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Would you like a pizza bouquet for your wedding?

July 12, 2018 10:30 IST

Edible bouquets are the latest wedding trend.

Pizza Bouquet

Villa Italian Kitchen introduced the idea of designing pizza bouquets for brides-to-be. Photograph: Villa Italian Kitchen/Instagram

It all started when Italian pizza restaurant Villa Italian Kitchen announced if people would be interested in swapping flowers for slices of pizza on their wedding.

On June 4, the restaurant introduced the idea to the world.

'We're excited to launch the world’s first Pizza Bouquet & Boutonniere giveaway,' it wrote on its Instagram page.

The contest involved sharing details of the bride and groom-to-be for whom you'd like to gift a pizza bouquet.

Pizza bouquet

The custom designed pizza bouquet is designed by international food stylist Jessie Bearden. Photograph: Kind courtesy Villa Italian Kitchen/Instagram

While this restaurant can take the credit for bringing pizza into the picture, edible bouquets have been popular for quite some time now.

And if you think the idea is crazy or wild for a wedding, it isn't the first time anyone had swapped flowers for food at their wedding.

Australian bride Paige Burgess surprised everyone when she carried a donut bouquet for her wedding. And so did her bridesmaids. 

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Paige Burgess and her bridesmaids pose with donut bouquets. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dessert Boxes/Instagram

'Everyone thought it was hilarious, and the venue couldn't believe it,' Burgess told BBC.

Now how cool is that!

Wouldn't you like to have an edible bouquet for your own wedding?