Wildflowers for Weddings: Creating Elevated, Whimsical Florals in Utah
At Wild Earth Designs, one of our core beliefs is that wildflowers for weddings are more than just a trend. They’re an experience and a touchpoint that capture the vision of your wedding day. There is something unmistakably enchanting about flowers that appear as though they’ve been plucked from the alpine meadows of Utah.
Time and time again, our couples choose to work with us for luxurious yet whimsically curated wedding day florals that feel organic and effortless. Underscoring the significance of that experience is our use of wildflowers. Below, you’ll find our guide to wildflowers for Utah weddings. We’ve included our favorite wildflowers to work with and the structured flowers to pair with them for a quintessential, elevated wedding day look.
Wildflowers For Wedding Bouquets: Hand-Held Flowers with Impact
One of the most impactful ways to set the tone of the decor at your wedding is with wildflowers for wedding bouquets. Wild Earth Designs' approach to creating wedding bouquets doesn’t just focus on the flowers we select. We look at aspects such as movement, asymmetry, focal points, depth, and height.
Your wedding bouquet is by far one of the most impactful floral arrangements to make an appearance throughout the day. It will be with you in your getting-ready suite, appear in your hands during your first look, and walk down the aisle with you just before you recite your vows. Making it is one of the most highly photographed items.
Every flower stem carefully placed in a bouquet has its place and purpose. All in all, working together in harmony to create a bouquet that will last the day in your hands without wilting, enhancing your wedding portraits without detracting from the beauty of the moment.
Wildflowers that Offer the Best Variety & Texture
To create whimsical yet elevated wildflower designs for weddings, variety is essential for bringing the look together.
Our favorite wildflower-inspired blooms include:
- Delphinium: offers height and soft movement
- Cosmos: airy and whimsical
- Queen Anne’s Lace: lacy, delicate (used in Princess Kate of Wales' bridal bouquet)
- Cornflower: dainty with a burst of blue
- Poppies: bright and fluttery
- Nigella: ethereal pods providing texture
- Chamomile: effortless and whimsical
One of the key characteristics of elevating the look of wildflowers at weddings is to pair them with flowers that offer more structure and refinement. Doing so adds depth and dimension to your arrangements, creating floral displays that are natural yet luxurious.
Best structured pairings for wildflowers:
- Rosses
- Ranunculs
- Dhalias
Effortless Meets Intentional for Reception Arrangements
One of the hallmarks of wildflowers for weddings is the “thrown together” look. Wildflowers come in varying stem lengths, widths, and textures. When brought together, they often look as they they’ve just been plucked from the earth and put in a vase. Creating an aesthetic that is both wild and romantic.
The ‘thrown together’ look is the result of many hours of careful curation combined with expertise. Each bloom in an arrangement has its own place, either working to blend in or stand out and command attention. The art behind mastering this aesthetic requires knowledge, but also the patience to see the vision through from beginning to end. Oftentimes, the result appears as though you are using wildflowers for a wedding that were just freshly plucked from the Wasatch Mountains.
Wildflower Weddings in Utah
Wild Earth Designs is a Utah wedding florist serving Salt Lake City, the Utah Valley, and beyond. Our approach to using wildflowers for your wedding emphasizes selecting locally grown flowers and making your budget go farther by recommending floral arrangements that can be repurposed throughout your wedding day. If you’re dreaming of a wedding day filled with whimsical yet elevated wildflowers, you can find more details on working with us when you follow this link.
