How To Match Your Flowers To Your Wedding Dress Style

For many brides, finding the perfect wedding dress is one of the most challenging yet exciting parts of planning a wedding. All eyes will be on you, and the photos in your dress will be cherished forever. After the dress, the next most important accessory on your big day is the bridal bouquet. But how do you match a dress to a bouquet?

If you’ve said “yes” to the dress, here are our top tips to find the perfect wedding bouquet to match your wedding dress:

Choose Your Theme

When it comes to planning a wedding, all brides take a different approach. Some brides choose their theme before even starting to think about the location or dress, while some may find the perfect dress and build the rest of the wedding story around it. Whatever the order you’re planning your wedding, it is important to create a strong connection  between the dress and the vibe of the whole day. Factors to consider include your wedding location, season, color palette and dress code.

These details should be considered when choosing a bridal bouquet for your wedding dress. Bridal florals are a unique way of expressing your personal style on your wedding day. Whether your bouquet is bountiful, sleek, colorful, classic, structured or organic, flowers are able to add layers of dimension and style to your special look.

So, when choosing your flowers for your wedding dress, consider the feeling of the whole event. Flowing wildflowers can be a great option for a garden ceremony, a chic white bouquet for a black tie celebration, or exotic flowers for a beach wedding. Consider artificial flowers, too, as they can provide more styling freedom than your local florist.

Find The Balance

While there are no strict rules when it comes to curating the style of your wedding, a general rule of thumb is to find balance and harmony amongst the different design elements. This especially applies to choosing wedding flowers for a bride.

Balance can be found between colors, textures, shapes and impact. For example, while a bold, colorful bouquet may be too much for a beaded mermaid gown, it could be the perfect finishing touch to a simple, classic silky dress. Structured shoulders may benefit from flowing greenery, while a more bohemian dress may be balanced by a neater, more symmetrical bouquet.

An advantage of artificial flowers is that you can plan your bouquet well in advance of your wedding day, allowing you a chance to see the flowers and dress together. By bringing your bouquet to a dress fitting, you have time to make any adjustments and finesse your perfect bridal florals.

When finding the balance with the flowers for your wedding dress it is important to follow your intuition. Don’t be afraid to get creative and consider a range of floral styles - you may be surprised how you strike that perfect balance!

Coordinate Your Florals

While it can be argued that the bridal bouquet is the most important floral piece of a wedding day (it will be front and center, after all!), you likely have a range of other floral designs planned. Your bridal party may also be holding bouquets, you could choose to get married under a floral arch, and the reception tables may be adorned with floral centerpieces.

All of these flower arrangements should complement each other, combining to elevate the overall feeling of your wedding. Wedding party flower etiquette suggests that you should provide your bridesmaids with the stunning bouquet that they will carry down the aisle, too.

Artificial flowers can make this task much easier, giving you the freedom to create bountiful bouquets and stunning centerpieces that echo the same stylish theme. As they are much more affordable and easier to coordinate, artificial flowers are often the perfect way to  coordinate your perfect wedding dress, bridal bouquets and wedding decor in style.

Choosing the perfect bridal bouquet for your wedding dress is your chance to get creative and add more of your personal  style to your special day. These florals will be at the center of your ceremony and many of your photos, and are a detail not often considered until later in the planning process. When you choose artificial flowers, you are giving yourself both the gift of time and choice (while being easier on your budget!) And remember - there are no strict rules when it comes to choosing your bridal florals, so the main thing is to find a bouquet that sparks joy!