Every blushing bride knows that what makes a wedding stand out from the rest is in all the tiny details - the personal touches that celebrate you and your partner's special style. And your bouquet is no exception!
Finding the ideal bouquet that mirrors the beauty and uniqueness of the love you've found with your soulmate can make your wedding day truly unforgettable. While there's nothing wrong with a bouquet of classic roses, clutching a hand-picked, lovingly crafted bouquet that's solely and wonderfully yours makes a big and meaningful difference!
We know it's hard to drum up new ideas, especially with the never-ending to-dos on your wedding checklist. So to help you get inspired, we've rounded up 16 bouquet ideas with their own spin on this ageless tradition.
These uncommon selections combine classic elegance with out-of-the-box imagination, perfect for the modern-day bride. Check out this lineup to find picks for your precious bridal bouquet!
If you are curious to learn more about flowers from a formal course or want to get certified as an expert on florals, we recommend looking into professional bodies and colleges in gardening and floristry such as the American Institute of Floral Designers of the AIFD (www.aifd.org), the National Gardening Organization (www.garden.org), the American Floral Endowment (www.endowment.org), the American Horticultural Society (www.ahsgardening.org) and other similar organizations offering programs concentrating on floristry and horticulture.
Filler flowers
While often relegated to supporting roles in flashy bouquets, filler flowers possess a delicate, almost fragile beauty that charms you with their simplicity and understated elegance. We recommend gentle and warm blooms like baby's breath, lily of the valley, Queen Anne's lace, delphiniums, and bouvardias.
Dried flowers
Brides all over the world have been embracing this trend's wonderfully rustic look. With warm shades and distinguishable textures, dried flowers inspire a nostalgic mood to your lovely bouquet while also evoking a message of everlasting love. Their versatility also blends flawlessly with any wedding motif. For your flower choices, wildflowers, lavenders, hydrangeas, proteas, and roses make beautiful dried flowers.
Big blooms
Make a statement with big, bold blossoms! A bouquet with oversized flowers adds an extravagant and dramatic effect to your wedding look to match your bodacious and confident attitude. Among the most eye-catching large blooms are peonies, water lilies, calla lilies, and gardenias.
Succulents
Boho chic is in, and so are succulents. For a more natural, textured look, go for these stylish eye-catchers! Whether you match them up with choice blooms or pull off an all-succulent arrangement, these stunners are a practical and gorgeous choice for an one-of-a-kind bouquet.
Sunflowers
Love brings joy and light to the soul, so add a bright burst of cheer to your wedding look with sunflowers! If their sunshiny look weren't enough, these blossoms also bear a heartwarming meaning: they symbolize devotion, loyalty, and lifelong joy. What better way to begin a life filled with blissful love than with a bundle of the happiest flowers?
Monochromatic
Sleek, chic, and unique-- all qualities of a monochrome bouquet that elevates your wedding to modern elegance. One color with different flowers or in diverse shades adds texture to your bouquet while maintaining a clean look. Go for classics like pinks and whites, which are always in vogue. If you want more of an edge or have a fondness for the gothic, don't hesitate to go for an all-black bloom ensemble.
Tropical
Celebrate your destination wedding with a bouquet that matches its sunny vibe! Parrot tulips, anthuriums, oriental lilies, bird of paradise, and monstera are typical go-tos for an exotic, vibrant look. For color choices, you can't go wrong with brilliant oranges, intense magentas, and popping yellows. Palm leaves or banana leaves also add warmth and volume to your arrangement.
Seasonal
Your wedding is all about new beginnings, like the first breath of spring or chill of winter. Seasonal flowers enrich this beautiful sentiment. Even better, there's also the pragmatic advantage of having them easily available for your wedding date. Seasonal bouquets come in a wide array of colors and florals, giving you the freedom to pick the perfect bouquet.
Cascade
Finally, a flowy, enchanting bouquet to fit your fairytale wedding! Cascades pull the eyes down a trail full of flourishing blooms, exquisite foliage, and deep greens, creating an ethereal look and a waterfall-like illusion that will make your wedding truly a dream come true.
Horizontal
A harmonious drape of florals and foliage that blends a relaxed feel with a subtly lavish look, the horizontal bouquet is luxury personified. It sweeps sideways, establishing clean and aesthetically pleasing lines. Known for its versatility, it can be suited to a wild style with vines and stems or a more traditional bouquet with bountiful blossoms.
Hand-tied
Simplicity is sophistication with the hand-tied bouquet, eliciting a truly personal touch with its free-spirited, loose, and casual style. All it requires is a bundle of flowers and greenery tied together using a ribbon or a silk wrap, making it very easy to create and adjust even by yourself.
Hoop
This buzzworthy trend is making waves among brides nowadays! Evoking the romantic look of wreaths from days of yore, this bouquet has florals, greens, and ribbons tied around a wooden or metal hoop. With a dreamy look and a laid-back aura, you'll surely fall in love with this attractive garland.
Berries
Fruit might not be the first thing that enters your mind when it comes to bridal bouquets, but berries create complex accents for a wild and natural look. Large, bright berries like hypericum berries, blackberries, raspberries, and snowberries make a bouquet pop with color and fullness. For more subtle but classy accents, go for tallow, berzelia, and pepper berries.
Greens
Lush greens and lovely foliage add allure to your bouquet with breathtaking color palettes, fascinating textures, and even alluring aromas for a fresh, forest-inspired arrangement. Whether you go with a dainty trail or a full, dense look, these beauts add whimsy and playfulness to complement your charming blooms.
Feathers
Combining classic glamor with a sense of lightness and fineness, feathers inspire a vintage vibe, while building a modern look with their delightfully unique style. These uncommon accessories also come in various types with their own unique textures and colors, making them incredibly versatile and smoothly suited to different wedding themes.
Paper
Get creative with hand-crafted paper flowers! Your special creations can be just as stunning as fresh flowers, while carrying more meaningful sentimentality. Plus, you can treasure it as a lasting keepsake after your wedding! Whether it's florals made from the sheet music of your special song or maps of where you first met, this bouquet is sure to be one for the books.
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