A wedding bouquet is one of the few things from the day that is chosen entirely for its own sake. It carries no practical purpose beyond being beautiful, and because of that it tends to say a great deal about the couple. Celebrity weddings are often remembered as much for their flowers as for the dresses, and there is real inspiration to be taken from them. Here are three celebrity wedding bouquets worth copying.
1. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have kept their private life largely to themselves since they married, and their wedding was an intimate affair rather than a spectacle. The flowers followed the same instinct. Blake chose a soft palette of pale pinks built around pink jasmine, andromeda, blushing bride hydrangea and dusty miller, with some of the petals dusted in rose-gold glitter to pick up the detailing on her gown.
It is a lesson in restraint. The bouquet was tonal rather than contrasting, with the silvery foliage of the dusty miller doing the work a brighter flower would otherwise have done. If you are drawn to a blush palette, look at our romantic flowers for a similar feeling.
2. Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Prince William
The 2011 royal wedding is still the reference point for formal bridal flowers, and the bouquet was far smaller than most people remember. It was a shield-shaped cascade, modest in scale, and every stem in it was chosen for meaning as much as for looks.
Myrtle was included in keeping with royal tradition, carrying its long association with love and marriage. Lily of the valley formed the main body of the bouquet, with hornbeam and field maple woven through it. In the language of flowers each of these carries its own reading, and the whole arrangement was built from blooms available in spring rather than imported to order.
What makes it worth copying is the discipline. A small bouquet in a single colour, carried against an elaborate dress, reads as far more elegant than a large one competing with it.
3. Lady Mary Charteris and Robbie Furze
When model Lady Mary Charteris married musician Robbie Furze, the flowers matched the spirit of the day rather than any convention. Her bouquet was loose and garden-gathered in style, in shades of lavender and white, with the stems left long and the shape deliberately unstructured.
It is the most straightforwardly copyable of the three. A wild, hand-tied bouquet in two colours suits an informal ceremony, costs less than a structured arrangement of the same size, and photographs beautifully in natural light. If you like the look, our full collection has several arrangements built the same way.
What celebrity wedding bouquets have in common
None of these three is especially large, and none uses more than a handful of flower varieties. The bouquets still talked about years later tend to be the restrained ones, chosen to suit the bride rather than to impress the room. That is an easier brief to work to than it sounds, and a far less expensive one.
It is also worth planning beyond the bridal party. Flowers for the mothers of the bride and groom, for grandparents and for anyone who has helped with the day are easily forgotten in the final weeks. Our thank you flowers are made for exactly that.
Getting this look from your own florist
You do not need a celebrity budget for any of the three bouquets above. What you need is a florist who will design around you rather than hand you a catalogue, and who will be honest about what is in season on your date. Bring photographs of what you like, your colour scheme and a picture of the dress, and a good florist will work from there.
Bloom Magic creates bespoke flowers for weddings and events across Ireland, designed around your colours, your venue and the season. Enquire here and one of our florists will be in touch.
