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Updated Oct 14, 202416 Hydrangea Wedding Ideas for Your Big Day
Here's how to pull off a blooming celebration.
Photo: Carrie Patterson Photography
If you and your partner are looking for ideas for your hydrangea wedding, you're in the right spot. "Hydrangeas are beautiful, voluminous blooms that instantly add elegance and softness to any wedding design," says Althea Wiles, founder and creative director of Rose of Sharon Floral Design Studio in Springdale, Arkansas. "Couples love them because their arrangements will feel more lush and abundant, and you get so much visual impact from just a few stems because each bloom is so full and textured."
That said, you're probably wondering how much you'll need to invest to integrate these flowers into your wedding day. It's important to note that several factors influence their cost, such as location, designs, the florist and the season. With this in mind, you can expect to pay less, typically between $2 and $5 per stem if you're purchasing them at a retail store and a bit more than $10, usually somewhere around $11.70 per stem, if you're working with a florist, says Kristen Serpico, executive director of Columbus, Ohio-based Fiori Florals Design Studio.
Now that you have a general idea of the average cost of hydrangeas for a wedding, you can use The Knot Budget Advisor to conduct some additional research on how much florists in your location charge for their services. Whether you're planning a smaller, micro-wedding or a large celebration, continue reading for hydrangea wedding ideas you can show your wedding planner right now.
In this article: Hydrangea Wedding Bouquets | Hydrangea Wedding Centerpieces | Hydrangea Wedding Invitations | Hydrangea Wedding Decor | Hydrangea Wedding Cake
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Hydrangea Wedding Bouquets
A hydrangea wedding bouquet is a surefire way to incorporate these romantic blooms into your big day. From hydrangea bridal bouquets to those for your bridesmaids, read on for hydrangea wedding bouquet ideas to show your florist (who you can find on The Knot Vendor Marketplace) whether you're looking to execute your wedding flowers on a budget or shoot for the stars.
1. Traditional White Wedding Hydrangea Bouquet
Photography: Barefeet Photography,
Florist: McShan Florist
This hydrangea and rose wedding bouquet is perfect for those having a traditional wedding. Consider selecting blooms of different shades to give your white hydrangea wedding bouquet even more dimension.
2. Purple and White Bouquet With Hydrangeas, Peonies and Lavender
Filled with purple and white blooms, this peony and hydrangea wedding bouquet is a great fit for rustic weddings. "[Peonies] balance the bloom's fullness while also enhancing romantic and organic styles," says Hannah Bascom, lead designer at Amelia's Flowers in Nashville, Tennessee.
3. Pale Blue Hydrangea Wedding Bouquet With Baby's Breath
If having blue hydrangea wedding flowers or a blue hydrangea wedding bouquet as part of your big day is non-negotiable, consider placing some pale blue hydrangeas at the forefront. Round out your bouquet with a couple of bunches of baby's breath for an increasingly textured (or asymmetrical) look to fit current wedding flower trends.
4. Purple Hydrangea Bridesmaid Bouquets
Photography: Elena Bazini Photography
,Florist: Fragrant Design
Your bridesmaids will radiate elegance when carrying these whimsical and eye-catching bouquets with purple hydrangeas. These bouquets work particularly well if your wedding's color scheme is filled with pastels or various shades of green.
Hydrangea Wedding Centerpieces
Hydrangea wedding centerpieces are a great way to naturally add these blooms to your celebration.
5. Tall Centerpiece With Orchids and Hydrangeas
Photography: Mecca Gamble Photography,
Florist: Perfect Creations
Wiles notes that you can incorporate hydrangeas into tall centerpieces like this one. While we like the look of the hydrangeas sitting on the long glass vases, you could also sit the blooms atop wood ones to create an earthier aesthetic.
6. Low Lush Green Hydrangea Centerpiece
Photography: Levi Stolove Photography
,Florist: Jenevieve Peralta
"You can cluster hydrangeas in low vessels for full, classic centerpieces," Bascom says. If you want to keep things simple, top your centerpiece with only green hydrangeas (or another color of your preference) instead of adding additional blooms, like this couple opted to do, depending on the hydrangea season.
7. Hydrangea Terrarium Centerpiece With Pillar Candles
Illuminate each table by placing miniature terrariums at the center. Then, fill up each container with a couple of hydrangeas and candles (not directly touching the flames, of course).
8. Classic White Peony and Hydrangea Centerpiece
Photography: Emilia Jane Photography
,Florist: Stems
Decorate your wedding reception with an arrangement of peonies and hydrangeas at the center of each table. While these centerpieces may appear simple, your guests will take note of the effort it took to create them.
Hydrangea Wedding Invitations
The Knot Invitations is home to a plethora of wedding invitations featuring hydrangeas. Although the invitations are beautiful, the best part is that each invitation listed below has a matching wedding website on The Knot, which you can use to keep your wedding theme cohesive from the day you send your invitations.
9. Hydrangea Garden Wedding Invitations
Design: The Knot
Invite your guests to step into your hydrangea garden of a wedding with these hydrangea garden invitations. With six design colors to choose from, including pink, purple and green, there is one to complement your wedding's color scheme.
10. Gilded Hydrangea Wedding Invitations
Design: The Knot
Ask your loved ones to be by your side on your special day with these gilded hydrangea wedding invitations. Customize these invitations to include your and your partner's names surrounded by a border of blooming hydrangeas in the color of your choice.
Hydrangea Wedding Decor
If you don't know where to start when it comes to hydrangea wedding decor, we've got you covered. From chair decor to floral ceremony arches, read on for inspiration you can use to make your hydrangea wedding dreams a reality.
11. Ceremony Flower Arch
Say "I do" beneath a hydrangea wedding arch. Whether you keep this decorative element to only hydrangeas or add other flowers is up to you—either way, it will elevate your celebration (and your wedding photos).
12. Hydrangea Wedding Aisle
Enhance your wedding ceremony with a hydrangea wedding aisle. Rest bunches of hydrangea in pots at the foot of every row (or step) leading up to the spot where you'll exchange vows. Serpico notes that it is important to have a water supply handy (especially if you're tying the knot at an outdoor venue).
13. Hydrangea and Lace Ceremony Chair Decor
Photography: Amber Hatley Photography
,Florist: Two Buds and a Blossom
Elevate your wedding ceremony by tying singular hydrangea stems to the corners of each chair. Keep things sustainable by reusing your blooms at your reception as centerpieces or distributing them as wedding favors.
Hydrangea Wedding Cake
While it's not safe to directly place authentic hydrangea on a wedding cake, there are faux flowers you can use instead. Read on to learn more about how you can create a hydrangea wedding cake that will deliver on beauty without being toxic.
14. White Wedding Cake With Cascading Hydrangeas
Allow hydrangeas (moreso faux hydrangeas) to descend your tiered wedding cake. "Add little bits of the hydrangea blooms cascading down a tiered cake for an elegant flair," Bascom says.
15. Three-Tier Cake With Blue Hydrangea
If you're hosting a rustic wedding, it's hard to go wrong placing your wedding cake on top of a wood cake stand. As if it couldn't get any better, you can complete your cake with blue hydrangea on its largest tier, like this couple did.
16. Round Wedding Cake With Green Hydrangeas
Photography: Averyhouse
,Baker: Bittersweet Pastry Shop
Ask your wedding cake baker to adorn a four-tier wedding cake with green hydrangeas. Decorating your cake in this way provides an earthy feel, making it suitable for outdoor or environmentally friendly celebrations.
