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Photo: Pat Furey x LongBrook Photography,Floral Design: Beautiful Blooms Events
A fresh snowfall, crisp, chilly air, and the magic of the holiday season are a few of the reasons couples choose to tie the knot during the winter. There are many ways to incorporate the festive season into your special day; one of our favorites is with winter wedding bouquets. Get inspiration from these stunning, real wedding photos for your own celebration, remembering to make adjustments and changes that make them radiate your spunk, theme and vision.
To help you plan your winter wedding florals just right, we spoke with Keterah Whetzel, the floral designer and owner of One Last Avocado, based in Timberville, Virginia, for an insider's scoop on how to style winter wedding florals. When you're ready, head to The Knot Vendor Marketplace and filter by price and bouquet type to find the floral expert able to make your winter floral dreams a reality.
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What Are the Best Flowers for Winter Wedding Bouquets?
Whetzel shares that "while there isn't a best flower for winter weddings, I always appreciate leaning into seasonality. For winter, that means hardy evergreens, ornamental kale, dried elements preserved from the growing season and early forced flowering branches in late winter." These are some of the more common in-season winter wedding flowers.
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"Then, I pair these with imported flowers like roses and ranunculus," Whetzel says. "These romantic mass flowers offer a beautiful focal point. I also like to keep it simple and cozy in winter, lots of greenery, with a few carefully chosen flowers instead of the beautiful cacophony of summer flowers. Even if nothing is growing outside, the season still can influence your wedding bouquet in an impactful way."
Whetzel also encourages couples to "opt for warmth in your design when it's cold outside. Blue is a common color for winter weddings, but I prefer it only as an accent. One of my favorite winter palettes is a monochromatic red floral arrangement—it's magic. Pair deep red with accents of lighter red! I also love berry tones, with burgundy (blackberry), raspberry, lavender, and just a hint of strawberry red and magenta." Lastly, she shares that you can't go wrong with "deep green with cream and shades of purple for an ethereal and wintry mix."
47 Winter Wedding Bouquet Ideas
As you peruse our list of the best winter wedding bridal bouquets, remember that if you're signed into The Knot, you can save your favorites by clicking the heart icon on the photo. Then, when you meet with your florist to discuss your vision, you can access your favorites and dream up the perfect day together.
1. Simple Winter Wedding Bouquet With Eucalyptus
Photo: Brie Thompson Photography,Floral Design: Boise At Its Best Flowers
While evergreens are popular in many winter wedding bridal bouquet ideas, they're not your only option when it comes to greenery filler. In this design, the florist artfully blended eucalyptus with evergreens for a texturally engaging look.
2. Elegant White Winter Wedding Bouquet Finished With Evergreens
We love the juxtaposition between bold evergreens and soft, lush white blooms in this winter wedding bouquet idea. The design included a blend of white garden roses in addition to white butterfly ranunculus blooms.
3. Simple, Small Winter Wedding Bouquet With Dusty Miller
Dusty miller is a great filler to use in small winter wedding bouquets because the silver-green leaves resemble velvet and add a cozy vibe to any design where they're utilized. Another great option that's similar to dusty miller is lamb's ear.
4. Regal Jewel-Tone Winter Wedding Bouquet With Blue and Purple
Jewel tones look great at any point during the year, but we're especially partial to winter wedding bouquets that include rich winter wedding colors like blues, reds and purples.
5. Small Winter Wedding Bouquets for Bridesmaids
Photo: Pat Furey x LongBrook Photography,Floral Design: Beautiful Blooms Events
If you don't want to go all-in on jewel tones, consider combining the vibrant colors with some neutrals, like the floral designer for this wedding did. Pops of burgundy paired nicely with lighter shades of cream and white, which is a great color palette for other bridesmaid bouquet ideas.
6. Dramatic Winter Wedding Bouquet With Anthurium
Did you know that anthurium isn't just for summer weddings? The unique bloom certainly looks nice at tropical events, but this winter bouquet is proof that the flower is just as striking during the colder months.
7. Romantic Burgundy Winter Wedding Bouquet
Photo: Photography Anthology
,Floral Design: Shean Strong Design
Burgundy winter wedding bouquets simply never get old. Any shade of red evokes romance, but burgundy is an especially great avenue to go when it comes to wedding bouquet ideas for winter.
8. Round All-White Wedding Bouquet
Photo: Elizabeth Austin Photography
,Floral Design: The Rosy Posy
If your bouquet is relatively simple in terms of flower varieties, consider amping up the size to make it stand out just a little more. This classic design features spray roses, garden roses and hydrangeas, but its larger shape makes it impossible to miss. Such a beautiful choice as far as white winter bouquets for weddings go.
9. Winter Wedding Bouquet With Peonies
Peonies are traditionally a springtime wedding flower, but they look right at home in this white bouquet of roses, ranunculus and greenery. Fluffy cotton bolls and gilded evergreens add a distinctive wintry finish.
10. Pink and Red Winter Wedding Bouquet
Winter bridesmaid bouquets don't need to be an exact replica of the main bouquet, but it's common for them to feature the same types of flowers on a smaller scale. Silk ribbons finished off these arrangements of roses, astilbe and bay leaves.
11. Pastel Garden-Style Wedding Bouquet
Photo: Brianna Wilbur Photography
,Floral Design: Laura of Lauxmont
If you're choosing pastels as your winter wedding colors, consider adding a darker accent tone for contrast. Mauve and burgundy tulips were an unexpected (but gorgeous) addition to this bouquet.
12. Burgundy Winter Wedding Bouquet With Greenery
Merlot and crimson flowers bring a sultry vibe to your wedding day. Offset the deeper colors of an arrangement with touches of greenery, such as spiral eucalyptus or ferns.
13. Blue Winter Wedding Bouquet
Perfect for a late winter or early spring wedding, this small posy includes blue delphinium, hydrangeas and ranunculus with soft dusty miller and lemon leaves.
14. Simple Greenery Winter Wedding Bouquet
Photo: Bek and Addison Photography,Floral Design: Sammy Sue's Designs
Greenery is always in season and goes with nearly any wedding style—plus, you can use it as the primary focus of any simple winter wedding bouquets. This minimalistic design features eucalyptus, white lisianthus and wax flowers.
15. Formal Winter Wedding Bouquet
Along with the addition of shimmering ribbons, tightly arranged flowers will give a more formal look to your bouquet. These bouquets were picture-perfect with a wintry assortment of cream roses, ivory ranunculus, silver brunia, succulents and baby's breath.
16. Alternative Hoop Bouquets for Bridesmaids
Photo: Shelby Danielle Photography
Don't feel restricted to traditional bouquets if they don't suit your wedding style. Get creative with alternative wedding bouquets, such as carrying floral hoops, pomanders or baskets of flowers.
17. Small Winter Wedding Bouquet With Brooch
Expecting snow on your wedding day? Match the icy weather forecast with a simple bouquet of white roses (you'll love how the stems of greenery pop in the photos). A black ribbon bouquet wrap and sparkling brooch will also stand out.
18. Prismatic Jewel-Tone Winter Wedding Bouquet
A selection of gemstone-inspired jewel tones, like ruby red, amethyst, emerald and sapphire, taps into the festive vibes of the season without coming across as overtly wintry.
19. Romantic Blush Winter Wedding Bouquet
Soft pink is a popular wedding color, no matter the time of year. For winter, we'd recommend pairing it with white and avoiding too many other pastels (think lilac or butter yellow) to prevent the color palette from looking out of place.
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20. Boho Winter Wedding Bouquet With Dried Accents
Here's a statement bouquet if we've ever seen one. Featuring anemones, dark purple calla lilies, bleached greenery and dried sun palms, the arrangement is totally cool and unexpected for a winter wedding.
21. White Winter Wedding Bouquet With Matching Hair Accessories
Take inspiration from your white winter wedding bouquets and incorporate similar flowers into your wedding updo or hairstyle as a sweet way to complete your look.
22. Winter Wedding Bouquet With Magnolia Leaves
Magnolias are closely associated with the holiday season, especially when it comes to festive garlands and wreaths. The leaves look gorgeous in wedding bouquets if you're after a timeless, sophisticated effect.
23. Glam Crystal Wedding Bouquet With Feathers
This alternative winter bouquet idea is perfect if you're throwing an ultra-glam wedding or planning a winter wonderland theme. Carry a cluster of rhinestone brooches that sparkle with every movement.
24. Moody Winter Wedding Bouquet
Going for a darker Gothic aesthetic? Moody colors are popular for late fall weddings and winter themes if you want to avoid holiday-inspired decor. Finish a bouquet of dark burgundy dahlias and roses with a surprise detail: fresh pomegranates.
25. Red Spray Rose and Evergreen Wedding Bouquet
Seasonal white cedar branches and eucalyptus acted as the base for this Christmasy bouquet, with red roses, orchids and white wax flowers finishing off the arrangement. This design ties well into similar Christmas wedding ideas.
26. Colorful Winter Wedding Bouquet With Eucalyptus
Think beyond the traditional red and green color palette by adding varieties of lighter and darker hues to your Christmas wedding bouquets. The bright red roses in this lush bouquet are bookended by deep burgundy scabiosa and blush roses, bringing a range of reddish tones throughout the design.
27. White Wedding Bouquet With Pinecones and Greenery
An oversized bouquet of white blooms, pinecones and winter greenery captures the spirit of Yuletide without relying strictly on red and green.
28. Creative Red Winter Wedding Bouquet
Photo: Alison D Photography
,Floral Design: Lavish Flowers
Go for a monochromatic winter wedding bouquet by spray-painting the greenery and other accents to match the primary flowers, like this bundle of red roses and proteas.
29. Burgundy and Blush Wedding Bouquet With Ribbons
Use light pink and burgundy tones with hints of greenery to create a Christmas-inspired bridal bouquet that also feels super romantic. Wrap the bouquet stems in long satin ribbons to finish the dreamy effect.
30. Amaryllis and Berries Winter Wedding Bouquet
Not only are amaryllis among the most popular winter wedding flowers, but they're a gorgeous option if you're looking for a standout bloom. While the bright red variety is perfect for a Christmas wedding bouquet, amaryllis are also available in white, pink and peach.
31. Classic White Winter Wedding Bouquet
This rounded winter wedding bouquet is an elegant example of how you can tap into a wintry look with a neutral color scheme. Add a few sprigs of fragrant greenery, like cedar or pine branches, for a touch of holiday merriment (tartan wedding dress sash optional!).
32. Cascading Poinsettia Wedding Bouquet
A cascading wedding bouquet adds a dramatic finishing touch to your look, especially when it's filled with deep red blooms similar to poinsettias. Use ribbons to emphasize one of the arrangement's accent colors, like the dark burgundy flowers here. A variety of textures work so well in winter wedding flower bouquets.
33. Modern Christmas Wedding Bouquet
Pale green eucalyptus, blush roses and silver brunia come together in this frosty, cool-toned arrangement. With pops of deep red and a grand protea at the center, we love it as a trendy take on Christmas-inspired style. When it comes to burgundy winter wedding bouquets, this is the way to go.
34. Dark Red Wedding Bouquet With Amaranthus
Vine-like amaranthus gives you the effect of a cascading winter wedding bouquet without having to carry anything over the top.
35. A Rustic, Wintry Red Wedding Bouquet
One of the more rustic winter wedding bouquets, this luxe arrangement uses bold and beautiful roses to make its statement. Hints of icy blue, pops of blush pink and plenty of textures all complement each other, while a royal blue velvet ribbon ties it all together.
36. Whimsical Wedding Bouquet With Red Peonies and Cascading Eucalyptus
Photo: Jordan Mikal Creative
,Floral design: Carolina Blossoms
While many bridal bouquets cascade toward the floor, this whimsical winter wedding bouquet was structured enough to give horizontal depth. Red peonies, white anemones and scabiosa pods all work together to create this luxurious arrangement.
37. Icy Blue Wedding Bouquet With White Roses
When it comes to white wedding bouquets, this one is classically beautiful with just a hint of spunk from the frosted pine cones. The varied size of the flowers and greenery is the perfect contrast to the bride's lace dress, infusing the ensemble with wintry romance.
38. Vintage Winter Bridal Bouquet With Succulents
No one said a winter wedding bouquet had to only involve flowers. Many winter wedding bouquets can come together using succulents as well, as showcased here.
39. Deep Red Peony Bouquet With Green Velvet Ribbon
Sometimes, simple is the best way to make a statement. For anyone looking for wedding bouquets around Christmas, these deep red peonies pair with an emerald green velvet ribbon for a structured, timeless look.
40. Bright Wedding Bouquet With Daisies
Bring a bit of brightness to your winter wedding with pops of yellow and green like this bouquet. The large, deep green leaves still give cold-weather vibes, so it doesn't feel out of place.
41. Dried, Whimsical Winter Wedding Bouquet
Photo: onelove photography
,Floral design: Maison De LaCroix
During the season when so much seems to be tucked away and hibernating for the winter, a dried floral bouquet just makes sense. This florist used tallow berries, raw cotton bolls, sola flowers, phalaris, gold button flowers, gold misty caspia and silver brunia to create this beauty.
42. Cascading Winter Wedding Bouquet
Photo: Jessie Casey
Going for a woodsy, natural feel, this stunning bouquet used small pinecones, evergreen fronds, petite roses and wax flowers to build a lush arrangement. The floral choices gave it an organic look, which fit well into the upstate New York surroundings.
43. Glamorous Winter Wedding Bouquet With Berries
White is such a classic color for celebrations near the holidays, but adding pops of color to it is one of the best winter wedding ideas. This arrangement used red hypericum berries to do just that, while two types of roses act as the centerpiece.
44. New Year's Eve Wedding Bouquet
Photo: CARTERelite
,Floral design: Aldena Frye Floral Design
This structured bouquet was perfect for the New Year's Eve wedding. The glittering ribbon added a festive touch and also complemented the bride's glamorous outfit.
45. A Lush, Textured Wedding Bouquet for Winter
Photo: Mon Petit Studio,
Floral design: Apotheca Flowers & Tea Chest
Yellow and purple florals peek through this bouquet, providing a fun twist for this rustic wedding bouquet. Moss-like ferns were another unique, textural addition to the arrangement.
46. Cold Weather Wedding Bouquet Evergreens, Succulents and Silver Brunia
Photo: Visual Poetry
,Floral design: Floral Design of Europe
This winter bouquet of evergreens, succulents, silver brunia and mums brought natural beauty to the Colorado mountains. The variety of textures created an eye-catching arrangement that many brides would be excited to showcase.
47. Rustic Winter Wedding Bouquet
Photo: mcWED,Floral design: Flora
Roses, orchids and winter foliage create a rustic look for this simple but dramatic bouquet. The greenery completes the cohesive arrangement.
Where to Find Winter Wedding Bouquets
Florists local to your wedding destination are the best spot to purchase winter wedding bouquets. Experts know what flowers are easiest to source, ensuring they look the best on your special day. Find the best florists at The Knot Vendor Marketplace, where you can filter by price, distance, bouquet style and more.
Additional reporting by Samantha Iacia and Hannah Nowack
