Vietnamese Funeral flower shop

Send a stunning floral arrangement to express your sympathy during this difficult time. Vietnam Flower Shop is one of the best online florist in Vietnam. We offer a beautiful selection of flower arrangements for funerals to choose from. From standing sprays created with fresh, seasonal flowers to funeral flower baskets and more, you will easily find an arrangement to show you care. Vietnam Flower Shop offers a wide range for flowers for funeral at any price including funeral flowers cheap to exquisite standing sprays. Delivery is available same day or next day with a personalized card message to send a note.

1. What are the appropriate flowers for a Vietnamese funeral?

The most appropriate funeral flowers to send are all flower arrangements, funeral floral baskets, funeral stands or a funeral spray. Deciding what is the perfect flower bouquet to send for a funeral can be difficult. There are a variety of funeral arrangements and price points that makes in confusing as you shop. We would like to help you make the ideal choice to send in memory of a friend, family member or loved one.

•    Funeral flower bouquet: The lowest cost funeral arrangement is a flower bouquet. Flower bouquets are perfect to send to a home to let them know are you thinking about them during this hard time. Funeral bouquets are often sent by friends or co-workers.

Funeral flower bouquet is perfect to send to a home

•    Funeral flower basket: The next level up is the funeral flower basket, these are arrangements which are larger and delivered to home or the funeral home. The floral basket will be placed in the collection of gifts and floral stems sent to the family. A floral basket is an ideal gift to send with a group of co-workers or acquaintances.

A floral basket is an ideal gift to send with a group of co-workers or acquaintances.

•    Funeral wreath: Funeral wreaths are what many people associate with floral funeral tributes. Funeral wreaths are typically shaped, often circular, but come in many shapes, designs and sizes. Wreath rings are lovely floral tributes to consider sending.  They consist of a mixture of flowers loosely set in a green wreath. 

Traditional Funeral Wreath in a Vietnamese funeral

•    Funeral flower stands: Last are the Funeral flower stands, which is a gift sent by close family or very close friends. The stands are created by local florists with seasonal flowers displayed on a stand which is always delivered to the funeral home.

Purple and white Funeral Flower Stands in a Vietnamese funeral

2. How to choose the color of a funeral flower arrangement

•    Choosing a particular color of a flower or the color palate of a flower arrangement can set the tone of the condolence message you are trying to convey.  This is yet another aspect of how flowers may communicate in a way that surpasses words alone.

•    The delicate stems of White lilies and Roses symbolize peace, and are very commonly associated with funeral flower arrangements. Yellow Roses symbolize remembrance and friendship.  Pink Roses can indicate elegance, femininity and grace. Purple/ yellow/white orchids symbolizes your everlasting love for the deceased. If you are giving an orchid plant to someone to express your condolences, it is recommended that you choose a white or purple orchid since these symbolize sympathy. The colors in sympathy flowers may also help to signify a story about the life of the deceased.  It is quite common for a old person to be honored with a yellow, white and purple floral tribute.

During times of grieving, a gracefully arranged funeral flower stands or funeral wreath will surely be appreciated. Browse our Funeral and symapthy flowers for more selection. Let us help you with our flower delivery service, and we accept orders even on Weekends and after office hours.

3 Do's and 4 Don'ts For Vietnamese Funerals

Funerals are events that you would prefer not to ever have to experience. Depending on where you’re from, they can either be viewed as a sad event or a celebration.

Here in Vietnam, there are certain age-old practices and routines that you may not yet be aware of. Take note of these rules and suggestions to make sure you remain respectful and beyond reproach during this delicate mourning period

First 3 things you should do to be appreciated

1. Bring along a gift or money
This is an absolute sign of paying respect to the lost member of the family. You can choose to order a solemn funeral flower wreath to be made and sent over to the site of the mourning family when the funeral starts to take place. Depending on the religion, age, marital and social statuses of the loved one, as well as the regional culture, different shapes of the wreath, as well as types and colors of flowers are used. For example, white flowers are dedicated to young and unmarried people while violet and yellow flowers are for older ones. Other than that, a small envelope with a sum of money inside is usually applied by the attendees to show their honor and help the unfortunate family cover the cost of the funeral.

Sending funeral flowers to express your condolences

2. Dress in black or white
Avoid putting on bright, skimpy clothes to a mourning family. If you are a part of the host family, you may be expected to wear white, otherwise, black would definitely the best option. The reason why white clothes are applied in East Asian countries is that they believe it will earn merit for the deceased and the family.
 
3. Odd numbers get rid of bad luck
This might seem a little bizarre for some of you as foreign visitors but as a part of Vietnamese history and culture, certain procedures are carried out in odd numbers. For instance, when lighting incense, a person will pick from one, three to five sticks, while three being the most ideal. Such a rule is also used in case you take a bow down in front of the casket.
In order to explain such traditional taboo, we Vietnamese believe that the odd numbers are referred to as “a lucky sign” at any funerals. Nevertheless, do not tend to apply the rule at any other time as it may lead to being considered macabre or bringing bad luck.

Now here are 4 things you should NOT do at a funeral in Vietnam:

1. Do Not Attend if You’re Pregnant:
The Vietnamese believe that during cremation, the spirit of the deceased is freed from the body and may enter the unborn.

2. Do Not Smile:
This may seem like a no-brainer but it is very important to note that funerals in Vietnam are a sombre event. Therefore, it is best to avoid smiling or laughter as it will be considered extremely rude.

3. Do Not Make Any Noise:
Be as silent as possible and speak only when spoken to. Keep your volume low and ensure your phone is set to silent. The last thing you want is to attract unwanted attention to yourself, especially when you’re a guest.

Watch how the other local attendees behave at the funeral and just follow what they do. Most of the time they will guide you on the steps and procedures so you will have nothing to worry about.

4. Do Not Light Incenseif You’re Menstruating:
Another one that may seem odd to a non-Asian. It is believed that lighting incense while you’re menstruating will bring bad luck to the deceased. What you can do, alternatively, is to stand in front of the coffin, hold your palms together and bow your head an odd number of times.

If you are not from an Asian ethnic background, our advice above can be super useful in case you happen to be invited to a funeral in the country. Some of the rules are still widely applied in other Asian countries. Thus, adopt this new Vietnam history and culture and avoid feeling lost.