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Updated Mar 06, 2025You'll Fall in Love With These Single Flower Wedding Bouquets
You don't need lots of flowers to make a big impact.
When you think of a wedding bouquet, you likely picture numerous flowers arranged together with a bow. While that's a popular way to incorporate flowers into your walk down the aisle, there are other options. If "less is more" is your M.O., consider carrying a single-flower wedding bouquet. Yes, you can opt to carry just one single stem versus a big arrangement. "This wedding flower trend isn't just about simplicity; it's about letting a single flower take center stage and convey your story in its most powerful form," explains Cameron Hardesty, owner of Poppy. After looking through our curated inspiration, head to the florist section of The Knot Vendor Marketplace, where you can find florists in a range of budgets and flower types, including single flowers.
1. Single King Protea Bouquet
"A single flower, chosen for its significance or striking beauty, can speak volumes," Hardesty says. This bold and eccentric flower certainly makes a statement. The fuschia and red center of this small wedding bouquet idea makes a splash in the middle of the potent green color of the surrounding leaves.
2. Dinner Plate Dahlia Single-Flower Bouquet
"With the right stem length, a touch of foliage or a delicate ribbon, your single flower becomes a masterpiece," Hardesty explains. This white dinner plate dahlia proves that a single stem can still make a big statement. We especially love the lace ribbon wrapped around the long stem.
3. Coral Peony Single-Flower Bridesmaid Bouquet
Photo: Loft Photography
,Floral design: The Floral Engagement
Simple and romantic, you can't go wrong with carrying a single peony down the aisle. "Voluminous and romantic, perfect for a dreamy aesthetic," Hardesty describes.
4. Red Daisy Single-Flower Bridal Bouquet
Infuse a pop of color into your bouquet by opting for a single red daisy. "It's a great way to make a memorable visual impact without the complexity of a larger arrangement," Hardesty says.
5. Calla Lily Single Flower Bridal Bouquet
"They bring timeless sophistication," Hardest says of this sleek and sculptural flower. While an arrangement of them is a more traditional route, you'll really emphasize the beauty of this flower by carrying it down the aisle solo.
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6. Single Yellow Protea
In a world full of peonies and hydrangeas, stand out and be a single yellow protea. It may not be your typical bouquet, but its unique shape and look make it a one-flower bouquet to remember.
7. Pink Peony Single-Stem Bridesmaid Bouquet
The voluminous nature of peonies makes this a perfect fit for a single-stem bridal bouquet. They also come in gorgeous colors, making it easy to work into your color scheme.
8. Protea One-Flower Bouquets for Flower Girls
Even your flower girls can get in on the single-stem flower bouquet action. How adorable are these youngsters carrying vibrant tropical protea blooms?
9. Baby's Breath One-Flower Bouquet
Looking to save on flowers? Baby's breath is a great option. However, here's the thing about baby's breath–if you were to carry one single stem down the aisle it would get lost visually. In the case of minimalist wedding ideas like these, you can bend the rules a little bit and focus on one flower, rather than just one stem, to achieve the same vibe.
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10. Craspedia One-Flower Bouquets
Similar to the baby's breath idea above, craspedia (also known as billie ball) is a flower that works in many types of wedding bouquets. However, due to its petite size, one single stem wouldn't make an impact in the same way that these one-flower wedding bouquets do.
11. Assortment of One-Flower Bridesmaid Bouquets
If you're leaning into the one-flower concept, there's no rule that says that each bouquet has to use the exact same type of flower. For these bridesmaids, each attendant carried one type of flower, but the variety changed from person to person. This is a fun way to add variety into this inherently less-is-more concept.
12. Sunflower One-Flower Wedding Bouquets
Sunflowers are a unique bloom in that they have a very distinct "face" and there is a clear front and back to them. Generally, wedding bouquets are arrangements that look nice from a variety of angles, which can make the single-flower bouquet concept hard to pull off with sunflowers in a way that doesn't look plain or boring. That's why this florist creatively placed a couple of sunflowers back to back in a way that makes it look like one flower from any given angle, without showing the backs of the blooms.
13. Protea One-Flower Wedding Bouquet
While some of the ideas above clearly show that a protea is beautiful and sturdy enough to be carried as a single stem, the flower is somewhat similar to a sunflower in that it has a distinct "face." Although many choose to carry a single stem of protea, this bride opted for a twist on the concept with a floral trio so that there was no front or back to the bouquet, rather it looked great from all angles.
14. Lily of the Valley One-Flower Bridal Bouquet
Photo: Laura Gordon Photography
,Floral design: June Hart Flowers
Similar to baby's breath, lily of the valley is a flower variety that would be tricky to carry as just one stem. The flower is very small and delicate so the only manner in which you can realistically just use one stem is for a boutonniere. However, as evidenced by this one-flower bridal bouquet, it works amazingly well if you bring together a petite bunch of stems to pull off the general vibe of a single-flower bouquet.
15. Baby's Breath One-Flower Wedding Bouquet
Like with the Lily of the Valley example above, baby's breath simply wouldn't be visible if you held one single stem. Instead, if you're a fan of the single-stem wedding bouquet trend, but also like baby's breath, take note of this idea. While the bouquet includes a few stems of the flower, the overall effect is a streamlined one-flower wedding bouquet anyone would love to carry.
16. Calla Lily One-Flower Bridal Bouquet
While we already showed you a true single-stem calla lily wedding bouquet made, the flower is too beautiful not to consider in an expanded manner. This one-flower bouquet, with a couple of stems, still feels streamlined and sleek like a single-stem arrangement. But, having a few blooms makes it ever-so-slightly more luxe. Quiet luxury vibes, anyone?
Additional reporting by Hannah Nowack
