It’s hard to find inspiration for a winter wedding bouquet: Not only do most weddings take place between May and October (Pinterest photos tend to be pretty short), there aren’t as many natural flowers available in the cold season. So what’s a bride to do in December, January, and February?
We decided to dig deep into our wedding archives in Eskam to find the best winter wedding flowers, taken from real-life cold weather weddings posted on our page.
Here you’ll find 20 winter wedding bouquet ideas to complete your (hopefully) snowy ceremony.
Sage and the White Paper
For her December wedding in London, bride Savannah Miller (Sienna’s sister) asked florist Thomas Bloom Hughes to create her a bouquet of sage and paperwhite flowers. Since her date fell right before the holidays, she wanted some flowers that would make her wedding feel beautiful and festive. “It was incredible to see all of our loved ones come together dressed up for a glamorous Christmas party,” she said.
Kamudini
Lily of the valley is a classic wedding bouquet that historically symbolizes the bride’s transformation from girlhood to married woman. In winter, however, it takes on a new beauty: delicate, soft flowers that mimic snowdrops and feel like a fitting symbol of the season. In the photo, Tatiana de van Pahlen holds a bouquet of lily of the valley at her wedding in Gstaad, Switzerland.
white roses and pine trees
Substitute eucalyptus as the greenery for your winter wedding bouquet and incorporate cedar, as bride Polina Shekar did at her wedding in St. Moritz, Switzerland. She says, “I love its femininity and originality!”
Calla lilies and cedars
“A good friend of mine recommended lilies for my bouquet. So, on the morning of the ceremony, Gregor bought calla lilies and Inca lilies and mixed them with white roses and cedar,” Irene Parker says of her intimate wedding to Gregor Robertson in Vancouver, Canada. They were married on a sunny day in December, and the bride wore Proenza Schouler.
Red garden rose
Meghan Pinkney Rutherford says of her winter wedding in Charleston, “Because our wedding was in December, I really wanted to incorporate a holiday theme, but was worried it would get too complicated too early.” She decided to incorporate red garden roses in the bouquet and table arrangements.
Anemone and big-headed rose
Garance Doré chose simple seasonal flowers when planning her January wedding in the Scottish Highlands. Her florist, Snapdragon Flowers, used early spring white flowers such as anemones, hellebores and dieffenbachia, as well as classic large-headed roses and eucalyptus.
light pink rose
“I always wanted a very small bouquet, and light pink roses are my favorite flowers,” Arabella Musgrave said of her winter wedding in London, where she wore a Gucci wedding dress. This color gives off a soft, romantic feel and is perfect for brides getting married around Valentine’s Day.
