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Blooming Baby’s Breath

Made for DIY projects, the Baby’s Breath wedding theme is an affordable, easy and PRETTY way to create an elegant and romantic ambiance for your wedding day. As one of the best flowers for preservation, they are ideal for those brides who would like to hold onto their bouquets as keepsakes. And when used in the right way, they can easily add a classy and delicate touch to your wedding style whether you’re having a Summer, Spring or even a Winter wedding.

In addition to our Succulent Wedding Theme: Bouquets, Decor and Favors Ideas, be inspired by our collection of fabulous DIY ideas using these angelic flowers as your part of your wedding theme.

1. (Above Left) Baby’s Breath Pomander Balls featured on Style Me Pretty, captured by Cuppa Photography. Also know as kissing balls, they are a beautiful way to incorporate these flowers amongst your wedding reception tables. Get the DIY here and find clear bottles here. (If you love any of the items we’ve featured and purchase them, you’re helping support our blog. In some cases we’ll get a small percentage of the sale for sharing them with you, which helps us pay the bills. Thank you!)

2. (Above Right) From photographer SaraJane Case, these Baby’s Breath hanging decor is perfect for outdoor weddings where trees are part of the decor! {DIY Tip} Collect empty and cleaned bottles and fill them with water and small bunches of Baby’s Breath, before suspending them with twine that is tied around the neck of each bottle.

(Check out this Country Chic Burlap and Lace wedding with SO MANY great DIY projects created by the bride.)

3. (Below Left) Style Me Pretty shares these beautiful Baby’s Breath hanging decorations photographed by Leo Patrone Photography and styled by Splendid Stems. {DIY Tip} Recreate the look by securing mini jars along a strong line or rope. Then string Baby’s Breath along the line, fill the mini jars with some water and finally, prop small roses or similar flowers in the mini jars. 4. (Below Right) Create a Baby’s Breath Chandelier like this one featured on Elizabeth Anne Designs, taken by Clary Photo. {DIY Tip} Inspired by the tutorial for the smaller pomander balls, this chandelier can be recreated using larger floral foam balls and more Baby’s Breath. Get the DIY here.

5. (Below) From The Sweetest Occasion and snapped by Alice G. Patterson, this darling DIY Glitter Vase with Baby’s Breath can easily be created by following their easy tutorial. Get your glitter, jars and Baby’s Breath ready! Get the DIY here.

6. (Below Left) For your wedding stationary, try these downloadable printables such as this Vintage Burlap and Lace Wedding Invitation and Response or RSVP Card Set from Simply Extravant. Inspired by lace, this invitation and RSVP card set will compliment this theme marvellously!{DIY Tip} Purchase these invitation and RSVP printables and then print the PDF file on regular cardstock or your preferred printing paper. Then using a cutting tool such as a craft knife or X-acto, cut the printables to size. Adorn your lovely cards with pretty ribbon or lace and you’re done! Get the DIY here.

7. (Right) Combine Baby’s Breath, burlap and lace to create this outdoor and farm-inspired wedding ceremony aisle decor, as seen on I Love Farm Weddings and photographed by Kiddos Photos. {DIY Tip} Simple cut your pieces of burlap and lace to size (large enough to create a big bow). Then tie a beautiful bow and add in a few stems of flowers to garnish, before attaching to your wedding chairs. For more wedding chair decor ideas, take a look at our collection of 33 Chair Swag & Wedding Chair Decoration Ideas.

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8. (Below) Baby’s Breath garlands with little hanging paper birds by Once Wed are great to hang above an entrance way or as part of your wedding ceremony canopy or arch. Get the DIY on Once Wed here. {Project created by Laurie Cinotto }

(Below) Lace burlap wrapped glass votive candle holders, rustic lace burlap ribbon and this cute lace burlap table runner might just be rustic wedding day essentials! DIY TIP: Get them, and a bunch of burlap supplies, here.

9. (Below Left) Whiskey barrel with Baby’s Breath as striking decor styled by CC’s Flowers, especially at a rustic, barn or vintage-inspired wedding as photographed by Cheryl Dawn Photography, Inc, seen on Style Me Pretty. {DIY Tip} Obtain whiskey barrels and fill them with bunches of Baby’s Breath so that the barrels appear to be overflowing with these lovely flowers. Something suitable can be placed inside each barrel in order to add height to the flowers. 10. (Below Right) As seen on One Fab Day, photographed by Madalina Lesan via United with Love, enjoy this lovely Baby’s Breath Bouquet. {DIY Tip} Stems of these flowers can be gathered together and secured with elastic bands or string, with the ends neatly trimmed away, leaving a beautiful bush of Baby’s Breath on top of the bouquet. To keep the bouquet together, twine or strings of burlap can be strung around the base of the bouquet and a bow tied to end off.

(Have a look at these 16 DIY Table Runner ideas for more inspiration too)

11. (Below) Make your chairs stand out with these cute DIY Baby’s Breath “His and Hers” monogram chairs from Hey Look via Ruffled. With some metal wire, a bunch of Baby’s Breath and a cutting tool, these affordable monograms can be easily made before your wedding day. Get the DIY here.

12. (Below Left) We adore this beautiful cake table setting as seen on Style Me Pretty and shot by Harrison Long Photography. {DIY Tip} You can easily scatter some Baby’s Breath on your cake table as decoration. 13. (Below Right) Taken from Project Wedding and snapped by Micah & Megan, this wedding cake created by Missy Devine Cakes shows how perfect a unique combination of lace, Baby’s Breath and fondant can make! {DIY Tip} Ask your wedding cake baker to include lace that will match your wedding colours as a trimming on your wedding cake and a small bouquet of flowers can be added ontop.

14. (Below Left) As photographed by Madalina Lesan via United with Love, this Baby’s Breath Boutonniere secured with twine is a fresh, yet masculine adornment to the groom and groomsmen’s jackets. {DIY Tip} Using fresh or dried Baby’s Breath flowers, gather a few stems together and cut to size. Secure the stems with an elastic band or similar. Wound twine or burlap string around the stems of the flowers to complete the look. 15. (Below Right) Shot by Elizabeth Messina, via Ritzybee, and featured on Belle, The Magazine, this small and elegant Baby’s Breath bouquet works beautifully with the simplicity of this wedding gown. {DIY Tip} Create a bouquet of Baby’s Breath flowers and soft green leaves to add contrast. Secure the bouquet first with string or elastic bands, before covering it with lace, ribbon, twine or burlap. To learn how to create your own paper origami Lily flower corsages and boutonnieres for your big day, check out our DIY Paper Origami Lily Vintage Wedding Corsages & Boutonnières for the simple tutorial.

(Have a look at 20 fun DIY Table Number Ideas here.)

16. (Below) The pretty amazing Elizabeth Anne Designs shares this glorious seating cards or place setting idea for the Baby’s Breath theme. Captured by Beaux Arts Photographie, this idea fitted perfectly in the outdoor surrounds and white decor. {DIY Tip} Place seating cards or place setting cards in old or vintage wooden drawers that are filled with Baby’s Breath.

17. These delightful Baby’s Breath Tin Can Streamers is another easy DIY idea for hanging wedding decor. {DIY Tip} Created by Jesi Haack and snapped by Studio EMP, all you need are empty and clean tin cans, which can be filled with small bouquets of Baby’s Breath and then secured to metal chains that are hung up. These tin cans can also be wrapped in burlap, lace and tied with twine.

18. (Below Left) This Burlap Here Comes the Bride banner can be created DIY style by stenciling or hand painting words of your choosing onto burlap fabric. (Take a look at the cute job this bride did in her burlap themed wedding here). Get it here. | 19. (Below Right) Strings of burlap wrapped lights will create a super romantic atmosphere. Get them here if you don’t fancy attempting to DIY them.