What’s a wedding without flowers? It’s not much of a wedding at all, that’s what. Every wedding needs beautiful flowers to bring the venue to life and accentuate the cake, the wedding party members and more. Beautiful floral displays symbolize life, which is what you and your fiancé are committing to each other when you walk down the aisle. Plus, they just look so great! If you need a little bit of floral inspiration for your wedding, read on for some ideas on how to make the most of your wedding flower plans.
Hanging Glass Globes
Want to draw some attention to your cake table with a look that’s as modern as it is jovial? Try using a creative hanging centerpiece with glass globes filled with flowers.
Trellis Wedding Arches
One of the focal points of most every wedding is the floral arch, also known as the “huppah.” Everyone’s eyes will be going to you and to the huppah. You already know how important it is for you to look your best, but what about the arch? A flower-covered trellis with wrapping vines and dangling crystals can make for a gorgeous scene that will set expectations for the wedding and give everyone a great backdrop for photos. Best of all, you can mix and match and colors and flowers to match the season and your wedding theme. Pro tip: ask your florist to provide a pesticide-free arrangement for this.
Fresh Cake Flowers
Another sight to see at any wedding is the cake. There are endless different options for making your cake, well, yours, but one tried-and-true approach that you can’t go wrong with is to top it with cascading fresh flowers. Use blooms and greenery that match your wedding colors in order to pull your theme together.
Flower Chandeliers
Want to change up the traditional crystal chandelier look of most weddings? Why not drape hanging strings of flowers over your chandeliers and cover the tops in greenery and berries to add a fresh, garden feeling to your reception?
Hanging Single-Stem Bottles
Like your huppa, hanging single-stem bottles make for a fantastic backdrop for the photographer to snap photos of the wedding party and your guests. And remember our recommendations for DIY wedding projects? Well, this is another super easy DIY project. Best of all, it’s completely unexpected, so your guests won’t have already seen it at a dozen other weddings. All you have to do is gather some glass milk bottles and some stems in monochromatic shades and tie them securely to your arch or a ceiling beam to create a hanging decoration that really wows.
Low Centerpieces
What’s one thing everyone wants to add to their wedding? Conversation starters! You’re inevitably going to have to seat some people who don’t know each other very well – or at all – next to each other, but you don’t want anyone to be miserably sitting in silence all day. It’s a wedding! You want them to have fun. Lush, low arrangements like big-headed blooms (roses, hydrangeas, peonies) are great for getting this done, as are cascading vines that give the centerpiece an earthy, natural feeling.
Boutonniere Bar
Don’t keep all those wonderful flowers to yourself, off limits from everyone. Share the flower power with all your guests by offering a make-your-own boutonniere bar. It’s a fun and easy activity that will keep the men busy before the ceremony instead of having them checking their phones or searching for a TV to check in on the game. Bonus: they’ll all look debonair throughout the day.
Chair Garlands
If you want to have your chairs or those of your entire bridal party and/or your parents stand out from everyone else’s, draping them in garlands is a great way to get it done. Leafy garlands like magnolias are perfect for this. And if you do choose to decorate all of those chairs, then you can add blooming flowers to the bride and groom chairs to make them extra special.
Lush Monograms
Want something personal? Have the florist create your initials or even just the initial of your new last name (!) as a floral sign. Feel free to go as bright as you want here with wildflowers or as muted as you want with monochromatic flowers.
Floral Wreaths
Odds are, lots of other people have gotten and will get married at your venue. Why have it look exactly the same? Dress up the entrance and/or gate with a floral wreath. You can also set up a wreath on a tripod marking the spot where you’ll take your vows.
Floral Cubic Zirconia Engagement Rings
One last flower tip that will really give you some wow factor without breaking the bank: choose a cubic zirconia engagement ring with a floral style! High-quality cubic zirconia engagement rings have all the beauty and shine of real diamonds but save you major green.