How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Flowers

Making decisions for your wedding is not easy, especially when it comes to your flowers. There are so many different types of wedding flowers, it can be overwhelming. If you’re looking at different wedding flower types and options, this article is for you. Here are a few steps to determine which flowers will work best for your wedding day.

Look for Inspiration

First, you will need to find some inspiration for your perfect wedding flowers. It can be helpful to spend some time scrolling through Instagram and Pinterest to find different styles and arrangements you like. Make sure you save or screenshot your favorite pictures of wedding flowers as these will come in handy when you’re hiring a florist or arranging your own flowers.

When you’re looking for inspiration for the best wedding flowers, you should also consider what style of arrangements you’re interested in. Do you gravitate more towards the large, cascading romantic bouquets or the free-flowing bohemian bouquets? Are you a fan of structured, traditional floral arrangements? Knowing the wedding flower style that you like will help you to pinpoint which wedding flower inspiration you’d like to use. This will come in handy whether you are using a florist or DIYing your own wedding flowers.

Determine Your Budget

Next, you’ll want a budget for your wedding flowers. This will help you to narrow down the options of the flowers that you can feasibly afford. On average, many brides reserve 8-10% of their wedding budget for flowers. If you don’t want to spend that much on your wedding flowers, there are other affordable options. For example, certain colors and types of flowers will be more affordable than others. Choosing in-season flowers will be cheaper than out-of-season, luxury flowers that are currently in high demand. Using artificial flowers will also lower the price of your wedding flowers significantly (more on this below!)

Choose Your Colors

Once you’ve determined your wedding flower budget, you’ll be able to get started on the fun part: choosing your flower colors! Usually, brides choose flowers that match their desired wedding color palette. However, if your wedding colors are very unique and you’re having difficulty finding flowers that match, you might want to branch out to include complementary colors that will look beautiful on your wedding day. Some brides also choose to simplify the look of their flowers by going for a monochromatic look. Other brides go for a classic style of white florals and greenery. Knowing what colors you’re looking for in your perfect wedding flowers will help you see what wedding flower types you should concentrate on. Namely, the types of flowers that match your wedding color palette!

Know What Flowers Are in Season

You should know which flowers are currently in season in your area. Using flowers that are out of season will dramatically increase the price of your wedding flowers since they’ll have to be shipped to you from another area. Spend some time researching so you know what flowers will be in season near you when your wedding is happening. Using in-season wedding flowers can limit your options, but it can help you to stick to your budget. If you don’t want to want to be limited to a certain season of flowers, artificial flowers will be a great option for you!

Spring Wedding Flowers

Spring wedding flowers are delicate and romantic. These flowers include lots of popular and frilly tree blossoms as well as tulips, peonies, ranunculus, anemones, poppies, and more. Not all of these flowers will remain in season throughout the summer months, so if you’re in love with the look of these blooms, you should try to schedule your wedding for the spring months of April-mid June.   

Summer Wedding Flowers

There are many different summer wedding flowers to choose from. Garden roses, gardenias, and hydrangeas are some of the most popular choices for brides. Orchids are also a beautiful, more exotic option that might be a bit more costly. Irises, dahlias, lisianthus, delphiniums, cornflowers, carnations, daisies, cosmos, and chrysanthemums are also all great choices for summer wedding flowers. This is one of the reasons why summer is usually the height of the wedding season. There are so many beautiful, in-season different flower options to choose from!

Fall Wedding Flowers

If you’re getting married in the fall, don’t worry. There are still many stunning, iconic florals that you can choose from, including many flowers left over from the summer season. Chrysanthemums and freesias are popular choices for fall wedding flowers. They’re easy to work into smaller arrangements, such as corsages, and larger arrangements, such as centerpieces. You can also include unique touches such as fall leaves, dried florals, pampas grass, and more. 

Winter Wedding Flowers

Of course, there aren’t many flowers that grow outside during the winter, but many flowers can be grown in greenhouses during these months. A few examples of wedding flowers that are popular during the winter are amaryllis, astilbe, paperwhites, calla lily, anemone, camellia, star of Bethlehem, and stephanotis. Don’t be afraid to lean into the winter aesthetic and include holiday touches such as winterberry and poinsettias. This will make your winter wedding even more magical.

Consider Artificial Flowers

When you’re on a mission to find the perfect wedding flowers, don’t forget to consider artificial flowers. There are a few different kinds of artificial flowers, all of which are gorgeous, realistic, and incredibly affordable. When you use artificial flowers, you won’t be limited by in-season flowers or natural flower colors. Instead, you’ll be able to use your favorite styles and colors of flowers, regardless of the scheduled date of your wedding. 

Wood Flowers

Wood flowers are beautiful, eco-friendly flowers made out of all-natural materials. They are handmade, unique, and customizable with countless wedding flower styles. You can create your own personalized arrangement of wood flowers in different styles, including rustic wood bark flowers and soft, romantic rose-like flowers. You can also customize your wood flowers by dying them to match your unique and specific wedding colors. With over 45 dye colors to choose from (plus your own custom dye creations), there are hundreds of unique color combinations you could have access to when you use wood flowers for your wedding. They’re long-lasting, don’t need to be watered, and will last for years to come.

Dried Flowers

Dried flowers have been trendy over the past few years. With muted colors and intricate textures, these flowers are the perfect option for a boho, desert-inspired feel. Dried flowers are much more affordable than fresh flowers. However, dried flowers don’t always have a lot of volume to them. You can pair them with wood flowers for a fuller, more voluminous look.

Silk Flowers

Silk flowers are gorgeous and realistic-looking. They’re made from fabric and plastic materials and created to imitate fresh flowers. These flowers don’t need to be watered and will look beautiful on your wedding day and beyond. Depending on the quality of the fabric used to create silk flowers, some silk flowers will be more expensive than others.

So, if you’re on the hunt for wedding flower ideas, remember these tips for choosing the perfect wedding flowers. Following these steps can help you to narrow down the many options available to you and find the flowers that will be ideal for your wedding day. Soon, you’ll end up with the gorgeous wedding flowers of your dreams. If you need some additional inspiration, check out this article from the Knot for more helpful tips.