Your wedding flowers will have a huge impact on the overall look and feel of your big day. From your bridal bouquet and boutonnieres to your table arrangements, flowers are the perfect way to add colour, fragrance and texture into your wedding. But have you taken a moment to think about the seasonal availability of your dream flowers for your chosen wedding date?
It’s an important consideration that is often overlooked by newly engaged brides, but the reality is that flowers are strictly seasonal, with different varieties being available at different times of the year. It can be all too easy to find (and obsess over) your dream bouquet on Pinterest without stopping to think about the costs, logistics and availability of your favourite blooms.
Choosing your wedding flowers by season is not only cost effective and convenient, but also allows you to have floral designs that truly reflect the current climate. But without being a professional florist, it can be tricky to identify which flower varieties are going to be readily available for your wedding.
Why Choose Your Wedding Flowers by Season?
If you’ve never stopped to consider the seasonal availability of flowers for your wedding, you might be wondering exactly why it’s so important.
The main benefit here all comes down to your budget! Choosing your wedding flowers by season is by far the most cost-effective solution when it comes to putting your floral selections together.
Think about it like the local produce you buy from the supermarket every week. It’s always cheaper to purchase the fruits and vegetables that are seasonally available, right? So during summer, you can purchase berries, oranges and melons for a much cheaper price than you’d find during winter. This is because these varieties are readily available during this time of the year, which brings the cost down.
The same rule applies when it comes to flowers! When a flower variety is blossoming at a certain time of the year, it becomes much cheaper for florists to source, and this reduced cost is passed onto you, the bride-to-be.
If you are specifically requesting a certain flower variety that isn’t in season, this is where the additional expenses start to add up. Extra labour, handling, transport and freight costs will all apply if flowers are being imported, resulting in a much higher invoice. So if you really want to maximise your flower budget, choosing your wedding flowers by season is definitely going to be the best decision for you.
The other thing to consider here is the logistics and convenience of choosing your flowers based on seasonal availability. If you are a DIY bride planning to create your own floral arrangements, think about what this means when it comes to sourcing blooms. Are you planning on a trip to the flower market before the big day? If so, you’ll need to rely on the flowers that are going to be available there.
And finally – choosing your wedding flowers based on availability allows you to create floral arrangements that are truly reflective of the season. Think pretty pastel blooms for spring, or bright colourful bouquets for summer.
With so many beautiful varieties to choose from each season, it’s safe to say we are pretty spoilt for choice! If you’ve already chosen your wedding date, we’ve outlined some of the most popular flower selections for you below.
Spring Wedding Flowers
Lily of the Valley
A favourite of the royals, Lily of the valley was the the floral showpiece of Kate Middleton’s bridal bouquet.
The flower symbolises return of happiness and is a fond favourite of real-life brides.
Anemone
Hard to say, but beautiful to look at. Anemones are perfect for a vintage-style look with its colours moving from white through to shades of pink, scarlet, lilac and purple with the contrasting green and black centres.
Sweet Peas
Sweet peas are available in a rainbow of colours, and are perfect for a bride’s bouquet.
Symbolising blissful peace, they’re ideal for laid back brides-to-be looking for a life of happiness and tranquility.
Ranunculus
Part of the buttercup family, ranunculus are ideal for country garden-styled floral decorations.
In the language of flowers, a bouquet of ranunculus says ‘I am dazzled by your charms’.
Tulips
Great for a modern, minimal look, tulips come in a multitude of colours to match the colour scheme of your wedding reception, as well as various shapes and sizes.