Utah Wildflower Wedding Florals
Do you want to curate the wildflower look for your Utah wedding florals? We’re revealing how to take the classic wildflower look for your wedding day and elevate it into timeless elegance. There are a few components that go into creating this whimsical, “gathered from the mountains” look, and we’ll discuss them more, below.
Color
When it comes to creating the wildflower look for your Utah wedding florals, color plays a big part. In fact, color is probably one of the key elements in creating a wedding day floral look that is elevated & whimsical. Some of our favorite color palettes to work with for our couples include the use of pink, red, blue, yellow, and orange. And yes, if done correctly, you can absolutely use all of those colors together. Thus creating an immersive wedding day experience accented by wildflower florals.
Variety & Texture
In addition to a variety of colors, Utah wildflower wedding day florals require a variety of flowers. That means going a step further than dahlias, ranunculus, and roses. Now, don’t get us wrong, you can include those blooms as well. But they shouldn’t be the only flowers present. The key is to mix blooms such as roses and ranunculus, which have a softer more romantic texture, with florals that have longer stems & varying shapes. For example, elevated wildflower wedding florals could contain Orchids, Anthuriums, Roses, Dahlias, and Greenery. These blooms paired together will provide depth, texture, and range. All of these components are required to make an elevated floral wedding day look. One that feels as if they were just picked from the mountains of Utah.
Arrangements
One of the hallmarks of Utah wildflower wedding florals is the “thrown together” look. But, make no mistake, every wildflower floral arrangement you’ve seen has been put together with great care and attention. In fact, it’s highly possible that the arrangements you’ve seen have been so carefully curated that the number of stems in each arrangement has been counted. Our aim when creating Utah wildflower wedding florals is 40-50 stems. This allows us creative space to work with a variety of blooms while giving our couples the look they desire. This seemingly random number is what we’ve arrived at after years of experience putting together arrangements for couples who come to us for that very specific elevated but “picked from the mountains” wildflower wedding day look.
Bouquets & Focal Points
We’ve discussed at length the importance of using a large variety of colors, blooms, and stems. But what happens with the smaller items of your wedding like bouquets & boutonnieres? To achieve a streamlined wildflower look from your wedding florals, bouquets, and boutonieres have to match the vibe of the rest of the wedding. Curious to know how it’s done with smaller items? Focal points! An oversized cascading bouquet that appears free-flowing as opposed to tight and compact, is what ties the look together. Conversely, a bouquet with a large commanding flower, such as a King protea, will give your wedding a luxurious and whimsical feel that beckons the call of the Utah mountains.
All photography by Branson Maxwell