, African violet, ivy, philodendron, kentia palm, snowdrop and jasmine.

 

AQUARIUS

Air is the Aquarians sign making them forward-thinking, unconventional and independent with the colour turquoise suiting their personality. Garnet a deep red coloured stone was theirs at birth, and their flowers are Eryngium (sea holly), arum lily (Zantedeschia), bird of paradise (Strelitzia), pitcher plant (Sarracenia), banksia, protea, yucca and aloe.

PISCES

Pisceans are of the Water Sign, which isn't surprising considering it's in the constellation of the Fish. Their character is defined by intuitive, humorous and compassionate behaviour. Their astrological colours are white and silvery green and their stone; Amethyst, a violet variety of quartz. Their wedding flowers are madonna lily (Lilium candidum), Euphorbia marginata, Cyperus (papyrus), stephanotis, jasmine, lilac, narcissus and gypsophila.

 

ARIES

Aries were born under the Fire Sign and tend to be passionate, enthusiastic and adventurous. Their suiting colour is red and their stone is Aquamarine. Their wedding flowers are opuntia cactus (prickly pear), celosia (cockscomb), thorn-bearing shrubs, red roses, tulips, red peppers and amaryllis.

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