Every blushing bride knows that what makes a wedding stand apart is in all the tiny details – the personal finishes that celebrate you and your partner’s one-of-a-kind style. And your bouquet is no exception!
Finding the ideal bouquet that matches the beauty and uniqueness of the love you’ve found with your other half can make your wedding day truly unforgettable. While there’s absolutely nothing wrong with a bouquet of classic roses, clutching a hand-picked, specially crafted bouquet that’s exclusively and wonderfully yours makes a great and meaningful difference!
We know it’s hard to get 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 twist on this timeless tradition.
These unconventional selections combine classic style with out-of-the-box imagination, perfect for the modern bride. Check out this list to find picks for your precious bridal bouquet!
If you are eager to learn more about flowers from a formal course or want to get certified as an expert on florals, we recommend exploring 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 focusing on floristry and horticulture.
Unique Flowers
Filler flowers
While often relegated to supporting roles in luxurious bouquets, filler flowers possess a delicate, almost fragile beauty that charms you with their innocence and understated elegance. We recommend gentle and warm blossoms 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 delightfully rustic style. With warm hues and distinctive textures, dried flowers inspire a nostalgic mood to your stunning bouquet while also evoking a message of eternal love. Their versatility also blends effortlessly 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 large flowers adds an elegant and dramatic effect to your wedding look to match your bodacious and confident personality. 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 appearance, go for these trendy eye-catchers! Whether you match them up with choice blooms or pull off an all-succulent arrangement, these stunners are a pragmatic and fabulous choice for a one-of-a-kind bouquet.
Sunflowers
Love brings joy and light to the heart, so add a bright burst of good cheer to your wedding look with sunflowers! If their sunshiny look weren’t enough, these flowers also bear a heartwarming meaning: they represent devotion, fidelity, and lifelong joy. What better way to begin a life full of joyful love than with a cluster of the happiest flowers?
Themed Bouquets
Monochromatic
Sleek, classy, and unique– all qualities of a monochrome bouquet that upgrades your wedding to modern sophistication. One-color with different flowers or in different shades adds texture to your bouquet while maintaining a clean look. Go for classics like pinks and whites, which are always in style. If you want more of an edge or have a liking 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 common go-to’s for an exotic, zesty look. For color choices, you can’t go wrong with brilliant oranges, loud magentas, and popping yellows. Palm leaves or banana leaves also add warmth and body to your arrangement.
Seasonal
Your wedding is all about new beginnings, just like the first breath of spring or chill of winter. Seasonal flowers enrich this lovely sentiment. Even better, there’s also the practical advantage of having them easily available for your wedding date. Seasonal bouquets come in a wide variety of colors and florals, giving you the freedom to pick the perfect bouquet.
Signature Styles
Cascade
Finally, a flowy, alluring bouquet to fit your fairytale wedding! The cascades lure the eyes down a trail full of lush 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 unites a relaxed feel with a softly lavish look, the horizontal bouquet is luxury personified. It sweeps to the sides, creating clean and aesthetically appealing lines. Known for its versatility, it can be suited to a wild style with vines and stems or a conventional bouquet with bountiful blossoms.
Hand-tied
Simplicity is sophistication with the hand-tied bouquet, invoking a truly personalized touch with its free, loose, and informal style. All it entails is a bunch of flowers and greenery tied together using a ribbon or a silk wrap, which makes it very easy to create and set even on your own.
Hoop
This buzz-worthy trend is making waves among brides nowadays! Evoking the romantic style of wreaths from days of yore, this bouquet has florals, greens, and ribbons tied around a wood or metal hoop. With a dreamy look and a laid-back aura, you’ll surely fall for this delightful garland.
Special Touches
Berries
Fruit might not be the very first thing that comes to mind when it comes to bridal bouquets, but berries create complex accents for a wild and natural look. Large, colorful berries like hypericum berries, blackberries, raspberries, and snowberries make a bouquet burst with color and fullness. For more subtle but classy accents, go for tallow, Berzelius, and pepper berries.
Greens
Lush greens and lovely foliage add allure to your bouquet with dazzling color palettes, interesting textures, and even appealing aromas for a fresh, forest-inspired arrangement. Whether you go with a dainty trail or a full, overgrown look, these beauts add whimsy and playfulness to enhance your lovely blooms.
Feathers
Combining classic glam with a sense of lightness and delicacy, feathers inspire a vintage vibe, while creating a contemporary look with their delightfully unique style. These unconventional accessories also come in various types with their own unique textures and colors, making them incredibly versatile and effortlessly suited to various 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 sentiments. Plus, you can cherish 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.
