Our Name Black Baccara

In the first post to our Facebook Page, we stated we would explain the name of Black Baccara and how it came about, sometime in the future. Well, more and more are asking where the name came from, so here it is.

What is a Black Baccara?

Black Baccara is a deep red rose with a velvety look to it and depending on the light, they can almost look black.

Sarah's Bouquet with Black Baccaras.
Photo Copyright: Hunts Photography

I (Sarah) love flowers, roses being one of my favorites, and the Black Baccara has special meaning to me in a few ways, from our wedding to the remembrance of my grandmother.

The first time I heard of a Black Baccara was when I was picking out flowers to be added to my bouquet for our October wedding. The florist showed me the rose and I loved it and they complemented the Mango Calla lilies and traditional red roses very well. Also as part of our wedding ceremony, after lighting the unity candle, Matthew and I would give Black Baccara roses to the mothers, he giving one to my mom and I giving one to his mom. Very special moments.

My grandmother, Rosalie Paige, was a beautiful gospel singer, traveling around to different churches and gospel sings, and even had the honor of singing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN from the invitation of her friend Dottie Snow. When I was 5 years old, my grandmother had my brother and I, and my cousins, to begin singing with her in church and at malls around Christmas time. She called us the Mustard Seeds (This could be a story for another time). Anyway, my grandmother has always been an inspiration, getting me started singing and so I always wanted to honor her name when coming up with a name for a band or group. This is why I felt Black Baccara would fit, since it's a rose and my grandmother's name was Rosalie. It just felt right. 

Sarah's grandmother, Rosalie Paige, Gospel Singer

How we came to the name was when Matthew and I were just coming back from a meeting. I told him I was recently thinking if I ever came up with a business name maybe I would call it Black Baccara. Then he looked at me and something just clicked and he said, "or a band name." I loved it! We had been trying to think of a name to call ourselves, but with everything we tried nothing had been just right, but Black Baccara, it just clicked!

So that is how we came up with the name Black Baccara, I hope you love it as much as we do! 

~Sarah Roberts Graham

  Black Baccara