Wedding bouquets can be a tricky detail—especially when your vision and the calendar don’t align! But don’t worry. When it comes to creating your perfect wedding florals, there’s always a way! If you’re wondering where to start, look no farther. Here’s my advice for incorporating the perfect blooms for your big day! 

First Things First

First you need to decide where flowers fall on your list of priorities. If you want your wedding bouquets, boutonnieres, and centerpieces to be stunning staples, you’ll need to make sure your budget is allocated appropriately. Likewise, if you’re not planning on floral statements, you’ll need to make sure your budget reflects that, too! From there, you can start the process of researching vendors, scheduling consultations, and building out your ideas and preferences. 

Dare to Dream

I always say to start with your venue, wedding date, and location. If you’re planning an outdoor ceremony or reception, your venue may already have gardens you’ll be working around. Some flowers bloom in colors better suited for certain times of the year, and some only bloom at certain times in certain parts of the world! Make sure you have your details and color palette handy when you go in for your consultations. This will definitely help the process go smoothly! Remember to choose flowers, not just colors, use visuals (like pinterest or saved photos), and be flexible. Even vendors with greenhouses are at the mercy of healthy roots and supply!

Need a cheat sheet to get you started? I’ve got you covered: 

Wedding Bouquets: Spring Staples

Planning to tie the knot with a springtime wedding? You can’t go wrong with daffodils, tulips, sweet peas, lilacs, peonies, irises, flowering branches and shrubs. Need to narrow it down? Here’s a more detailed breakdown of the most popular wedding florals, and what’s in bloom, and when: 

March

• Ranunculus
• Sweet Pea
• Tulip

April 

• Sweet Pea
• Lily of the Valley
• Hyacinth

May

• Peony
• Hydrangea
• Lilac

Wedding Bouquets: Summer Staples

Summer weddings are tried and true. In part because there are so many flowers in bloom! Think garden roses, hydrangeas, cosmos, foxgloves, sunflowers or fruiting branches. If floral statements are part of your vision, then a summer wedding is definitely the way to go! Here’s just a few of the most popular blooms: 

June

• Rose
• Larkspur
• Gardenia

July

• Lisianthus
• Calla Lily
• Gerbera Daisy

August

• Protea
• Zinnia
• Cosmos

Wedding Bouquets: Autumn Staples

Believe it or not, autumn weddings have recently beat out summer in terms of wedding date popularity. And why not? The colors and temperatures are absolutely stunning. An autumn wedding bouquets could include dahlias, chrysanthemums, sunflowers, and even fall foliage. Here are the top three most popular picks for each month: 

September

• Dahlia
• Marigold
• Carnation

October

• Dahlia
• Chrysanthemum
• Amaranthus

November

• Scabiosa
• Celosia
• Stock

Wedding Bouquets: Winter Staples

Winter weddings are absolutely gorgeous! Maybe it’s the ice skater in me, but I think there’s something so magical about the twinkling, icey hues. And while the cold winter months might not scream “flowers,” there are still some stunning wedding florals to be had in the wintertime. Think wedding bouquets of snow white amaryllis, dusted with baby’s breath, evergreen greenery with poinsettias, or even pops of vibrant anemones. Dive in farther with these popular blooms by winter month:

December

• Rose
• Hellebore
• Camellia

January

• Anemone
• Amaryllis
• Baby’s Breath

February

• Orchid
• Ranunculus
• Waxflower

Last but not least, don’t forget to ask questions! If it’s not perfect, communicate what is, in your eyes. The floral process might not always be simple, but your vendors are in business for a reason. And their knowledge and industry experience are yours for the asking! 

No matter what you’re planning for your dream wedding, let’s capture the details together.