Vintage Wedding Flower Styling Tips
While bridal fashions and wedding trends may change to suit the decade, the beauty of a bridal bouquet remains constant.
By looking to Mother Nature for some vintage inspiration for your bridal bouquets and boutonnieres and adding a few simple and personal touches to your blossom of blooms, you can easily create a perfectly timeless bouquet reminiscent of the days of old.
Getting the vintage look and knowing how to get it right is so important. Follow these expert styling tips to easily incorporate a touch of vintage into your wedding bouquets and boutonnieres:
Vintage Bridal Bouquet Styling Tips
- “Accenting the bouquet with grandma’s handmade doily or great grandpa’s pocket watch are sentimental ways of bringing their memories along with you for the day.” – Victorian Gardens, in Kansas City, US
- “Adding little touches to bouquets such as stripy grosgrain ribbons can really help to bring the look together.” – Petal & Pod, in Sydney, Australia
- “Wrapping the bouquet in a piece of mum’s wedding dress is a sentimental and sweet vintage trend.” – Love ‘n Fresh Flowers, in Philadelphia, US
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- “Many brides are opting for wrist corsages for the bridesmaids rather than a hand tie and the circlets are getting bigger and bigger in design rather than a simple ring of foliage and a few flowers.” – Frida and Sophia Floral Design, in Kent, UK
- “Bouquets held draped over one arm rather than in the front with both hands are an unexpected and decidedly vintage-inspired up-and-coming fashion. This style bouquet also allows the bride to indulge in such stunning old-fashioned flower favourites as Larkspur, Foxglove, and Delphinium.” – Love ‘n Fresh Flowers, in Philadelphia, US
- “A tie or lace wrapped bouquet can both add to a vintage look but in very different ways.” – Justine Rose, in New South Wales, Australia
- “For flowers, vintage can mean pale, worn out pastels, full bodied flowers and soft abundant combinations; think Peonies, antique Roses, David Austins, Hydrangeas, Sweet Peas and Ranunculus. There is also quirky vintage, using colourful and playful flowers; think Anenomis, Billy Buttons and Succulants.” – Justine Rose, in New South Wales, Australia
- “Bouquets are less compact with more foliage to add interesting texture, depth and outline.” – Frida and Sophia Floral Design, in Kent, UK
- “The less perfect the flowers are, the more of a vintage look they take on. If it’s possible to add a locket or a brooch to finish off the bouquet, lovely if it can be one that has belonged to a member of the family – this is a very personal addition to the finished design.” – Frida and Sophia Floral Design, in Kent, UK
Vintage Wedding Boutonniere Styling Tips
- “Buttonholes are much more adventurous with men happy to wear more than just a rose. The idea of using masculine material, such as Succulents, Craspedia, mixed foliage or seed heads to create a boutonniere is increasing in popularity and to make each buttonhole a little different gives an organic feel to the look and brightens up a plain suit beautifully.” – Frida and Sophia Floral Design, in Kent, UK
Vintage Bouquet & Boutonniere Flower Choices
- Full Bodied and Feminine: “Think Peonies, antique Roses, David Austins, Hydrangeas, Sweet Peas and Ranunculus” – Justine Rose, in New South Wales, Australia
- Quirky Vintage: “Anenomis, Billy Buttons and Succulents” – Justine Rose, in New South Wales, Australia
- Long and Lovely: “Stunning old-fashioned flower favourites as Larkspur, Foxglove, and Delphinium” – Love ‘n Fresh Flowers, in Philadelphia, US
- Beautiful Boutonnieres: “Succulent, Craspedia, mixed foliage or seed heads” – Frida and Sophia Floral Design, in Kent, UK
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