A Wildflower Garden Theme Wedding

A wildflower garden wedding theme brings to mind a feeling of simplicity and natural beauty. An unassuming wedding style, a wildflower garden theme is easy to decorate for with natural elements.

 

Gathering Your Flowers

Wildflowers and natural grasses are the foundation to the decor of this wedding theme. You can gather your flowers from a couple of different places. One option is to work with a florist to create the feel of a natural bouquet. They can use either fresh or dried flowers to create unstructured bouquets.

The flowers should be small and brightly colored, and include natural grasses. Since most wildflowers do not make good cut flowers, you will have to include some traditional flowers.

Another idea is to grow your own wildflowers in pots. This takes months of planning, but you can include more varieties of flowers than if you went with a florist. Plan ahead of time the number of pots you will need to decorate for the wedding ceremony and reception, and how long it will take your plants to mature and bloom. With some careful calculations, you should have plants blooming for your wedding day.

Natural Invitations

Your wedding invitations should match the decor of your wedding, so choose invitations that use wildflowers as their motif. You can pick invitations with a photograph of wildflowers in a field or a more traditional embossed look. If you make your own invitations, you can use paper that meshes pressed flowers with its fibers. Pressed flowers can also be glued onto invitations for a personal touch.

Accent Decorations

Wildflower bouquets are smaller and more delicate than traditional floral decorations, so you will need to use accent pieces to complete your wedding decor. One option is to use sheer fabric in natural colors to fill out your wedding decor. Fabric can be draped like garland down the main aisle with small wildflower bouquets cinching the fabric on alternating chairs. You can also use fabric at the front of the church or hall to drape around candelabras, pulpits or trellises.

The personality of the wedding couple should show in the wedding decorations. You can add personal touches to your bouquets and decor by sticking in wired seashells, birds or other favorite items. With the simplicity of a wildflower wedding theme, these extras make your decorations look finished.

Wildflowers at the Reception

Allow your wildflowers to emphasize your theme, but not overwhelm your decorations. Use natural color fabrics to be the foundation of your reception decor. On your buffet tables, arrange the fabric over boxes and then place your trays of food on these pedestals. The varying heights will add interest. To bring in the wildflowers into your decorations, sprinkle flower petals around your table.

Another idea is to cover tables with a protective cloth and place mosses on top to look like a forest floor. You can sprinkle flowers on top or use wired flowers to look like they are growing out of the ground. Before you arrange the flowers, plan on how much room you will need for the placement of food trays and dinnerware.

Table centerpieces can also repeat this less structured style with tablecloths and wildflowers. You can add height to your tables by including candles set amidst flower petals. Or you can set a bowl of water in the center of the tables filled with flower petals. The water will deepen the colors of the flower blossoms and keep them looking fresh.

Flowers to Remember

Carry over your wedding theme by sending your favorite wildflowers home with guests. Companies have invented a paper that is embedded with wildflower seeds. You can buy this paper in precut shapes or cut your own shapes. Punch a hole in a corner, attach a special note to your guest, and you will have a special wedding favor. Another idea is to send guests home with potted flowers from your table centerpieces.

A wildflower wedding theme will bring natural beauty to your special day. Your decorations will be special, but they also will be simple to design.