Green is a wonderfully fresh color to wear at a wedding. You may not think it would be easy to find beautiful flowers in a shade of green, but there are actually quite a few gorgeous green options for wedding bouquets and centerpieces. This is a guide to help you select the most amazing green flowers for your wedding.
All green wedding bouquets and centerpieces are fresh and exciting, and many of the flowers on this list lend themselves to taking center stage in an all-green arrangement. If you just want a touch of green, it goes great with almost any color, especially pink, purple, blue, and white. A green-based bouquet or centerpiece can also be layered with a deep dark color at the base, such as an espresso brown ribbon in a bouquet or a dark bronze vase for a centerpiece.
One of the favorite green wedding flowers would have to be the hydrangea. The tightly clustered blooms of this summer classic make hydrangea a highly versatile choice for almost any wedding style. For a preppy wedding, pair green hydrangeas with pinks, or mix green flowers with other pink flowers like peonies. Don’t forget to wrap it all up with striped pink and green grosgrain ribbon and custom pink and green bridesmaid jewelry sets for your attendees!
For an extremely elegant effect, green orchids are ideal. Cymbidium orchids are available in a fabulous lime green, either plain or with a contrasting spotted lip. Lady’s slipper orchids come in a beautiful shade of soft green, and glamorous dendrobium orchids can be found in bright green. Green orchids work wonderfully in submerged flower arrangements, as well as for wedding bouquets.
Irish brides can honor their heritage by including Bells of Ireland in their wedding bouquets or reception arrangements. These tall flowers with multiple flowers per stem work best in combination with another flower. Its cool green hue makes Bells of Ireland a natural choice for adding character to a white bridal bouquet. To enhance the green and white theme of the bouquets, consider adding a scattering of green crystals to white pearl jewelry for brides and bridesmaids. This would be a fantastic look with navy blue bridesmaid dresses.
There are other green flowers that can also be a wonderful addition to a wedding, especially as part of mixed flower arrangements. Cheerful lime green buds or zinnias add great texture and a splash of color to bright orange or hot pink bouquets. Green can be more subtle, such as the pale green hue of certain lisyanthus or tall, graceful gladioli. Echinacea “green envy” flowers are a lovely choice to include in a bouquet of purple wildflowers.
Lastly, don’t forget some of the little extras. There’s the usual green ivy, of course, but there are lesser-used greens such as gray-green velvety lamb’s ear, scented geranium leaves, and large variegated hosta leaves. Whether you choose all-green bouquets or prefer to use green as an accent color, one thing is for sure: green is a fresh and exciting color to include in your wedding flowers.